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Organized by the : Emirates Psychological Society & Yemen Psychological Association & Egyptian Association of Psychological Studies First Régional Conference on "Psychology in The Middle East and North Africa" Conference Theme “Psychology for Sustainable Development and Peace”Dubai - United Arab Emirates - December 13-18/2003 Web Page : http://www.menarcp.net E.mail : menarcp@hotmail.com |
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§ CONFERENCE PURPOSEThe OVERALL PURPOSE of the conference is to create an open learning community for sharing highly effective skills in Psychology in the Middle East and North Africa. Participants will acquire knowledge and skills which they can implement in their academic and professional lives. Of the multitude who will gather in Dubai, most are in key positions in their respective societies and cultures to model and teach to many more.
§ CONFERENCE GOALS ARE TO: Key individuals and organizations from high risk regions attending the conference are linked with longer term, Intensive Training Programs offered by the conference sponsors and other organizations represented. The purpose here is to create local pools of trainers and facilitators in these regions.
Provide a multidisciplinary open forum for examining new ways of perceiving conflicts, differences, and issues of personal/ regional security, as well as managing them. This year's program includes an added focus on dynamics of terrorism throughout the world, and on issues in the Middle East and North Africa.
From a multicultural community experience to explore conference themes and create a common ground of reference and support. Nurturing a close international community is highly valued by participants. It is essential for engaging and integrating formal learning.
Devote program time for processing, brainstorming, and networking to ensure application and collaborative follow-through between events. Each year dynamic collaborations and association, wether direct action-oriented, education and training, or research in nature, come out of contacts at this conference.
Bring together high quality presenters at a time and place where many who represent societies in turnoil and upheaval, and who would otherwise be excluded due to economics and travel constraints, can participate fully. By design, full registrations from developed countries subsidize the costs of low income participants from economically impoverished societies to help in balancing the economic impact of attending.
Middle East / North Africa Regional Conference on Psychology will collaborate on and support training modules and relevant Psychology in the Middle East and North Africa projects by organizations. In addition, through our networking resources, the sponsors actively assist in linking and facilitating cooperation between groups and individuals.
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THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE : Pr. Michel Sabourin (Treasurer) Dept. Of Psychology, University of Montreal P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station Montreal (Quebec) CANADA H3C 3J7 Phone: +1 514 343 5784 Fax: +1 514 735 6277 E-mail: Michel.Sabourin@umontreal.ca
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY : Pr. Mike Knowles (President Elect) Monash University, Faculty of Business and Economics Dpt. of Management, PO Box 197 Caulfield East, Victoria 3145, AUSTRALIA, Phone +61 3 9903 1810 Fax: +61 3 9903 1168 E-mail: Mike.Knowles@BUSECO.MONASH.EDU.AU
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY : Pr. Klaus Boehnke (Secretary-General) School of Humanities and Social Sciences International University Bremen Campus Ring 1 D-28759 Bremen Germany
THE YEMEN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION : Dr Hassan Kassim Khan (President( Ph.D. in clinical psychology Associate Professor Chief of the Department of Medical Behavioral Sciences at the faculty of Medicine – Aden University. Dr. Khan participated and contributed to the establishment of Aden University, Yemen.
He developed curriculum of psychology applied to the Medical Practice as well as Health and disease process for Medical undergraduates and other health care professionals. President of Yemen Psychological Association, Chief Editor of Yemen Mental Health journal, Dr. Khan conducted field research and cross-cultural studies published in Arabic and English on child Mental Health and Rights, on coping with stress in different cultures and psychiatric diseases and on drug abuse in Yemen.
Dr. Khan has presented the NGO’s alternative report on Yemen’s child rights to the UN International Committee on Children Rights-Geneva. Vice President of the World Federation for Mental Health Middle East Region. For a 4 year term 1997 – 2000 and Vice president of the Arab NGOS Federation for Drug Abuse.
Department of Medical Behavioral Sciences Aden University- Yemen Phone: + 967-2 231-852 Fax: + 967- 2- 231- 852
THE EMIRATES PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY : Dr. Raymond H. Hamden (President) Born in the United States of America, he practiced psychology in Washington, D.C. since 1979. The diverse cross-cultural services are in Clinical, Organizational, School, and International consultation. In 1990, Dr. Hamden established a professional psychology practice in the United Arab Emirates.
