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CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTORS

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Institute of Justice
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
U.S. Department of Labor

CONFERENCE COLLABORATORS TO DATE

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
APA Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology
Brazil Chapter of the International Stress Management Association
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Canadian Psychological Association
CN Occupational Health and Safety Research Centre
Communications Workers of America
Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society – Tri-State Chapter
HVBG Central Office for Safety and Health
International Labor Organization
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Mental Health
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Society for Public Health Education
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The conference paper sessions, poster sessions, symposia, roundtables, and plenary addresses feature the following 18 topic areas:

Prevention Strategies and Programs
Health Services
Organizational Restructuring and Work Redesign
Alternative Employment Arrangements
Changing Health, Pension, and Other Benefits Packages
Hours of Work
Other Aspects of Work Organization
Consequences and Burden of Job Stress
Work, Family, and Community
Workplace Violence Theoretical and Methodological Developments
National and International Surveillance (Tracking)
Worker Demographics, Health, and Well-Being
Health Disparities in the Workforce
Women's Issues
Disasters, Terrorism and Traumatic Stress
Occupational Health Psychology Education and Training
Emerging Topics in Work, Stress, and Health

WHO SHOULD ATTEND...TThe conference program is designed to address issues of interest to both scientists and practitioners. The topics of the conference will have relevance to managers, labor representatives, employee assistance and human resources personnel, mental health professionals, and occupational safety and health specialists.

CHAIRS

CONFERENCE CHAIR
Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, PhD
American Psychological Association

NIOSH PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR
Steven L. Sauter, PhD
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NIOSH PLANNING COMMITTEE

Michael E. Andrew, PhD
Matt E. Bowyer, BSEE
David W. Chrislip, BA
Michael J. Colligan, PhD
James W. Grosch, PhD, MBA
Daniel Hartley, EdD
Joseph J. Hurrell, PhD
E. Lynn Jenkins, MA
Launa G. Mallett, PhD
Lawrence R. Murphy, PhD
Jeannie A. S. Nigam, MS
Roger R. Rosa, PhD
Ted Scharf, PhD
Anita Schill, PhD, MPH, MA
Naomi G. Swanson, PhD

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Julian Barling, PhD
Queen's University, Canada

Donald Elisburg, JD
Law Offices Leslie Hammer, PhD
Portland State University

Takashi Haratani, PhD
National Institute of Industrial Health, Japan

Thomas Hilton, PhD
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Judith Holder, PhD
Duke University

Emily Huang, PhD
Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety

Keith James, PhD
Portland State University

William Kojola
AFL-CIO Department of Occupational Safety and Health

Paul Landsbergis, PhD, MPH
Mount Sinai Medical Center

Cameron Mustard, ScD
Institute for Work & Health, Canada

Eusebio Rial-Gonzalez, PhD
European Agency for Safety & Health at Work, Spain

Sydney Robertson
Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.

Anna Maria Rossi, PhD
Brazil International Stress Management Association

Rosemary Sokas, MD
University of Illinois

Lois Tetrick, PhD
George Mason University

CONTINUING EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE:

Eleanor Dixon-Terry, MPH, CHES
Society for Public Health Education

FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Virginia Cain, PhD
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

Marcia Scott, PhD
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Lynne Casper, PhD
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Deborah Galvin, PhD
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Margaret Heisler
National Institute of Justice

Thomas Hilton, PhD
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Rhonda Hughes, PhD
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Peter Kaufmann, PhD
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Katharine Newman
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Karen Oliver, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health

Shelley Reeves
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Jacqueline Agnew, PhD
Johns Hopkins University

Torbjorn Akerstedt, PhD
Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Tammy Allen, PhD
University of South Florida

Benjamin Amick, PhD
University of Texas Health Sciences Center

Chantal Brisson, PhD
Laval University, Canada

Ann Brockhaus
Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.

