Conferences

Friends are approaching me with great interest in my preview article on the coaching conference and asking what’s so special about employing positive psychology in coaching. That triggers me to…

Coaching is the process of change that mobilizes strengths to realize the potential of individuals as well as organizations. To learn more about helping people change, develop, and meet personal…

The International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) World Congress this June was an inaugural success, attracting more than 1500 people from 52 countries, and widely covered in the press. In his…

In a special lecture preceding this year’s first International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) World Congress in Philadelphia, Martin Seligman laid out his vision of a new field called positive education.…

At the recent First World Congress of the International Positive Psychology Association, Professor Yong-Lin Moon of Seoul National University reviewed a concept that he calls frames of meaning for life . These frames of meaning help explain cultural differences, particularly those embedded in our relationships with others, those that influence our positive institutions, and differences in the ways people deploy character strengths.

The First World Congress on Positive Psychology kicks off next Thursday with talks by two renowned psychologists. Martin Seligman and Philip Zimbardo will discuss how the science of positive psychology is changing the way we live our lives on an individual, societal, and global level. Positive psychologists from around the world will present latest research and applications on how to increase well-being.

The 4th Annual Australian Happiness & Its Causes conference appealed to people of all backgrounds, and so it attracted over 2,000 participants. Credible, high-profile and respected speakers and forum moderators presented their material in ways that were accessible to all.

The first Australian Positive Psychology in Education Symposium was held at Sydney University on Saturday May 9, 2009. The resounding conclusion: positive psychology is alive and well in Australian education, and there is an incredible amount of energy to implement the field widely across all areas of education.

The theme of CAPP’s 2nd Applied Positive Psychology Conference was Creating flourishing communities: the smallest thing to make the biggest difference. Three keynote presentations painted pictures of positive social change inspired by individual action.

The 2nd Applied Positive Psychology Conference recently held at the University of Warwick held three lessons that inspired me from three different perspectives – individual, organizational, and community.

If you want to learn more about the applications of positive psychology in work, education and the wider community, the 2nd Applied Positive Psychology Conference will be the event for you. Hosted by the Centre for Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) at the University of Warwick from 1-3 April 2009, delegates from all over the world will come together to share experiences, explore new research and applications, and build connections.

Day 3 of the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference included discussions of the business value and success factors for both inclusive diversity and wellness programs. […]

Highlights from Day 2 of the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference included presentations by Chris Peterson and Nansook Park, as well as from several of the organizations that won the awards. Award winners demonstrate that creating positive workplace is not only possible, but also lines up with company values and contributes to the bottom line. […]

This is the third article about the conference at Claremont Graduate University on January 24, 2009 around the two questions, What works in positive social sciences? How can we influence social change for the betterment of society? This article summarizes the afternoon sessions on organizational life and business and concludes the series with the end-of-day panel where afternoon presenters were asked to give their parting shots.

This is the second article about the conference at Claremont Graduate University on January 24, 2009 around the two questions, What works in positive social sciences? How can we influence social change for the betterment of society? This article covers the afternoon sessions on physical health, education, and mentoring, along with a review of Mind and Evolution by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. […]

Last Saturday, 24 January 2009, Claremont Graduate University hosted a conference titled Applying the Science of Positive Psychology to Improve Society. The moderator, Stewart Donaldson, posed two questions: What works in positive social sciences? How can we influence social change for the betterment of society? This article covers the morning sessions on the foundations of positive psychology.

It might sound unlikely that an Australian-raised, self-proclaimed 60’s feminist-turned-Buddhist-nun would be the energy behind the San Francisco-based conference Happiness and Its Causes (November 24-25, 2008).

“Let’s deconstruct happiness, open it up, and look at the differences,” says Ven. Robina Courtin. “Inspiring people is the main agenda of this conference.” (DISCOUNT inside the article).

This final segment of a MAPP Summit poster review series covers two projects that explored positive psychology and peak performance — the relationship between mind-body performance by Elaine Tarantin O’Brien and the role of optimism in the lives of Nobel laureates in chemistry by Greg Quinting.

Part III of the MAPP Summit poster series covers 2 projects that explored positive psychology in stories — strengths in the oral legends of Vanuatu by Virginia Millar and creation of a storytelling blog and community building tool by Nadya Peeva.