NOTIZIARIO/ANNOUNCEMENTS
a cura di (edited by) Letizia Palazzeschi
Vol. 18, n. 1, febbraio 2025 — pp. 134-136
One-Day International Conference Sustainable Development as a Fourth Paradigm for Twenty-First Century Careers: The Precious Contribution of Active Lives for the Construction of Decent and Healthy Work and Life
IAAP Special Project «Promoting Decent Work for All»
February 25, 2025, Aula Magna of the Rectorate, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
The One-Day International Conference «Sustainable Development as a Fourth Paradigm for Twenty-First Century Careers: The Precious Contribution of Active Lives for the Construction of Decent and Healthy Work and Life», IAAP Special Project «Promoting Decent Work for All» will be held in hybrid modality on February 25th 2025, at the Aula Magna of the Rectorate of the University of Florence. The event is part of a series of International Conferences organized by Annamaria Di Fabio (Full Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Florence, Member of the Board of Directors BoD of the International Association of Applied Psychology IAAP) within the IAAP Special Project «Promoting Decent Work for All», that the University of Florence has been in charge of since 2018. The event was organized by the Department of Education, Languages, Interculture, Literatures and Psychology of the University of Florence with the support of Division 1 «Work and Organizational Psychology» of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP). This Conference was also promoted by the UNESCO Chair «Lifelong Guidance and Counseling» coordinated by the University of Wroclaw (Poland), and the UniTwin Network «Life Designing Interventions (counseling, guidance, education) for decent work and sustainable development». It was also promoted by the Italian Association of Psychology (Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, AIP). The event will include prestigious international keynote speakers such as José Maria Peiró (Professor Emeritus of Work and Organizational Psychology, IDOCAL Research Institute, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Past President of the International Association of Applied Psychology IAAP), and Jean Guichard (Professor Emeritus of Vocational Psychology, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers CNAM-INETOP, Paris, France, Honorary President of the UNESCO Chair on Lifelong Guidance and Counseling — Founding President of the Chair).
The scientific committee of the event is composed of Dina Guglielmi (University of Bologna, Italy), Annamaria Di Fabio (University of Florence, Italy), Jean Guichard (CNAM-INETOP, Paris, France), and José María Peiró (IDOCAL Research Institute, University of Valencia, Spain). This event will propose innovative topics related to sustainable development as a fourth paradigm for twenty-first century careers and the precious contribution of active lives for the construction of decent and healthy work and life. The event is included in the Public Engagement activities.
For more information please contact: annamaria.difabio@unifi.it
One-day International Conference «Bridging Engineering and Applied Psychology Enhancing Transdisciplinarity: The New Challenge of Social Acceptance to Build Progress, Decency and Sustainability»
MANUREFINERY Horizon Project
February 27, 2025, Aula Magna of the Rectorate, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
The One-Day International Conference «Bridging Engineering and Applied Psychology Enhancing Transdisciplinarity: The New Challenge of Social Acceptance to Build Progress, Decency and Sustainability» will be held in hybrid mode on February 27th 2025, at the Aula Magna of the Rectorate of the University of Florence. The event is part of the MANUREFINERY Horizon Project coordinated by Technological Institute of Aragon (Spain) and for which the University of Florence (Italy) is one of the partners with the involvement of the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF), and of the Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (FORLIPSI). The event will include prestigious international keynote speakers such as Alicia Salvador (Full Professor of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain). The event will also include «General Reflections: Starting from the power of Reflexivity in real contexts for the MANUREFINERY Project» with as Discussants Annamaria Di Fabio (Professor of Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development, University of Florence, Italy) and Jean Guichard (Professor Emeritus of Vocational Psychology, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM-INETOP), Paris, France Honorary President of the UNESCO Chair on Lifelong Guidance and Counseling (Founding President) UNITWIN cooperation program: The international network Life designing interventions (counseling, guidance, education) for decent work and sustainable development).
