Welcome to the NEERO January 2023 newsletter! In this issue you will find: 

• Acceptances are out!
• Registration is open!
• Conference Information
• Award Nominations
• Opportunities to Get Involved

Please contact us with your feedback, questions, and suggestions for future newsletters.

NEERO received more than 120 roundtable, paper, poster, and symposium submissions for the NEERO 2023 Conference; this was an increase compared to last year. Submissions were received from 11 states and 2 countries. Submissions were authored by education researchers, faculty, K12 practitioners, graduate students, and undergraduate students. We continue to see a trend toward an even split between papers and research-in-progress roundtables. We received a significant increase in the number of proposals in the Diversity & Sociocultural Studies strand, which is a welcome sign given this year's conference theme, Practicing Impactful Education Research Toward Truth, Equity, and Accountability. 

And, a huge thank you to the many of you who have volunteered your time to review the NEERO 2023 submissions!

Decisions were sent via OpenConf to contact authors. If you have not received a decision on a submission, please contact NEERO at neero.confereence@gmail.com

NEERO 2023 Conference Registration is Open! 

• Professional Early Registration (through April 2, 2023): $200
• Professional Regular Registration (beginning April 3, 2023): $250
• Student & Retired/Emeritus Early Registration (through April 2,2023): $75
• Student & Retired/Emeritus Regular Registration (beginning April 3, 2023): $100
• Membership Only (no conference attendance): $25

NEERO 2023 Presentation RSVP Deadline

Thanks to the presenters who have already RSVP'ed for the NEERO 2023 Conference. The deadline to confirm presentations at the NEERO 2023 Conference is Monday, January 30, 2023 via OpenConf. If you have not yet RSVP'ed please do so as soon as possible. Contact NEERO if you have any questions or need any support with the RSVP process. 

NEERO 2023 Hotel Room Reservations

The NEERO 2023 Conference will be held at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The NEERO group rate will be available until April 5, 2023. The rate will be $169/night, double occupancy, excluding tax. Don't wait! Book your accommodations when you register for the conference.

• Book hotel rooms using this link

NEERO 2023 Conference “Practicing Impactful Education Research Toward Truth, Equity, and Accountability”

As a global community, we find ourselves navigating a field that is open to some and closed to others, a field that defines itself by peer-reviewed research, yet where policy makers often make decisions outside of this process. As we reimagine the world post-COVID-19, we find many research questions still waiting for us and ready to be reenvisioned. Institutionalized and systemic racism, climate change, physical and mental health access, and social and economic disparities continue to manifest in and out of education. As researchers and practitioners, activists and policy makers, students and teachers, NEERO calls on each of us to rise up and leverage our expertise to share, collaborate, and learn through educational research.

A vital aspect to NEERO is providing a forum for novice and expert researchers, students, professors, policy makers, teachers, consultants, and activists to come together to share research and engage in critical dialogue. We invite undergraduate students, graduate students, practitioners, institutional researchers, faculty, policy makers, community organizers, and activists to submit proposals for the NEERO 2023 Annual Meeting.

NEERO 2023 Conference Information (May 3 - 5, 2023)

• Wednesday, May 3 (Day 1): The first day of the NEERO 2023 Conference will include pre-conference workshops, paper/roundtable/symposium sessions, and the Rubovits Presentation and Awards Celebration. Additional opportunities for socializing and networking in the evening will be available.
• Thursday, May 4 (Day 2): The second day of the NEERO 2023 Conference will include a networking session, paper/roundtable/symposium sessions, a keynote presentation and business meeting, and our poster session. The evening will include our annual reception followed by opportunities for additional social events and networking.
• Friday, May 5 (Day 3): The third day of the NEERO 2023 Conference will include a morning keynote presentation, paper/roundtable/symposium sessions, and conclude with the open Board Meeting, which is open to all conference attendees and members interested in learning more about NEERO.

Kim Fries Award Established in 2012 in memory of Kim Fries, this award recognizes the work of contributing NEERO members who have demonstrated distinction in the early part of their professional careers. Nomination deadline is February 1, 2023.

John Schmitt Award This award is recognizes outstanding research at the graduate level for a paper submitted to the NEERO conference. Nomination deadline is February 1, 2023.

If you have questions about any of the NEERO awards or scholarships, please contact Sarah Enterline Roch, NEERO President, at neero.conference@gmail.com

Are you interested in becoming more involved with NEERO?

• Consider serving on the NEERO Board. Board members graciously volunteer their time and expertise to design and oversee the annual conference. Board members are expected to attend approx. six meetings per year, register for and attend the annual conference, and complete role-specific duties (such as organizing conference sessions, engaging current members and building the membership across New England).
• Consider joining or presenting via the NEERO Circles Committee. This Committee organizes several virtual events over the year with opportunities for members to present their work, discuss problems of practice and research, offer ideas and tips on publishing, and other special topics of interest to NEERO members.
• Consider joining a NEERO Committee. NEERO is continually interested in building our social, graduate student, and communications committees. Let us know if you can give some time to engage and expand our NEERO community in these ways!

For more information visit the NEERO website.

If you are interested in getting involved contact us at neero.conference@gmail.com.