Cover Photo Copyright 1998 Lin Shu-Ping

CONTENTS
March, 1998

EDITORIAL

In Praise of Formal Systems
Fragility of life; Dissertation Award; Elections; Membership defined.
Bill Gabrenya

Letter to the Editor
Elias Mpofu: IACCP can enhance African contributions to the field.

The Dream of a Young Man
The cover photo is placed in the context of the Cold War
Shu-Ping Lin

ARTICLES

Work and Organizational Psychology in The Netherlands
History, training, and current status of the field in The Netherlands.
Pieter J. D. Drenth

The First Annual Conference on Culture-Centered Human Services
Why they had the conference, and how it turned out.
Paul Pedersen and Rebecca Sandoval

IACCP AFFAIRS

Cultural Diversity and European Integration

News of the Joint ITC and IACCP Regional Conference.
Norbert K. Tanzer

Last Call for the Bellingham Congress!
Ten teasers to tempt timid travelers.
Walter Lonner

IACCP Election Information

Call for Comments on Testing Standards
Joint Committee on the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.
Barbara B. Ellis

Who is IACCP?
Some demographics describing IACCP members.
Editor

History: A Long Time Ago in the Cross-Cultural (Social) Psychology Newsletter/Bulletin
Cross-cultural research projects in East and Central Africa (circa 1968); more on the relativism debate.
Editor

ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Books, Films and Journals

IACCP Announcements
Call for 2002 Congress Proposals.

General Announcements
Georgia State Expands Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Conferences

INFORUM

Helen O. Nwagwu
Ibadan, Nigeria

Ales Simakou
Gomel, Belarus

Graeme Martin
Birmingham, England

INFORUM response form
Copy this form and send it back to the editor.

About the Cover Photo Contributed by Lin Shu-Pin, National Taiwan University Lin Po-Po, Mazu Island, Fujian Province, China (R.O.C. section). Please see page 24 for a description of the photograph.