APA Division 45 Conference

Division 45 of the APA (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues) had their first-ever conference separate from the APA convention during the summer of last year (June 17-19, 2010).  The conference will be hosted by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and it provided a forum for presenting psychological research on ethnic minority groups within the US and for encouraging greater networking and collaboration across various fields of psychology. 

There were over 130 poster presentations, more than 35 symposiums, panel discussions, and workshops, as well as plenary sessions on racism, racial/ethnic identity, and culture and mental health.  The conference program provides an overview of the event.  While another Division 45 conference does not seem to be in the works for 2011, it may be of value to expand this event into an annual presence in the future. What do you think?