1.
Call to Order and Roll Call
President Denis
called the meeting to order and welcomed all delegates, observers and guests.
Secretary-General Ritchie announced that quorum was attained. He explained that
according to the Statutes the obtained quorum was sufficient to vote on all items, including
those that required 2/3 presence (Sessions I & II). 2.
Consideration of the Agenda
The President asked for
additions to the agenda. There were none.
THE
ASSEMBLY ADOPTED THE AGENDA.
The President asked for a moment of silence in honor of Andrei Brushlinsky
(Russia), Assembly member and Director of the Institute of Psychology of the Russian
Academy of Sciences, whose untimely and tragic death occurred last year in Moscow.
3. Membership
issues
3. 1 Termination of Indian Psychological
Association as adhering member for India
THE ASSEMBLY VOTED TO TERMINATE THE INDIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION AS ADHERING MEMBER
FOR INDIA.
3.2 Admission of National Academy of
Psychology-India as adhering member for India
THE ASSEMBLY VOTED TO ADMIT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PSYCHOLOGY OF INDIA AS NEW ADHERING
MEMBER FOR INDIA.
The Secretary-General noted that India would be in Category A by EC
recommendation. The Assembly welcomed J. Pandey as the representative from India
3.3. Admission of Jordanian Psychological
Association as adhering member for Jordan
THE ASSEMBLY VOTED TO ADMIT THE JORDANIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
AS ADHERING MEMBER FOR JORDAN.
The Secretary-General noted that Jordan would be in Category A by EC
recommendation.
3.4. Admission of Sudan Psychological
Association as adhering member for Sudan
There was discussion of the number of people in the Sudan society (400), and about the
wording of the SPA Statutes.
THE ASSEMBLY VOTED TO ADMIT THE SUDAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
AS ADHERING MEMBER FOR SUDAN.
The Secretary-General noted that India would be in Category A by EC
recommendation.
The Assembly welcomed O. Khaleefa as the representative from Sudan
3.5 Observer
Category
Treasurer Sabourin
reported on the movement of countries into the Observer category. Presently about 30% of
National Members are in this category. It was agreed that this issue needs attention.
4. Minutes
4.1. 2002 Assembly Minutes
THE ASSEMBLY ADOPTED THE MINUTES
4.2.
2003 EC Minutes
The Assembly was referred to the website
5. Report
of the President
President Denis reported on goals that had informed Union actions:
Increasing the presence and activity of
psychology in the international science arena. An example of action in this area is the
Union's position in ICSU. While pursuing its effort to make psychology present in the
ISSC, the Union has recently acquired a strong position in ICSU because for the first time
it has succeeded in having representation on the ICSU Executive Board. This occurred as
ICSU made a move to include at least some of the social sciences in its activities and
governing bodies. The President acknowledged and paid tribute to K. Pawlik and G.
d’Ydewalle for their efforts in beginning this process, which furthers the
promotion of psychological science. When the 27 Scientific Unions of ICSU meet, there is a
voice speaking for psychology, especially when asked to chair the General Unions' Meeting
this year in Paris. In addition two members of the EC are further involved: on the
Committee for Scientific Planning and Review (CSPR) and the Policy Committee on Developing
Countries. In addition to ICSU, the Union is present in other international bodies where
it has privileged status in the UN system, in particular: DPI, ECOSOC and WHO.
Another front in which the Union is
particularly active is in the support of the development of psychology in countries where
it was recently established or is still developing. The needs here are different from
those in other regions/countries where psychology has a long past. ARTS and the
initiatives in the domain of National Capacity Building for psychology are examples of
flagship activities, as is the organization of Regional Conferences.
Another
area in which the Union has made progress is launching strategic planning and revising the
Union Statutes. This process is underway.
The final area in which the Union has
addressed issues is in elections. A new leadership is
about to work for the Union. Because we are facing strategic choices, it is important to
call new people with a true international mind who will be thinking and acting in favor of
global psychology, not from specific, national points of view.
