Community Psychology Conferences

Numerous conferences in the United States and worldwide feature community psychology as a primary focus or incorporate community psychology themes and issues into their programs. These conferences are often sponsored by professional membership societies.

Conferences with a Primary Community Psychology Focus

Biennial Conference on Community Research & Action

• Sponsor: Society for Community Research & Action (SCRA)
• Date: June 9-12, 1999
• Location: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
• Home Page: http://www.communitypsychology.net/biennial/
• Contact: Jacob Kraemer Tebes, Ph.D.

Midwestern Eco-Community Conference

• Sponsor: DePaul University
• Date: October 1-2, 1999
• Location: DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Home Page: http://www.depaul.edu/~ssong1/Eco/EcoFrame.html
• Contact: Sharon Song or John Majer

Regional Psychology Conferences

Many regional psychology conferences include community psychology issues in their programs. These sessions are often organized by the Society for Community Research & Action’s regional coordinators.

• Sponsor: Eastern Psychological Association (EPA)
• Date: April 15-18, 1999
• Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Sponsor: Midwest Psychological Association
• Date: Unknown
• Location: Unknown
• Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
• Date: April 16-18, 1999
• Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
• Sponsor: Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA)
• Date: Unknown
• Location: Unknown
• Sponsor: Southwestern Psychological Association
• Date: Unknown
• Location: Unknown
• Sponsor: Western Psychological Association
• Date: April 29 - May 2, 1999
• Location: Irvine, California, USA

Large Conferences in the U.S.

Several large associations in the United States incorporate community psychology issues into their programs. The American Psychological Association and the American Public Health Association are notable examples. Like the regional conferences, these sessions are often organized by SCRA members.

• Title: 107th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Assn
• Sponsor: American Psychological Association
• Date: August 20-24, 1999
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Title: 127th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Assn
• Sponsor: American Public Health Association
• Date: November 7-11, 1999
• Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other Organizations

Various non-community psychology organizations offer conferences on related topics such as prevention and intervention.

• Title: Annual Meeting
• Sponsor: Society for Prevention Research (SPR)
• Date: June 24-26, 1999
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Home Page: http://www.oslc.org/spr/neworleans1999.html
• Title: Hartman National Conference on Children & Families
• Sponsor: Hartman Foundation
• Date: May 26-28, 1999
• Location: Mystic, Connecticut, USA
• Contact: Judy Lovelace, Conference Coordinator 860-443-2896
• Web site: http://www.cfapress.org

If you know of other conferences dedicated to community psychology or have a portion of the conference dedicated to community psychology issues and you would like to see it included on the Community Psychology Network web site, please contact the web master via e-mail at [email protected] . Please be sure to include in your message as much of the conference information as is known.