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Getting around Boston (tip)
If you're staying in the Back Bay, catch an APA shuttle to the Convention Center. A one-way trip between the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and hotels in the Back Bay area will take about 15-20 minutes.
Shuttle service details
08.13.08
Psychological myths (highlight)
Teaching a psychology class? don't miss the discussion hour, 'My Students Believe What! Psychological Myths and Sound Science in the Undergraduate Classroom' on Saturday, Aug. 16 at 2 p.m.
Session details
08.13.08
Restaurant week (attractions)
APA's Convention coincides with Boston’s Restaurant Week. From Sunday, Aug. 10 to Friday, Aug. 15, and Sunday, Aug. 17 to Friday, Aug. 22, diners can enjoy 3-course lunches for $20.08 and dinners for $33.08 at restaurants throughout Boston, Cambridge, the suburbs and beyond.
More about Restaurant Week Boston
08.12.08
Opening Session (highlight)
Don't miss APA's Opening Session on Thursday, August 14 at 5 p.m. in convention center's Grand Ballroom. APA will present Edward Zigler, PhD, with its highest honor, the APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology. The New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell will provide the keynote address.
Full opening session details
08.11.08
APA ethics and interrogation guidelines (audio)
Listen to Stephen Behnke, JD, PhD, director of APA's Ethics Office, discuss APA's position on interrogation.
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More information on APA's position on detainee welfare
08.11.08
Campus violence (highlight)
On Saturday, August 16, staff from Virginia Tech and other colleges will participate in a plenary session on Predicting, Preventing and Confronting the Aftermath of School and Campus Violence.
Full session details
08.11.08
First-time attendee? Attend an orientation (highlight)
A special orientation for first-time attendees will be offered on Thursday, August 14, 9:00 am to 9:50 am, in Room 258C, Meeting Level 2 of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Graduate students can check out an orientation tailored to their needs on Thursday, August 14, 10-10:50 a.m. in Room 258A. In addition, the APA Board of Convention Affairs is sponsoring a special Social Hour for first-time attendees on Thursday, 4-5:00 pm, in the Room 107B and C.
Read the FAQ for first-time attendees
08.11.08
Boston sites (attractions)
As one of the most historical cities in the country, Boston offers educational and unusual sightseeing opportunities for the entire family, including the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Science, the Museum of African American History, nearby whale watching and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
More about Boston sightseeing
Download a Boston map 
08.11.08
Courage in Relationships (highlight)
Plenary speaker Harriet Lerner, PhD, will offer an invited plenary address on "Voice Lessons: Ten Steps to Clarity and Courage in Relationships," on Saturday , August 16, 2–2:50 p.m.
Full session details
08.11.08
Check out the Exhibit Hall (highlight)
On Thursday, August 14, at 4 p.m., APA has scheduled a special hour for convention attendees to browse the exhibit area. Also, don't miss the free cyber café to check e-mail and the massage break lounge.
Complete list of exhibitors
08.11.08
APA Annual Convention begins Thursday
Beginning on Thursday, August 14, researchers, practitioners and educators are convening in Boston at the 116th American Psychological Association Convention to examine a wide range of current issues affecting our society, including how stress kills, the psychology behind hate crimes, how to change the nation's diet, the link between childhood ear infections and obesity and how our emotions affect our political preferences. During the conference, more than 3,000 symposia, paper and poster sessions are being presented.
Here's a preview of some of the news at Convention.
Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, APA President, on Psychology's Environmental Impact
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Stephen Behnke, JD, PhD, director of APA's Ethics Office, describes the association's ethics and interrogation guidelines
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Robin Hailstorks, PhD, APA Associate Executive Director of Education and Director of Precollege and Undergraduate Programs, describes the popularity of majoring in psychology.
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08.11.08
More news
Sunday, August 17 highlights: Personality and aging; driving and antidepressants; upside to video games; resilience in black children; college student suicide; emotional and mood disorder treatment; giving psychology away; gender identity.
Read Sunday's Convention news
Saturday, August 16 highlights: Jobs for early-career; how to be happy; psychology's mythbusters; web site preview; hope as depression prevention; student honesty; 21st birthday drinking; trauma of immigration raids.
Read Saturday's Convention news
Friday, August 15 highlights: Changing the nation's diet; adolescent depression; ethical dilemmas of MySpace; violence and the brain; Q&A with Robert Sternberg; stress-busters; solving global challenges.
Read Friday's Convention news
Thursday, August 14 highlights: Malcolm Gladwell keynote; ear infections and obesity; thinking green; astronaut mental health; ADHD treatment; deploying repeatedly; gender-variant people; stress worsens allergies; advice for young psychologists; spending habits.
Read Thursday's Convention news
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