The 2012 PSI Annual Conference will take place from Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th of November 2012 at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Douglas, Cork. Additional information on the Conference will be available in the coming weeks.
What is The Psychological Society of Ireland?
PSI is the learned and professional body for the profession in Ireland, with the primary object of advancing psychology as a pure and applied science in Ireland and elsewhere. The Society has grown significantly since its inception and now has over 2000 members.
Members can join any of PSI numerous divisions and special interest groups to foster further interest in different areas of psychology. The Psychological Society of Ireland,
2nd Floor, Grantham House, Grantham Street, Dublin 2. Telephone: 01 474 9160 Fax Number: 01 424 4051 Email:info@psihq.ie for psychology queries or conference@psihq.ie for all conference related queries Web: www.psychologicalsociety.ie
Please note that the Deirdre McMackin Award will be made to an individual who has been judged by the selection committee to have made a significant contribution to the field of neuropsychology as evidenced by the submission of a research paper and delivery of a presentation at the Annual Conference. This award is in memory of the late Dr Deirdre McMackin and her contribution to the development of neuropsychology in Ireland. For more information on the Deirdre McMackin Award please click here
PSI AGM
The PSI AGM will take place on Friday 9th of November. Additional information on the AGM will be available online and in future issues of the Irish Psychologist.
PSI Gala Dinner
The PSI Gala Dinner will take place on Saturday 10th of November from 8.30pm. Tickets for the Gala Dinner can be purchased online. The Deirdre McMackin Award and the Poster prizes will be awarded after the Gala Dinner.
Pre-conference workshops
This year, the PSI will again run pre-conference workshops as part of the Annual Conference. Pre-conference workshops will be run on Thursday 8th of November at the Rochestown Park Hotel. Workshop topics reflect the results of a survey of members' CPD needs. More information on the pre-conference workshops will be available in the coming weeks by clicking on the Thurs. 8th-Workshops tab above.
SAG Quiz
The Student Affairs Group (SAG) will hold a quiz on Friday 9th at 9.30pm. All delegates are invited to attend and a number of prizes will be available on the night.
For the 2012 PSI Annual Conference, successful poster submissions will be displayed during a poster viewing round. This viewing round will be scheduled on the official Conference programme when all papers have been reviewed.
Presenters will be required to hang their poster, and remove their poster, in the display area during specified times on the day of presentation. Presenters must be available during the poster judging round on the day to answer questions from delegates and the Poster Judging Panel.
The 2012 PSI Annual Conference will offer exhibitors and sponsors the opportunity to interact with psychologists from a range of different areas of psychology. Conference delegates will include academics, researchers, practitioners as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology. Exhibitors and sponsors will have access to over 350 delegates during the course of the PSI Conference.
A range of exhibition and sponsor packages for this year's PSI Conference will be made available in the coming weeks.
If you would like to avail of any of the exhibition or sponsorship opportunities, or would like additional information on the offerings, please contact Lisa Stafford, PSI PR & Events Manager, at mediaandevents@psihq.ie or on +353 87 945 2801.
This year, the PSI is again holding pre-conference workshops as part of the Annual Conference. Pre-conference workshops will be run on Thursday 8th of November at the Rochestown Park Hotel. Workshop topics reflect the results of a survey of members' CPD needs. Workshop attendees will get 4 CPD credits for attending; however, attendees must be present for the full workshop as otherwise no credits will be earned. Information on workshops will be available in the coming weeks.