Report about Executive Committee meeting of the IAAP Division 1
(Athens, Greece, 20 July 2006)
The first Executive Committee meeting of the IAAP Division 1, took place in Athens,
on the 20th July, 2006 during the 26th ICAP in Athens.
The participants were: Jose María Peiró (President), Virginia Schein (Past president),
Handan Kepir Sinangil (President elect), Barbara Kożusznik (Secretary) and Lyudmila
Karamushka (Newsletter editor).
Filip Lievens (Treasurer, was not able to attend the congress).
1. General discussion about policy orientation of psychologists and about functions
of IAAP Division 1.
The following tasks ahead of us were:
- Contact and cooperation with local or regional organizations;
- Identification of our contributions;
- Clarifying our principles and goals;
- Making our membership visible;
- Co-operation with EAWOP, SIOP as our partners, taking part in global program all
around the world to show contribution of Work and Organizational Psychology for the
society and organizations.
2. Participation of members of IAAP Division 1 in future conferences and
congresses:
Participation in future conferences and congresses to make IAAP Division 1 and WOP
more visible:
- 2007 ENOP Conference, Kyiv;
- 2007 SIOP Conference, San Francisco (Division 1 Roundtable);
-2008 ICP Congress, Berlin (Symposium/ Roundtable of Div 1);
- 2008 Mexico, U. Sonora;
- 2010 ICAP Congress, Melbourne, etc.
3. Second survey of IAAP Division 1:
It aims to identify what should be the main message to disseminate about the
contribution of WOP in different countries. Responsible – Barbara Kozusznik.
4. IAAP Division 1 Newsletter and web-site:
Edition of IAAP Division 1 Newsletter. The participants discussed the web-page,
preparation. Responsible – Lyudmila Karamushka.
5. Concentration on practitioners’ contributions of members of IAAP Division 1:
The participants stressed out the necessity to concentrate on practitioners’ contributions
for more extensive mutual exchange between researchers and practitioners. The idea of
“Ambassadors of Practitioners” and “Square of Practitioners” was discussed.
6. Beginning of preparations for 27th ICAP Congress (Melbourne, 2010,) and 13th
EAWOP Congress (Stockholm, 2007).
The preparations for 27th ICAP Congress (invited symposia, roundtable, social hours)
and 13th EAWOP Congress (Symposium of EAWOP-IAAP Division) were discussed.