APA Annual Convention 2016 Call for Proposals!

APA Division 33: Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities/ Autism Spectrum Disorders

Doing Research on Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities?
Are you ready to present your exciting results?

Consider the APA Convention in Denver, Colorado (August 4-7, 2016)!

If you are doing research on intellectual & developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorders, we invite you to submit a proposal. We especially encourage presentations by early career professionals and students.  We will accept proposals in the following formats: Symposia, individual papers and posters.

Submissions for all topic areas will be received through the official APA convention website. More information about this Convention and proposal format and requirements can be found at:  (http://www.apa.org/convention/proposals.aspx). 

For all submissions, submit the proposal for consideration by Division 33. Deadlines are as follows:

Collaborative Programs: Thursday, October 15, 2015, 5pm ET.
Continuing Education Workshops: November 9, 2015, 5pm ET.
Division Proposals: December 1, 2015, 5pm ET.

If you have any questions, please contact the 2016 Chairperson for Division 33 programming:

Sharon Krinsky-McHale, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Department of Psychology
New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
P: 718-494-5370
Sharon.Krinsky-McHale@opwdd.ny.gov

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

2016 Gatlinburg Conference!

The new 2016 Gatlinburg Conference website hosted by the UC Davis MIND Institute (Len Abbeduto, Chair) and UCLA (Connie Kasari, Co-Chair) is now available. This year the conference will be held in San Diego, California (March 9th-11th). The 49th Annual Gatlinburg Conference theme is Prenatal Development and Risk for Developmental Disabilities. For more information, please visit the website. Call for proposals is now open and submissions are due no later than October 15. 
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinst…/gatlinburg/index.html