Invited Symposia

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of the symposia.

One session treatment of specific phobias

Convenor                        Lars-Göran Öst (SE) Stockholm University
Participants Gerhard Andersson (SE) Linköping University                                                                
  Gerd Kvale (NO) University of Bergen
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Expressing emotions: When and how is it effective

Convenor                     

Heiddis Valdimarsdóttir (US) Mount Sinai school of Medicine                                       
Participants  Sigridur Sjofn Augustsdottir (IS) University of Iceland 
  Bobby (Robert) Zachariae (DK) Aarhus University Hospital
  Talma Hendler (IL) Tel Aviv University
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Virtual Reality in Clinical Psychology and Rehabilitation

Convenor       Giuseppe Riva (IT) Catholic University of Milan 
   
Cultural differences in traffic safety and behaviour

Convenor          Timo Lajunen (TR) Middle East Technical University
Participants  Torbjørn Rundmo (NO) Norwegian University of Science and Technology 
  J. El. Chliaoutakis (GR) Technological Educational Institute
  Henriette Wallén Warner (TR) Middle East Technical University
  Esma Gaygisiz (TR) Middle East Techniccal University
  Hroar Klempe (NO) Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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Olfactory Cognition

Convenor     Maria Larsson (SE) Stockholm University  
     
 

Research at the border between perception and memory: Repetition priming in vision

Convenor       Árni Kristjánsson (IS) University of Iceland
Participants  Dominique Lamy (IL) Tel Aviv University   
  Gianluca Campana (IT) University of Padova  
  Markus Sneve, Tor Endestad & Svein Magnussen (NO), University of Oslo           
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Cross-cultural Challenges and Safety Performance in Organizations

Convenor      Kathryn Mearns (UK) University of Aberdeen  
Participants  Alistair Cheyne (UK/SP) Loughborough University Business School/   
  Universitat de València  
  Jorunn E. Tharaldsen (NO) International Research Institute of Stavanger          
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International Praxis in Critical Community Psychology

Convenors  Ibrahim Makkawi (PS) Birzeit University &          
  David Fryer (UK/AU) Stirling University/Charles Sturt University                            
Participants Mohamed Seedat (ZA) University of South Africa  
  Adele Laing (Scotland) University of Stirling   
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Ecological Perspectives on Children's Development

Convenor    Jytte Bang (DK) Copenhagen University
Participants  Alan Costall (UK) University of Portsmouth
  Harry Heft (US) Denison University
  Mariane Hedegaard (DK) Copenhagen University                                                      
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Cognitive hearing science: from signal to dialogue

Convenor    Jerker Rönnberg (SE) Linköping and Örebro Universities
Participants  M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller (CA) University of Toronto 
  Adriana A. Zekveld (NL) VU University medical center                                        
  Mary Rudner (SE) Linköping University
  Björn Lyxell (SE) Linköping University
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Culture and Religion- Implications on therapy, and Psycho-educational Process for better outcomes

Convenor  Samir Parikh (IND) Max Healthcare  
   

Case Studies in Therapeutic and Collaborative Assessment with Children, Adolescents, Older Adults and Families

Convenor                Leonard Handler (US) University of Tennessee
Participants Heikki Toivakka (FIN) Tampere University Hospital
  Deborah J. Tharinger (US) The University of Texas at Austin
  Diane Engelman (US) Center for Collaborative Psychology and Psychiatry, California
  Janet B. Allyn (US) Center for Collaborative Psychology and Psychiatry
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Community and critical psychology perspectives on contemporary problems: suicide, intoxication, natural disasters, disability and unemployment
(Two sessions)

Convenors                     David Fryer (UK/AU) Stirling University, Scotland and Charles Sturt University, Australia
  Nicholas Carr (NO) Haukeland University Hospital
  Jacqui Akhurst (UK) York St. John University, England
Participants Erik Iversen and Arvid Skutle (NO) The Bergen Clinics Foundation
  Adele Laing (UK) Robert Gordon University
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Behavioral, cognitive, and biological determinants of substance (ab)use in adolescence and adulthood: results from several population-based cohorts

Convenor  Anja Huizink (NL) University of Amsterdam
Participants Tellervo Korhonen (FI) University of Helsinki                                                                    
  Elina Sihvola (FI) University of Helsinki
  Antti Latvala (FI) University of Helsinki
  Ulla Broms (FI) University of Helsinki
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The intersubjective infant: from imitating to relating