Michael Burke, PhD
Tulane University
University of Sheffield (Visiting Professor)

Pascal Carayon, PhD
University of Wisconsin – Madison

Peter Chen, PhD
Colorado State University

Cary Cooper, PhD
Lancaster University, UK

Tom Cox, PhD
University of Nottingham, UK

Frank Darby
Occupational Safety & Health Service, New Zealand

Letitia Davis, ScD
Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Jane Ferrie, PhD
University College London, UK

Anne-Marie Feyer, PhD
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Australia

Frida Marina Fischer, PhD
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Michael Frone, PhD
State University of New York at Buffalo

Daniel Ganster, PhD
University of Arkansas

Janie Gittleman, PhD
Center to Protect Workers' Rights

Birgit Greiner, PhD, MPH
University College Cork, Ireland

Amanda Griffiths, PhD
University of Nottingham, UK

Diane Halpern, PhD
Claremont McKenna College

Mikko Harma, PhD
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland

Robert Henning, PhD
University of Connecticut

Irene Houtman, PhD
TNO Work & Employment, The Netherlands

Steve Jex, PhD
Bowling Green State University

Jeffrey Johnson, PhD
University of Maryland

Robert Karasek, PhD
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Stanislav Kasl, PhD
Yale University

Norito Kawakami, MD
Okayama University, Japan

Kevin Kelloway, PhD
St. Mary's University, Canada

Mika Kivimaki, PhD
University of Helsinki, Finland

Michiel Kompier, PhD
Radbound University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Tage Kristensen, PhD
National Institute of Occupational Health, Denmark

David LeGrande, MA
Communications Workers of America

Lennart Levi, MD, PhD
Eurostress HB, Sweden

Kari Lindstrom, PhD
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland

Richard Lippin, MD
The Lippin Group, Inc.

Jane Lipscomb, PhD, RN
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Colin Mackay, PhD
Health and Safety Executive, UK

Stacey Moran, PhD
St. Paul Companies

Ivonne Moreno-Velazquez, PhD
University of Puerto Rico

Akinori Nakata, PhD
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Isabelle Niedhammer, PhD
Hôpital National de Saint-Maurice, France

Sharon Parker, PhD
University of New South Wales, Australia

Kathy Parkes, PhD
University of Oxford, UK

Pamela Perrewe, PhD
Florida State University

Jalees Razavi
Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

Heather Roberts-Fox, PhD
Towson University

Michelle Robertson, PhD
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

Norbert Semmer, PhD
University of Bern, Switzerland

Wilmar Schaufeli, PhD
University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Harry Shannon, PhD
McMaster University, Canada

Arie Shirom, PhD
Tel Aviv University, Israel

Michael Smith, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Paul Spector, PhD
University of South Florida

Charles Spielberger, PhD
University of South Florida

Jeanne Stellman, PhD
Columbia University

Masaya Takahashi, PhD
National Institute of Industrial Health, Japan

Tores Theorell, PhD
National Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health, Sweden

Nicholas Warren, ScD
University of Connecticut

Ann Williamson, PhD
University of New South Wales, Australia

Edward Yelin, PhD
University of California, San Francisco

Dieter Zapf, PhD
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Dov Zohar, PhD
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Wesley B. Baker American Psychological Association CONFERENCE ASSOCIATE Joanna Engstrom-Brown American Psychological Association

NIOSH COORDINATOR Jeannie S. Nigam National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH ASSOCIATES Julia Gorbachova Jessica M. Keel, BA Kellie M. Pierson, BS Jamie A. Snyder

CONFERENCE PURPOSE:

The American Psychological Association (APA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), and the U.S. Department of Labor, will convene the sixth international conference on occupational stress and health. The conference, Work, Stress, and Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami Hotel, Miami, Florida, on March 2-4, 2006, with Continuing Education Workshops on March 1, 2006.

The overall theme of the 2006 conference, “making a difference in the workplace” will be highlighted by expert presentations, panel discussions, and informal get-togethers with leading scientists and practitioners that will provide an exciting forum for learning about the latest developments on the translation of research to practice and workplace programs, polices, practices, case experiences, and other efforts to prevent stress in today's workplace.

