The 2021 Annual Meeting is currently scheduled for November 18-21, 2021 (dates subject to change). The conference is being planned as a hybrid event, with live and virtual components. The location of the meeting is still being finalized and will be announced around the end of May.

All Members, Fellows, and Emeritus Fellows are invited to organize a symposium for the Psychonomic Society's 62nd Annual Meeting. A symposium proposal should highlight new and emerging ideas that are likely to have broad influence in shaping future research, including ideas from related disciplines. Symposium proposals are due April 25, 2021.

The Psychonomic Society annually gives up to twelve (12) J. Frank Yates Student Conference Awards (previously Student Travel Awards) for Graduate Student Members of the Society who are in underrepresented populations, including those who are disadvantaged or discriminated against in some way. Each awardee will receive a stipend of $1,000 USD.

The call for applications is now open. Applications are submitted alongside a graduate student's abstract for the 2021 Annual Meeting. Learn more and apply by May 15.

The Psychonomic Society annually provides up to twenty (20) Graduate Conference Awards (previously Graduate Travel Awards) for Graduate Student Members of the Society. Any current Graduate Student Member who submits an abstract for the 2021 Annual Meeting is eligible to apply, provided they did not receive the award in 2020. Each Awardee will receive a stipend of $1,000 USD. Learn more and apply by May 15.

Abstracts may now be submitted for the 2021 program in accordance with the guidelines listed below. Submissions are due June 1.

Fellows and Emeritus Fellows may submit one abstract. The submission may request either a spoken or a poster presentation. For this year only, Fellows and Emeritus Fellows also may sponsor two additional submissions submitted by either a Graduate Student Member or a non-member.

Members may submit one abstract requesting either a spoken or poster presentation. Note that priority for spoken presentations goes to Fellows, but usually a few Members are selected for spoken presentations. Members may not sponsor student submissions.

Graduate Student Members may submit one abstract requesting a poster presentation. Graduate students are not allowed to submit a request for a spoken presentation. The student submission must be sponsored by a Fellow.

Last year, with the help of the PS Review Committee, a record number of applications for the Psychonomic Society Graduate Conference Awards and J. Frank Yates Student Conference Awards (previously travel awards) were reviewed much faster than in previous years.

 

This year, the review period will take place in July (dates subject to change). If you are an Emeritus Member, Fellow, or Member of the Society and would like to volunteer on the PS Review Committee, please complete and submit this online form by June 1. Volunteers will be asked to review approximately 5-10 abstract submissions.

Thank you for helping us ensure that all applicants for our Graduate Conference Awards receive a thorough and fair review!

The Call for Nominations for the 2022 PS Governing Board will be open from May 1 - June 15, 2021. The Society will be filling two seats on the 2022 Governing Board, with board terms lasting six years (2022-2027). Each member (Emeritus Fellow, Emeritus Member, Fellow, or Member) may nominate up to four persons. Student members may not vote.

The names of the three persons who receive the greatest number of nominations, and who signify their willingness to serve, shall be placed on an election ballot. The Nominations Committee will select an additional three candidates (who may also be persons nominated by the membership) to be placed on the ballot. Thus, the final ballot to be submitted for vote by the membership will include six nominees. Elections for the 2022 Governing Board will run from July 15 - August 31, 2021. Learn more about the PS Governing Board election.

Memory & Cognition is seeking submissions for a special issue or section featuring studies that present data from underrepresented populations. We are looking for empirical studies in human cognition in which the participants are drawn from populations that are underrepresented in the cognitive psychology literature. One of the primary goals of this Special Issue is to highlight cross-cultural cognitive research and to interrogate the ideas of human cognitive universals and human cognitive diversity. View the Call for Papers.

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