The President expressed his gratitude
for the work performed by the EC during the past four years, especially the fellow
Officers, who supported his own work and contributed to solve a number of issues or
primary institutional importance (such as the relations with National Members, the
relations with the Congress organizers, the web site, and the Newsletter, etc).
Lastly, the President expressed special recognition of the Union to Past
President Gery d’Ydewalle, who is about to leave the EC after a total of 26
years devoted to the life of the Union. He was appointed Editor of the IJP in 1978. Then
as a delegate from Belgium, he was elected to the EC in 1980, then reelected in 1984, a
term during which he became Deputy Secretary-General, a position he held until 1992. In
1992, he became Secretary-General. He was elected President in 1996, and became Past
President in 2000. His life is closely articulated to the life of the Union. He
illustrates a full dedication to science and an exceptional involvement at the service of
the Union. The President invited the Assembly to join in a tribute to d'Ydewalle
for his accomplishments in the service of international psychology.
THE ASSEMBLY APPLAUDED d’Ydewalle
6.
Report of the Secretary-General
Secretary-General
Ritchie referred delegates to the most recent annual report in the delegate kits.
This is the overview of the work of the Union. The role of the Secretary-General is
essentially to represent the Union and to coordinate tasks. This requires a large number
of other people and the report is the articulation of the collective work of everyone.
Credit falls to those mentioned in the report in relation to the various tasks.
Ritchie
spoke of the Secretariat and underscored that the workload of the Union has grown
significantly over the last two quadriennia. Managing the activities of the Union is
already beyond a reasonable maximum relative to the resources available to support the
Union's activities. This will inform an important part of the later discussion of
strategic planning.
Ritchie noted thanks to the fellow Officers, members of the EC, the
University of Ottawa, and his family, who have enabled his participation. He proffered
particular appreciation to Deputy Secretary-General Bullock for collegiality and
efficiency.
THE ASSEMBLY COMMENDED THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HIS WORK
7.
Report of the Treasurer
7.2 Report of the Work Group
on New Funding
Treasurer Sabourin reported on the Work Group's deliberations and described
plans to:
Khan (Yemen) noted that there are
opportunities for collaboration between low-income countries that need programmatic
assistance from the Union and that have funds available through international
programs.
8.
Statutes and Rules of Procedure
8.1 Report on mail ballot
Ritchie
reported that quorum was not reached on the mail ballot concerning statutes change.
8.2 Report
of the Presidential Work Group on the Union Statutes
President Denis reported on the deliberations of the Work Group and
subsequent discussion in the EC. The issues and the EC recommendations are:
Voting
in the Assembly: the
issue is whether EC members should be voting members of the Assembly. The opinion of a
majority of the EC is that the voting members should include all National Member delegates
and all elected EC members - i.e., the Secretary-General, Treasurer and
Deputy-Secretary-General would be non-voting members of the Assembly.
Defining
the Status of the Officers: the issue is to
change the number of elected officials and to explicitly define the Officers. The EC
recommends reducing the number of Vice-Presidents so
that there is one Vice-President rather than two, and defining the term
‘Officers’ to include the President, Vice-President, Secretary-General,
Treasurer, Deputy Secretary-General and Past President.
Term limits: the issue is to
consider instituting term limits for elected Officers. The EC made no explicit
recommendation.
Ratification of appointments of the Secretary-General, Treasurer and Deputy
Secretary-General: the issue is
defining mechanisms for the final approval of the appointed Officers. The EC recommends
that the EC select these Officers and submit their names to the Assembly for
ratification.
Quorum: the issue is to define quorum
and specify the voting threshold for regular business and statutes change. The EC had no
explicit recommendation.
Insertion of "Psychology": the issue is that in reference to an
International Congress, the terms "of Psychology" need to be added for clarity.
The EC recommends doing this.
8.3 Amendments to the
Statutes and Rules of Procedure
In the following the proposed new Statutes and Rules of Procedure are marked as
follows: new terms are in bold; stricken terms are marked out.
