About the Division 35/AWP Suite
The
Division 35/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. Click
here for information about staying in the suite. The
suite set up consists of a larger main room for meetings, a
smaller side room for the book exhibit, and sleeping quarters.
Division 35 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.
The needs of the organizations change
from year to year and the organizations often donate hours
to each other, depending on demand. There have been an increasing
number of requests for suite time recently due in part to a
reduction in the number of allocated to Division 35 in the
main program. Not all requests can be accommodated. If you
would like to help Division 35 increase it’s allocated hours
in the main program, read the paragraph below.
To request an hour in the Division
35/AWP Suite during the 2004 APA Convention in Honolulu, please
click here for the suite time request
form.
You will need Adobe
Acrobat to do this.
Help Division 35 Increase
Programming Hours At APA Next Year!
Did
you know that you can help us increase the number of hours
of programming time allotted to Division 35 at the APA 
convention
(i.e., the number of convention submissions that Division 35
can accept)? All you have to do is list Division 35 as
your primary division on the convention registration form! It
is important that you let APA know the kinds
of sessions that attract your interest. It is an easy way
to get better representation of the feminist perspective on
the psychology of women at APA next year!
Staying & Volunteering in the Suite
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!
What does
VOLUNTEERING and STAYING at the Suite during 
the convention involve? If you've not volunteered at the Suite
before, it involves a couple things: 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 AWP/Div35 subsidize (4 people per
room, $40 per night probably) or on the floor of the suite
($20 per night probably). Its important work since we want the suite to be inviting and well
organized, and its 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, Div 35, etc.,
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.
If you want more information,
or to reserve your space (we fill up!) please call or email
Nikolai Houston. Her e-mail address is annnikolai@earthlink.net and
she can be reached by phone at 718-851-6057. We hope to see
you at the suite!
