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DIALOGUE Page 1 Volume 19, No. 1 DIALOGUE Dialogue — Spring, 2004 The Official Newsletter of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Chris Crandall & Monica Biernat, Fifth Annual SPSP Convention a Co-Editors Texas-Sized Success Inside the Current Issue: By Rick Hoyle went exceptionally formal application process smoothly. Symposia and The new Hilton Hotel in beginning with next year’s invited talks were well meeting, including a News of the Society 2 Austin was the setting for attended and, as in years another successful gathering deadline for expressions of past, the poster sessions interest, and the possibility of personality and social drew large crowds. The Publication Committee 4 psychologists from around of being asked to secure Report addition of a poster session space outside the main the world in late January. on opening evening allowed hotel (see page 3 for an New PSPB Editor named 5, 7 The fifth rendition of this for more participants in the highly successful meeting announcement of this and some history program than ever before. process). drew 1,657 conferees, Jack Block Award Winner 5 continuing the upward For many in attendance, the In just a few years, our announced trajectory in attendance (818, convention began with one 1,085, 1,326, and 1,487 in meeting has established of 11 preconferences. For the itself as a must-attend event Committee reports: Grad 6, 8 prior years). first time in our short Student & Training for personality and social history, the main hotel could psychologists. Although the The “heavy” appetizers not accommodate the full Passings 10 promised by the hotel for the current formula for the slate of preconferences. meeting is working well, welcome reception were not Fortunately, we were able to so heavy, and the brief there is always room for Division 8 programming at 11 secure additional space for a improvement. If you have APA — Honolulu opening program could not modest fee at the nearby compete with the free drinks suggestions, please pass convention center. Because An e-mail exchange 12 and opportunities to them along to a member of the popularity of the Convention Committee. between Stein & Jost socialize. Aside from these preconferences shows no minor glitches, the meeting (see back page for signs of waning, organizers members). ■ Zajonc on the “Dangers of 14 should anticipate a more Unanimity” Eleven New SPSP Fellows Named APA Council report 16 Student Travel and 16, By Judith M. unanimously approved for Committee's endorsement, Diversity Awards 25 Fellow Status in SPSP by the the materials for those Harackiewicz Executive Committee. individuals who are Undervalued Classics in 18 members of Division 8 of Social Psychology The SPSP Fellows These new SPSP Fellows are: APA have been forwarded Committee meets each year Carol Dweck, Andrew Elliot, to the Membership More on the Stanford 22 to recommend members for Peter Glick, Dale Griffin, Committee of APA for its Prison Experiment Fellow Status in SPSP. This Stephen Harkins, E. Tory annual consideration of Santa Claus and the Big 5 24 year's committee—Judith Higgins, Ed Hirt, Blair Fellow nominations. Harackiewicz (Chair), Janet Johnson, James Kulik, Swim, and Kip Williams— Charles Stangor, and Gary Congratulations to these Announcements 26 recommended 11 stellar Wells. individuals for their contributors to the field for designation as SPSP this honor, and all were With the Executive Fellows! ■ Reifman on Social 27 Network Reesearch Page 2 DIALOGUE State of the Society 2004: Optimistic Future, Handful of Concerns The SPSP Executive Committee met on profit years before projected, and the Missouri. Sunday, February 1, in Austin, Texas. Summer Institute of Social Psychology This meeting was characterized by two at Boulder last summer, budgeted for a Preconferences are clearly becoming main themes: Satisfaction, loss in 2003 actually showed a tiny one of the main ways that this issue is contentment, and excitement about the profit. being solved. This year there were 13 field and its future on the one hand, and proposals for preconferences; in the a grave sense of concern over the future Similarly, the SPSP Convention is also end there were 11 preconferences. This of funding for social psychology at the projected for a net loss each year. is a lot of preconferencing, and there National Institute for Mental Health. Instead, because the Convention are few convention venues with room This report from the meeting will focus Committee is in good hands, resources for so much success. In the future, the on the mostly good news about the are husbanded carefully, and the Convention Committee is likely to state of the Society and the field of number of registrants continually require that by mid-June, personality and social psychology. increases, the Convention routinely preconferences should fill out an Check the Listserv for information returns a very modest