I am happy to formally announce that the next IACCP Congress will be organized
in Year 2000 in Poland, from July 16 through July 21. Following the great success
of the Silver Jubilee Congress held in Bellingham, hopes are high that the XVth
Congress will live up to the standards established by its predecessor. The date
will once again be symbolic: the beginning of the New Century and Millennium.
The Congress theme centers on the symbolic Millennial year of 2000. Invited keynote speakers and panel sessions will discuss the past and the future of civilizations: their coexistence, cooperation and conflicts. The keynote speakers will come from a broad spectrum of cultural sciences, not only from the field of psychology. A hotly debated topic is the status and mutual relationships within the family of culture-related psychologies: cross-cultural, cultural, indigenous, ethnic, psychological and cognitive anthropology.
The Congress will be held in Pultusk, a small town of 20,000
inhabitants located 60 kilometers northeast of Warsaw. Pultusk
is quiet, serene, scenic, historical, folkloric and with strong
educational traditions. The School of Humanities in Pultusk offers
us excellent conference facilities and student dormitories for
a large number of the Congress participants.
Organizations participating in the Congress include the Institute
of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, the Warsaw School of
Advanced Social Psychology, the Pultusk School of Humanities,
and Polonia Castle.
A tentative program has been developed, accommodations have been secured, and a proposed registration fee of US$330 to $530 has been calculated, depending on type of accommodations chosen. At the least expensive end, participants can stay in the School of Humanities dormitories; at the higher end, in the Polonia Castle. The Polonia Castle is an historical monument famous for its cuisine, tourist and game attractions and excellent hotel facilities. Congress meals will be served at the Castles' restaurant. Important dates in preparation for the Congress are presented in the sidebar.
Details of the arrangements, continually updated, can be seen at the conference web site: http://members.tripod.com/Pawel_Boski/IACCP2000.html
For additional information, contact me at:
| Institute of Psychology Polish Academy of Sciences Podlensna 61 01-673 Warsaw/UL Poland |
boskip@atos.psychpan.waw.pl Fax: +48 (22) 834-0907 |
| Conference Secretariat Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences and Warsaw School of Advanced Social Psychology |
Tel. +48 (22) 669-2265 Fax +48 (22) 834-0907 IACCP2000@psychpan.waw.pl http://www.psychpan.waw.pl |
Important Dates
Nov. 15, '99: 2nd Circular (with registration forms) is released
Dec. 1, '99: Submission of symposia & workshop proposals
Jan. 20, '00: Scientific Committee's acceptance decisions for
symposia & workshop proposals
Jan. 31, '00: Submission of individual paper & poster proposals
Feb. 29, '00: Scientific Committee's final acceptance decisions
on individual papers & posters
March 31, '00: Early registration deadline
April 15, '00: All abstracts to be included in the Congress Program
must be submitted
Tentative Schedule
Day 1: July 16 (Sunday evening): Official opening in Warsaw
Day 2: July 17 (Monday): Symposia and other sessions begin; evening
hours social program:
Day 3: July 18 (Tuesday): Evening hours program at Town Hall &
Town Square in Pultusk
Day 4: July 19 (Wednesday): Evening program in Warsaw
Day 5: July 20 (Thursday): IACCP General Meeting; Congress Dinner
- Dance
Day 6: July 21 (Friday, morning): Congress will be officially
closed
July 23: IUPsyS Congress starts in Stockholm