Tracks		Track Chairs
Field: World Regions and international comparisons
1	QOL IN EUROPE	Heinz-Herbert Noll	Social Indicators Research Centre (GESIS) – Germany
		Wolfgang Glatzer	Universität Frankfurt am Main – Germany
		Walenty Ostasiewicz	Wroclaw University of Economics – Poland
2	QOL IN NORTH AMERICA	Kenneth Land	Duke University – USA
3	QOL IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA	Richard Easterlin	University of Southern California – USA
		Mariano Rojas	FLACSO & UPAEP – Mexico
4	QOL IN ASIA	Krishna Mazumdar	Indian Statistical Institute – India
		Mahar Mangahas	Social Weather Stations - Philippines
5	QOL IN AUSTRALIA	Elizabeth J. Eckermann	Deakin University – Australia
6	QOL IN AFRICA	Robin Richards	Centre for Policy Studies – South Africa
		Stephen Rule	OUTSOURCED INSIGHT – South Africa
Field: Population Segments
7	THE QOL OF THE POOR	Mariano Rojas	FLACSO & UPAEP – Mexico
8	THE QOL OF MIGRANTS & REFUGEES	Lia Rodriguez de la Vega	Lomas de Zamora University – Argentina
9	THE QOL OF CHILDREN	Kenneth Land	Duke University – USA
10	THE QOL OF THE ELDERLY	Fermina Rojo-Perez	Spanish Council for Scientific Research – Spain
		Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas	Spanish Council for Scientific Research – Spain
11	QOL AND GENDER	Elizabeth J. Eckermann	Deakin University – Australia
12	THE QOL OF THE DISABLED	Ralph Kober	Monash University – New Zealand
		Narrell Warren	Monash University – Australia
13	THE QOL OF THE MINORITIES	Lia Rodriguez de la Vega	Lomas de Zamora University – Argentina
Field: Life Domains Issues
14	SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING	Dave Webb	University of Western Australia
		Rick Sawatzky	Trinity Western University – Canada
		Mark Peterson	University of Wyoming – USA
15	EMPLOYMENT AND WORK AND QOL	Andrew Clark	PSE, Ecole normale supérieure – France
16	FAMILY WELL-BEING	Ferran Casas	Universitat de Girona – Spain
		Mónica Gonzalez	Universitat de Girona – Spain
17	RELATIONSHIPS WELL-BEING	Ferran Casas	Universitat de Girona – Spain
		Mónica Gonzalez	Universitat de Girona – Spain
18	CONSUMPTION WELL-BEING	Mónica Guillén-Royo	University of Bath – UK
		Stephan Grzeskowiak	University of Minnesota – USA
19	HEALTH WELL-BEING	Daniele Nigris	Università di Padova – Italy
		Paolo Parra Saiani	Università del Piemonte Orientale – Italy
20	ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING	Jon Hall	OECD - Global Project
		Daniela Cocchi	Università di Bologna – Italy
21	ECONOMICS AND QOL	Mariano Rojas	FLACSO & UPAEP – Mexico
		Richard Easterlin	University of Southern California – USA
22	RELATIONAL GOODS, SOCIABILITY AND LIFE SATISFACTION	Leonardo Becchetti	Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata” – Italy
23	HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD AS DIMENSIONS OF QOL	Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas	Spanish Council for Scientific Research – Spain
		Fermina Rojo-Perez	Spanish Council for Scientific Research – Spain
24	QOL AND TIME USE	Kimberly Fisher	University of Oxford – UK
		Elsa Fontainha	Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao (ISEG) – Portugal
25	SECURITY AND QOL	Paul Anand	Open University – UK
		Graciela Tonon	Universidad Nacional de La Matanza y Universidad de Palermo – Argentina
26	QOL ISSUES IN RECREATION/USE OF LEISURE TIME	Valerie Moller	Rhodes University – South Africa
27	ARTS & CULTURE WELL-BEING	Alex Michalos	University of Northern British Columbia – Canada
28	INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND QOL	Daniel Byk	STATEC – Luxembourg
29	QOL AND MEDIA SYSTEM	Daniel Byk	STATEC – Luxembourg
Field: Territorial Issues
30	QOL IN METROPOLISES	Don Ratz	College of William & Mary – USA
		Joseph Sirgy	Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – USA
		Rhonda Phillips	Arizona State University – USA
31	QOL IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED CITIES	Don Ratz	College of William & Mary – USA
		Joseph Sirgy	Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – USA
		Rhonda Phillips	Arizona State University – USA
32	QOL IN SMALL COMMUNITIES	Don Ratz	College of William & Mary – USA
		Joseph Sirgy	Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – USA
		Rhonda Phillips	Arizona State University – USA
33	QOL IN LOCAL AND RURAL AREAS	Don Ratz	College of William & Mary – USA
		Joseph Sirgy	Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – USA
		Rhonda Phillips	Arizona State University – USA
34	QOL IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS	Birger Poppel	University of Greenland – Greenland
		Jack Kruse	Institute of Social & Economic Research – USA
35	QOL AND CITY NETWORKS	Giampaolo Nuvolati	Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca – Italy
36	QOL AND CITY USERS (COMMUTERS, TOURISTS, ETC.)	Giampaolo Nuvolati	Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca – Italy
Field: Social Capital Issues
37	SOCIAL NETWORK AND QOL	Isidro Maya Jariego	Universidad de Sevilla – Spain
		Peggy Schyns	Institute for Social and Cultural Research – The Netherlands
38	IDENTITY AND QOL	Gilda Farrell	Council of Europe
39	EDUCATION, LONG-LIFE LEARNING AND QOL	Leon Rafael Garduño Estrada	Universidad de las Américas, Puebla - Mexico
Field: Methodological Issues
40	PSYCHOMETRICS AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS	Bruno Zumbo	University of British Columbia – Canada
		Anne Gadermann	University of British Columbia – Canada
41	OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE APPROACHES IN MEASURING DIFFERENCES IN QOL	Kenneth Land	Duke University – USA
		Filomena Maggino	Università degli Studi di Firenze – Italy
42	MULTIDIMENSIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL ANALYSES OF OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING	Peter Krause	Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung – Germany
		Stefano Tarantola	Econometrics and Applied Statistics Unit Joint Research Centre – European Commission
43	COMPARATIVE ISSUES AND CROSS-COUNTRY SURVEYS	Paolo Parra Saiani	Università del Piemonte Orientale – Italy
44	QUALITATIVE METHODS IN MEASURING QOL	Laura Camfield	Oxford University – UK
45	MEASURING QOL THROUGH MIXED METHODS	Jennifer C. Greene	University of Illinois – USA
		Paolo Parra Saiani	Università del Piemonte Orientale – Italy
Symposia
46	INTERNATIONAL WELL-BEING INDEX	Robert Cummins	Deakin University – Australia
		Anna Lau	Hong Kong Polytechnic University – China
47	CROSS NATIONAL COMPARISON OF HAPPINESS	Ruut Veenhoven	Erasmus University Rotterdam – The Netherlands