He earned a Ph.D. in Psychology and continued post-graduate studies in Modern Psychoanalysis. With the University of Maryland, Dr. Hamden was a 1986 Visiting Fellow at the Center for International Development and Conflict Management. His research and consulting was in Political Psychology – the psychology of terrorists and hostage situations. He coined the term “The Retributional Terrorist – Type 4”. His work was published as a chapter in a 4-volume text entitled The Psychology Terrorism (Dr. Chris Stout, editor. Greenwood Publishers). Dr. Hamden has contracted to write a book entitled Terrorist Psychology: a typology for the same publishers.
An Adjunct Clinical Professor with the University of Indianapolis (Cyprus campus), he is also a member of several professional organizations and holds Diplomate status and Fellow status in five areas of expertise with professional societies. International consultations are in Clinical Psychology, Domestic Relations, Trauma, and Crisis Intervention (Critical Incident Stress Debriefing).
Dr. Hamden has taught and supervised undergraduate and graduate student in psychology and behavioral science for business administration courses including Organizational Behavior, Psychology of Advertising, Business Ethics, Business Communications, and other related subjects. He has also consulted to international companies and organizations designing surveys and programs in Cross-Cultural Awareness, Managing Stress Successfully, Managing Diversity, Creating Effective Workgroups, Self-Awareness, Transitional and Leadership Changes, and others.
He is Director of the Comprehensive Medical Center in Dubai. Having published in newsprint on regular basis, he also had a weekly Psychology segment on Arabic Radio (ARN, 98.9 FM) and on English Radio (Emirates2 Radio, 99.3 FM in Dubai, 106 FM in Abu Dhabi).
Dr. Hamden works both specialties in one – clinical and organizational psychology along with a keen sensitivity to cross-cultural issues. Developing Employee Assistance Programs and facilitating Corporate Training and Development programs are some of the features Dr. Hamden manages into his schedule. Two articles on Organizational Psychology were recently published – Employee Selection and Placement: assessment application in the Middle East and The Importance of Career Interest Tests in the Arab World (Middle East Quality Review, 2000). In addition, he is co-author of a text entitled Balanced-4-Life: before burnout (in press).
The International Union of Psychological Sciences (IUPsyS) in collaboration with the International Academy of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) selected Dr. Hamden as President of the MENA Regional Conference on Psychology 2003. He is also President of the Emirates Psychological Society.
Comprehesive Medical Center Post Office Box 11806 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Phone: + 971- 4- 331-4777 Fax: + 971- 4- 331- 4001
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The Middle East and North Africa Regional Conference of Psychology (MENA RCP) will be held at the Le Meridien in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 13 to 18 December 2003. The scientific and professional conference will be held during the first 4 days and will be followed by 2 days of workshop activities.
The Organizers of the Conference wish to extend a most cordial invitation to all those who wish to contribute to the deliberations and success of this conference. It is expected that the participation will involve distinguished psychologists of the region, as well as a significant number of psychology professionals and researchers from all over the world.
Under the main theme of “Psychology for Sustainable Development and Peace”, a number of substantial issues and topics of importance to the development of psychology in the Middle East and North African region have been identified that will be specifically addressed. These topics and issues are listed below. You are invited to make further suggestions concerning topics and issues that could be added to this list: · The role of psychology in the prevention and resolution of conflicts · Cross-cultural issues and indigenization of psychology· Changing trends in organizational psychology and in the management of human resources · The psychology of terrorism · The psychological study of peace · The human dimensions of global environmental change · The role of psychology in a multidisciplinary environment · Psychology and religion · Post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma management · The regional and national organization of psychology
Submission of symposia, papers and posters In addition to a number of outstanding keynote and invited presentations, the scientific program will comprise symposia, roundtables, oral (paper) presentations and interactive poster sessions. See the following section for an outline of the conference program structure.
Anyone who wishes to participate in the scientific program should submit a proposal before 1 November 2003. Your proposal will be submitted to the Scientific Program Committee and a notification of acceptance will be sent no more than 30 days after its reception. Papers can be submitted either in Arabic or in English. Further information concerning registration and accommodation will be available in the Second Announcement.
A symposium consists of a group of closely coordinated papers by different authors that address a particular issue or problem. They may include a discussant, who should have read all the papers in advance. Proposals for symposia are the responsibility of the symposium coordinator, who should supply all the information required. The normal duration of a symposium is 2 hours, and should allow time for discussion (at least 10 minutes).
