Meetings

2009 APA Convention
Toronto, Canada

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SPW/AWP Hospitality Suite
at the APA Convention

The SPW/AWP suite serves as a place to hold meetings, network, share, and as a place for suite volunteers from both organizations to stay at a reduced rate. The suite set up consists of a larger main room for meetings, a smaller side room for the book exhibit, and sleeping quarters. SWP and AWP currently share the financial support of the suite equally and each has access to half of the target of 17–20 programming hours. Because it is meant to be a "hospitality suite," the two organizations decided that the remainder of the hours should be designated as "open time" for members to talk, network, relax, and get to know people in the organization. They also decided that the events held in the suite should be primarily conversation hours and meetings of task forces and organizations rather than formal presentations. These are all open sessions—mental health professionals and students are welcome to attend.

Staying and Volunteering in the Suite

Are you going to the APA convention this year?  If so, please join us at the feminist/womanist hospitality suite co-hosted by the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) and APA Div35, Society for the Psychology of Women (SWP)!

What does VOLUNTEERING and STAYING at the Suite during the convention involve? Each volunteer staffs the suite (making people feel at home, watching over things, etc.) for a total of 5 hours. In return, besides the camaraderie, the volunteer stays in one of the rooms that SWP/AWP reserves (4 people per room, usually $50–60 per night) or on a sofa or on the floor of the suite (usually $20–30 per night).  It is important work since we want the suite to be inviting and well organized; and it is also enjoyable—a great way to meet people!   

This opportunity is open to EVERYONE ... students and non-students, professionals and non-professionals, locally, nationally, AWP, SWP, etc. The only requirements are that you will be at APA for at least 4 of the 5 nights and are willing to help out and welcome people coming to the suite. This is also an affordable way to attend the conference (and it is easier than finding one's own roommates). Please note that we do not offer discounts on registration, etc. The financial benefit comes from the decreased cost and ease of arranging housing. The number of volunteers we can accommodate varies every year and it typically fills up fast! Please e-mail Kim Stark-Wroblewski at stark@ucmo.edu if you are interested in volunteering. We hope to see you at the suite!

Kim Stark-Wroblewski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO 64093
OFFICE TELEPHONE:  660-543-4982
FAX:  660-543-8505

2009 Hospitality Suite Program

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National Conference on Prevention of Violence and Abuse in Relationships Across the Lifespan

www.apaviolencesummit.org

February 24-26, 2010, Dallas, Texas

Save the Date!

2009 National Multicultural Conference and Summit

Advancing Our Communities:
The Role of Social Justice in Multicultural Psychology

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
New Orleans, LA
January 15-16, 2009

http://www.multiculturalsummit.org 

2009 AWP Conference

Calling All Feminists!
Join us in Newport for the 2009 Annual Conference!

Rhode Islanders are looking forward to hosting the 2009 Annual AWP Conference March 12-15 in beautiful Newport, RI. The Newport Marriott sits right on the famous harbor where the America’s Cup races once took place, surrounded by restaurants and small shops and close to historical sites such as Touro, the first synagogue in the US; the Tennis Hall of Fame; the antique-filled mansions of yesteryear; and Cliff Walk, with its sweeping views of the ocean. See more at http://www.gonewport.com/.

Thursday will feature full- and half-day continuing education workshops as well as caucus meetings. Attendees and early conference arrivers are invited to a casual gathering Thursday evening.

Friday, the conference will open with interactive drumming and what promises to be an inspirational talk by Gwen Keita, Executive Director for Public Interest at the American Psychological Association. Gwen was an early member of AWP and the Society for Women in Psychology, and previously directed the Office of Women’s Program at APA. This year we will host a New Members and Networking luncheon (instead of the 7 a.m. breakfast!), free for new members who joined since the 2008 conference. All renewing members are encouraged to attend; the delicious lunch will be at or below cost. Throughout the day there will be workshops, papers, discussions, films, and the kind of hard work that make AWP so stimulating for so many of us! Friday evening we'll gather for an author’s reception to celebrate those who have shared their work with us through print and other media, and all are invited to attend the Shabbat.

Saturday’s plenary session focuses on empowerment of women through HIV prevention and treatment. Susan Cu-Uvin, Director of the Immunology Center at the Miriam Hospital, Brown University, a clinic that serves almost 1,200 HIV infected patients. She is also the director of the Women and AIDS Core, for the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at Brown University, and has been a very active mentor for international trainees in HIV/AIDS care and research. Karina Danvers, Director of the Connecticut AIDS Education and Training Center at Yale School of Nursing, is an inspiring activist and educator focusing on the empowerment of HIV+ women. We are grateful to the Brown University AIDS Program for their support and encouragement!

After another full day of programming, we will gather Saturday evening for more celebrations, including Coming Out and Croning ceremonies. There will be an optional banquet honoring women who were early teachers of the Psychology of Women. In lieu of dessert, we hope all will attend our 40th birthday party for AWP, featuring three women leaders: Donna Hawxhurst, AWP’s Collective Coordinator; “Newport’s own” Martha Banks, President of the Society for the Psychology of Women; and Gwen Keita.

Then we will “let it loose” with a free concert and dance featuring Kim Trusty (www.kimtrusty.com), a dynamic vocalist whose terrific work can be heard on our website. She’s well-loved around Rhode Island (and beyond) as a talented jazz/R&B/rock/soul singer with a great band for dancing the evening away. Non-conference attendees can come to the concert for a small fee.

The conference will wrap up on Sunday, but not til we’ve had more stimulating presentations, the Feminist Forum, and a dose of “Vitamin F” at our celebratory closing.

Registration and hotel discounts apply through February 12, 2009. To register or for more information check us out at www.riawp.org!