Dear Members of AASP and Prospective
Participants,
I hope you are all well.
I would like to take this opportunity to
give you an update on the 2021 Seoul Conference.
AASP held 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
via zoom on the 7th of December, during which Officers and Executive
Committee members discussed extensively how to proceed with the Seoul event.
The discussion led to a tentative conclusion that it is too early to make a
firm decision on the conference format (off-line, on-line, hybrid, etc.). This
view has also been shared with the local organizing committee, KSPPA, whose position
is that as long as the final decision is made early in March, an off-line
event can still be managed effectively. Based on these considerations, we have
decided to defer the final decision and continue to assess possibilities for an
off-line event as scheduled.
Along these lines, we now announce a new
timeline for the conference as follows:
- Deadline for abstract submission extended to 15 Feb. 2021
- Notification of acceptance
- 31 Jan. 2021 (for abstracts submitted by 31 Dec. 2020)
- 15 Mar. 2021 (for abstracts submitted by 15 Feb. 2021) - Decision on the format of the conference: 15 Mar. 2021
- Registration: TBA
I understand you may find the decision rather
frustrating as it may force you to live in limbo for another couple of months. Nevertheless,
I sincerely hope you will understand that the decision reflects our commitment
to hosting a highly impactful event for the benefit of the participants. Thus,
I humbly ask you to remain hopeful and exercise patience with us.
We will make regular updates as we move
forward.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the
undersigned.
Wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy
new year!
Hoon-Seok Choi, Ph.D.
President
Asian Association of Social Psychology
Korean Social & Personality Psychological Association