All symposia submissions should include: (1) The title of the proposed symposium. (2) An overall abstract (200 words) for the symposium. (3) The abstracts (100 words) of each of the individual presentations. (4) Author(s) name, title, affiliation, address, E-mail, phone and fax numbers. (5) Audio-visual equipment required (see Note below).
A note on audio-visual equipment: Efforts will be made to supply LCD projectors and VCR/TV, at minimal costs. However, each room will be equipped with slide and overhead projectors, at no cost.
Proposals may me submitted by mail, E-mail or fax. Preference is for submissions presented by E-mail in non-formatted text. Submissions should be contained in an E-mail message, NOT as an attached file. In the subject line of the message, please indicate (MENARCP 2003 - <YOUR LAST NAME>). Please indicate clearly what type of presentation you are submitting, that is symposia, roundtable, paper or poster. All submissions should be sent to:
By mail : Scientific Program Committee Secretariat of MENA RCP 2003 Post Office Box 11806 Dubai, United Arab Emirates By fax : (971 4) 331-4001 By E-mail : menarcp@hotmail.com
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Here are some of the important dates to remember for the conference.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: November 1st 2003. Notification of decision by the Scientific Committee: October 1st 2003. Deadline for early registration: October 1st 2003. Conferences and seminars: from the 14th to the 16th included. Timings: 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Workshops: from the 17th to the 18th included. Timings: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
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Links to Some Hotels in Dubai Hotels in Dubai To have an idea of the prices for each hotel: www.dubai.the-hotels.com Bustan Rotana albustan@rotana.com 5 star City Center Hotel cityhotl@emirates.net.ae 4 star Capitol Hotel caphotel@emirates.net.ae 5 star
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AT A TIME OF PROFOUND CRISIS- a time that calls for new thinking, new Understanding, and new ways of relating in an increasingly interdependant regional community.
Conference theme "Psychology in the Middle East and North Africa For Sustainable Development and Peace"
The CONFERENCE PROGRAM ADDRESSES all levels and dimensions of " Psychology in the Middle East and North Africa", from the intrapersonal- to the interpersonal- to relationships between groups, organizations, cultures, spiritual traditions, and societies - and ultimately among all humankind.
PRESENTERS REPRESENT MANY DOMAINS OF PSYCHOLOGY - clinical, forensic, educational, marriage and family therapy, Psychometrics (including local standardization) as well as OTHER DISCIPLINES AND CULTURES, including education, ecology & environmental sciences, medicine, peace/ conflict resolution activism, social work, sociology, organizational and community development.
In addition to the variety of topics and regions being addressed this year is an increased emphasis on the dynamics of violence throughout the world, and on issues affecting The Middle East & North Africa and the improvement of regional perception throughout the world.
Psychology is a science and a profession for the common good of all people.
Dates: 13 December thru 18 December 2003
5 DAYS of full-day institutes, workshops, round tables, and lectures reflect a broad and in-depth selection of views and practical approaches to "Psychology in the Middle East and North Africa". Facilitated evening community meetings, focused on topics that arise during the course of the conference, are offered to encourage dialogue and interaction between participants. A portion of the evening program time and space is allocated to provide many opportunities for additional sessions and evolving, spontaneous meetings, as well as social/ cultural events.
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We hope you'll find the information you need on this site about the conference and look forward hearing from you. MENARCP Post Office Box: 11806 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Phone: (971-4) 331 - 4777 Fax: (971- 4) 331 - 4001 Please get in touch to offer comments and join our mailing list. MENARCP* Post Office Box 11806 * Dubai* United Arab Emirates
An invitation to participate in the Middle East and North Africa Regional Conference of Psychology The Conference to be held next December in Dubai, U.A.E., is a very significant event. initiated ten years ago, such regional conferences have offered the opportunity for psychologists from different broad regional areas of the world to gather under the auspices of major international organizations of psychology. This year, the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) has the primary responsibility for the Conference, with the collaboration of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and the International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP(
It is my pleasure to invite the psychologists from the Middle East and North Africa to come to Dubai and contribute to the scientific program. It is important that psychologists of the region develop close relationships and engage in new forms of collaboration. The IUPsyS is committed to ensuring that psychology as a science and as a profession attains greater visibility and demonstrates its impact and usefulness for the benefit of society. The Conference themes of sustainable development and peace are of special value. This is why I hope that a large number of psychologists from the academic and the professional fields will contribute to make this event an outstanding success. Michel Denis President, International Union of Psychological Science
This conference will provide the gathering of mental health care professionals throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Responding to continuing education and training in specific areas of professional psychology, workshops on different topics will be led by world renowned experts in areas of clinical, forensic, organizational, educational, marriage and family.
