Abstract
The Society of Australasian Social Psychologists meeting held at Coolum, Queensland was attended by 150 social psychologists from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, USA, The Netherlands, and Belgium. One hundred and ten papers were organised into 11 symposia and several thematic sessions. Dr John Duckitt, University of Auckland, delivered the keynote address on ‘Personality, Worldview, and Prejudice.’In addition a preconference for postgraduate students and new faculty was attended by 40 students. This preconference involved a morning session on publishing in social psychology taken by a panel of Professors Cynthia Gallois, Pat Noller, and Mike Hogg (The University of Queensland), Professor Mike Innes (Murdoch University), and Associate Professor Kip Williams (University of New South Wales). The afternoon session comprised two parallel streams on ‘Prejudice and Tolerance’ and ‘Social Dilemmas.’ The first was organised by Professor Mike Hogg (The University of Queensland) and involved contributions from Dr Denise Driscoll, Professor Cindy Gallois (The University of Queensland), and Dr John Duckitt (University of Auckland). The latter was organised by Associate Professor Margaret Foddy (La Trobe University) and involved contributions from Dr Michael Platow (La Trobe University), Dr Sherry Schneider (Monash University), and Dr Mike Smithson (Australian National University)
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