8.3.1
Voting Members of the Assembly
The motion was to change Articles 12, 15 and 16 as follows:
Article
12. Ultimate authority of the operation of the Union is vested in the Assembly,
which consists of delegates of the National Members and of elected
Executive Committee Members, each representative having equal power in
discussion and voting. The Assembly shall meet biennially....
Article
15. (i) For administering the affairs of the Union the Assembly shall elect an
Executive Committee …
(iii) All elected members of the
Executive Committee shall be members of the Assembly.
Article
16.
The duties and powers of the Executive Committee are the following:
(a) To recommend … a
Secretary-General, a Treasurer, and a Deputy Secretary-General, of the Union. These shall
be voting members of the Executive Committee and ex officio non-voting members of
the Assembly...
THE MOTION PASSED
8.3.2
Defining the Status of Officers
The motion was to change Articles 13 and 15 as follows:
Article
13.
The duties and powers of the Assembly include the following:
(a) To elect in accordance with the rules of procedure a President and two
Vice-Presidents a Vice-President for a
term beginning at the close of an International Congress …. The President and the two
Vice-Presidents Vice-President shall
not be eligible for immediate re-election to the same office. They must be elected by an
absolute majority of the members of the Assembly present and voting.
Article
15.
For administering the affairs of the Union the Assembly shall elect an Executive Committee
….
(vi) The Officers of the Union are the:
President, Vice-President, Secretary-General, Treasurer, Deputy Secretary-General, and the
Past President.
There was discussion of trying to achieve gender equity among the officers
THE MOTION PASSED.
8.3.3 Term Limits
The motion is to change Article 15 as follows:
Article
15.
For administering the affairs of the Union the Assembly shall elect an Executive
Committee….
(ii)
No elected member except the
President, Vice President and Past President may serve on the Executive Committee for more
than eight consecutive years.
THE MOTION PASSED.
8.3.4
Ratification of Appointment of Secretary-General, Treasurer and Deputy Secretary-General
The motion was to change Articles 13 and 16 and the Rules of Procedure as
follows:
Article
13.
The
duties and powers of the Assembly include the following …..
(b)
To ratify, in accordance
with the Rules of Procedure, the appointment of a Secretary-General, a Treasurer, and a
Deputy Secretary-General.
Article
16.
The
duties and powers of the Executive Committee are the following:
(a) To appoint recommend to the Assembly at the
time of an International Congress of Psychology, in accordance with the Rules of
Procedure, the appointment, not necessarily from among
the delegates to the Assembly, a Secretary-General, a Treasurer, and a Deputy
Secretary-General,
and a Treasurer of the Union. These shall be voting members of the
Executive Committee and non-voting ex officio members
of the Assembly. They shall serve from the time of
their appointment until the close of the next International Congress of Psychology.
Rules of Procedure (addition)
Section
IV: Nomination
and Ratification of Secretary-General, Treasurer, and Deputy Secretary-General
(1). At least three months in advance of an International Congress of Psychology, the
President shall request nominations for Secretary-General, Treasurer, and Deputy
Secretary-General, from National Members holding voting rights in the Assembly and from
members of the Executive Committee.
Each nomination must be accompanied by a one-page curriculum vitae of the person
nominated and by a signed statement expressing that person's agreement to be nominated and
to serve if elected. Nominations
shall be submitted to the President no less than one month in advance of an International
Congress of Psychology.
(2). The Outgoing Executive meeting prior to the Assembly will receive the nominations and
make a single recommendation for each office.
(3). At the first session of an Assembly at the time of an International Congress of
Psychology, the Outgoing Executive Committee will submit the recommendation for each
office to the Assembly for a ratification vote.
(4). Ratification will require an affirmative vote from a majority of the ballots cast for
each recommendation.
(5). If the recommendation for a particular office does not receive an affirmative vote,
the Outgoing Executive Committee will meet between the two Assembly sessions and make a
further recommendation for ratification at the second session of the Assembly.
THE MOTION PASSED.
8.3.5
Quorum and Voting Threshold (Sessions I and II)
The motion was to change Articles 13 and 14. After considerable discussion during
Session I and after determination that there was no longer quorum for statutes change,
there was a motion to consider each article separately in Session II.
