Wednesday, December 12, 2012

CONFERENCE: Aging in Place, APA 2013, Revised Deadline



SUBMISSION REVISED DEADLINE REMINDER
The APA Board of Convention Affairs
has extended the deadline for proposals to November 20 at midnight (Eastern time).


"Aging in Place" in the 21st Century:
Person, Environment & Culture

2013 American Psychological Association Convention
Honolulu, Hawaii
July 31 – August 4, 2013

Submission Deadline: November 20, 2012


Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) of the American Psychological Association invites submissions on topics related to the 2013 presidential theme of “Aging in place in the 21st Century” identified by Division 20 President, Dr. Patricia Parmelee.  Submissions are invited in the form of symposia and posters; individual paper submissions will not be programmed. 

Submissions are solicited on topics related to the person, environment, and culture.  Some of the topics of special interest on “aging in place in the 21st century” include (but are not limited to):
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Questions can be directed to Program Chairs, Joann Montepare (jmontepare@lasell.edu) or Jamila Bookwala (bookwalj@lafayette.edu). 


Joann M. Montepare, Ph.D.
Director, RoseMary B. Fuss Center for Research on Aging and Intergenerational Studies
Professor of Psychology
Lasell College/Lasell Village
1844 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA 02466
617-663-7006