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PPA's 2008 Annual Convention

Wednesday, June 18- Saturday, June 21, 2008

Hilton Harrisburg and Towers
Harrisburg, PA


Our 75th Anniversary
"Celebrating our Past, Creating our Future

Dear Colleagues:

Come and join the celebration of PPA’s 75th Anniversary at the 2008 Annual Convention in Harrisburg! Our state capitol is the site of advocacy for laws promoting psychology as a profession and public access to services. Our celebration is being held at the Hilton Harrisburg, a past recipient of our Psychologically Health Workplace Award! This year, you can sample the value that PPA brings to its members, socialize and network with colleagues, obtain quality CE credits, and learn about PPA’s programs and initiatives.

Our anniversary theme, “Celebrating Our Past and Creating Our Future,” is a fitting tribute to those leaders who have worked to define “psychology” as we know it within the state of Pennsylvania.

Participants at this year’s convention will have the unique opportunity to hear past PPA presidents give a historical perspective as they discuss challenges faced during their tenure at the helm of our association. Our theme is also a “call to arms” for those leaders who will advance our profession into the future. For this perspective, we are honored to host Admiral Dennis Blair, USN (Retired), as our keynote speaker to discuss long-term organizational success and the importance of recognizing that the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts. See page 14 for more details.

Knowing that the future lies in the hands of our students, we welcome back David Ballard, Psy.D., MBA, to speak at our Psychology in Pennsylvania Luncheon. Dr. Ballard is currently the Assistant Executive director of Corporate Relations and Business Strategy at the Practice Directorate of the American Psychological Association. He was unstrumental in developing our award winning Pennsylvania Psychological Association of Graduate Students (PPAGS). Dr. Ballard will discuss ways to engage early career psychologists in the ever-changing professional marketplace. To learn about PPA’s initiatives to carry our profession forward, attend the General Assembly meeting on Wednesday for a review of our newly revised strategic plan. An update on current PPA efforts will occur at the Town Hall Plenary Session on Friday.

If our speaker line-up is not enough to entice you to attend our celebration, will food work? After all, this is a party! We will have our Psychopharmacology Breakfast Symposium and 75th Anniversary Welcoming Reception on Wednesday, our Annual Banquet and Exhibitor’s Cocktail Party on Thursday, and our Psychology in Pennsylvania Luncheon and Student Networking Reception on Friday. A continental breakfast and refreshments are offered daily. New this year are 18 mind-body health workshops being offered free-of-charge to the public. So, as you see our party guest list is growing!

Please don’t miss this opportunity to come to Harrisburg to Celebrate Psychology and PPA!

Sincerely,

Andrea M. Delligatti, Ph.D.
President


 



 


 

 

   
 
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