Thursday, September 07, 2006

CONFERENCES: 2007 Adult Development Symposium

Call for Submissions

2007 Adult Development Symposium, Boston Pre-conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, SRCD Biennial Meeting 2007 SRCD Biennial Meeting is held Thursday, March 29, 2007, through Sunday, April 1, 2007

The Society for Research in Adult Development is dedicated to the study of positive adult and life-span development from an interdisciplinary perspective.

The Adult Development Symposium will meet:

Wednesday, March 28, 8:00am - 8:00 pm Thursday, March 29, 8:00am - 11:00 am Pre-conference of the Society for Research in Child Development

Topics include:

Measurement, Models and Methodological Issues. IQ tests and Stage Rasch Analysis and Stage What should we do with old tests and instruments that do not work very well? Dynamics of Positive Change Periods

Professional Development: Stage of Work Status Organizations and Development Coaching Supporting Disruptive Creativity that may lead to long term organizational survival Organizational culture; Company Success in a World Economy and Stage Educational Atmosphere and stage Education of the Unemployed Education in the Prisons

Altruistic, Attachment, Alienation, and Behavior: Adoption Caring for Parents Community Organization Adult Attachment; Love and Hate; Marriage and Partnering; Parenting; Sexuality; Adulthood in Non-Partnered individuals Antisocial Behavior Addiction Criminal Behavior Terrorist Behavior

Periods, Seasons and Non-stage Development: Human Potential Transcendence Consciousness Studies

Stage Change Sources of Adult Education Therapy as Development: With and Without Stage Change; Development of Therapists or Clients Ego Development: Development of the Self Emotional Development: Loss and Depression; Ambition and Joy Moral and Ethical Development Religious and a-religious Spiritual Development Problem Solving Social Development

Cultural and Societal Development

Cultural Differences in Adult Development Futurism Gender differences in Adult Development Political Development Government Building Terrorism Reduction

Physical Development:

Exercise Sports Arts Maintenance of Functioning

Challenges to conventional wisdom are especially welcome.

Format of Presentations:

The sessions are comprised of interactive, paper/poster presentations. The emphasis will be on visual presentations accompanied by dialogues with small groups of people. Most people informally interact with presenters in this venue around the posters. A brief presentation to the group at large will precede the poster period. Full papers or short summaries should be made available.

Symposium Fees: (*includes membership to SRAD)

Professional $60.00 Student $35.00 (Student scholarships are available) Please note that this year's symposium is taking place in conjunction with The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). In addition to the above fees, attendees are expected to register for the SRCD meeting.

Payment Options: To pay online using a credit card please click on the appropriate PayPal icon below. Please note that this will be a secure transaction.

Professional $60.00 Student $35.00

Alternatively, you may send a check (made payable to the Society for Research in Adult Development) to:

Michael Lamport Commons, Ph.D. Program in Psychiatry and the Law Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Mental Health Center 234 Huron Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138-1328

Email the following information for all for all presenters and co-presenters

Name Address Email address Affiliation Title Telephone number Where you heard of this announcement 150 word abstract to Michael Lamport Commons Commons@tiac.net

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