2013 NW Eco-Community Psy Conference

[Announcement from SCRA-L]

8^th Annual Northwest Ecological Community Psychology Conference

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

Friday, October 25th, 2013    

8:30 am - 5 pm (w/local group dinner starting at 6 p.m.)

Portland State Native American Student and Community Center

This conference is organized annually by graduate students and faculty in the region as a means for sharing research in progress, reflections on community research and action projects, dialogues on contemporary issues in social research, and issues of diversity and social justice.  Graduate and undergraduate students, as well as community members and professionals in the non-profit sector, are invited to propose presentations in a variety of formats: paper (20 min), roundtable (60 min), multimedia (e.g., community film or art projects) (60 min), posters, and innovative sessions (e.g., workshops; interactive learning experiences) (up to 60 minutes).

This regional conference is held in informal affiliation with the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association).

Send proposals or inquiries to NWECO2013@gmail.com.

Proposals should include:

Title, presenter(s), program affiliation(s) or organization, requested session format, 150-word summary abstract.

Deadline for proposal submission:  Friday, August 30, 2013; 2^nd deadline: Friday, September 13^th

Decisions on proposals will be communicated one week following each of the above deadlines.

Registration costs are kept low to encourage attendance.  Further information will be available on the website of the Applied Social & Community Psychology graduate program at Portland State University, http://www.pdx.edu/psy/graduate-study-in-applied-social-community-psychology by early August.