Conferences

IARR hosts a biennial conference and annual workshops and specialty conferences.

Main Conference 2024

IARR Main Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, July 5, 2024 (board meeting and opening night reception and speaker), July 6-8, 2024 full conference days. The IARR Main Conference will be held in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Ashley Duggan of Boston College and Tufts University School of Medicine, Jeffrey Stokes of the University of Massachusetts-Boston, and Elizabeth Glowacki of Northeastern University will serve as Co-Chairs for the local arrangements of the conference. Leanne Knobloch of University of Illinois and Brian Ogolsky of University of Illinois will serve as Program Co-Chairs for the conference. The IARR Board is very excited about having a conference in beautiful Boston!

Past Conferences

2023 Dark Side of Relationships - University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa - June 8-10

2023 Resilience in Interpersonal and Social Environments (RISE) - Arizona State University (ASU) - May 18-21

2022 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - July 28-August 2 - VIRTUAL

2022 The European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) and the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) joint symposium - May 12 - VIRTUAL

2021 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - VIRTUAL

2019 “Applied Relationship Science” Mini-Conference - July 18-21, Brighton, UK.

2019 “Positive Action in Relationships” Mini-Conference and New Scholar Workshop - June 20-22, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

2018 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - July 12-16, 2018, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

2017 Mini Conference, June 23-25th, Syracuse, NY, at Syracuse University.

2016 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - July 20-24, 2016, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2015 "Relationships, Health, and Wellness" Conference - June 19-22 - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.

2015 "Self-regulation and Close Relationships" Conference - July 9-11, 2015 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2014 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - July 10-13, 2014; Melbourne, Australia

2013 International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference & New Scholars Pre-Conference - October 4-6, 2013 - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - Topic: Multi-Level Motivations in Close Relationship Dynamics

2013 Conference on Personal Relationships in Brazil - July 19-22, 2013 2012 Annual Conference of the APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group - November 8-9, 2012; Adelaide, South Australia

2012 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - July 12-16, 2012; Chicago, Illinois, USA

2011 Annual Conference of the APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group - November 5-6, 2011; Adelaide, South Australia

2011 International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference - October 20-22, 2011; Tuscon, Arizona, USA - Topic: Health, Emotion, and Relationships

2011 International Mini-Conference on Personal Relationships - July 7-9, 2011; Gdansk, Poland - Topic: Relationships development, maintenance, and dissolution

2010 Annual Conference of the APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group - November 6-7, 2010; Brisbane, Australia

2010 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - July 22-25, 2010; Herzliya, Israel

2009 Annual Conference of the APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group - November 7-8, 2009; Brisbane, Australia - Topic: Connecting Research and Practice in Relationships

2009 International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference - November 5-7, 2009; Lawrence, Kansas, USA - Topic: New Directions in Research on Close Relationships: Integrating Across Disciplines and Theoretical Approaches

2008 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - July 17-20; Providence, RI, USA

2007 International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference - 2007; Melbourne, Australia - Topic: Generations of Relationships and Relationships across Generations

2006 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - Rethymnon, Crete, Greece

2005 International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference - Indianapolis, IN, USA - Topic: Exploring Relationships In Health Or Health Of Relationships

2005 International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference - Vitoria, Brazil - Topic: Close relationship research in Brazil and South America

2004 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - Madison, WI, USA

2003 International Association for Relationship Research Mini-Conference - Normal, IL, USA - Topic: Compassionate Love (co-sponsored by Illinois State University and the Fetzer Institute)

2002 International Association for Relationship Research Conference - Halifax, Canada