Free AccessNews, Announcements, and IASPPublished OnlineMay 27, 2016https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000404PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit SectionsMoreAnnouncementsThe 7th Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), entitled "Building Bridges for a New Start Beyond Borders," is taking place May 18–21, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan. For more information go to http://www2.c-linkage.co.jp/iasptokyo2016/en/The 11th Annual Academic Conference of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) is taking place June 17–18, 2016, at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, WI, USA. For more information go to http://itriples.org/redesadmin15/2016-meeting/The National Suicide Prevention Conference 2016 of Suicide Prevention Australia is taking place July 24–27, 2016, in Canberra, ACT, Australia. For more information go to http://suicidepreventionaust.org/conferences/The 16th European Symposium of Suicide and Suicidal Behavior (ESSB16) is taking place September 8–10, 2016, in Oviedo, Spain. For more information go to http://esssb16.org/The XXIX World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), entitled "Preventing Suicide: A Global Commitment, From Communities to Continents," is taking place July 18–22, 2017, in Kuching, Malaysia. For more information go to https://www.iasp.info/International Association for Suicide PreventionWould you like to join IASP?IASP is a nonprofit organization for those interested and working in suicide prevention. The membership consists of individuals (clinicians, scientists, crisis workers, volunteers and persons who have lost a family member by suicide) and community, national and international organizations. At this moment the membership extends over 50 countries and is affiliated with the World Health Organization as the key organization concerned with suicide prevention.The main objectives of IASP are:to provide a common platform for all representatives of the many professions who are engaged in the field of suicide prevention and crisis intervention;to allow interchange of acquired experience in this area in various countries, especially through the exchange of literature;to promote the establishment of national organizations for suicide prevention;to facilitate the wider dissemination of the fundamentals of effective suicide prevention to professional groups and to the general public;to arrange for specialized training of selected persons in the area of suicide prevention in selected training centers;to carry out programs of research, especially those which can be pursued through international joint cooperation.The activities of the association focus on the importance of sharing information, research and knowledge in order to address the issues of suicide and its prevention. The biennial congress, the bimonthly journal Crisis, biannual newsletter and the website serves as a medium for international exchange and a directory of members involved in suicidology is made available.Candidates for IASP membership may apply directly to the Central Administration Office admin@iasp.info or join IASP online at http://www.iasp.infoMembership consists of:Regular membership for individuals regularly engaged in suicide studies, clinical management of suicidal patients, and/or suicide prevention activities, and who are interested in furthering the work of the Association.Organizational membership is for national or international voluntary or other nonprofit organizations (incorporated or unincorporated) working in the field of suicide studies, clinical management of suicidal patients and/or suicide prevention activities under the terms of their governing document.Associate membership is for individuals and organizations who are interested in working toward the goals of the Association, but who are not qualified for regular membership.Please contact the IASP Central Administration Office at admin@iasp.info; on the web at http://www.iasp.infoIASP membership fees (include a subscription to Crisis):Membership feesIASP Executive Committee 2015–2019President: Prof. Ella ArensmanVice President 1: Prof. Murad M. KhanVice President 2: Prof. Steve PlattVice President 3: Prof. Maurizio PompiliGeneral Secretary: Prof. Jane PirkisTreasurer: Dr. Mort M. SilvermanRepresentative of the Council of Presidents: Prof. Diego de LeoIASP National Representatives 2015–2019Co-Chairs: Dr. Loraine Barnaby and Prof. Thomas NiederkrothentalerArgentina Dr. Ernesto Ruben PaezAustralia Dr. Jo RobinsonAustria Prof. Thomas NiederkrothentalerBangladesh Prof. Zahidul IslamBelgium Prof. Kees Van HeeringenBrazil Prof. Humberto CorreaCanada Prof. Brian MisharaChina Prof. Michael PhillipsChile Dr. Alejandro ChamorroColumbia Dr. Marta ArdillaDenmark Dr. Annette ErlangsenEstonia Dr. Merike SisaskFinland Prof. Erkki IsometsaFrance Prof. Jean-Pierre SoubrierGermany Dr. Reinhard LindnerGhana Dr. Charity AkotiaGreece Dr. Kyriakos KatsadorosHong Kong Dr. Frances Yik Wa LawHungary Dr. Sandor FeketeIndia Prof. R. Sateesh BabuIndonesia Prof. Nalini MuhdiIran Dr. Seyed Kazem MalakoutiIreland Mr. Gerry RaleighIsrael Dr. Avshalom AderetItaly Dr. Marco InnamoratiJamaica Dr. Loraine BarnabyJapan Dr. Chiaki KawanishiLithuania Dr. Paulius SkruibisMalaysia Prof. T. ManiamMexico Dr. Ana-Maria Chavez HernandezNepal Mr. Dhruba PathakNetherlands Dr. R. F. P. De WinterNew Zealand Prof. Annette BeautraisNigeria Dr. Olatunde AyindeNorway Dr. Erlend MorkPakistan Dr. Uzma IrfanFrench Polynesia Dr. Stephane AmadeoPortugal Dr. Alexandre TeixeiraQatar Dr. Layachi AnserRomania Prof. Doina CosmanSlovenia Dr. Saska RoskarSouth Africa Dr. Jason BantjesSpain Mr. Andoni Anscan RamosSri Lanka Ms. Anura WijemanneSuriname Prof. Toby GraafsmaSweden Dr. Vladimir CarliSwitzerland Ms. Barbara WeilTaiwan Dr. Ying-Yeh ChenThailand Dr. Prakarn ThomyangkoonTrinidad Dr. Gerard HutchinsonUganda Dr. James MughishaUK Dr. Gill GreenUkraine Prof. Vsevolod RozanovUruguay Dr. Silvia M. Pelaez RemigioUSA Dr. Dan ReidenbergFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 37Issue 2March 2016ISSN: 0227-5910eISSN: 2151-2396 tabs.informationCrisis (2016), 37, pp. 166-167 https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000404.© 2016Hogrefe PublishingPDF download