The Work, Stress, and Health conference series is designed to address the constantly changing nature of work, and the implications of these changes for the health, safety, and well-being of workers. Numerous topics of interest to industry, employees, and researchers are covered in the series including: new employment contracts; workplace restructuring; long hours of work; work and family; workplace violence; workforce diversity; the aging workforce; cardiovascular disease and work; disability management; mass disaster and terrorism; best practices and stress prevention programs.

We invite researchers, business and organizational representatives, labor leaders, industry representatives, and medical and psychological practitioners from all disciplines who are involved in research and/or practice in areas related to work, stress, health, and the organization of work to attend poster presentations, paper panel sessions, symposia, and workshops on new research findings, policy, and prevention/intervention programs, and policy that address the major themes of the conference.

CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Thursday, March 2, 2006

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Opening Session
Greeting - Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, PhD, American Psychological Association
Moderator - Rosemary K. Sokas, MD, University of Illinois
Agency Panels:
Gerald P. Koocher, PhD, President, American Psychological Association
John Howard, MD, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Steven J. Tingus, MS, CPhil, Director, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Representative, National Institute of Justice
Ann Brockhaus, Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. (Industry)
Donald Elisburg, JD (Labor)
Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, Director, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (International)
Summation and Comments - Rosemary K. Sokas, MD, University of Illinois Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation – Joseph J. Hurrell, Jr, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Conclusion - Steven L. Sauter, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety And Health

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Break

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• Integrated, Web-based Toolbox for Comprehensive Worksite Health Promotion in SME (Symposium)
• Implementing the JOBS Program in Finland, Ireland, and the Netherlands (Symposium)
• Alternative Employment Arrangements: Job Quality and Health (Paper Panel Session)
• Methodological and Conceptual Challenges in Occupational Health Research (Symposium)
• Building a Research and Prevention Initiative for Workplace Violence (Symposium)
• Reciprocity, Equity, Offense to Self: In Search for the Social Meaning of Stressors (Symposium)
• Intervention Evaluation Competition Award Presentation (Symposium) (Award presented by John Howard, MD, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch

• Special Lunch Session: Society for Occupational Health Psychology Pep Rally
• Special Lunch Session: American Psychological Association Healthy Companies

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• The Impact of Long Work Hours on Employee Health and Productivity (Symposium)
• Organizational Climate and Culture (Paper Panel Session)
• Psychosocial Risk Factors in Information Technology Work (Paper Panel Session)
• Workplace Stressors Affecting Minority Health: Identifying Pieces of the Puzzle (Symposium)
• Making a Difference #1: Organization of Work Interventions (Paper Panel Session)
• Labor and Work Organization (Paper Panel Session)
• The Interactions Between Fatigue, Stress and Health in Police Officers (Symposium)
• The Future of Training in Occupational Health Psychology (Paper Panel Session)

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Break

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• Accenting the Positive: Is There Any Value to This Approach? (Symposium)
• New Glances at Work Related Health: Electronic Diary Research (Symposium)
• Current Issues and Future Directions in Disaster Mental Health – Part 1 (Symposium)
• Quality of Worklife (Symposium)
• Employment as a Drug Prevention Strategy Among Welfare Women (Symposium)
• Transformational Leadership and Occupational Health (Paper Panel Session)
• Age, Gender, and Mental Health (Paper Panel Session)
• Workplace Bullying and Occupational Health: Legal and Regulatory Responses (Symposium)

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Break

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• Using Archival Data: Research Examples Studying Issues Among Older Workers (Symposium)
• Job Stress and Cardiovascular Disease (Paper Panel Session)
• Current Issues and Future Directions in Disaster Mental Health – Part 2 (Symposium)
• Safety and Health Field Intervention Studies: Creating a Partnership Between Researchers and Industry (Symposium)
• Job Stress and Substance Abuse (Paper Panel Session)
• Gender, Coping, and Stress (Paper Panel Session)
• Return to Work After Long Sickness Absence - A European Approach (Symposium)
• Match and Non-match in Job Stress Research: A Neglected Issue? (Symposium)

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Break

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Reception (sponsored by the American Psychological Association)