The Assembly discussed and worded the motion to change Article 14 as follows:
Article 14.
(i) Quorum for the Assembly is achieved when at least
one half plus one of those entitled to vote are present.
(ii)
Except as otherwise ordered, questions coming before the Assembly shall normally be
decided by a simple majority if at least half of those entitled to vote are
present and voting.
(iii) When the
Assembly is not in session, or if less than half of those entitled to vote are
present, or if quorum is not reached, the
President may arrange for voting by correspondence. Approval of an issue voted upon by
correspondence shall require a two-thirds majority of the votes, and
shall not be valid unless at least half plus one of the possible votes is received.
THE MOTION PASSED.
There was a motion to change Article 13 as follows:
Article 13 (e)
(f) To decide all
matters relating to these statutes.
Alterations or amendments to these statutes shall require a two-thirds majority, of
those entitled to vote in the Assembly, whether present or not
subject to Articles 14(i) and 14(ii).
THE MOTION PASSED.
There was a motion to adopt an amendment to restrict voting on statutes changes
to Assembly meetings at the International Congresses of Psychology.
Discussion concerned the functions and efficiency of the Assembly at each kind of
meeting.
THE MOTION FAILED
8.3.6
Reference to the International Congress of Psychology
There was a motion to insert "of Psychology" to every reference to the
International Congress of Psychology in Articles 13 and 15
Article
13. (a) To elect in
accordance with the rules of procedure … for a term beginning at the close of an
International Congress of Psychology and
continuing to the close of the next International Congress of Psychology.
Article
15. For administering the affairs of the
Union the Assembly shall elect an Executive Committee ….… elected in accordance
with the rules of procedure at a meeting of the Assembly held at the time of an
International Congress of Psychology, and shall serve until the
close of the next International Congress of Psychology.
THE MOTION PASSED.
9.
International Congresses of Psychology
9.1 XXVIII Congress (Beijing,
2004) Progress Report
The Chinese organizers provided a quick summary of Congress statistics. These
included:
- The Congress at that point had 6452
registrations;
- Summary of program: 227 invited symposia
; 5598 accepted abstracts (including 3465 abstracts from outside Mainland China). The rate
of acceptance was 88%;
- More
than 100 participants from: Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, US, More than 50 participants from:
Canada, Taiwan, South Korea, France, Norway, Indonesia.
9.2 XXIX
Congress (Berlin, 2008) Progress Report
Ralf Schwarzer gave a report on the status of
the Berlin 2008 Congress. The Congress contract will be signed during the ICP. The Congress website (www.icp2008.de) is being updated, and the venue is being
reviewed.
9.3 XXX
Congress - Selection of Venue
Cooper and Watts presented an
informational slide show and a promotional slide show to the Assembly. Comments
included a request for low registration fees for low-income participants beyond the early
registration period; and a request for support programs for Africans to attend the
Congress
THE ASSEMBLY VOTED TO HOLD THE XXX INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PSYCHOLOGY IN 2012
IN CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.
10.
Nominations and Elections
Session I
By
virtue of sufficient nominations to meet the requirements of the Rules of Procedure, chair
of the Elections Committee, Past President d'Ydewalle announced that the nomination
for President was closed. The slate included the following 3 candidates:
Saths
Cooper (South Africa)
Bruce Overmier (USA)
Juan-Jose Sanchez-Sosa (Mexico).
One
person only had been nominated for Vice-President: Saths Cooper (South Africa). Upon
consultation with the Assembly there was a request for additional nominations for
Vice-President. In addition to the previous nomination for Cooper, nominations were made
for Ingrid Lunt, Elizabeth Nair, Bruce Overmier. The slate thus included the following
four names:
Saths
Cooper (South Africa)
Ingrid Lunt (UK)
Elizabeth Nair (Singapore)
Bruce Overmier (USA)
There had been 10 nominations for EC members: Merry Bullock (USA), Janel Gauthier
(Canada), James Georgas (Greece), German Guttierez (Colombia), Irena Heszen-Niejodek
(Poland), Ingrid Lunt (UK), Kevin Miller (USA), Elizabeth Nair (Singapore), Rainer
Silbereisen (Germany) and Barbara Tversky (USA).