This will be an opportunity to disseminate psychological knowledge and services to the related fields of psychology, which will foster current and future advantages as continuing perspectives in this growing field of expertise.
One goal of this conference is to facilitate the communication between the scientific researchers and the professional psychologists of the different countries of the region to discuss the development and present status of psychology in the Middle Eastern and North African nations and its sustainable development.
We will highlight some of the Middle Eastern and North African scholars' contributions to psychology, showing the contemporary status of psychology in the Middle East and North Africa countries, showing the main trends of research, and the difficulties and obstacles which are hindering its development.
One of the goals of the IUPsyS, as specified in its Statutes, is to promote the development of psychology by helping with the creation of regional organizations of psychology and by promoting the exchange of ideas and the communication of scientific information within these regional organizations.
This is why the IUPsyS has chosen to promote the development of psychology in the Middle East and North Africa by sustaining the organization of a regional conference of psychology in Dubai. Needless to say, that the solid and very experienced convention and touristic infra- structure of Dubai was an important element of our decision, as is the fact that Dubai is centrally located and readily accessible to all psychologist of the region. It is also, as most of you would agree a very pleasant place to be! In the past, many attempts have been made to create a regional umbrella for the different existing Arabic psychology associations, but these attempts failed, mainly because of a lack of support from the international psychological community.
This time, the support is clearly present and we are convinced that we will succeed in brining together all the psychologist of the region with the goal of furthering the development of a vigorous and innovative Arabic psychology where past roots go back to the 9th century.
IUPsyS has selected Dr. Raymond H. Hamden as the chairperson of the conference. An American Psychologist of Arab descent, he has been practicing in Dubai and the UAE since 1990. < rhhamden@hotmail.com >
The Yemen Psychological Association President, Dr. Hassan Kassim Khan, can be contacted at : kassim6@yahoo.com. He is the Associate Professor Chief of the Department of Medical Behavioral Sciences at the faculty of Medicine- Aden University- Yemen.
Our Philosophy The Conference's goal is to promote information about psychology in the Middle East and North Africa and permit all professionals related to that field to attend. The spirit of gathering professionals with the same interests and exchanging knowledge is omnipresent.
On this page you will find the details of the Middle East / North Africa Regional Conference of Psychology
WORKSHOPS FOR MENARCP Dec. 200317th Dec. 2003- 8 hr. workshop = 8 credits I General Forensic Psychology—(leading to further certification( II Psychometric Assessments in Organizations—(certification available( 18th Dec. 2003- 8 hr. workshop = 8 credits I Crisis Intervention Stress Debreifing—(leading to further certification( II Stress Management and Balanced-4- Life—(certification available( These workshops will run parallel on the two days.
LIST OF POTENTIAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR MENA RCP
All people who have recently indicated to me a desire or the need to attend
From the IUPsyS: P rof. Michel Denis, FRANCE, president Dr. Merry Bullock, USA, Deputy Secretary General Dr. Saths Cooper, SOUTH AFRICA, Prof. Ype Poortinga, NETHERLANDS Prof. Elizabeth Nair, SINGAPORE Prof, Ingrid Lunt, UNITED KINGDOM Prof. Michel Sabourin, CANADA, Treasurer Prof. Cigdem Kagitcibasi, TURKEY (She should also be asked to join the Scientific Program Committee( Prof. Kurt Pawlik, GERMANY, Past-president IUPsyS and ISSC
From IAAP: Dr. Mike Knowles, AUSTRALIA, President elect Dr. Michael Frese, GERMANY, President Dr. Raymond Fowler, USA, Treasurer Dr. Jose Maria Prieto, SPAIN, Secretary General Dr. Charles Spielberger, USA, Past-President Dr. James Georgas, GREECE, ICAP 2006 organizer Two more colleagues (names to be sent to me) from GREECE (n.b.: They would want to have a booth to promote the Athens ICAP 2006 meeting(
From IACCP: Prof. Shalom Schwartz, ISRAEL, President-elect Prof. Klaus Boehnke, GERMANY, Secretary General Abdel Basit Merghani - The psychology of epidemic armed conflict and the Role of Peace Culture and Tolerant Education on conflict Resolution/ Sudanese children’s vision towards their rights in peace Vs. war culture.
