Dear LGBTQ Research Symposium Community,
We were hoping to be able to share this exciting news with you in person at our May 2020 event, but sadly it was cancelled due to safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. After eight years of hosting the LGBTQ Research Symposium at the University of Illinois, the symposium will now take place in Kansas City and be organized by Dr. Megan Paceley and a dedicated team of LGBTQ+ scholars at the University of Kansas (KU).
Drs. Megan Paceley and Elizabeth Holman co-founded the symposium when they were both graduate students at UIUC, and Dr. Ramona Oswald’s research lab has been planning and organizing it since. Dr. Oswald has moved into an administrative role and her students are moving into their careers. After much discussion, current and past organizers decided that the symposium would thrive with a new home. We are excited about this move to KU as the host in the Kansas City area. We hope that when in-person meetings resume, Kansas City will allow for increased travel-accessibility and new opportunities to expand the symposium.
It’s certainly an interesting year to make this transition, given the challenges associated with COVID-19. The KU planning team has made the decision to host the 2021 LGBTQ Research Symposium fully online to prevent any last-minute cancellations and to promote accessibility of the symposium during these challenging times. Please save the dates below and note our incredible keynote speaker. A new website will be up soon. Please email any questions or concerns to [email protected].
We look forward to growing with you and hope you will provide us with critical and important feedback as we make this transition.
In solidarity,
Drs. Ramona Oswald (UIUC) and Megan Paceley (KU)
SAVE THE DATES: LGBTQ Research Symposium
June 3 - 4, 2021 (online)
Theme: “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Queerness, Accessibility, and Intersectionality”
Keynote:
gita mehrotra (she/her/hers), Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Portland State University
Website coming soon!
Email [email protected] with questions!
We were hoping to be able to share this exciting news with you in person at our May 2020 event, but sadly it was cancelled due to safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. After eight years of hosting the LGBTQ Research Symposium at the University of Illinois, the symposium will now take place in Kansas City and be organized by Dr. Megan Paceley and a dedicated team of LGBTQ+ scholars at the University of Kansas (KU).
Drs. Megan Paceley and Elizabeth Holman co-founded the symposium when they were both graduate students at UIUC, and Dr. Ramona Oswald’s research lab has been planning and organizing it since. Dr. Oswald has moved into an administrative role and her students are moving into their careers. After much discussion, current and past organizers decided that the symposium would thrive with a new home. We are excited about this move to KU as the host in the Kansas City area. We hope that when in-person meetings resume, Kansas City will allow for increased travel-accessibility and new opportunities to expand the symposium.
It’s certainly an interesting year to make this transition, given the challenges associated with COVID-19. The KU planning team has made the decision to host the 2021 LGBTQ Research Symposium fully online to prevent any last-minute cancellations and to promote accessibility of the symposium during these challenging times. Please save the dates below and note our incredible keynote speaker. A new website will be up soon. Please email any questions or concerns to [email protected].
We look forward to growing with you and hope you will provide us with critical and important feedback as we make this transition.
In solidarity,
Drs. Ramona Oswald (UIUC) and Megan Paceley (KU)
SAVE THE DATES: LGBTQ Research Symposium
June 3 - 4, 2021 (online)
Theme: “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Queerness, Accessibility, and Intersectionality”
Keynote:
gita mehrotra (she/her/hers), Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Portland State University
Website coming soon!
Email [email protected] with questions!