There was a motion to restrict nominations from the floor for the Executive
Committee.
THE MOTION FAILED.
Merry Bullock and Kevin Miller declared that they wished to withdraw their names
from the slate. Nominations for the Executive Committee were then made from the floor.
They included: Helio Carpintero (Spain); Hassan Khan (Yemen), Sunoko Kuwano (Japan);
Patrick Lemaire (France); Paul Martin (Australia); Janek Pandey (India) and Kan Zhang
(China). The
slate thus included the following 14 names:
Helio
Carpintero (Spain)
Janel Gauthier (Canada)
James Georgas (Greece)
German Guttierez (Colombia)
Irena
Heszen-Niejodek (Poland)
Hassan Khan (Yemen)
Patrick Lemaire (France)
Ingrid Lunt (UK)
Paul Martin (Australia)
Elizabeth Nair (Singapore)
Janek
Pandey (India)
Rainer Silbereisen (Germany)
Barbara Tversky (USA)
Kan Zhang (China)
The Chair noted that all new nominees must provide a 1-page summary of their vita
and a statement that they are willing to serve. This information had to be delivered to
the IUPsyS office in the Congress building before 8 am on the day of Session II.
Session II
The Chair of the Elections Committee provided a report on the nominations and provided
a list of the candidates. Candidates for President and Vice-President delivered 3-minute
speeches, order determined by random assignment.
President Denis noted that voting procedures required majority vote to be
elected. For EC members, this means a simple majority of those voting. For President and
Vice-Presidents there was ambiguity about majority. The Rules of Procedure (III6; g)
indicate that the President and Vice-Presidents shall be elected by the highest number of
votes. However past practice was to consider that the President and Vice-President should
be elected by majority vote not simply greatest number of votes. This is the procedure
that will be followed in this election according to precedent. Procedurally, this means
the following: if there is no absolute majority on the first ballot, the vote will be
repeated on a second ballot with the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes.
President Denis also noted that the ambiguous statement in the Rules of Procedure
is disambiguated by Article 13(a) of the Statutes, which states that the President and
Vice-Presidents "must be elected by an absolute majority of the members of the
Assembly present and voting." It was noted that some harmonization in the
formulations of the Statutes and Rules of Procedure should be undertaken. Comments from the
Assembly led to the assurance that the results will be announced for each ballot.
10.1 President
A vote was taken for President. The tally was Cooper (15);
Overmier (31);
Sanchez-Sosa (16).
A second vote was taken. The votes on the second ballot were Overmier (37); Sanchez-Sosa (24);
Abstention (1).
Bruce
Overmier was elected IUPsyS President for 2004-2008 on the second ballot.
10.2 Vice
Presidents
The vote was taken for the Vice-Presidents. The tally was Cooper (39);
Lunt (40);
Nair (37).
Saths Cooper and Ingrid Lunt were elected Vice Presidents for 2004-2008.
10.3 Members
of the Executive Committee
A first vote for 8 members of the EC was called. The name of Lunt was withdrawn
from the slate, while the name of Sanchez-Sosa was added to it. The tally was as follows:
Carpintero (30);
Gauthier (22);
Georgas (36);
Gutierrez (13);
Heszen-Niejodek (22);
Khan (23);
Lemaire (30);
Martin (25);
Nair (44);
Pandey (24);
Sanchez-Sosa (42);
Silbereisen (39);
Tversky (26);
Zhang (45).
The
majority was set at 32. Therefore, those elected were Georgas, Nair, Sanchez-Sosa,
Silbereisen, and Zhang.
A
second vote was called. The tally was as follows: Carpintero (32);
Khan (29);
Lemaire (30);
Martin (21);
Pandey (22);
Tversky (29).
The
majority was set at 30. Therefore, those elected were Carpintero and Lemaire.
