Please check back regularly for additional programming information.

Monday, August 19th

7 pm - 10 pm
CESPPA Reception (for designated representatives)
Chicago Athletic Association


Tuesday, August 20th

8 am - 5 pm
CESPPA Annual Business Meeting (for designated representatives)
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Third Floor, Waldorf Room

8 am - 6 pm
American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Boulevard Rooms A and B
Become a Disaster Mental Health Responder (.pdf)


Wednesday, August 21st

8 am - 6 pm
American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Lake Heron and Lake Erie Rooms
Become a Disaster Mental Health Responder (.pdf)

8 am - 12:45 pm
CESPPA Annual Business Meeting Hilton Chicago and Towers (for designated representatives)
Third Floor, Waldorf Room


12 pm - 5 pm
9th Annual Institute for Psychology in the Schools
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Second Floor, Boulevard Rooms A and B

1 pm - 5 pm
CESPPA Meeting and Retreat (for designated representatives)
Chicago Yacht Club


Thursday, August 22nd

9 am - 10:50 am
Symposium: Responding to Disaster
Insights from APA's Disaster Response Network Advisory Committee
McCormick Place
Lakeside Center - Level 3, Meeting Room E3536

9 am - 10:50 am
CAPP - Liaison/Consultation Meeting (for designated representatives)
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Third Floor, Marquette Room

1 pm - 2:50 pm
Psychology and America's Changing Demographics
McCormick Place
Lakeside Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E255

1 pm - 2:50 pm
Business of Practice Network Business Meeting
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Third Floor, Astoria Room

3 pm - 3:50 pm
SPPA Director of Professional Affairs Business Meeting (for designated representatives)
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Fourth Floor, Conference Room 4B

3 pm - 4:50 pm
Anticipating Prescriptive Authority
Learning From Other Professions' Mistakes
McCormick Place
Lakeside Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E258

4 pm - 4:50 pm
State Association/Insurance Managed Care Chairs Meeting
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Fourth Floor, Conference Room 4E

4 pm - 4:50 pm
Terrorism and Its Aftermath
Implications for Practitioners and their Clients
McCormick Place Lakeside Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E265


Friday, August 23rd

9 am - 9:50 am
Karl F. Heiser Award Ceremony
Hilton Chicago and Towers
3rd Floor, Joliet Room

11am - 12:50 pm
Federal Advocacy Coordinators Business Meeting Lunch
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel
Hotel-Second Floor, Regency Ballroom C

12 pm - 2:50 pm
Public Education Coordinators
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Fourth Floor, Conference Room 4B

1 pm - 2:50 pm
State Leadership Business Meeting
From State to State: Connecting Leaders and Initiatives
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel
Hotel - Second Floor, Regency Ballroom E

5 pm - 7 pm
Award Ceremony: 2002 American Psychological Association/American Psychology Foundation Award Ceremony (2396)


Saturday, August 24th

8 am - 10:50 am
Practice Directorate Town Hall Meeting and Breakfast
“What’s Next? Trends, Tools and Technology in Practice” - register here
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Fourth Floor, International Ballroom North

9 am - 9:50 am
Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice Award: Bill Safarjan
The Value of Persistence
McCormick Place
Lakeside Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E271b

10 am - 10:50 am
Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge Award: John Krumboltz
Encouraging Research: Make it Collegial, Enjoyable and Relevant
McCormick Place
Lakeside Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E271b

11 am - 12 pm
Distinguished Professional Contribution by a Graduate Student Award: Anne Labowitz
Alternatives in Training: Out of the Clinic and Into the Community
McCormick Place
Lakeside Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E260

11:00 am - 12:50 pm
Committee of State Leaders Working Lunch (for designated representatives)
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Fourth Floor, Conference Room 4E

12 pm - 1 pm
Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service Award: Frank Sullivan
Public Policy and Mental Health--On the Ground and at 30,000 Feet
McCormick Place
Lakeside Center-Level 2, Meeting Room E271b

12 pm - 1 pm
Rural Health Forum - Division 31
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Regency D

1 pm - 1:50 pm
Coalition of Child Practice Divisions Business Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel
Hotel-Second Floor, Board Room 1

3 pm - 3:50 pm
TFSMI Subcommittee on Severe Emotional Disturbance in Children Business Meeting
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Fourth Floor, Conference Room 4D

4 pm - 4:50 pm
Task Force on Serious Mental Illness Business Meeting
Hilton Chicago and Towers
Fourth Floor, Conference Room 4D


Sunday, August 25th

8:00 am - 9:50 am
Symposium: New CPT Health and Behavior Codes
Implementation and Reimbursement
McCormick Place
South Building - Level 5
Meeting Room S504bc

12 pm - 1:50 pm
Symposium: Responding to Disaster
Lessons from 9/11
McCormick Place
South Building-Level 5
Meeting Room S503a