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Jim Georgas Passes Away in Athens
The sudden loss of Professor Emeritus Demetrios (James) Georgas on April 20, 2018 in Athens, Greece, leaves us all in deep sorrow. A pioneering figure in Greek Psychology, but also in the international Psychology community is no longer among us. James Georgas received his PhD from Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Among many other…
Read MoreAssociation Transitions to New IT System and Website
The EC voted in Nagoya (2016) to fully professionalize its IT functions, turning development and maintenance of its website and membership systems over to a private company. A committee comprised of Fons van de Vijver, Marta Fulop, Sharon Glazer (replaced by the new Treasurer, Brigitte Armon) and Bill Gabrenya evaluated several vendors and technologies and…
Read More2017 Regional Conference Set for Warsaw, Poland
The 2017 regional conference of IACCP will be held in Warsaw, Poland from 16 to 19 July. Click here for additional information.
Read MoreWarsaw 2017 Conference Submission Deadlines Extended to January 31
The deadline for abstract submission, set in the 2nd Announcement for December 31, 2016, will be moved to January 15 2017 January 31, 2017. Our intention is to provide an opportunity to all colleagues for whom the 2nd Announcement’s short notice made it difficult to complete their proposals by the end of this month. …
Read MoreCall for Chair and Coordinator of IACCP Culture and Psychology School
The Executive Council has issued a call for applicants for the position of Chair and Coordinator of IACCP Culture and Psychology School. The Call can be downloaded from this page. Applications are due to the Secretary-General, Marta Fulop, by July 1, 2017.
Read MoreAssociation Drafts Code of Conduct for Conferences and Events
The Executive Committee recently approved a code of conduct and set of procedures involving its conferences. The draft statement can be downloaded here.
Read MoreGustav Jahoda, Early Founder of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Dead at 96
Gustav Jahoda died in Glasgow at age 96. He was among the earliest cross-cultural psychologists in modern times, participating in the seminal Ibadan, Nigeria conference in 1967. His final address to IACCP was in Spetses, Greece in 2006. Click on the image to the left for a larger image. From Harry Triandis’ autobiography: The [Ibadan]…
Read MoreÇiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı Passes Away
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Prof. √áiƒüdem Kaƒüƒ±t√߃±ba≈üƒ±, an irreplaceable scientist, a true humanist and a woman of the Turkish Republic. Among her countless contributions to science, her most important legacy are the thousands of students and highly accomplished scientists she has educated and inspired. The services of Prof. Kaƒüƒ±t√߃±ba≈üƒ± to science…
Read MorePaul Pedersen Passes at 80
Paul Pedersen died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 11, at age 80. For more than a decade he had been battling the withering effects of Parkinson’s Disease. Paul was extraordinarily active in various culture-related activities. While he was not directly active in IACCP, he was a staunch supporter of all of its activities. He…
Read MoreReims Congress eBook Published Online
The Reims eBook, a peer-reviewed volume based on presentations at the Reims 2014 Congress, is now online at https://www.iaccp.org/ebooks. Titled Unity, Diversity and Culture, it is the largest congress book published to date, with 80 chapters in addition to a Forward and Preamble by the conference organizers, Christine Roland-L√©vy and Patrick Denoux. The book includes 8…
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