CONFERENCES: Society for Research in Adult Development

Society for Research in Adult Development Call for Submissions to the 25th Annual Adult Development Symposium March 9-10, 2010 ~ In Philadelphia Sofitel Hotel 120 South 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Hotel Website Submit proposals online by December 31, 2009 The Society for Research in Adult Development (SRAD; www.adultdevelopment.org) is dedicated to the study of positive adult and life-span development from an interdisciplinary perspective. SRAD’s 2010 Symposium is meeting as a preconference of the 13th Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting, March 11-13, 2010, at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (www.s-r-a.org) Challenges to conventional wisdom are especially welcome in all submissions. Topics include and are not limited to: Secondary Education Post-Secondary Education Adult Education (Life Long Learning) Professional Development Programs Community Settings and Politics Consultative Settings Organizational Settings Therapeutic Settings Other Settings Transitions from Adolescence Life Periods and Seasons Identity Intelligence Motivation Pathology Responsibilities Positive Aging Roles Cognitive Development Emotional Development Moral Development Performance Development Relationship Development Religious Development Spirituality Development Whole-person Development Wisdom Development Measurement Methods Methodological Issues Models of Development Mathematical Models of Development Submissions due December 31, 2009 TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS of your proposed presentation, and for ONLINE REGISTRATION, visit http://adultdevelopment.org/registration.php. Format of Presentations: The sessions are comprised of interactive 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 precedes the poster period. The poster period is followed by full group discussion. Full papers or short summaries should be made available as hard copy handouts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Symposium Fees Professional $60 ($75 at the door) Student $35 ($40 at the door) (Limited, partial student scholarships for registration fee only may be available; contact commons@tiac.net) Register for the Adult Development Symposium online: http://adultdevelopment.org/register_now.html Alternatively, you may register by mail; send a check (made payable to the Society for Research in Adult Development) with full contact information to: Michael Lamport Commons, Ph.D. Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 234 Huron Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138-1328 QUESTIONS? CONTACT Michael Lamport Commons at commons@tiac.net

--  My Best,  Michael Lamport Commons, Ph.D. Assistant Clinical Professor  Department of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 234 Huron Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138-1328  Telephone (617) 497-5270 Facsimile (617) 491-5270 Cellular  (617) 320–0896 Commons@tiac.net http://dareassociation.org/