Convenor                       Emese Nagy (UK) University of Dundee &
  Daniel N. Stern (CH) S University of Geneva 
Participants Mikael Heimann (SE) Linköping University
  Nadja Reissland (UK) University of Durham                                                              
Discussant Daniel N. Stern (CH) University of Geneva
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Developing ethical codes for a changing world
(EFPA Standing Committee on Ethics)

Convenor Geoff Lindsay (UK) University of Warwick
Participants                  

Henk Geertsema (NL) Vrije Universiteit medisch centrum                                                    

  Yesim Korkut (TR) Bahcesehir University
  Victor Cláudio (PT) Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada                                                             
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Ethical issues for psychologists in addressing social justice

Convenor

Jean L. Pettifor (CA) University of Calgary
Participants Nora Sveaass (NO) University of Oslo
  Nancy Arthur (CA) University of Calgary                          
  Doug Wassenaar (ZA) University of KwaZulu-Natal                                            
  Tom Strong (CA) University of Calgary
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Social Identity & Health

Convenor Fabio Sani (UK) Universtiy of Dundee
Participants S. Alexander Haslam (UK) University of Exeter                                                   
  Catherine Haslam (UK) University of Exeter
  Aarti Lyer (AU) University of Queensland
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Adolescent Transitions in Changing Societies

Convenor Marion Kloep (UK) Univeristy of Glamorgan
Participants Filomena Parada (PT) University of Porto
  Katariina Salmela-Aro (FI) University of Jyväskylä
  Alicia Facio (AR) Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios                                        
  Leo B. Hendry (UK) University of Glamorgan
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The nature of the Psychology PhD qualification across Europe
(EFPA standing committee on science)

Conductor Nigel Foreman (UK) Middlesex University
Participants Nebi Sumer (TR) Middle East Technical University
  Knud-Erik Sabroe (DK) Aarhus University
  Jose Maria Prieto (ES) Complutense University of Madrid                                  
  Edward van Rossen (BE) Lessius University College
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Cognitive Aging: Behavior and Neuroscience

Convenor

Soledad Ballesteros (ES) Universidad Nacional de

  Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Participants Patrick Lemaire (FR) Université de Provence
 

Grzegorz Sedek (PL) Warsaw School of Social Sciences                                   

  David Clarys (FR) Université Francois-Rabelais de Tours
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School shooting and family violence: How to react and how to prepare?

Convenor                        Salli Saari (FI) EFPA Standing Committee on disaster, crisis and trauma psychology
Participants George Pieper (DE) EFPA Standing Committee on disaster, crisis and trauma psychology
  Katharine Lyner (CH) Zentrum für Psychologische Beratung
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Research ethics: towards a meta-code for protocol evaluation systems?
(EFPA Standing Committee on Science)

Convenor Edward Van Rossen (BE) Lessius University College                                        
Participants Nigel Foreman (UK) Middlesex University
  José Maria Prieto (ES) University of Madrid
  Geoff Lindsay (UK) University of Warwick
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Phenomenology oand Psychology

Convenor Henry Montgomery (SE) Stockholm University                                                   
Participants Britt Bragée (SE) Stockholm University
  Gunnar Karlsson (SE) Stockholm University 
  Robert Lundin (SE) Stockholm University
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Memory for action-based events

Convenor Monika Knopf (DE) Goethe University Frankfurt
Participants Wolfgang Mack (DE) University of Hagen
  Tina Spranger (DE) Goethe University Frankfurt                                                   
  Veit Kubik (DE) Goethe University Frankfurt
  Jenny Rusted (UK) Sussex University
Participant & Discussant Tore Helstrup (NO) University of Oslo
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Innovative interventions using action research with vulnerable communities: Exemplars from South Africa, Turkey and Mexico

Convenor Tony Naidoo (ZA) Stellenbosch University
Participants Sherine van Wyk (ZA) Stellenbosch University
  Serdar M. Degirmencioglu (TR) Istanbul Arel University
  Mariá Montero (MX) National Autonomous University of Mexico                         
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EU Psychologists Networking to strengthen the profession in the Educational System EFPA/N.E.P.E. S. by Marianne Kant-Schaps


The Network of European Psychologists in the Educational System (www.nepes.eu) will present results according to its motto "Climbing European staircases include the chance to profile our profession one floor higher"
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The EuroPsy: Past, Present and Future challenges and opportunities





Convenor Ingrid Lunt (UK) Univeristy of Oxford
Participants Ingrid Lunt (UK) University of Oxford