Furthermore, the event will include a transdisciplinary Round Table titled «Bridging the Productive World and Applied Psychology Enhancing Transdisciplinarity» with experts and a prestigious discussant: José Maria, Professor Emeritus of Work and Organizational Psychology, IDOCAL Research Institute, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain). The event is included in the Public Engagement activities.
For more information please contact: annamaria.difabio@unifi.it
UNITWIN Conference
Career Guidance and Counseling for Hope in the Anthropocene
Joensuu, Finland, 26-27 March, 2025
The UNITWIN Conference Career Guidance and Counseling for Hope in the Anthropocene will take place in Joensuu (Finland) on 26th-27th March 2025. The conference is organized in association with the UNESCO/UNITWIN International Network Life Designing Interventions (counseling, guidance, education) for decent work and sustainable development, and with the University of Eastern Finland as the main operational organizer in collaboration with University of Jyväskylä. The conference is open to UNITWIN network members and all colleagues interested in career guidance, decent work, life design and related topics. The event will include the following keynote speakers: Antti Rajala (Professor of Sociocultural Psychology and Education, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland); Meenakshi Chhabra (Professor and Vice Provost; Fulbright Global Scholar & Fulbright Faculty Liaison, Lesley University, USA); and David Blustein (Professor, the Golden Eagle Faculty Fellow, Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at Boston College Boston, USA). The conference will also include paper sessions and symposia.
More information at: https://sites.uef.fi/unitwin/unitwin-conference-26-27-march-2025/
2025 WPA Convention
Psychology Applied to Everything
Las Vegas (NV), USA, May 1-4, 2025
From May 1st to 4th 2025, the Western Psychological Association Convention will be held in Las Vegas (NV) USA. The event includes several sessions about different aspects of psychology. The works will focus on various theoretical and practical aspects within the field of psychology. The conference will include paper, poster sessions and symposia.
More detailed information on the website: https://westernpsych.org/
2025 Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) Conference
Calgary, Canada, May 29-June 1 2025
The conference of the Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) will take place in Calgary (Canada) from May 29th to June 1st 2025. Scholars and professionals will meet to reflect on research and intervention in the field of counseling. The event is opened to counselors, educators, career practitioners, academics, and policy makers.
Further details are available on the website: https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/ccpa-annual-conference/
2025 NCDA Global Conference
Autonomy to Change: Evolving and Adapting Career Development in Revolutionary Times
Atlanta (GA), USA, June 18-20, 2025
From June 18th to 20th, 2025, the National Career Development Association (NCDA) Conference titled «Autonomy to Change: Evolving and Adapting Career Development in Revolutionary Times» will be held in Atlanta (GA) USA. The conference aims to foster interaction, discussion and debate on research, interventions and innovative approaches in the field of career development and career counseling to address current challenges. The event includes presentations, round tables, workshops, and poster sessions.
More information is available on the website: https://www.ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/conference_home
2025 ECP � 19th European Congress of Psychology
Transforming Psychological Science: the 2030 agenda
Paphos, Cyprus, July 1-4 2025
The 19th European Congress of Psychology (ECP) will take place in Paphos (Cyprus) from July 1st to July 4th 2025. The theme of the conference is «Transforming Psychological Science: the 2030 agenda». Psychology, a discipline that is always changing, is being asked to tackle certain unsolvable problems based on our comprehension of human behaviour. Psychological research can help identify answers to problems ranging from health and well-being to work and the climate disaster. The event will include oral presentations, symposia, spotlight presentations (early career researchers or professionals), roundtable discussions, workshops, and poster sessions.
More information on the website: https://ecp2025.eu/
2025 APA � American Psychological Association Convention
Denver (CO), August 7-9 2025
From August 7th to 9th 2025, the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) will be held in Denver (CO). The event includes many sessions in various areas of psychology. In light of the difficulties facing modern society, the conference works will concentrate on many theoretical and practical issues of psychology. The event includes symposiums, oral sessions, and poster sessions.
For more detailed information, consult the website: http://www.apa.org/convention/