profit to the expression of intent (which will be about the future of funding Society. publicized via the SPSP-Listserv, opportunities for personality-social among other means). This is because psychology at NIMH. Convention. The Convention all pre-conference must be organized Committee Chair Rick Hoyle reported through the Society and its convention Bylaws change. The Executive Officer, that the 2004 SPSP Convention had planners and negotiators--space and its Harry Reis announced that the Bylaw 1,657 people registered, up 11% from expense is best negotiated for all at changes proposed were voted in by a last year's convention in Universal once. large majority. (These changes were City, California. The report from primarily minor changes in procedures attendees was that the hotel and Next year, the Convention will be in to make the smooth operation of the conference facilities were spacious and New Orleans, at the Sheraton New Society more efficient, and might be overall provided a good location for Orleans, January 19 to January 22, characterized as "housekeeping--no meeting. Some people requested that a 2005. This is a bit earlier than the 2004 substantial policy of the Society was map of the hotel be provided in the convention, because conventions in affected in the vote.) conference program. The 2004 program New Orleans must make their plans was notable for several things, skirting Mardis Gras to avoid enhanced Financial status. The Society continues including the excellence of the sessions room costs and reduced room to do well financially. The Society has (which tended to run right on time) and availability. about one year's operating funds in their coherent and interactive nature. reserve, and this allows us to weather Publication Committee. The minor fiscal storms. For example, this The major issue that the Convention Publication Committee report focused is the year that the Executive Officer Committee faced this year is the one on the major issue facing the Society, role passes from Harry Reis at that is repeated year after year: there is the change in editorship from Fred University of Rochester to David too much going on at same time, and Rhodewalt to next Editor. As noted in Dunning at Cornell University, and there isn't enough program space to let the story on page 1, Judith there are costs at both universities for everyone speak who would like to. Harackiewicz was selected as the new this year. These two goals are at obvious cross- editor of PSPB. PSPB is also facing a purposes, and finding the balance huge influx of papers. Last year, the The Society's primary source of funds between the two legitimate goals is a journal received over 400 submissions, is from membership fees and from its major goal of the Convention and with only five Associate Editors, journals, Personality and Social Committee; do we prefer unhappiness the Editor's job is onerous, if not Psychology Bulletin and Personality from too much program, or crushing. Because Associate Editors and Social Psychology Review, with unhappiness from not enough program? sign on with an explicit understanding PSPB being substantially the largest You may wish to express your opinions of approximately how many papers earner of all. Sound financial about these matters to the incoming they will handle a year, the Editor management has been a hallmark of chair of the Convention Committee, handles almost all of the increase when SPSP's activities; PSPR is showing a Lynne Cooper of the University of (Continued on page 3) DIALOGUEDIALOGUE PagePage 3 3 Society continues to maintain its Pre-Conference Application independence, and is monitoring Society-APA relations closely. Deadline Instituted Website. The 2003 SPSP Service Award Winner Scott Plous has To facilitate planning for pre-conferences at next year’s SPSP meeting, continued to do an excellent job of individuals and groups who are interested in hosting a pre-conference maintaining the SPSP Website. must complete and file a brief application (available on the SPSP However, the funds he uses to maintain convention website) on or before June 15th. SPSP (as well as SESP's website) are shrinking, and he has asked for direct Preconferences prior to the SPSP Convention have become extremely funding from SPSP to help support his popular, and the number of them are limited by the facilities at the work. The Society has made a convention site. commitment of funds to help provide this excellent service. Inquiries regarding pre-conferences should be directed to Tim [email protected]. Strauman at Division 8 Business. This year's submissions for the APA Convention in Hawaii were very high compared to the recent past, and a good selection of State of the Society, Continued convention fare will be available. The Committee heard a report from the Council Representatives, June Tangney (Continued from page 2) Committee are strongly in support of and Ed Deiner; their report appears on submission rates rise.