A
third vote was called. The tally was as follows: Khan (27);
Tversky (24);
Khan
was elected.
New
nominations were made for the election of the last two members of the EC. The slate
included: Gunnel Backenroth-Ohsako (Sweden), German Gutierrez (Colombia), Daniel Heller
(Czech Republic), Irena Heszen-Niejodek (Poland), Rahmat Ismail (Indonesia), Sunoko Kuwano
(Japan), Yuvanna Mivanyi (Nigeria), Janek Pandey (India), and Barbara Tversky (USA).
The
tally was as follows: Backenroth-Ohsako (7);
Gutierrez (6);
Heller (7);
Heszen-Niejodek (2);
Ismail (4);
Kuwano (16);
Mivanyi (14);
Pandey (13);
Tversky (17)
Kuwano
and Tversky were elected.
The
2004-2008 Executive Committee is the following:
Helio Carpintero (Spain), James Georgas (Greece), Hassan
Khan (Yemen), Sunoko Kuwano (Japan), Patrick Lemaire (France), Elizabeth
Nair (Singapore),
Juan-Jose Sanchez-Sosa (Mexico), Rainer Silbereisen (Germany), Barbara Tversky
(USA), and Kan Zhang
(China).
11. Report
of the Standing Committee on Communications and Publications
11.1
International Journal of Psychology
Hernandez provided a report on the IJP (see Report)
11.2
Psychology Resource File
It was announced that B. Overmier and R. Overmier had been succeeded
as editors by Danny Wedding and Michael Stevens.
11.3
Website
The Assembly delegates were encouraged to visit the website for information and to
encourage their National Members to contribute information and articles to the
"country news" sections in the new electronic newsletter Keeping You Posted.
12.
Report
of the Standing Committee on Research and Special Projects
12.1
Report of the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles
Gauthier reported on the activities and goals of this Work Group (see
Report).
THE ASSEMBLY VOTED TO CONTINUE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WORK GROUP.
The Assembly applauded Gauthier for his leadership on this issue.
13.
Report
of the Standing Committee on the Development of Psychology as a Science and as a
Profession
13.1
Report of the Work Group on National Capacity Building
Nair reported on the National Capacity Building Workshops. The workshops
were designed to address the needs of the large number of Category O countries and to
reach countries with no representation in the Union. There have been workshops in 2002 in
Singapore and in 2003 in Dubai. A third will take place following the ICP in Beijing.
14. Report
of the Work Group on Public Policy Issues Affecting Psychology and Psychological
Organizations
This
group will continue its activities.
15. . Report of the Work Group on a Psychology
Prize
This
group will continue its activities.
16. Report
of the Work Group on Strategic Planning
Ritchie
reported on the Work Group's deliberations and described the context of the group's
considerations. Over the last two quadriennia, as the Union has grown in the range and
number of activities and organizational complexity, there is a need for an increased level
of transparency and development of an explicit overall plan for the use of Union
resources. During the past quadrennium the EC devoted increased attention to decision
processes as well as specific activities. The EC instituted a Work Group on Strategic
Planning chaired by Ritchie that included the President and EC members Lunt,
Overmier, and Silbereisen. This Work Group produced a report with
recommendations for Assembly motions directing policy and procedure statements concerning
strategic planning and some implementation recommendations for the incoming EC.
16.1 Policy
Directive
The EC recommended the following policy directive:
The Union
will function on the basis of a Strategic Plan and the process of strategic planning will
be a fundamental principle for the Union’s governance and management.
Discussion included positive statements in support of the strategic planning
idea.
THE ASSEMBLY APPROVED THE MOTION
16.2 Procedural Directive re: strategic planning
The EC recommended adopting of the following procedural directive:
At each
Assembly, the EC will submit a progress report on the Strategic Plan as well as any
proposed revisions. The Assembly will consider the report and any proposals.
There was a request for clarification on the nature of a progress report. The
intent is to indicate progress in the development of the strategic plan and progress
toward outcomes in the plan.
