REMINDER: Young Scholar Presentation and Poster submissions are due on Dec. 1!

Dear colleagues,

We are excited to announce that the Group Processes and Intergroup Relations Pre-Conferencewill be returning to theSPSP conventionthis year! The pre-conference will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday, January 17, 2013 from 8am to 4:30pm.

The program includes an excellent lineup ofspeakers, a poster session, continental breakfast, and coffee breaks (with snacks). Following a growing tradition at this pre-conference,two current graduate students or recent Ph.D.'s will also present their work (see information about applying below).

Confirmed Speakers:

Denise Lewin Loyd (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Miguel Unzueta (University of California, Los Angeles)

Nicole Stephens (Northwestern), MarYam Hamedani, & Mesmin Destin

Radmilla Prislin (San Diego State University)

Richard Moreland (University of Pittsburgh)

Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton (University of California at Berkeley)

Stacey Sinclair (Princeton University)

Tamar Saguy (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya) & Eran Halperin

The full program and registration information are available on the preconference website:

http://www.bm.ust.hk/mgmt/gpir/index.html

Young Scholar Presentations:

Current graduate students or recent Ph.D.'s (degree received in 2011 or later) are invited to submit proposals to give 15 minute talks at the pre-conference. These presentations should address topics in the field of group processes and intergroup relations. The guidelines for these talks are the same as those for the SPSP conference (e.g., 250 word abstracts must outline specific goals of the study, methods used, a summary of results, and a conclusion). Data must be collected prior to submission. All submissions for presentations will also be considered for the poster session!

Poster Presentations:

We also invite poster submissions describing original research on group processes and intergroup relations. The guidelines for these are the same as those for the SPSP conference (e.g., 250 word abstracts must outline specific goals of the study, methods used, a summary of results, and a conclusion).

The deadline for young scholar and poster submissions is December 1, 2012. To submit a proposal, please go to the submission website: http://hkust.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_aeK4ELI2SzvzDmt

We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!

Best,

Melody Chao (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Rosalind Chow (Carnegie Mellon University)