Friday, March 3, 2006

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Concurrent Sessions

• Work-related Trauma and Psychological Distress (Paper Panel Session)
• Employment, Health Care Access and Health Status for People with Disabilities (Symposium)
• Healthcare Worker Well-being (Paper Panel Session)
• Voices of the Next Generation of Occupational Health Psychology Researchers (Symposium)
• Job Stress and the Aging Workforce (Paper Panel Session)
• Risk Factors and Interventions for Musculoskeletal Disorders (Paper Panel Session)
• Making a Difference #2: Interventions to Improve Health and Well-being (Paper Panel Session)
• Stress in the Workplace - The Latino Experience / Organizational Best Practices to Improve Well Being and Productivity (Symposium)

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Break

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Concurrent Sessions

• Recent Research Spillover and Crossover (Symposium)
• Return to Work (Paper Pane Session)
• Organizational Restructuring and Health (Paper Panel Session)
• Stress Risks and Outcomes in Protective Services and First Responders (Paper Panel Session)
• Organizational Justice (Paper Panel Session)
• Worker Well-being as a Function of Ethnic and Cultural Factors (Paper Panel Session)
• Hanging on a Tightrope: Intimate Partner Violence and Employment (Symposium)
• Work Environment and Mental Health (Paper Panel Session)

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch

• Special Lunch Session: Occupational Health Psychology 101: A Graduate Student Perspective for non-OHPers
• Special Lunch Session: International Legislative Policy and Developments Regarding Occupational Stress Special Lunch Session: Fatigue's Impact on Disaster Response and Counter Terrorism

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• Self-efficacy Theory and Research: an Overview (Symposium)
• Working Hours and Health (Paper Panel Session)
• Organizational Justice as a Psychosocial Determinant of Health (Symposium)
• Work-family Conflict and Health (Paper Panel Session)
• Perspectives on Occupational Health Services (Paper Panel Session)
• Psychiatric Disorders in the Workplace (Paper Panel Session)
• Sticks, Stones, and Names at Work: Exploring Workplace Mistreatment Research (Symposium)
• Current OHP Research at the University of South Florida Sunshine Education and Research Center (ERC) (Symposium)

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Break

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• Training First Responders to Manage Critical Incident Stress (Symposium)
• Risk Management Strategies for Prevention of Job Stress (Paper Panel Session)
• National Occupational Research Agenda: Women's Health (Symposium)
• Occupational Stress Surveillance (Paper Panel Session)
• Case Studies from Occupational Health and Workplace Wellness Programs (Symposium)
• Impact of Employment Status on Well-being (Paper Panel Session)
• Research on Burnout: Concepts, Outcomes, and Change (Symposium)
• Hurricane Katrina (Symposium)

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Break

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Poster Session/Reception

6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Biscayne Lady Yacht Cruise

Saturday, March 4, 2006

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Poster Session/Breakfast

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Concurrent Sessions

• Social Stressors at Work, Well-being, and Health (Symposium)
• National/International Policies and Job Stress (Paper Panel Session)
• Job Stress Theory and Models (Paper Panel Session)
• Risk Factors for Violence in Healthcare Settings (Paper Panel Session)
• Technological and Self-managed Interventions for Occupational Safety and Health (Symposium)
• Job Stress Risk Factors and Prevention (Paper Panel Session)
• Health Outcomes of Job Stress (Paper Panel Session)
• Stress and Mental Health in Military Personnel: Current Issues (Symposium)

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• Work and Health: Psychological Issues and Policy Implications (Symposium)
• Organizational Stress Interventions for Foreign Language Analysts: A Research-based Approach (Symposium)
• Measurement Issues (Paper Panel Session)
• The 2004 Hurricanes: A Florida Department of Health Survey (Symposium)
• Job Stress Prevention Practices of Organizations (Paper Panel Session)
• Safety Climate (Paper Panel Session)
• Workplace Hostility: Prevalence, Precursors, and Prevention (Paper Panel Session)
• Work and Family Functioning (Paper Panel Session)

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Break

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing Plenary

Continuing Education Workshop Information

All pre-conference workshops are on Wednesday, March 1, 2006.

