APS 20th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, May 22-25, 2008

APS 20th Annual Convention

Plan to attend the leading conference dedicated solely to scientific psychology!

The APS 20th Annual Convention will be May 22 - 25, 2008 in Chicago, IL, USA.  The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers will host thousands of psychological researchers as they converge in the Windy City for presentations by award-winning scientists and leaders across all areas of psychology

Program Highlights

Keynote Speaker
Shelley Taylor
University of California, Los Angeles
Stress and Health Across the Lifespan
Bring the Family Speaker
Laura L. Carstensen
Stanford University
Long Life in the 21st Century
Inside the Psychologist's Studio
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Inside the Psychologist's Studio: Interview with Daniel Kahneman

Presidential Symposium
Chair: John T. Cacioppo
University of Chicago
APS President
Psychology as a Hub Science

Speakers:
Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University
Claude Steele, Stanford University
Richard F. Thompson, University of Southern California

Festschrift for Elliot Aronson
This Festschrift will honor Elliot Aronson and his lifetime contributions to social psychology. The celebration will begin with a banquet on Saturday, May 24, 2008, and continue with a day-long program on Sunday, May 25, 2008. Festschrift Speakers

2008 Program Committee

  • Louise Hawkley, (Chair), University of Chicago;
  • Sian Beilock, University of Chicago;
  • Dana S. Dunn, Moravian College;
  • Michele Gelfand, University of Maryland;
  • Daniel Klein, State University of New York, Stony Brook;
  • Tyler Lorig, Washington and Lee University;
  • Joseph A. Mikels, Cornell University;
  • Paula Pietromonaco, University of Massachusetts-Amherst;
  • Kris Preacher, University of Kansas;
  • Timothy Strauman, Duke University

Contact the Convention Department or call +1 202.293.9300.