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SOCIETY FOR CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY SUMMER CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PAPERS

The Society for Consumer Psychology (SCP) will hold its Annual Summer Conference as part of the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association from August 10-13. SCP (Division 23 of APA) represents psychologists and other consumer researchers working to develop an understanding of issues that might be unique to consumer behavior yet unified by common psychological theories. The SCP conference is a relatively intimate forum, providing opportunities for a high level of interaction among participants interested in integrating psychology and consumer research. The SCP Annual Summer Conference is scheduled to be held in New Orleans.

Original papers (competitive or poster sessions) and special topic sessions are sought for presentation at the conference. We strongly encourage the submission of papers that are conceptually and theoretically rigorous and likely to be of theoretical interest to consumer psychologists and to psychologists more generally. If you need additional information, please visit the APA website at http://www.apa.org/convention06.

Individual presentations & Competitive Papers or Posters

General Information. Individual papers that are submitted will be grouped together by the division program chairperson within the division’s paper programs. If selected, presenters will have approximately 10-15 minutes for oral presentation. Researchers may also submit papers for poster presentations. This format is particularly useful as it allows presenters and attendees to engage in extended discussions regarding the author’s presentation that is in illustrated format on a poster board. If your presentation is accepted for a presentation in a poster session, APA will send detailed instructions to assist you in preparing your materials in the required format. Authors must agree, if the submission is accepted, to publish either the complete paper or an abstract in the Conference Proceedings. At least one author of each submitted paper must agree to register and present the paper at the conference, if it is accepted. Submissions must be received by December 2, 2005.

Submission guidelines. The following materials will be needed to fulfill APA requirements:

* Presentation title (maximum 10 words)
* Complete listing of all authors with advanced degrees and affiliations
* Complete mailing and email addresses of the primary (presenting) author
* Preferred mode of presentation (paper/poster)
* Special speaking accommodation request (e.g., PowerPoint or video usage)
* 500-1000 word summary (in electronic form and ready to be copied/pasted)
* APA membership status (member/non-member)

Special Session Symposia

General Information. A special session is a focused session in which participants present data pertaining to a common theme (e.g., cross-cultural issues, affect, communication-persuasion, automatic processes etc.). Each session consists of 3 presenters and a discussant.

Presenters are given 10-15 minutes to present their research. The role of the discussant is to highlight the essential issues raised and to integrate and interpret them using a unifying theoretical framework. Special topic session presenters are required to publish at least an abstract of their presentations (or entire papers if they prefer) in a Proceedings volume. At least one author of each presentation in the proposal must agree to register and present at the conference, if it is accepted. Submissions must be received by December 2, 2005.

Submission guidelines. The following materials will be needed to fulfill APA requirements:

* Session type (e.g., symposia, panel discussion etc.)
* Program title (maximum 10 words)
* Complete listing of all participants with advanced degrees and affiliations
* Complete mailing and email addresses of all participants
* 300-word general statement of the session’s objective (in electronic form and ready to be copied/pasted)
* 300-word summary for each participant (in electronic form and ready to be copied/pasted)
* Special speaking accommodation request
* APA membership status (member/non-member)

Note: The organizers understand that 300 words may not be sufficient to present your ideas clearly. However, APA requires these summaries for publication in the proceedings. To help them better evaluate your proposal, you can submit an additional document containing a 1000 word summary of the session objective and a 500-1000 word summary for each individual presenter.

How to submit

Submissions can be emailed to thomas_kramer at baruch dot cuny dot edu or llau at merage dot uci dot edu. Please use MS Word attachments and indicate in the subject heading of your email message if the proposal is for an individual competitive paper, a poster session or a special session. An alternative submission method is through the APA electronic web delivery system at

http://apacustomout.apa.org/ConvCall/default.aspx.

The preference is for the former since it allows the organizers to deal with proposals directly and quickly.