Epidemic of conflict and the role of Peace culture and Tolerance education on conflict resolution.
- Achmad Mubarok- To Analyze the smile of terrorists. - Adrian Furnham & Ramy Mottabu : Sex & Culture differences in the estimates of general and multiple intelligence: A study comparing British & Egyptian students. - Agneta Borgman- Are young Muslim women from different cultural backgrounds, welcoming, accepting or rejecting the western influences that are part of their society and are they advocating a more traditional or modern interpretation of the Qur’an.?- Young Muslim Women. - Ahmed M. El-Hassan Shennan- Association of family and parent factors with child adjustment in a Sudanese sample. - Annedore Schulze - Social conflict in the filed of computer science- a cross-cultural comparison. - Avi Sagi-Schwartz – Chronic exposure to catastrophic experiences and terrorism: Links to children’s future state of mind and functioning. - Bob Hicks – Let’s get things straight. - Brigitte Khoury, Qutayba Abdullatif & Charles Spielberger – Adaptation of the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) of Spielberger to Arabic. - Carina Coulacoglou – Workshop: The Fairy tale test: A personality Test for Children. - Chantel Forslund - Child anger Management Program. - Charles Harb (& James Georgas as a discussant) – Predictors of life satisfaction across cultures: Values and self-construals in the UK, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. - Cigdem Kagitcibasi – Psychological Contributions Toward Enhancing Cognitive Competence: Experience from Turkey. - Dawn Mc Bride : The assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress using the impact of event scale.+ see “roundtable” - Debo Akande - Are fathers equal to mothers : a look at triadic co-sleeping (mother-father-baby) - a replication study. - Dina Badri – Sudanese women experience in Peace building and conflict resolution. - Erhabor Sunday – African Psychotherapy: some Psychotherapeutic techniques. - Fariboz Dortaj – Comparison of war combatant and noncombatant students on educational achievement. - Ghalya Saadawi - Political Party Identity, National Identity and Intergroup conflict in Lebanon: A social Identity Perspective. - Hamid Kamar Zarin – A content analysis on children’s story books - by psychological view. - Kathleen Myambo & Walter Renner – Human Values in Egypt: A lexical Approach. - Khiati Abdul Kadir El-Amir – Guidance and counseling : A cross-cultural approach. - Klaus Boehnke - Clinical psychological studies in the Middle East. - Marie-France Waxin – Extension of Schwartz’s theory to the domain of work values: the development of a work value model empirically tested on a sample of French, English and Moroccan executives.– in Arabic- Culturally sensitive revision of personality theories and psychotherapeutic approaches: a model of intervention for collective client. - Marwan Dwairy – Stress management among collective societies: the case of Palestinian-Arabs in Israel. - Mona Abdel Fattah Younes- Cyber counseling- a new hope in a new millenium - Musaeed Al Najjar – Self-esteem and state – trait anxiety in relation to drug Misuse in Kuwait. - Najat Mohd Sayem Khalil- Children’s chewing Quat phenomenon in the Yemen society. - Omar Al- Modayfer – Mental Health and social changes, deliberate self-harm admissions as an index. - Omar Khaleefa – Indigenization of psychology in the Arab world. - Osman Ibrahim Alhussein Babikir- Mental development of Sudanese displaced and urban resident pupils in Khartoum State (Sudan) 7-8 years; average 7 ½ years. - Oussama Mansour - Workshop- talent- the new frontier (psychometric assessments in organizations( - Reinhild Robertson – Specialized in eating disorders- no title- no abstract - Rajeev Nagia – Ignoring the human factor in environment - Rasool Noghabi – Poster- the relationship between students’ cognitive style (field dependence-filed independence) and their parents’ child rearing practice. - Rayane A. Alamuddin & Jesse S. Downs – Attitudes concerning violence against the US in the Arab-Middle East: An alternative approach. - Reda Abouserie & Karima Ewida –A cross-cultural study for the emotional creativity construct and its correlates
