BPS Centenary Conference, Glasgow, 28-30 March 2001


This is the largest event ever to be put together in the history of British Psychology. Almost every Division, Branch, Section and Special Group within the Society has contributed to the programme to celebrate 100 years of British psychology.

The event includes a strong social psychology component.

For example :

The Many Facets of the Self (Thurs P, 29 March)
Convenor: Constantine Sedikides.
Speakers: Aiden Gregg; Tim Wildschut; Constantine Sedikides; Kathy Carnelley; Richard Gramzow; John Skowronski.

Progress in understanding the attitude-behaviour relationship (Fri PM, 30 March)
Convenor: Tony Manstead
Speakers: Mark Connor, D Trafimow & P Sheeran; Tony Manstead & D Parker; Paschal Sheeran, Stephen Sutton

Intergroup Relations (Sat AM & PM, 31 March)
Convenor: Dominic Abrams
Speakers: Russell Spears, Ernestine Gordijn & Ap Dijksterhuis; Richard J. Crisp; Brian Mullen; Adam Rutland & Marco Cinnirella; Sabina Aharpour & Rupert Brown; Dominic Abrams, Georgina Randsley de Moura & Paul Hutchison; Karen M. Long; Michael A. Hogg; Rupert Brown; Miles Hewstone, Ed Cairns, Charles M. Judd, Frances McLernon & Alberto Voci

Qualitative Social Psychology (Thurs AM, 29 March)
Convenor: Jonathan Smith
Speakers: Adrian Coyle; Jonathan Smith; Karen Henwood & Nick Pidgeon; Michele Crossley; Carla Willig.

New Directions in Social Psychology (Fri AM, March 30)
Convenor: Steve Reicher
Speakers: Bas Verplanken; Geoffrey Haddock; Margaret Wetherell; Alex Haslam; Diederik Stapel; Stephen Reicher.

Marie Jahoda: a critical celebration of her contributions 20th Century Psychology
Convenor: David Fryer
Speakers: Marie Jahoda (video); David Fryer; Alois Wacker; Ian Parker; Christian Fleck; Ivana Markova.

Further information is available from the Conference Office on (0)116 252 9555, Conference Office, The British Psychological Society, St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester, LE1 7DR.
The invitation to register can be downloaded from the web: www.bps.org.uk - just click on 'Centenary Annual Conference'.
The full programme will be available on the web from mid December.

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