The 9th Australasian  Personal Construct Psychology Conference July 3rd to 5th, 2000

The Australasian Personal Construct Group
The Australasian PCP group includes members from Australia and New Zealand; it was established as early as 1983, and the psychologists among them constitute an Interest Group within the Australian Psychological Society, the APS. Since1983, every two years an Australasian PCP Conference has been held. In 2000, the Australasian PCP Conference will be held in Bendigo for the first time.

Aims of the Conference
The mystique of numbers makes "Y2K", the Year-Two-Thousand, a welcome occasion for looking back and looking to the future. Thus, almost 50 years after the publication of Kelly's monumental work, it seems justified to look at the implications Personal Construct Theory has for the understanding of a "postmodern" world when doubt in the existence of "absolute truths" has become almost commonplace. This is especially so because the original focus of Personal Construct Theory on the clinical aspect of psychology has widened to encompass a more general view of humans' "construing" of their world. Therefore papers exploring different kinds of human construing, as in the fields of education, management, and business, are especially welcome, along with papers from the fields of counselling and psychotherapy. "Construing the future" thus can be considered the overarching theme of the conference.

Format of the Conference
There will be a plenary address given by an invited speaker (Professor Robert Neimeyer, Memphis, TN, USA), a "Philo Café" (hosted by Professor Bill Warren, Newcastle, NSW, Australia), presentations of submitted papers, symposia focussing on a variety of applications of Personal Construct Theory, poster presentations, and workshops where in-depth explorations of theoretical and practical aspects are facilitated.

Organising Committee

• Julie Ellis-Scheer, La Trobe University, Bendigo (Chair)
• Jacqui Costigan, La Trobe University, Bundoora
• Paula Eustace, La Trobe University, Bundoora
• Suzanne Kell, La Trobe University, Bundoora

Conference Venue
The conference will be at the All Seasons International Hotel Conference Centre in Bendigo.

Registration
The deadline for "early bird" registration is March 1st, 2000. See Registration and Bookings.

Accommodation
Accommodation will be available at the Conference Centre itself and at other venues in central Bendigo. See Registration and Bookings.

Travel Information
Bendigo can be accessed by trains or by car. The nearest airport is in Melbourne. See Travel Information.

Bendigo Information
Bendigo is one of Victoria's gold rush towns of the 1850es and there are many traces of this to be found in the city. It is also the centre of the North Central Victorian wine growing region. More details can be found on the Bendigo Information page.

Papers and Symposia
The standard time slot available for presentation and discussion of papers will be 45 minutes altogether. However, it is also possible to submit papers requiring 30 minutes (including discussion). Papers will be grouped into symposia as much as possible. Participants may also suggest symposia comprising several papers.

Workshops
Workshops can comprise one or more 45 minute "units". The number of participants may be limited.

Demonstrations
These may present e. g. computer programmes, specific techniques, Internet uses, etc, and often require the use of technical facilities. In this case, it should be mentioned with the submission.

Posters
There is an opportunity to present posters in the usual way.

Submissions
Please use the submission form provided here. Please print out the form and send a paper copy and a data file (on disk or as an email attachment) (please use a state-of-the-art word processor).
 

Extended to March 31st!! Abstracts should be submitted before March 1, 2000 to: Julie Ellis-Scheer, School of Health and Human Sciences, La Trobe University Bendigo, Bendigo 3552. Fax: 03 5444 7977 / email: J.Ellis@bendigo.latrobe.edu.au Please include: Information about the author(s) (name, address, affiliation) Title of the presentation Type of presentation A 200 word abstract Required presentation technology Time required

 All inquiries about the conference should be directed to:

Julie Ellis-Scheer
Discipline of Public Health, School of Health and Human Sciences, La Trobe University, Bendigo
P.O. Box 199, Bendigo 3552 Victoria, Australia
Phone: 0354 44 75 43 / Fax: 0354 44 79 77 / email: j.ellis@bendigo.latrobe.edu.au

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