Call for Papers

National Multicultural Conference and Summit

Call for Papers
NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL CONFERENCE AND SUMMIT
Unification through Diversity:  Bridging Psychological Science and Practice in the Public Interest
Westin Seattle Hotel
Seattle, WA
January 27-28, 2011

The 2011 National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) will convene students, scientists, practitioners, and educators in psychology and related fields to inform and inspire multicultural theory, research, and practice. We envision multiculturalism as inclusive of experiences related to ethnicity/race, sexual orientation, gender, disability, social class, age, and other social identities. The conference theme promotes unification among scientists, practitioners, educators and policy makers in promoting human welfare; and it explores links and tensions between science and practice regarding multicultural psychology.

CONFERENCE PROPOSALS
We are accepting proposals for symposia, workshops, and posters. Acceptable proposals may address theory, research, practice, and training/education issues. All proposals will undergo masked peer-review with attention given to a balance of topics, diversity dimensions, emphasis areas, and applied aspects (e.g., psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions). Proposals for individual papers will not be accepted.

Successful proposals will address aspects of the 2011 NMCS theme, Unification through Diversity: Bridging Psychological Science and Practice in the Public Interest, or its primary objectives:

1. To showcase the unique strengths that scientists, practitioners, educators, and policy makers have to offer multicultural psychology.
2. To engage in difficult dialogues regarding the tensions among psychologists that have challenged the advancement of multicultural psychology.
3. To create an inclusive atmosphere of support and interpersonal connection by offering networking opportunities.
4. To illuminate the work of pioneers in multicultural psychology and to honor their historical legacies.
5. To facilitate collaboration between scientists and practitioners in order to combine theories, methodologies, techniques, and expertise that will impact education and public policy aimed at promoting human welfare.

Of particular interest are proposals that include intersecting identities and perspectives (e.g., race, sexual orientation, and disability), and proposals that balance science/research and practice issues. When research is lacking on a topic (e.g., on new theories and emerging therapies), then proposals should include a component on what/how research should be conducted on the topic. In preparing proposals, submitters should be aware that the NMCS proposal process has become increasingly competitive: In 2009, there was an 80% rejection rate on symposia/workshop proposals.

Special Note on Posters:
For the 2011 NMCS we will have both a student-poster session and a professional-poster session. The student-poster session will take place on Thursday evening in conjunction with a social hour in order to create a collegial atmosphere in which students can interact with professionals. The professional posters will be on display all day so that attendees can view the posters at their leisure; specific time that does not conflict with any sessions will be included so that interaction can take place between poster presenters and attendees.

HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
All conference proposals are being accepted online through the NMCS website at the following link:

http://www.reisman-white.com/displayemailforms.cfm?emailformnbr=133986

No hard copy proposals will be accepted. All proposals must follow the format stipulated on the website. See NMCS 2011 Submission Guidelines for more details.

All conference proposals must adhere to APA format and ethical guidelines.

Due Date for All Conference Proposals is: May 14, 2010 by 11:59pm (EDT).

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