SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

The scientific program consisting of Symposia, Invited Addresses, Controversial Debates and Individual Paper Sessions will be scheduled between Monday, 21 July and Friday, 25 July starting at 08:00 h and finishing at 18:45 h. All Pre-Congress Workshops will take place on Sunday afternoon, 20 July and are followed by the Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception in the evening.

The final scientific program is now online

Instructions for Speakers

Instructions for Poster Presenters

FORMATS

Invited Contributions
The selection procedure for invited contributions was based on nominations by all IUPsyS national members. From this list of nominees the Scientific Committee of ICP 2008 selected approximately 100 colleagues for Invited Addresses and approximately 200 colleagues as chairs of Invited Symposia.

Invited Address
An Invited Address is a lecture scheduled for 60 minutes. The speakers will focus on either an overview of their area of expertise or latest developments
in their field. All Invited Addresses will have a chair to introduce the speaker and moderate a short discussion or select questions from the audience. The daily time slots for Invited Addresses are 10.15 – 11.15 h, 13.45 – 14.45 h and 15.00 – 16.30 h.

The president of the International Union of Psychological Science, J. Bruce Overmier, will give his Presidential Address on Monday, 21 July, 10.15 – 11.15 h in hall 3.

Invited Symposium
Colleagues who have been invited to chair a symposium were asked to gather a group of speakers and discussants for a lively exchange on the state of research and future challenges in a specific field. An Invited Symposium lasts 120 minutes. The daily time slots for Invited Symposia are 08.00 – 10.00 h, 11.30 – 13.30 h and 16.45 – 18.45 h.

In addition to regular Invited Symposia the International Union of Psychological Science provided for 12 IUPsyS Invited Symposia. They also last 120 minutes and will be held in the time slots 08.00 – 10.00 h, 11.30 – 13.30 h and 16.45 – 18.45 h.

Controversial Debate
Controversial Debates are a new presentation format that we introduce in Berlin, and that we hope will stimulate discussion during the congress. Controversial Debates will focus on topics that are both inherently important and interesting to all psychologists.

Submitted Contribution
Participants were invited to submit abstracts for the following presentation formats. All submitted abstracts were reviewed by the Scientific Committee.

Symposium
Submitted symposia have a minimum of six participants and were submitted by the respective chair(s). The chairs were asked to invite participants from more than one country if possible. The daily time slots for symposia are
08.00 – 10.00 h, 11.30 – 13.30 h, and 16.45 – 18.45 h.

Oral Presentation
Participants could also submit individual oral contributions. The submitted abstracts for oral presentations were reviewed by the Scientific Committee and than grouped into thematic sessions. One or two of the respective participants were selected to chair the session. The number of individual oral contributions within these paper sessions varies depending on the time slot for presentation. Paper sessions are scheduled for all daily time slots.

Poster and Rapid Communication Poster
There will be two poster sessions per day. All posters will be exhibited in hall 2 of the ICC Berlin. The morning poster session starts at 09.00 h and ends at 12.00 h. The afternoon poster session is scheduled from 14.00 h to 17.00 h. There will be no afternoon session on Friday, 25 July. Posters exhibited simultaneously are grouped into thematic sessions based on the ICP 2008 topic list.

Pre-Congress Workshop
On Sunday, 20 July, 13.00 – 17.00 h, pre-congress workshops will be held at the congress venue. These workshops cover a wide range of topics.
The pre-congress workshops are not included in the registration fee. A separate registration is necessary. Registrations for pre-congress workshops
will be accepted on a first-come, firstserved basis. The maximum number of participants for pre-congress workshops is limited. However, some pre-congress workshops are still available. Please check at the congress counter
for further information.

BDP Workshops for Professionals
(in German language)
In order to provide an opportunity for professionals whose working language is German, the Association of German Professional Psychologists (BDP) offers a special workshop program on Monday, 21 July, 16.00 h. The topics  range from clinical over school psychology to psychotherapy. The organizers have applied for the accreditation of credit points through the Chambers of Psychotherapists.
The BDP workshop program is not included in the registration fee. A separate registration is necessary. Registrations for the workshops will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The maximum number of participants for the BDP workshop program is limited. However, some workshops are still available. Please check at the congress counter for further information.