Please write the pre-conference workshop number(s) of the workshop you wish to attend on the Conference Registration Form. It is important to enroll early; space is limited. You must enroll specifically to attend pre-conference workshops; pre-conference workshop fees are NOT included in the general conference registration fees.

March 1, 2006

3-HOUR MORNING WORKSHOPS: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

1. *Implementing Individual and Organizational Stress Interventions from an Organizational Development Approach
Jennifer M. Kohler, PhD, David C. Munz, PhD, and Matthew J. Grawitch, PhD, St. Louis University

2. *Using a 360 Degree Approach to Work and Family Research
Jeanette N. Cleveland, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University, and Debra A. Major, PhD, Old Dominion University

3. *Workplace Violence Prevention: An Integrated Approach
Peter Y. Chen, PhD, Jerry L. Deffenbacher, Autumn D. Krauss, MS, Colorado State University; and Keith James, PhD, Portland State University

4. Work, Stress, and the Impact of Co-morbid Disorders on Workplace Disability
Thomas M. Pendergrass, RN, PhD, and Leslie P. Kertay, PhD, ABPP, UnumProvident

3-HOUR AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

5. *National Disability Statistics for Research, Practice, and Consultation
Susanne M. Bruyère, PhD, CRC, Andrew J. Houtenville, PhD, S. Antonio Ruiz-Quintanilla, PhD, and Robert R. Weathers, PhD, Cornell University

6. Developing Training Programs in Occupational Health Psychology
Leslie B. Hammer, PhD, and Robert R. Sinclair, PhD, Portland State University

7. Introduction to Epidemiology and Research Methods for Occupational Health
Michael E. Andrew, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

8. *Communicating with the Media in a Crisis - Points to Consider for a Natural or Intentional Outbreak of Infectious Disease and other Traumatic Events
Darcie V. Ravndal, MPH, and James McCluskey, MD, MPH, University of South Florida Center for Biological Defense

6-HOUR WORKSHOP: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (1-hour lunch)

9. *Recognizing, Coaching & Counseling Workplace Bullying Trauma Victims
Gary Namie, PhD, Ruth F. Namie, PhD, and Barry M. Stein, PhD, Workplace Bullying & Trauma Institute

7-HOUR WORKSHOP: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (1-hour lunch)

10. *Evaluating Workplace Safety and Health Interventions: A Participatory Workshop Ted Scharf, PhD, and Kathleen Kowalski-Trakofler, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; G.T. Lineberry, PhD and Henry P. Cole, EdD, University of Kentucky; Ann K. Carruth, RN, Southeastern Louisiana University; and Dori B. Reissman, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Additional authors not presenting: Karen Gilmore, MPH, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler; John “Val” Valosen, BA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Elizabeth Kapeller, MAHS, Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Keith Bletzer, PhD, MPH, Arizona State University; and Pamela Kidd, RN, PhD (deceased), Arizona State University)

Workshop attendees are encouraged to contact the workshop organizers in advance of the meeting regarding the specific concerns of your client population and possible topics for relevant case studies. Questions and comments are invited: Email.

CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP REGISTRATION INFORMATION

To register for pre-conference workshops, please write the number of the workshop(s) that you wish to attend on your Conference Registration Form. Please note that you must register for each pre-conference workshop(s) you wish to attend. Space is limited. Pre-conference workshop fees are NOT included in the general conference registration fees. The Conference Program Committee reserves the right to cancel any continuing education workshop with insufficient registration.

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP FEES:

	3-Hour	6 / 7-Hour
Advance (before 02/16/06)	$ 100	$175
Late or On-site	$ 125	$ 200

CE CREDIT GENERAL INFORMATION:

• Medicine
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of South Florida College of Medicine and the American Psychological Association. The University of South Florida is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of South Florida College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7 category 1 credits towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

• Psychology
This program has been reviewed and approved by the APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology.  The APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology maintains responsibility for the content of the program.

• Nursing
The University of South Florida College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is for a maximum of 8.4 contact hours.

