Backpacking through Community Psychology:

Pathways to Understanding our Diverse World

Keynote Speaker: Roderick J. Watts

"Sociocultural Identities, Social Analysis, and Social action."

Hosted By:

University of Illinois at Chicago

Division of Community and Prevention Research

Department of Psychology

October 09-10, 2009

Early registration has now passed. A $55 registration fee is now applicable for registrations postmarked on or before September 30th. As of October 1st registration will be $60.

Proposal Submission Deadline: September 08, 2009 by 11:59pm

Conference Theme:
Backpacking Through Community Psychology:
Pathways to Understanding Our Diverse World

Attendees are welcome from all disciplines. Join the Midwestern Region faculty and students in Community Psychology for a weekend conference designed for the promotion of groundbreaking work by undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty related to ecological research and action. Our theme this year reflects a desire to renew the spirit of the founders of our field, who forged new paths in research and action. So hike up your pants, dig in your heels, and prepare for another wonderful ECO experience!

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The conference primarily will be located at Lecture Center A and Student Center East with an opening reception and poster session at the Jane Addams hull house.

Visitor parking at UIC will be available at the Halsted/Taylor Parking Structure, located at 760 W. Taylor Street. For more details on UIC parking facilities, please click on the link below:

http://www.uic.edu/depts/avcad/parking/facilities.html

Jane Addams Hull House Address:

800 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60607