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The EARA-EADP-SRA summer school was a big success!

The 2022 edition of the EARA-EADP-SRA Summer School took place in Wicklow, Ireland from Saturday, August 20th until Wednesday, August 24th afternoon. Eight senior scholars and 24 junior scholars joined together for this research-intensive experience. 

The program was packed with many didactic sessions including workshops from senior scholars with interactive assignments for junior scholars as well as professional development round-table discussions. Junior scholars also presented their current dissertation work and were able to receive meaningful feedback  from fellow student colleagues and senior scholars.

The report of the summer school can be downloaded here: 

Call for Bids for ECDP 2025

We kindly invite you to send in a bid for organizing the ECDP2025 that should ideally take place between August, 20 and August, 30 2025.

ECDP 2025 organizers should be Departments of (Developmental) Psychology or Social Science Departments at a local university, who may work together with a professional conference organization. The chair person who sends in the bid must be an academic (developmental) psychologist at the organising university.

In order to bid for organising the ECDP 2025 conference, a dossier containing the following information should

 should be send to the president of the EADP (dagmar.strohmeier@fh-linz.at) no later than September 30, 2022.

The General Council will decide about the best candidature to hold the EADP 2025 not later than December, 15, 2022.

Bid dossiers must include:

·        The chair person and the composition of the local conference committee

·        A description of the local (national) state of developmental psychology

·        A description of the congress venue including the number of lecture halls and seminar rooms (including seats available and audiovisual equipment), as well as exhibition and poster area.

·        A short description of the city and the region

·        Information about travelling connections, visa, and accommodation

·        A suggestion for the social events

·        An indication of financial arrangements (financial support, possible fee structure, etc.)

·        Any other information that is considered relevant.

The General Council will decide about the best candidature to hold the EADP 2025 not later than December, 15, 2022.Prospective organizers are then invited to give a reception of during the ECDP2023 that will take place in Turku, Finland between August, 28 and September 1, 2023.