• About Us • Greetings from the President • Our Mission • Management and   Organization • Academic Conferences • Certification • Publications • Membership • Ethical Principles   of Psychologists		Annual Convention We sponsor an annual academic convention that is organized by a planning committee at a different host university each year. The convention attracts about 4,000 participants and 1,200 presentations every year. Presenters must be JPA members as of the previous year and must have paid membership dues for the current year. ●Future Convention 2012 76th Annual Convention September 11-13 Senshu University 2-1-1, Higashimita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 214-8580, Japan Public Symposium Since our incorporation, we have sponsored public symposiums to promote understanding of psychology among the general public. The symposiums have been widely attended and well received. ●Past Themes: 2011       Psychology of society without relationships: Its symptoms and prescription 2010       Psychology and behavior in altruism: Origins and purposes of helping others. Thinking about intelligence: IQ and EI 2009       Investigating the infant's world 2008       Life after Retirement: The Role of Psychology in an Aging Society 2007 Searching for Beauty: A Psychological Approach People-to-People Communication: Thinking About Emotion and Culture 2006 The Psychology of Mental and Physical Health 2005 The Psychology of Accidents and Safety 2004 Lies and Deceit 2003 The Psychology of Human Emotion 2002 Dangers to Children: What Can Adults Do? 2001 Mysteries of the Mind: An Introduction to Psychology Outstanding Research Paper Awards Every year, we award a number of outstanding research papers chosen from among those published during the previous year as original articles in JPA publications. International Exchange ●International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) As a comprehensive national psychological association, we represent Japan as one of the 70 IUPsyS member countries. Every 4 years, the International Congress of Psychology is held over a period of 6 days. The 31st ICP will be held from July 24 through 29, 2016, in Yokohama.