Annual Conference

Check List:

Make hotel reservations as soon as possible.
Reserve Opry tickets as soon as possible.
Make travel arrangements.
Pre-register for conference by October 15th.
Submit paper or symposium by October 15th.

For additional information, contact D. K. Detterman, Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106. Fax: 216-368-4891. e-mail: dkd2@po.cwru.edu

Invited Speakers

• Robert J. Sternberg
  Converging Operations in the Construct Validation of the Theory of Successful Intelligence
• Arthur Jensen
  The Crucial Importance of Mental Chronometry for the Science of Mental Abilities
• A third speaker to be announced

Hotel Reservations

The primary hotel for the conference is the Holiday Inn Select, Vanderbilt, 2613 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203. A block of rooms will be held until November 4, but since there are a small number of rooms at this special rate, you should make your reservations as soon as possible.

The rate is $82.00 per night.

To make reservations call 800-633-4427 in the US, 615-327-4707 from anywhere (between 8AM and 7PM CST= -6 GMT), fax 615-320-4850, or email bspencer@bristolhotels.com.

Grand Ole Opry

A limited number of tickets are available for the Grand Ole Opry in the 'Golden Circle' of the Ryman Auditorium. This is an historical landmark and, for a time, home of the Opry.

• Tickets available for December 7, 2002
• The show is 2.5 hours long and will include 18 to 25 acts.
• Seats are in the front rows of the lower level.
• Tickets, including transportation to and from the auditorium, are $50. First come first served.
• Please e-mail dkd2@po.cwru.edu if you wish to reserve one or more tickets.

Registation Information

Advanced registration for conference attendance is due by October 15, 2002. Please register in advance to be sure to have a place reserved at the banquet. Registration fees include all speakers, bonus symposium, and banquet on the evening of December 6.

FEES:

BONUS SYMPOSIUM

• December 4, 2002 at no extra cost to registrants for ISIR.
• The Kennedy Center has organized a one-day symposium on "The Futures of Intellectual Assessment and Psychometrics"
• Directors for this symposium are H. Carl Haywood and David Lubinski.
• Presenters will be: Phillip L. Ackerman, Issac Bejar, Douglas K. Detterman, Linda S. Gottfredson, Earl B. Hunt, Mark Wilson, Ian Deary, Susan Embretson, H. Carl Haywood, Theodore D. Wachs, and Richard W. Woodcock.
• Discussants will be: Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr., Lynn Fuchs, David Lubinski, Robert J. Sternberg, Douglas Fuchs, Arthur R. Jensen, Julian C. Stanley, and Niels G. Waller.

We would like to thank the John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University for their generous support of this symposium.

How to Submit Papers for the Conference

• Papers for the conference may address any area of human intelligence. In all submissions, include title, authors, affiliations, e-mail address, and abstract. Abstracts should be no more than one page of 12-point type.
• Accepted papers will normally receive 15-20 minutes of program time.
• To have your paper considered for the program, submit a one page abstract no later than October 15, 2002. By email (preferred), submit abstract to dkd2@po.cwru.edu as an MS-Word or plain text attachment.
• By regular mail, submit two copies of abstract and include an IBM formatted diskette with MS-Word or plain text copy of abstract. Send to D. K. Detterman, Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.
• Indicate e-mail or regular address where correspondence is to be sent.
• Symposia are encouraged. All abstracts (one for each presentation and an overall summary) in a symposium should be submitted by the organizer at one time.
• Abstracts and symposia submitted for consideration will be reviewed as they are received. Program time will be allotted to presenters on a "first come, first served" basis.
• An overhead will be available for presentations. An LCD projector will be available but is not guaranteed to work with your computer. Overheads should be available as backup.

Click here for registration form.