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                          Early Career Highlights of the
APA CONVENTION 2008
                                                   August 14 -17 Boston

REGISTER TODAY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOW ADVANCE REGISTRATION AND HOTEL RESERVATION RATES!

 
WIN A TRIP TO TORONTO!

Register today and be automatically entered in a drawing to win a free trip to the 2009 APA Annual Convention in Toronto (includes convention registration, air travel and hotel accommodations). Be sure to enter the promotion code CM08B on the online registration form.

To qualify for the drawing, you must register online by July 30, 2008.


3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US IN BOSTON

  • Networking – connect with leaders in your field, as well as with your peers
  • Exposure to new ideas – learn about the newest ideas in the field along with new ways of thinking about familiar concepts
  • Personal and professional development – gain the tools you'll need to advance your personal and professional development

HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR DOCTORAL DEGREE WITHIN THE PAST 7 YEARS?

APA recognizes the unique interests and concerns of psychologists who have received their doctorate degrees within the past seven years. At the APA Annual Convention in Boston , you can choose from hundreds of sessions, symposia, continuing education workshops and much more in your specialty area.


HOT TOPICS ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO YOU

Developed by the Committee on Early Career Psychologists (CECP) … back by popular demand:

  • Launching Your Career on Solid Footing: Incorporating Race & Culture in Supervision (CE)
    Friday, August 15th 10:00 - 11:50am
    Boston Convention & Exhibition Center - Meeting Room 254A
  • Launching Your Career on Solid Footing: Maintaining Self-Care Across the Life Continuum
    Friday, August 15th 12:00 - 1:50pm
    Boston Convention & Exhibition Center - Meeting Room 254A
  • Tools for Growth: Launching & Building a Successful Practice
    (Co-Sponsored with CAPP) —
    Friday, August 15th 12:00 - 1:50pm
    Boston Convention & Exhibition Center - Meeting Room 258B
  • Launching Your Career on Solid Footing: Financial Planning 101 for Early Career Psychologists: Parts 1 & 2
    Saturday, August 16th 2:00 - 4:50pm
    Boston Convention & Exhibition Center - Meeting Room 210A
  • Launching Your Career on Solid Footing: How to Lead & Succeed. Leadership Development for the Early Career Psychologists NetworkSaturday, August 16th 4:00 - 4:50pm
    Boston Convention & Exhibition Center - Meeting Room 252B

    (CE) = Session offers Continuing Education Credit

Click Here for a Printable List of CECP Sessions

New!Click Here to Download the ECP Sessions of Interest Pamphlet
 
MORE SESSIONS OF INTEREST TO EARLY CAREER PSYCHOLOGISTS

Town Hall Meeting: Membership & Early Career Psychologists—
Saturday, August 16th 5:00 - 5:50pm
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center - Meeting Room 254A

Attend a town hall meeting co-sponsored by the Committee on Early Career Psychologists (CECP) and the APA Membership Board where you can participate in an open exchange with APA leaders including :
Norman Anderson, PhD
APA CEO
Alan Kazdin, PhD
APA President

James Bray , PhD
APA President-Elect

Click Here for APA Convention Programming
 

PSYCCAREERS BOOTH

Check out PsycCareers (booth #110)- your total online career management resource-and explore job opportunities at Employer's Row inside the exhibit hall.

 

EXPLORE THE EXHIBIT HALL

Click here for a list of more than 150 exhibitors of psychological products, publishers, testing and measurement materials and more. See cutting-edge research presented at poster sessions; check your e-mail in the Cyber Café; take a break in the Massage Break Lounge and much more!


New! BENEFIT SESSIONS AND CONSULTATIONS
Can you use some FREE help from a financial expert?  Sign up for personal 1-on-1 consultation sessions (education financing, loan and debt consolidation, small business management solutions, and more) or gain insight at brief, informative presentations.  Sign up today for your personal consultation and you could win a $100 gas card!
 

VIEW FULL PROGRAM AND EVENTS AT www.apa.org/convention

 

Start networking now...
5 ways to boost your pre-convention experience!

  1. Engage your peers.
  2. Create and download your convention schedule to your PDA; share your schedule with colleagues and friends
  3. Spread the word! Add a link to this page on your listserv or blog
  4. Send a text message to your colleagues
  5. Join one of APA's listservs for early career psychologists …share knowledge and make new friends to meet at convention

Check back here often for updates on programming and events!

CONNECT WITH THE BEST IN PSYCHOLOGY AT APA IN BOSTON!


Register Today at www.apa.org/convention

 

SOCIAL HOUR FOR EARLY CAREER PSYCHOLOGISTS

Saturday, August 16, 2008
6:00 PM- 6:50 PM
Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel
Grand Ballroom E


Network with your peers at a social hour co-sponsored by the APA Insurance Trust


 



ECP BOOTH

Visit the Early Career Psychologists Booth located in the Boston Convention & Exhibit Center outside the Exhibit Hall
near the registration area.

 


Choose from more than approximately 80
Continuing Education (CE) Workshops & 200 sessions
offering CE credi
t



Click here
to learn more about APA's programs for
early career psychologists




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