THE ASSEMBLY APPROVED THE MOTION
16.3 Adoption of Preliminary
Strategic Plan (2004-2006)
The EC
recommended adoption of the following Preliminary Strategic Plan (2004-2006):
- Implement the
policy and procedures for strategic planning (including development of a strategic vision)
- Pursue
permanent sources of new funding and augmenting short-term project funding
- Evaluate the
Union’s requirements for human resources
- Identify and
maintain current core functions and ongoing short-term special projects
THE ASSEMBLY ADOPTED
THE STRATEGIC PLAN
THE ASSEMBLY MANDATED THE EC TO UNDERTAKE THE TASKS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS LISTED
IN THE PRELIMINARY STRATEGIC PLAN
17. Advanced
Research Training Seminars
Lunt
gave a report on ARTS and noted that the EC and Coordinators will address future
priorities including fund raising and raising the profile of the ARTS program.
The Assembly expressed gratitude for the outstanding role of Adair as ARTS
Coordinator over the past years
18.
Regional
Conferences
18.1 2003 Middle East and North Africa
Regional Conference
Sabourin reported on the Conference, noting that the conference goals of
enhancing communications and facilitating the integration of mainstream psychology were
begun and will increase in the years to come. There was participation by psychologists
from 35 countries (of which 17 were MENA countries). Conference participants also attended
the National Capacity Building workshop. One outcome of this was an agreement to create a
regional association of psychology associations and to host another regional conference in
Jordan in 2005.
The Assembly expressed their appreciation to Sabourin and Khan for
their contributions to the Conference.
18.2 Future Regional Conferences
The location of the 2005 Regional Conference is still not determined but there
has been strong interest in Thailand.
Kagitcibasi offered that Turkey might be an appropriate venue for a future
regional conference.
19.
Committee
for the Psychological Study of Peace
Denis
reported this committee has been going through a transitional period. D. Bretherton, Chair
of the Committee, submitted a report on the Peace Symposium and noted that she was
retiring from chairing the committee. She suggested the name of a new chair. It is
expected that the activities of this committee will increase in the coming quadrennium.
20.
International Council for Science (ICSU)
Ritchie
reported on ICSU activities, especially foresight activities and a number of forthcoming
planning and evaluation documents, leading to submission of ICSU's first strategic plan at
its General Assembly in 2005.
21.
International
Social Science Council (ISSC)
Kagitcibasi
reported on the Executive Committee meetings and other ISSC developments.
22.
United Nations Secretariat (New York)
Sabourin
reported on UN activities.
23. UNESCO
Ritchie
reported on UNESCO activities
24.
World Health Organization (WHO) and HealthNet
Ritchie
and Sanchez-Sosa reported on WHO and HealthNet activities
25.
Organizations
affiliated with IUPsyS
25.1 Report of the IUPsyS -IAAP Joint
Committee
The President reported on the strengthened relationship between IUPsyS and
IAAP. Meetings between the IUPsyS and IAAP officers give opportunities to review and
enhance every form of collaboration between the two organizations (ARTS, Regional
Conferences, World Forum, etc).
25.2 Reports from affiliated
organizations
Klaus Boehnke, Secretary General of the International Association of
Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) reported on a successful congress in Xian (403
participants) and an associated ARTS program. He noted that the next international
congress will be on the Isle of Spetses in Greece 2006. There will be an IACCP European
regional congress in San Sebastian July 11-15 2005, and another regional congress in
Mexico in 2007. The President Elect (term begins 2006) is James Georgas from Greece
26.
International Psychology Initiatives
26.1
World Forum
Denis noted the World Forum meeting was forthcoming
26.2
Decade of Behavior:
Bullock encouraged National Members to visit the Decade web site and participate in
its programs (www.decadeofbehavior.org).
27. Time and place of the next Assembly meeting
The next Assembly meeting will take placed during the IAAP Congress in Athens in
July 16-21, 2006.
The Assembly conveyed its appreciation and warmly applauded Denis for his
leadership of the Union in the past quadrennium.
28. Adjournment
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