Free AccessNews, Announcements, and IASPPublished Online:October 06, 2015https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000368PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit SectionsMoreThe IASR/AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research, entitled "Preventing Suicide: Progress Through Research," is taking place October 11–14, 2015, in New York City, NY, USA. For more information go to http://www.suicide-research.org/The 49th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is taking place March 30–April 2, 2016, in Chicago, IL, USA. For more information go to http://www.suicidology.org/annual-conference/49th-annual-conferenceThe Annual Conference of the organization Kevin's Song, entitled "The Silent Epidemic: A Conference on Suicide," is taking place April 7–9, 2016, in Plymouth, MI, USA. For more information go to http://kevinssong.org/conference/The 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 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 2013–2015President: Prof. Ella ArensmanVice President 1: Prof. Murad M. KhanVice President 2: Prof. Steve PlattVice President 3: Dr. Vladimir CarliGeneral Secretary: Prof. Jane PirkisTreasurer: Dr. Mort M. SilvermanIASP National Representatives 2013–2015Argentina Dr. Ernesto Ruben PaezAustralia Prof. Jane PirkisAustria Dr. Nestor KapustaBangladesh Prof. Zahidul IslamBelgium Prof. Kees Van HeeringenBrazil Prof. Neury BotegaCanada Prof. Brian MisharaChina Prof. Michael PhillipsChile Dr. Alejandro ChamorroColumbia Dr. Alexander Pinzon-AmadoDenmark Dr. Annette ErlangsenEstonia Prof. Airi VarnikFinland Prof. Jouko LonnqvistFrance Prof. Jean-Pierre SoubrierGermany Dr. Reinhard LindnerGhana Dr. Charity AkotiaGreece Dr. Kyriakos KatsadorosHong Kong Dr. Paul WongHungary Dr. Tamas ZondaIndia Prof. R. Sateesh BabuIndonesia Prof. A. PrayitnoIran Dr. Seyed Kazem MalakoutiIreland Mr. Gerry RaleighIsrael Prof. Alan ApterItaly Prof. Maurizio PompiliJamaica 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 BeautraisNicaragua Mr. Arnoldo MartinezNorway Dr. Erlend MorkPakistan Dr. Muhammad ShahidFrench Polynesia Dr. Stephane AmadeoPortugal Dr. Alexandre TeixeiraQatar Dr. Layachi AnserRomania Prof. Doina CosmanSlovenia Dr. Saska RoskarSouth Africa Dr. Willem HoffmannSri Lanka Ms. Lakshmi RatnayekeSuriname Prof. Toby GraafsmaSweden Dr. Vladimir CarliTaiwan Dr. Ying-Yeh ChenThailand Dr. Prakarn ThomyangkoonUganda Dr. James MughishaUK Prof. Rory O'ConnorUkraine Prof. Vsevolod RozanovUruguay Dr. Silvia M. Pelaez RemigioUSA Dr. Dan ReidenbergFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 36Issue 4July 2015ISSN: 0227-5910eISSN: 2151-2396 InformationCrisis (2015), 36, pp. 297-298 https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000368.© 2015Hogrefe PublishingPDF download