• *Public Health Education
The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) is a designated provider of Category I, Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for CHES by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.  An application has been submitted to award up to 7.0 Category I Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for *select conference workshops.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

(Before 02/16/06):
Advance fee $330.00
Student advance fee: $175.00
One-day fee: $250.00

(After 02/16/06):
Late and on-site fee $375.00
Student Late and on-site: $225.00

Conference registration includes all conference sessions, coffee/break services, receptions, and conference materials including a conference program and booklet of conference abstracts. Workshop registration is not included.

We encourage participation by all individuals. If you are a person with a disability, advance notification of any special needs will help us to accommodate you better.

World Wide Web: On-line registration available or print out the registration form (from the brochure PDF) and mail or fax the completed form to APA.

QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR REGISTRATION OR NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WORKSHOPS?

CONTACT:
Work, Stress, and Health Conference
Wesley B. Baker, Conference Coordinator
Telephone: (202) 336-6033, Facsimile: (202) 336-6117
EMAIL: wbaker@apa.org

CANCELLATION/REFUND/SUBSTITUTION POLICY

Registrants who are unable to attend the conference and/or workshop(s) will be assessed a cancellation fee based on the following schedule: 11/01/05 - 1/16/06-20% of the registration and/or workshop(s) fee; 1/17/06 - 2/19/06-50% of the registration and/or workshop(s) fee; after 2/20/06-100% of the registration and/or workshop(s) fee. If you are unable to attend the conference or workshop(s), a substitution may be made in writing before the conference without charge. No refunds will be given after FEBRUARY 20, 2006. "No shows" are subject to the full fee.

In the unlikely event that the conference or any workshop is canceled, full refunds will be given to participants who have registered, but we cannot be responsible for costs that may be incurred for airline and hotel reservations and other expenses.

HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION

Hotel accommodations must be made separately with the HYATT REGENCY MIAMI HOTEL, At Miami Convention Center, 400 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33131-2197. Please do not send hotel deposits to APA or combine hotel payment with registration fee. Special conference rates are $159.00 for a single (1 person) room OR for a double (2 persons) room plus tax of 13%. Triple (3 persons) and Quadruple (4 persons) room rates are $167 plus tax of 13%. Regency Club room rates are $189 plus tax of 13%.

In order to obtain these special rates please mention that you are attending the APA Work, Stress, and Health Conference, and reference "g-AMPA". Call the HYATT REGENCY MIAMI HOTEL directly at (305) 358-1234 (Reservations), or 1-800-233-1234. Reservations received after FEBRUARY 5, 2006 or after the room block is filled are subject to availability and prevailing rates. We strongly advise early reservations since we expect heavy conference attendance and hotel space is limited!

All reservations require one night's deposit (including 13% tax) to guarantee the reservation. Deposits can be made by: a) sending a check or money order covering the first night's stay, or b) by providing a major credit card number with expiration date, billing address, and signature on your Hotel Reservation Form. Deposit checks should be made payable to "HYATT REGENCY MIAMI HOTEL."

Reservations will only be held 10 days after making the reservation without guaranteeing the reservation with one of the above options. Deposits will be refunded only if cancellation notification is received by the hotel at least 24 hours prior to arrival.

YACHT CRUISE INFORMATION

On Friday evening, March 3, 2006, the conference organizers have arranged a special boat cruise aboard the Biscayne Lady, one of Miami's finest yachts. For four hours, passengers on the cruise will be taken along the shores of Miami, experiencing a magical sunset while enjoying a buffet dinner and cash bar. Boarding will take place on the Hyatt dock, 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time of 6:30 p.m. The vessel will return to the dock 15 minutes prior to the end of the chartered cruise time at 10:30 p.m. Flat shoes are strongly recommended for the cruise.

To take advantage of this special event, please include the cruise fee of $70 in your total registration fee. There is limited space on the cruise, so please ensure that you respond by January 16, 2006, which corresponds with the early registration fee deadline.

More information about the Biscayne Lady may be found here: http://www.boatmiami.com/boats/biscaynelady.htm

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