The 2009 pre-conference, to be held in Tampa on Thursday, February 5, 2009, is being organized by Jared Kenworthy (University of Texas, Arlington) and Miles Hewstone (Oxford University). There are still spots opent for this year's pre-conference. Online enrollment will continue until all the spots are filled.

For inquiries, please contact Melisa (melisa.holovics@mavs.uta.edu), Jared (kenworthy@uta.edu), or
Miles (miles.hewstone@psy.ox.ac.uk).

Click here for information about the 2008 pre-conference in Albuquerque, NM.

The 2009 poster session will take place at the conclusion of the
pre-conference (approximately 3:15-4:30pm). Any interested individuals must submit the title, author(s), and abstract (no more than 250 words) of the poster when they complete the online enrollment. The deadline for the poster submission is December 1, 2008. Applicants will be notified of their poster acceptance/rejection by the end of December. Seating capacity is limited to 150 attendees. The cost of the 2009 GPIR pre-conference is $65.

Invited speakers:

Terri Vescio (Pennsylvania State University, US)

Sabine Otten (University of Groningen, Netherlands)

Robin Martin (Aston University, UK)

Tessa West (New York University, US)

Ana Guinote (University College London, UK)

David Butz (University of Massachusetts, US)
(scroll down the linked website)

Tamar Saguy (Yale University, US)
(scroll down the linked website)

Michael Zarate (University of Texas, El Paso, US)