How can you contribute to the programme of the conference in future years?

When is the conference?

Where is the conference?

Who are the keynotes?

How can I register to attend?

How can I secure accommodation?

Will there be childcare facilities available?

Can I submit a poster presentation?

Can I submit an oral presentation (individual paper, symposium or workshop)?

What happens to my submission for a poster presentation once it has reached the Conference Office?

Can I suggest future keynotes, symposia and workshops?

How do the press become involved?

What is the conference format?

The review of Annual Conferences (undertaken by the SCC in June 2004) examined, from the point of view of the Society’s objectives (as described in its charter), how the Annual Conference could help the Society to achieve its aims. Specifically, the review looked at the following three aims of the Society:

• Encourage the development of psychology as a scientific discipline and applied profession
• Raise standards of training and practice in the application of psychology
• Raise public awareness of psychology and increase the influence of the Society

The common themes that emerged from this process were that the Annual Conference should:

• Be a shop window for the best in, primarily British, but also international, psychology
• Promote high standards of presented material
• Be an event where new frontiers are described
• Integrate and forge links between researchers and practitioners
• Be an event where people feel that they are developing
• Be a place where it’s possible to learn new skills in addition to hearing about new knowledge
• Be an event which uses a variety of methods of knowledge and skills transfer
• Be an event which links to public events ensuring good coverage by the media

More specifically:

• A shorter, more intensive and higher quality event with a smaller number of parallel sessions
• Stricter review of all submissions
• High quality keynote speakers
• Invited symposia and a competitive ‘call for symposia’ - all designed to bring together experts, ideas and approaches across psychology
• Encouraging more free communications through high profile poster sessions
• More skills workshops with opportunities for continuing professional development
• A clear statement that registration fees will be capped
• Transparency as to how much the conference is costing and how much other income is subsidising conference attendees.

How can you contribute to the programme of the Annual Conference in future years?

Poster presentations:

• You can present your work in the poster sessions that are pivotal to each Annual Conference. There will be no competing parallel sessions during the poster galleries

Keynote speakers and related symposia:

• Subsections are encouraged to nominate top individuals (from the UK or international) to participate as keynote speakers (6 keynote speakers every year representing themes from across the discipline)
• Subsections may also like to coordinate (in collaboration with the SCC) the invited symposium centred on the theme of the keynote talk.

Pre-conference workshops and symposia

• Your sub-system can make use of the venue, associated publicity and delegate interest by holding a pre-conference workshop or symposium. If you are interested in this then contact the organisers, BPS Conferences, in Leicester a least 9 months prior to the event.

Exhibition

• You can suggest exhibits for the exhibition that may of interest to fellow psychologists - contact the organisers, BPS Conferences.

Give your feedback

• We want to hear from you with your comments, suggestions and ideas for future Annual Conferences. Contact BPS Conferences and let us know what you think.

When is the conference?

Wednesday 21 March to Friday 23 March 2007

Where is the conference?

York Conference Park

Who are the keynotes?

The six keynote speakers for 2007 are:

Susan Folkman, University of California

David Rennie, York University, Toronto

Alice Eagly, Northwestern University, Illinois

Martin Conway, Institute of Psychological Sciences, Leeds

John Livesley, University of British Columbia

Charles Spence, University of Oxford

How can I register to attend?

You can either download, complete and post the form available on the registration section of this site or book online on the registration section of this site.

How can I secure accommodation?

You can either book campus accommodation by completing the section on the registration form (limited availability) or for other accommodation in York, Impact Conferences can look after your accommodation requirements and have set up preferential rates at a broad range of hotels. Please visit the general information section of the site for full details of how to book

Will there be childcare facilities available?

We have sourced a day nursery in York that delegates are able to contact directly if they require childcare facilities in York for the duration of the conference. For further information please visit the Creche section on this website.

Can I submit a poster presentation?

Yes, please visit the submission section of this site and complete the online submission form. The deadline for submissions is Friday 1 December.

Can I submit an oral presentation (individual paper, symposium or workshop)?

No, all oral presentations are part of symposia which are either associated with Society awards or the keynote speakers. In future years you could contact BPS Conferences via your subsystem with ideas for keynote speakers and associated symposia but at this conference we encourage you to submit your work and ideas to the high-profile poster sessions being held on Wednesday 21 March and Thursday 22 March.

What happens to my submission for a poster presentation once it has reached the Conference Office?

Each submission is reviewed by at least two members of the Standing Conference Committee, according to agreed criteria and standards. The submitting author will be informed of the Committee decision by email by Friday 15 December. In all cases the Committee's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding that decision.

Can I suggest future keynotes, symposia and workshops?

Yes, please email suggestions to BPS Conferences at annualconference@bps.org.uk or contact your Subsystem committee

How do the press become involved?

If successful, your poster submission may be considered for a press release, timed to coincide with the conference. If this is the case a member of the Society’s PR Team will contact you and ask whether you wish your material to be press released. If you are willing you will be asked to write an accurate press release and you may be asked for additional information regarding your submission. At the conference you may be invited to speak to journalists.