LGBT Committee to Host the First Silent Auction Ever at SIOP 2008! January

LGBT affiliates, allies, and all SIOP members: We want to invite all of you to come on out to the LGBT reception at SIOP in San Francisco. It is scheduled for Friday night from 6–8 p.m. in Yosemite A. All SIOP members are welcome!

We are excited to let you know that during this event we will be holding a silent auction. So, please come show your support for LGBT affiliates and research issues. Come bid on sports memorabilia, a breakfast with an esteemed I-O psychologist, coveted data analytic software, or artwork!

All proceeds of the auction will go toward the creation of an endowment for the Best LGBT Poster Award, which is one of the Emerging Issues created by the SIOP Foundation. This research award will be given permanently and annually at all future SIOP conferences to the best research submission on LGBT-related issues.

The ad hoc LGBT Committee will also be meeting at 4 p.m. on Friday evening as well. This meeting will be held in Union Square 25 and is also open to all SIOP members. Please feel free to come to this as well and share your ideas on future directions and goals for our committee!

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you in San Francisco!