Western Regional Fall Email (2009)
Hello Western Regional Presidents and Advisors:
I hope your semester is going well and that your chapters are thriving. I wanted to remind people of some key events that are coming up:
The 90th Annual Western Regional Convention (www.westernpsych.org) will be held in Cancun, Mexico on April 22-25, 2010. Remember to get your passports! There are opportunities for travel funding (check out the Western Region webpage at the Psi Chi Society website (www.psichi.org) and I encourage Psi Chi members to submit their research posters under the Psi Chi session to be eligible for $300 poster awards. Deadlines for poster submissions are November 15, 2009. Also, I encourage advisors to attend a complimentary breakfast in their honor at the conference hotel on Saturday morning. Chapter advisors will be able to share ideas and mingle with other advisors. Finally, we hope to see all of you at our two big presentations during the WPA conference:
a. I am working on securing a speaker on the psychology of social networking (e.g., Facebook and MySpace) for our invited speaker session on Friday afternoon.
b. A panel of professors will discuss graduate school issues at our session titled “What I Wish I Knew before Going to Graduate School” on Saturday afternoon.
c. Poster winners will receive their $300 research awards at the Chapter Exchange and Awards Ceremony Saturday night. Chapters will also get a chance to share ideas and play some fun games with other chapters. Don’t miss the opportunity to help your chapter shine. Door prizes and food will be available.
We hope to see everyone at WPA next year for these exciting events!
Specific details about the schedule of events will be listed on WPA’s website after January 2010. We will e-mail you any updates regarding events before the conference as well.
Thank you,
Ngoc H. Bui
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of La Verne
Western Regional Vice-President
Psi Chi Board of Directors