Psychology Conferences

National Meetings

2009 STP Best Practices Conference

“Hot Topics: Best Practices in Teaching Controversial Issues in Psychology”
October 16-17, 2009
Atlanta Marriott Northwest
Atlanta, GA
Web site: http://teachpsych.org/conferences/bp/index.php
Contact: Janie Wilson: mailto:jhwilson@georgiasouthern.edu

American Psychological Association (APA)

Web site: http://apa.org
Future APA conference sites and dates:
117th Annual APA Convention: Toronto, ON, CANADA, August 6-9, 2009
118th Annual APA Convention: San Diego, CA, August 12-15, 2010
119th Annual APA Convention: Washington, DC, August 4-7, 2011
120th Annual APA Convention: Chicago, IL, August 2-5, 2012
121st Annual APA Convention: Honolulu, HI, July 31-August 4, 2013

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

Web site: http://psychologicalscience.org/convention/
21st Annual APS Convention, San Francisco Marriott, CA, May 22-25, 2009
22nd Annual APS Convention, Sheraton Boston, MA, May 27-30, 2010

2nd Vancouver international Conference on the Teaching of Psychology

July 24-26, 2009
Vancouver, CANADA
Web site: http://kwantlen.ca/ictp
Contact: sjccharlton@shaw.ca

International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning Conference

October 8-10, 2009
Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Web site: http://www.isetl.org

National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NIToP)

32nd Annual Conference
January 3-6, 2010
The TradeWinds Island Grand Hotel
St. Petersburg Beach, FL
Web site: http://nitop.org
Future Dates: This conference is typically held immediately after the New Year’s holiday in St. Petersburg Beach, FL.

PLAT2010

June 30-July 2, 2010
Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh, Scotland
Web site: http://www.psychology.heacademy.ac.uk/plat2010
Contact: plat2010@psych.york.ac.uk and telephone +44 (0) 1904 433651

Regional Teaching Conferences

A list of a variety of conference types is maintained on the APA Web site at:
http://www.apa.org/ed/convent.html

If you wish to include an announcement of an upcoming conference pertaining to the teaching of psychology, please contact:
STP Executive Director Theodore N. Bosack
P.O. Box 5609
Wakefield, RI 02880
Email: mailto:stp@teachpsych.org
Telephone: 401-374-5042
We will also publish announcements submitted for this page in STP’s monthly newsletter, ToPNEWS-Online. If you are looking for teaching conferences, also check your current issue of the newsletter.

Another list of psychology conventions is available at the Psi Chi Web site:
http://www.psichi.org/conventions/

Conferences are usually held annually. If the conference date had passed, check the conference Web site for possibly updated information.

 

Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology (EToP)

June 19-20, 2009
The Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton, VA
Web site: http://www.psyc.jmu.edu/undergraduate/etop.html

5th Annual APA/Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers

July 12-17, 2009
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Web site: http://www.apa.org/ed/topss/conf_wkshop.html 
Contact: mboenau@apa.org

Southern California Teachers of Psychology Conference (SCTOP)

August 21, 2009
Irvine Valley College, Orange County, CA.
Web sites: http://psychologyteachers.eventbrite.com/  and http://survey.socccd.edu/Survey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=3D92L08l2

Mountain States Conference on the Teaching of Psychology (Mountain ToP)

September 25-26, 2009
Colorado Springs, CO
Web site: http://mountaintop.fortlewis.edu/

Oklahoma Network for Teaching of Psychology (ONToP)

September 25, 2009
Oklahoma City, OK
Web site: http://psychology.okstate.edu/faculty/kennison/ontop.htm 

Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Psychology (NECToP)

October 9, 2009
Worcester State University
Worcester, MA
This conference typically takes place on the Friday before the New England Psychological Association Convention.
Web site: http://www.nepa-info.org/
Contact: chakala@wnec.edu

Mid-Atlantic Teacher of Psychology Conference (MATOP)

October 30, 2009
Prince Georges Community College, Largo, MD.
Contact: mailto:dfinley@pgcc.edu

Student Psychology Conferences

Check the Psi Chi Web site at http://www.psichi.org/conventions/ for an extensive list of undergraduate conferences.

Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference (SUPC)

May 16, 2009
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Web site: http://www.stanfordconference.org