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Events and Conferences
March 2-3, 2018, Denton, TX, USA
The 2018 AASP South Central Regional Conference will be held at the University of North Texas Center for Sport Psychology and Performance Excellence. For more information, visit https://aasp-southcentral.squarespace.com.
April 11-14, 2018, New Orleans, LA, USA
The Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions will be held at the New Orleans Riverside Hilton, New Orleans, LA. Visit http://www.sbm.org/meetings/2018 for more information.
April 18-20, 2018, Curitiba, Brazil
The 17th Brazilian Congress of Sport Psychology will be held in Curitiba, Brazil. For more details, visit http://www.conbipe.com.br/local.
May 29-June 2, 2018, Minneapolis, MN, USA
The 65th annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine will be held in conjunction with the World Congress on Exercise is Medicine and the World Congress on the Basic Science of Muscle Hypertrophy and Atrophy, and take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit http://www.acsmannualmeeting.org for more details.
June 21-23, 2018, Denver, CO, USA
The North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Annual Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado. For further information, visit http://naspspa.com/future-conferences/.
June 26-30, Montreal, Canada
The 29th International Congress of Applied Psychology will be held at the Palais de congrès de Montréal, Montreal, Canada. For further details, visit http://www.icap2018.com.
June 29-July 3, Daegu, South Korea
The 8th Asian South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology International Congress of Sport Psychology will be held at Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea. Visit http://aspasp2018.org for more information.
July 4-7, 2018, Dublin, Ireland, Europe
The 23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) will be hosted by the University College Dublin and Ulster University. Visit http://www.ecss-congress.eu/2018/ for further details.
August 9-12, 2018, San Francisco, CA, USA
The 126th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) will take place in Washington, District of Columbia. Visit http://www.apa.org/convention/proposals.aspx for further details.
October 3-6, 2018, Toronto, ON, Canada
The 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology will take place at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Canada. Visit http://www.appliedsportpsych.org/events/ for more details.
November 28-29, 2018, Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
The 2018 British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference will be held at the Harrogate Convention Centre, Yorkshire, UK. Visit http://www.basesconference.co.uk/index.html for more details
April 10-13, 2019, Washington, DC, USA
The Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and scientific sessions will be held at the Washington Hilton, Washington, DC. Visit http://www.sbm.org/meetings/ for more information.
July 4-7, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe
The 24th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) will be hosted by Charles University Prague. Visit http://www.ecss-congress.eu/2019/ for further details.
Books, Websites, Media, New Programs, and Job Opportunities
2018 Human Kinetics Book Releases
Lifestyle Wellness Coaching, Third Edition, by James Gavin and Madeleine Mcbrearty: http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/Lifestyle-Wellness-Coaching-3rd-Edition-Ebook
Assessment in Applied Sport Psychology, by Jim Taylor: http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/Assessment-in-Applied-Sport-Psychology
New eBooks for 2018
Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming Field Handbook (Third Edition, eBook), by Simon Priest and Michael Gass: http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/Effective-Leadership-in-Adventure-Programming-Mini-eBook-3E
Motor Learning and Development (Second Edition, eBook), by Pamela Haibach-Beach, Greg Reid, and Douglas Collier: http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/Motor-Learning-and-Development-2nd-Edition-eBook
Ethics in Sport (Third Edition, eBook), by William Morgan: http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/Ethics-in-Sport-3rd-Edition-eBook
Social Media
Follow updates from Human Kinetics on Twitter (@human_kinetics) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HumanKinetics).
Sport Psychology Workshops
The 19th Annual Workshop in Applied Sport Psychology titled, “Developing Your Knowledge, Skills, and Practice in Sport Psychology” will be conducted by the Ohio Center for Sport Psychology, June 22–23, 2018 at the Holiday Inn Cleveland South, OH. Psychologists can earn 13 APA recognized CEUs. The workshop will be conducted by Jack J. Lesyk, Ph.D., CC-AASP. For complete information go to https://www.sportpsych.org/workshops-professionals or contact Dr. Lesyk at jjlesyk@SportPsych.org.
Webinar Series
The Human Kinetics Webinar series offers a number of upcoming and recorded webinars that focus on such topics as leadership, resiliency, and team cohesion. Visit http://www.humankinetics.com/webinars to sign up or view past Webinar media.
Free Bundled eBook Program
Learn more about the free eBook program launched by Human Kinetics: http://www.humankinetics.com/bundlede-book.
Job Opportunities in Sport Psychology
For regular updates on current job vacancies in Sport Psychology, visit https://careers.appliedsportpsych.org.
Listserv Information
SPORTPSY is an electronic mail bulletin board on exercise and sport psychology, with more than 1,000 members. SPORTPSY can now be found at LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU. To join SPORTPSY, send the following command at the command line:
TELL LISTSERV AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU SUBSCRIBE SPORTPSY your name or send a message to listserv@listserv.temple.edu with nothing in the subject heading and only the following in the text: SUB SPORTPSY + your name.
If neither approach works, check with your campus e-mail expert or send Michael Sachs a message at MSACHS@NIMBUS.TEMPLE.EDU.
A listserv (AAASP-Expsych) dedicated specifically for exercise and health-related topics also exists. The listserv is open to all members of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, and is intended for discussions related to exercise and health-related research and practice. For more information and to subscribe, visit https://list.mail.virginia.edu/mailman/listinfo/aaasp-expsych.
