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Some assorted news this week.
1) The current Society for Judgment and Decision Making Newsletter is ready for download at http://www.sjdm.org/newsletters/09-sep.pdf
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2) The SJDM’s annual conference will be held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, MA during November 21-23, 2009. Early registration and welcome reception will take place the evening of Friday, November 20. Hotel reservations at the $175 Psychonomic convention rate can be made by clicking here.
Registration form (discount for registration by 11/6, or, putting it another way, surcharge for registration after 11/6)
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3) One item that didn’t make the newsletter is the following conference, which is interesting as it is the largest of its kind in India to date:
The 3rd International Conference on Global Interdependence and Decision Sciences will be held in Hyderabad, India, from Dec 28 to Dec 30, 2009. It is one of the biggest decision sciences events of the world, and is being organized by IIT Mumbai, ASCI and the Decision Sciences Institute. The website for the event is http://www.icgids2009.in
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4) Over the past few months, the Social Psychology Network has introduced several new resources related to decision making. We list some of the new features here:
CAN YOU AVOID SEGREGATION?
http://www.UnderstandingPrejudice.org/segregation
Building on the work of Nobel Laureate Thomas Schelling, this new interactive learning resource shows that small social preferences at the individual level can generate surprising patterns of segregation at the group level, and it shows how the same dynamic can be used to reverse segregation. In addition, the site offers more than 100 web links and readings for visitors interested in learning more about segregation.
DATA VISUALIZATION TOOLS AND VIDEOS
http://www.socialpsychology.org/methods.htm#visualization
These new resources include links to web videos that dramatically illustrate how “data animation” is being used to address global problems such as poverty, climate change, and the spread of HIV. Inspiring, informative, and highly recommended for teachers, students, and anyone who analyzes statistical data.
PSYCHOLOGY HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
SPN now offers its free news service through a variety of channels:
RSS (over 11,000 subscribers)
http://www.socialpsychology.org/headlines.rss
PsychWidget (over 16,000 downloads)
http://www.PsychWidget.org/
Twitter (over 1,700 users)
http://www.twitter.com/PsychNews
iGoogle (over 3,800 users)
http://www.google.com/ig/directory?hl=en&type=gadgets&url=www.socialpsychology.org/headlines.rss
Headlines Box (for your home page, course syllabus, or blog)
http://www.socialpsychology.org/headlines.htm
AN INVITATION TO EDUCATORS
http://www.ActionTeaching.org/
Do you teach about peace or social justice in a way that creates a more peaceful and just society? Do you teach about health psychology in a way that improves the health of your campus or local community? Does your teaching of decision science help students become less biased or prejudicial?
If you practice action teaching of any kind, you’re invited to apply for the SPN Action Teaching Award (Deadline: January 15, 2010). The $1,000 prize honors classroom activities, student assignments, field experiences, and web demonstrations that promote a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world. (Note: Entries are most competitive when they include an assessment of learning outcomes and/or student reactions.)
For the first time in India, PMI is hosting a three day conference on Project management where distinguished speakers from all over the world are invited. Know more at PMI conference website.
October 3, 2009 @ 12:15 pm