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The first editiorial board of the Online Readings in Psychology and Culture eBook has been named.  The new editor is Wolfgang Friedlmeier of Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA.  The Board includes: Michael Bender, Tilburg University, The NetherlandsChuck Hill, Whittier College, California, USAWalter Lonner (emeritus), Western Washington University, Bellingham, USAEmiko Kashima, La Trobe University, Melbourne,…

The PhD Regional Summer School is a new program sponsored by the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) to provide specialized training by experts, often from nations beyond participants‚Äô own nationalities. In addition to its educational benefits, the programme is designed to facilitate cross-cultural contact and understanding among future academic leaders and to broaden their…

The membership approved the new IACCP Constitution in a referendum held in February and March 2011. The vote was 121 in favor with 6 abstentions.  The new Constitution provides for improved administrative processes, governance of JCCP and new IACCP publications such as Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, and Special Interest Groups. The Constitution is…

Colleen wins Public Contribution Award; Ron wins Otto Klineberg Award Colleen Ward was presented with the Public Contribution Award by Victoria University of Wellington as “a result of her connection with many people and groups throughout academia, government, and the community”.   See:http://issues.co.nz/diversityissues/Blog/An+award+that+gets+at+the+heart+of+CACR Ron Fischer and Katja Hanke were given the 2010 Otto Klineberg Award by the Society…

Among the applied goals of cross-cultural psychology is the promotion of effective psychological and behavioral functioning in cultural, multicultural, and transcultural contexts. We therefore are pleased to issue this call for papers that will be considered for inclusion in a special issue with the tentative title, Cross-Cultural  Competence.  We encourage the submission of manuscripts that…

Academy of Management conference, Chicago, August 11, 2009 Harry Triandis will receive the Eminent Scholar in International Management Award from the Academy of Managment in Chicago on August 11, 2009.  He will deliver an address on culture and psychology, and self-deception across cultures, for which Kwok Leung and Chris Earley will be the discussants.

The scientific program is posted on the web: www.iaccp2011.org.   (click on the ‚ÄòScientific Program‚Äô from the main menu).

Call for abstracts / DUE: August 1 Special Issue on Religion and culture: Perspectives from cultural and cross-cultural psychology Guest editors: Vassilis Saroglou (Université catholique de Louvain) and Adam B. Cohen (Arizona State University) The Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology announces a call for submissions of paper proposals on religion and culture.  Religion is – at…

The programme for ARTS 2012 is now finalised, and the Announcement and Call for Participation is about to be launched. Three seminars will be offered in South Africa. Seminar 1: Coping with the Strains of Globalization: Culturally Appropriate Methods for Research on Health and Wellbeing (Convenors: Sonia Suchday and Oscar Barbarin) Seminar 2: Analyses of…

(SEERCP2009), Sofia, Bulgaria SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY 2009 Southeastern Europe Looking Ahead: Paradigms, Schools, Needs and Achievements of Psychology in the SEE Region (SEERCP2009), Sofia, Bulgaria   Update (February 2009)   The South-East European Regional Conference of Psychology (SEERCP2009) is scheduled to be held in Sofia from 30 October to 1 November 2009…