Call for Program Proposals:
2002 APA Convention in Chicago
Rosemary Hays-Thomas
The University of West Florida
Submission Deadline: December 3, 2001.
Will you have interesting research to share with psychology colleagues in
August 2002? Do you want to inform an audience beyond the membership of SIOP? Is
Chicago a place where you could host a panelperhaps of nonpsychologiststo
say something valuable to members of SIOP and others who will attend the APA
convention? Could you offer a workshop or tutorial to provide CE credits for
your licensed colleagues? Can you recommend invited speakers on technology
and work behavior, conceptions of fairness, or other I-O topics? If so,
consider submitting your ideas for the 2002 SIOP program at APA, to be held
Thursday, August 22Sunday, August 25, 2002 at McCormick Place, Chicago.
APAs Board of Convention Affairs (BCA), under the leadership of Bill
Howell, has developed a new format for the 2002 meeting in an attempt to make
the convention more attractive to members and to be responsive to complaints
about too much overlapping programming. Divisions have been organized into clusters,
and one-third of the convention program (10 hours) will be built around
consolidated track programs developed by each of the clusters. There will be
convention-wide plenary sessions sponsored by APA when no competing sessions
will be held. And there will be the regular programming sponsored by all the
Divisions. Each divisions program hours are determined by BCA using a formula
based on the number of members from various divisions who attend the convention.
Division 14s cluster also includes Divisions 5 (Evaluation, Measurement,
and Statistics), 13 (Consulting), 19 (Military), 21 (Applied
Experimental and Engineering Psychology), and 23 (Consumer Psychology).
Cluster Themes
We have chosen two track themes for our cluster which are quite relevant to
the work and interests of SIOP members: Psycho-technology: Implications of
Technology for Psychology and Playing Fair: Juggling Multiple Views of
Justice. Five consecutive hours of programming in varying formats will be
scheduled for each track. Douglas Griffith of Division 21 will solicit
contributions for the technology topic, and I will be organizing the
mini-program on fairness. We are soliciting suggestions for keynote speakers,
panelists, CE workshop/tutorial presenters, debates, and other formats. Posters
on these topics submitted through the regular review process may also be
scheduled as part of this track programming. Please contact me at rlowe@uwf.edu
if you are interested in participating or if you can suggest an outstanding
participant or presenter who can contribute to this programming. For suggestions
or questions about the technology topic, please contact Douglas Griffith, dougg@erim-int.com,
4001 N. Ninth Street, Arlington, VA 22203-1959; (703) 803-0100, ext. 4120.
SIOP Programming
The rest of the regular SIOP program at APA will be built from submissions
for topical symposia, conversation hours, panels, posters/papers, and whatever
other effective formats you propose. Submissions will be accepted from APA
and/or SIOP members, or from persons sponsored by an APA or SIOP member. All
submissions must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins in Times New Roman
12-pt font. Two stamped, self-addressed envelopes must be included.
Individual presentations (predominantly posters) require five copies of a
500- to 1000-word summary and five copies of a 100-word abstract. Because these
are blind-reviewed, please include identifying information (name, affiliation,
SIOP/APA member status or sponsorship, address, phone, e-mail, and fax) on a
separate sheet ONLY. Please DO NOT include identifying information on the
summary or abstract.
Programs with multiple presenters (e.g., panels, symposia) are NOT blind
reviewed because the evaluation of the proposal rests partly on the identities
and contributions of the participants. Please submit five copies of the
proposal, including a 300-word summary of the overall topic and format, and
300-word summaries of the role and contribution of each participant. Identifying
information for the submitter and all participants should be provided with the
overall summary.
Criteria for evaluating submissions will be
- Appropriateness of the topic for SIOP
- Technical adequacy and scholarly quality
- Contribution to knowledge on the topic
- Interest value, coherence, and innovation in substance and format
Deadline for receipt of submissions is December 3, 2002. Submissions
will NOT be accepted by fax. For specific details about program submissions, see
the September issue of the APA Monitor, APAs Web site at www.apa.org,
and the SIOP Web site. The call is also available from the APA Convention
Office, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.
Submissions should be mailed to Rosemary Hays-Thomas, SIOP/APA Program Chair,
Department of Psychology, The University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
32514-5751.
Spread the word about SIOP, who we are and what we do, by submitting your
ideas to the 2002 SIOP/APA Program in Chicago!
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