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.

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

Students/Post-doc registration is $40, Faculty registration is $60. Registration deadline is January 1, 2013.

We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!

Best,

Melody Chao (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Rosalind Chow (Carnegie Mellon University)