Schiedam, The Netherlands—This small city, beside Rotterdam, is the venue of the Aug. 21-25, 2023 conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies (isqols.org). Isqols, established in 1995, is the world's leading association of researchers into happiness and well-being; it presently has 442 active members from 59 countries; its journal is Applied Research in Quality of Life. Attending the conference are some 300 members and 100 nonmembers. There are six Filipinos here, including three from Social Weather Stations (SWS) and two from the University of the Philippines.

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