ICQI Graduate Student Caucus
Working Papers
Bryce Henson & Shantel Martinez
With the Tenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI) arriving this year, we wish to carve out a space for graduate students to meet, engage, network and collaborate with one another. Frustrations have been expressed at the lack of opportunities to connect with other delegates, particularly graduate students.
It is vital to not only meet some of the leaders in the field, but also to foster relations with one another as we grow up in the ranks. In addition, the graduate student caucus intends to maintain these relations throughout the year through a listserv that informs graduate students within Qualitative Inquiry of other conferences, publishing opportunities and other relevant items.
As this is in its infant stage, we set forth a three-year plan. The Tenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry will be utilized to build our membership base. At the registration table, we will have a registration form (no fee included) for graduate students wishing to be involved with the graduate student caucus. Furthermore, ICQI will host a social event on Friday May 23, 2013 for graduate students to meet one another and share our research interests and personal experiences. This is the foundation of building community within the graduate student population amongst graduate students.
As this is the project of two graduate students at the moment, we are hesitant to lead this project as it would only reflect our visions. Rather, we are more interested in developing our community so that in the near future the graduate student caucus will be led by the group rather than the efforts of two. Therefore, the expectation is after a year of developing our membership base and fostering relationships amongst the membership base that the Eleventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry will be the opportunity to select organizers for the future of the graduate student caucus for the ICQI. Therefore, the expectation is that the Twelfth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry will bear the fruits of the efforts that are now beginning to be sown.
-Shantel Martinez & Bryce Henson