ROUNDTABLES : - Daniel Crocco, Richard Mapstone, Norman Crawford, John Whiteoak : Alternative dispute resolution / mediation techniques : Do western models apply? - Daniel Crocco, Dawn McBride : Assessment and management of personal stress in the Emirates: Western and Arab models. - Daniel Crocco : Therapeutic work with couples in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders. - Rose Joudi – an analysis of how female Arab migrants talk and make sense of cultural conservation and preservation in Western society. - Samah Mohamed Elnour - Waiting for an abstract. - Samir Farad (& Lutz Eckensberger as discussant) – Islamic Neuro -Linguistic Programming - Shagufta Jabeen – Correlates of Emotional Intelligence Profile and Social Support Network System among the old age people. - Shahe Kazarian – Psychology in Lebanon - Challenges and prospects. - Shalom Schwartz – Mapping and understanding cultural differences in the world. - Shazia Haris – Psychology of peace, role of electronic media in altering perceptions and mass opinion OR Role of psychologists out side academia, helping governments adapt to changing environments. - Shukran Abdul Rahman – Rejuvenating Career Service to Yield Sustainable Development: A solution to unemployment phenomena in Malaysia. - Sola Olowu – Giving psychology in Africa a shot in the arm; IFE Psychologia in focus. - Souha Ezzedeen – Cognitive intrusion and Balance 4 life workshop with Raymond Hamden - Talib Kafaji: Holistic (psychosocial) model of substance dependency treatment program for the national rehabilitation center-Abu Dhabi. - Tesfay Bahta – The prevalence of unipolar depression among the students of the University of Witwatersrand. Verma Himanshu – poster/symposia session on psychology of feminism in Afro- Asian regions and the role of women engineers in sustainable development of the region. - Waheeda Khan – Terrorism and mental health. - Wan Ahmad – Overview of Play therapy: theory, function and application. - Zygmunt L. Ostrowski & Marie-Christine Josse - Art-therapy for children in distress (orphans of war, street children, orphans …) using art-therapy for detraumatisation - Zygmunt L. Ostrowski - attitude of southern Sudanese children towards war in Sudan.
LANGUAGE MEDIUM : The official conference languages are English and Arabic. Interpreters will be assigned to each presentation and event, and are also available in the general milieu. There will be registration fees to attend the Conference and extra fees for attending the workshops. Please call us at (971- 4) 331 4777 or send us an e-mail at menarcp@hotmail.com
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Roundtables A roundtable is a more informal discussion among people of contrasting or complementary views. Roundtable participants are not expected to deliver a formal paper. The roundtable moderator is responsible for arranging participation of roundtable members. Normally, a roundtable will comprise opening remarks by participants, a discussion among participants, followed by discussion with the audience.
A roundtable proposal should include: (1) The title or theme of the proposed roundtable (2) An abstract (150 words) of its content (3) Participant(s) names, titles, affiliations, addresses, E-mail, phone and fax numbers. (4) Audio-visual equipment required (see Note below).
Oral (paper) presentations Oral (paper) presentations are useful for presenting concepts or arguments or for summarizing data; a paper is not the place for a detailed presentation of data; for this purpose, a poster presentation would be more suitable. All papers submitted will be grouped with others in a paper session of a similar theme. The Scientific Program Committee has final responsibility for the composition of the paper sessions. Presenters will have no more than 20 minutes (presentation of 15 minutes, followed by a 5 minutes discussion) for their presentation. Presenters are expected to bring 25 copies of their paper to the conference for circulation.
Interactive posters An interactive poster presentation consists of an exhibit of materials that report research activities in a visual format. This provides a platform that enables the presenter to interact with their audience and allows conference attendees to browse and discuss material with presenters. Interactive poster sessions will last 2 hours during which time the poster is displayed and the author(s) is(are) present. Posters will be grouped by theme. An interactive poster is particularly useful for presenting data or models. It is not good for presenting a lot of text or an extended argument. Normally, the poster presentation should consist of a maximum of 12 sheets of A4 paper (letter size) or 6 sheets of A3 (which is double the size of A4) or a larger sheet of a similar total size. The typeface should be no smaller than 24 points (to make it easily readable from a meter away). Diagrams and clear tables are excellent, as are bullet points to summarize the argument and findings. The use of colours and pictures are also a great advantage. Presenters should bring 25 copies of their papers for distribution.
