Conferences
WSMSP holds annual conferences that alternate between North America and Europe. Our first conference was held September 4-5, 2009 , at the Sports University of Cologne. Our second conference will be held September 17-18, 2010 at Franklin College near Indianpolis, Indiana. For members, the conference registration fee is € 100 (or $140); students enrolled full time in graduate or undergraduate studies may ask for partial or full waiver of the conference free. Our third conference will be held September, 2011 near Vienna , Austria . Business consultants, sports coaches, psychologists, psychiatrists, educators, HR experts, corporate managers, and professionals interested in intellectual disabilities should attend, as well as anyone interested in the new practical applications of human needs theory.
Call for Papers on Human Needs
The World Society of Motivation Scientists and Professionals -- a nonprofit organization dedicated to reviving theories of human needs (life motives) -- announces a call for abstracts for our second annual conference. The conference will be held September 17-18 (Friday-Saturday) at Franklin College, which is located near Indianapolis in Franklin, Indiana. Short presentations are 20 mins. in length; long presentations are 50 minutes in length. Especially relevant are innovative ideas, experiences, or research on the use of human needs theory in business, education, healthcare, sports, counseling, or intellectual disabilities.
Persons interested in presenting at the conference should submit an abstract or brief description of their talk (no more than 250 words) in English no later than January 30, 2010. Submit the abstract to: ProfSReiss@gmail.com. Only paid members may submit abstracts. If you paid at any time, you are still a member since dues will not renew until 2011. If you are not a paid member, take care of this matter before you submit.