Start Date: 2010-06-24 00:00:00

The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
The 8th Biennial Convention
From Individuals to Nation States:
What Motivates, Sustains and Discourages Care Giving and Care Receiving
June 24-27, 2010
New Orleans, LA

We’re excited to announce that SPSSI’s 2010 Biennial Conference, From Individuals to Nation States: What Motivates, Sustains and Discourages Caregiving (and Care Receiving) will be held in New Orleans, June 24 to 27.

We invite you to visit these pages for program updates in the coming weeks. The event promises to host a range of research and practitioner focused presentations involving:

♦ Multidisciplinary approaches spanning psychology, education, public
health, sociology, policy studies, law, economics, and political psychology.

♦ Studies of volunteerism, family responsibility law, and prejudice and
discrimination in the caregiving context.

♦ Studies on a wide range of non-caregiving topics that engage social
psychologists and others committed to the proposition that the application
of sound science can lead to the development of sound public policy.

♦ Speaker presentations, symposia, facilitated discussions, research sessions,
and poster presentations.

♦ A preconference for early career scholars.

♦ Special mentoring sessions.

♦ Special receptions for graduate students and international attendees.

In addition to extending our tradition of presenting a strong program highlighting new research across the range of social issues, we are committed to encouraging the continued participation of graduate students and early career professionals in the conference and in the organization, and we plan to offer all conference attendees some opportunities to donate some time to support the ongoing efforts to rebuild New Orleans and assist the Hurricane Katrina victims.

Click here for more information.