All paper and poster submissions should include: (1) The title of the proposed presentation (2) An abstract (150 words) (3) Author(s) name, title, affiliation, address, E-mail, phone and fax numbers. (4) Audio-visual equipment required (see Note below)
A note on audio-visual equipment: Efforts will be made to supply LCD projectors and VCR/TV, at minimal costs. However, each room will be equipped with slide and overhead projectors, at no cost.
Outline of the Conference Program
13 December: - 0900 to 1700 : Registration of participants - 1700 to 1900 : Opening session and Inauguration - 1900 to 2100 : Opening Reception
14 – 16 December: - 0900 to 1000: Keynote addresses - 1000 to 1200: Symposia, paper presentations, interactive posters - 1200 to 1300: Lunch - 1400 to 1500: Keynote addresses, roundtables - 1500 to 1700: Symposia, paper presentations, interactive posters - 1700 to 1800: Keynote addresses, roundtables
17 – 18 December: - 0900 to 1800: Workshops on professional and scientific issues. The complete program of these workshops will be available in the Second Announcement (planned for April 2003); there will be a choice of one and two-day workshops. We welcome all suggestions of themes and issues that you would like the program to cover.
Special events: - On December 14, there will be a contributory dinner reception for participants and guests (tickets can be purchased separately). - On 16 December, there will be a Closing Session from 1700 to 1800.
Organization of the Conference
President of the Conference: Dr. Raymond H. Hamden Emirates Psychological Society Post Office Box 11806 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Chair of the Scientific Program Committee:
Prof. Hassan
Kassim Khan
Faculty of Medicine
University of Aden, Aden-Kormaksar, YEMEN Organization Committee Dr. Raymond H. Hamden, Chair Prof. Hassan Kassim Khan, Co-Chair Prof. Michel Sabourin, IUPsyS liaison Prof. Michael Knowles, IAAP liaison Etc…
Scientific Program Committee Prof. Hassan Kassim Khan, chair Prof. Michel Denis (France) Prof. Cigdem Kagitcibasi (Turkey) Prof. Michael Knowles (Australia) Prof. Amal Sadik (Egypt) Prof. Michel Sabourin (Canada) Etc…
Secretariat of the Conference MENARCP 2003 Post Office Box 11806 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (971-4) 331 4777 (FAX) 331 4001
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Hereunder you will find some concrete details about the conference.
Dates of the Middle East and North Africa Regional Conference of Psychology: 13 December 2003 to 18 December 2003.
Location: United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Le Meridien. Contact details: Post Office Box 10001- Dubai Tel: +971 4 282 4040 Fax: +971 4 282 4672 E-mail: sales@le-meridien-dubai.com Website: www.lemeridien-dubai.com This venue is at a 5 minute drive from the national airport of Dubai. Rooms can be booked by personally contacting Le Meridien at the above mentioned contact details.
Languages: English. e-mail: menarcp@hotmail.com
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With the support of the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce, a first regional conference on “Psychology in the Middle East and North Africa: for sustainable development and peace” will be held from 13 December through 18 December 2003 under the primary auspices of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), and the collaboration of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and the International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology (IACCP(
§ The International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) is the most important psychological organization in the world. It isa federation of 69 National Country members representing over ½ million psychologists in all regions. It represents psychology in its full breadth as a science and as a profession. The IUPsyS holds Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, official relations with the world health organization, and it has formal associate relations with UNESCO through its membership in the international council of science and the international social science council. It holds a quadrennial congress (the next is Beijing, China in 2004) and has a strong publications program including the International Journal of Psychology. < www.iupsys.org > <mailto:info@iupsys.org
§ The International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), was founded in 1920 as an individual membership organization that represents psychologists working in 14 different fields of application of psychology for instance, clinical psychology, educational psychology, work psychology, forensic psychology and many others specialized areas. It has thousands of members in every part of the world. Every four years it holds a major international congress (the next being Athens, Greece in 2006),and has been a major partner in the development of regional conferences of psychology. The IAAP is an affiliate of IUPsyS. < http://www.iaapsy.org >< iaap@psi.ucm.ae >
§ The International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) is the smallest and the youngest of the three international organizations in psychology, under the auspices of whom this regional conference is being held. It was created over 25 years ago by researchers in psychology who wanted to study culture’s effects on human behavior and development. The behavioral observations that form the basis of the cross-cultural studies are communicated all over the world through publications and regular meetings held typically in conjunction with international congresses. < http://www.iaccp.org >
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