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Please see the following announcement of the BPS Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference which will be held this Summer in Plymouth! Note that the deadline for submissions of paper presentations, posters and symposia is Monday 16^th April.

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British Psychological Society

Developmental Psychology Section

Annual Conference 2007

We are pleased to announce that the 2007 Annual Conference of the BPS Developmental Psychology Section will be held at the University of Plymouth, UK, from 29 – 31 August. Members of the organising committee are: John Clibbens, Allegra Cattani, Frederique Arreckx, Kirsten Abbot-Smith, Pedro Guijarro-Fuentes, Caroline Floccia, Simon Handley and Becky Mckenzie.

This year’s keynote speakers are:

Jay Belsky

Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues

Birkbeck, University of London

Annette Karmiloff-Smith

Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development

School of Psychology

Birkbeck, University of London

Henry Markovits

Department of Psychology

University of Quebec at Montreal

Call for papers, posters and symposia

Submissions of paper presentations, posters and symposia are invited. Talks will be 20 minutes long, followed by 10 minutes discussion. The deadline for all such submissions is Monday 16^th April. Decisions will be announced by 15^th May.

Abstract must be submitted via the conference website where full instructions can be found. The website is located at

http://www.bpsdevsec07.org/default.asp

We look forward to seeing you in Plymouth!

Allegra Cattani, Ph.D.

Lecturer in Psychology

School of Applied Psychosocial Studies

University of Plymouth

PSQ Building C517

Drake Circus

Plymouth PL4 8AA

Phone ++44 (0)1752 238338