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MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS
March
Feb. 29-March 3: "Substance abuse in the 21st century: Positioning the nation for progress," Simi Valley, Calif. This conference, sponsored by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA), focuses on all areas of substance abuse--nicotine, alcohol, illegal and prescription drugs. Contact: CASA, Attn: Dana Crawford, 152 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019-3310, (212) 841-5269.
20-24: The 10th annual Rotman Research Institute conference: The frontal lobes, Toronto, focuses on frontal lobe research. Contact: Carol Copnick, Frontal Lobe Conference, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6A 2E1, (416) 785-2500, fax: (416) 785-4230; e-mail: conference@rotman-baycrest.on.ca.
April
3-5: "Spectrum of developmental disabilities XXII: ADHD--a time for clinical and academic review," Baltimore, addresses the clinical and basic science issues concerning neuroscience, etiology, diagnosis, treatment and research regarding children with disorders throughout the spectrum of attention and ADHD. Contact: Conference Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Turner Building 20, 720 Rutland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21205, (410) 955-2959; fax: (410) 955-0807; e-mail: cmenet@som.adm.jhu.edu.
5-7: The 14th annual conference of the State University of New York-Farmingdale: "Undergraduate teaching of psychology: ideas and innovations," Ellenville, N.Y. Contact: Gene Indenbaum, Department of Psychology, SUNY-Farmingdale, Farmingdale, NY 11735, (516) 420-2725; fax: (516) 420-2452; e-mail: indenbea@farmingdale.edu.
5-8: "Diversity issues in health and behavior," Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), Nashville, Tenn. Contact: SBM, (608) 827-7267; fax: (608) 831-5122; e-mail: sbm@tmahq.com; web site: sbmweb.org.
15-16: Conference on group creativity, Arlington, Texas, is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. This conference brings together scholars from different areas of psychology that have made empirical and theoretical contributions to the understanding of the group creativity process. Contact: e-mail: paulus@uta.edu or B.Nijstad@fss.uu.nl; web site: www.uta.edu/psychology/.
May
17-20: "Teaching research ethics," seventh annual workshop, Bloomington, Ind. Session topics will include an overview of ethical theory; responsible data management; using animal or human subjects in clinical and non-clinical research. Contact: Kenneth D. Pimple, "Teaching Research Ethics" Project Director, Poynter Center, Indiana University, 618 E. Third St., Bloomington, IN 47405-3602, (812) 855-0261; fax: (812) 855-3315; e-mail: pimple@indiana.edu; web site: www.indiana. edu/~poynter/index.html.
23-24: "Assessing the impact of childhood interventions on subsequent drug abuse," Washington, D.C., a NIDA/NIMH conference to develop research on the impact of mental health treatments for childhood psychopathologies on later risk for drug abuse. Contact: Mildred Prioleau, (301) 468-6008, ext. 431; e-mail: mprioleau@MAC1988.com.
June
9-13: "Developing local systems of care for children and adolescents with emotional disturbances and their families: Improving policy and practice," New Orleans. In-depth, practical information on how to develop, organize and operate coordinated, community-based, family-focused, culturally competent systems of care for children and their families and how to provide effective clinical interventions and supports within them. Contact: National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health at Georgetown University, 3307 M St., N.W., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20007, (202) 687-5000.
CALL FOR PAPERS
2000 Summer Institute: Family Research Consortium III, "Race and ethnicity in America," Keystone, Colo., will provide a forum for dissemination, evaluation, and discussion of important new developments in theory and research design, in addition to methods and analysis in the field of family research. The institute will be held June 22-25. Deadline for submissions is March 24. Contact: Dee Frisque, Center for Human Development and Family Research in Diverse Contexts, Penn State University, 106 Henderson Building, University Park, PA 16802-6504, (814) 863-7106; fax: (814) 863-7109; e-mail: dmr10@psu.edu.
--L. MATTAS-CURRY
APA Annual Conventions
Contact: APA Convention Office, 750 First St., N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4242, (202) 336-6020; web site: www.apa.org.
Aug. 4-8, 2000: Washington, D.C.
Aug. 24-28, 2001: San Francisco
Aug. 23-27, 2002: Chicago
Aug. 8-12, 2003: Toronto
July 30-Aug. 5, 2004: Honolulu
Aug. 19-23, 2005: Washington, D.C.
Aug. 11-15, 2006: New Orleans
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