Groves Conference

on

Marriage

and Family

The Groves Conference

The objectives of the Groves Conference are to work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical research in the field. The Groves Conference is timely and provocative with diverse and flexible foci. It is an interdisciplinary, interprofessional organization of limited invited membership.

Unlike the traditional format of professional associations where many formal papers are presented, the Groves Conference seeks to limit the number of presentations and conducts its sessions primarily via seminars and workshops.

Consequently, attendees have the opportunity to participate in eight to ten hours of continuous dialogue and exchange within a small group on one of the subtopic of the Groves Conference. This allows for the exploration of issues in depth, as well as free exchange of ideas, information, and experience between scholars and other professionals from the various disciplines concerned with families.

The Conference usually meets once each year in the spring in a location conducive to relaxed intellectual activity and meets outside the United States occasionally to provide the opportunity for the Groves Conference members to exchange ideas with family experts from other countries.

The Groves Conference was begun in 1934 by the late Professor Ernest Groves of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The conference began with the bringing together of a few teachers and students interested in serious study of the family.

Locations and Themes of Meetings:

A Decade+ of Dynamic Dialogue

2006    Tucson, AZ                  Families: Borders and Boundaries

2005    Washington, D.C.        Native Americans Dealing with Change: Identity, Economics, Environment

2004    Oklahoma City, OK    Integrity and Survival in Families and Communities

2003    Miami, FL                    Cuban Families in Cuba and the United States

2002    Chautauqua, NY            Families, Religions, and Spirituality in the Postmodern Era

2001    Fairbanks, Barrow       The American Family We Want to Know: How Alaskan Families are Coping

            & Anchorage, AK         Amid Rapid Social Changes

2000    Asheville, NC                Considering the Past & Contemplating the Future: Family Diversity in the

                                                    Next Millennium

1999    St. Pete Beach, FL        Creative Aging in Families and Communities

1998    Washington, D.C.           Human Genome Project

1997    Digby, Nova Scotia        Economics and Families

1996    San Diego, CA                Intergenerational Relations

1995    Lexington, KY                Besieged Families: Creating Collaborative Communities

1994    San Jose, Costa Rica   

Awards

The Groves Conference sponsors two awards:

The Sussman Award and The Feldman Award

(see the Groves web page for more information)

Membership Information

Membership in Groves is by invitation. Prospective members submit a vita along with a recommendation from a current Groves member.

Types of membership:

Full members are established professionals from any field who are influential in determining the future of scholarly, professional, and public policy developments in the field of marriage and family;

Associate members are in the early stages of their careers who have the potential to become full members in the future.

Dues are $70 per year; $60 for early payment

Nonmembers are welcome to visit the annual conference; contact that year's program chair.

For More Information About Groves, Attending Groves or Becoming a Groves Member:

www.grovesconference.org