Speakers and Programme
Featured Speakers

Dr Monty P. Satiadarma
Tarumanagara University, Indonesia

ACP 2012 Conference Co-chair and Featured Speaker



Monty Satiadarma is an academic and psychologist who has lectured around the world, and who continues to practice in his native Indonesia. He was the Dean of the department of psychology at Tarumanagara University from 1997-2005, and Rector of the University from 2008-2010.

Dr Satiadarma has a particular interest in educational psychology, and in music and art therapy, methods with which he treated survivors of the Indonesian tsunami on behalf of the International Red Cross and the United Nations. He is a board member and area chair of the International Council of Psychology, and a founder and board member of the Asian Psychology Association.





Professor Dexter Da Silva

Keisen University, Japan
ACP 2012 Conference Co-chair and Featured Speaker



Dr Dexter Da Silva is currently Professor of Educational Psychology at Keisen University in Tokyo. He has taught EFL at junior high school, language schools, and universities in Sydney, and for the past two decades has been living and teaching at the tertiary level in Japan.

Professor Da Silva was educated at the University of Sydney (BA, Dip. Ed., M.A.), and the University of Western Sydney (Ph.D.) He has presented and co-presented at conferences in Asia, Australia, Europe and the U.S., and written or co-written articles and book chapters on education-related topics, such as trust, student motivation, autonomy, and content-based language teaching. He is a past editor and current associate editor of On CUE Journal, regular reviewer for conferences and proceedings, and recent co-chair of the 2011 CUE Conference on Motivation.




Dr Beth Hedva
ACP/ACERP 2012 Featured Speaker


Dr Beth Hadva is an author, teacher, healer and licensed psychologist, and has built an international reputation for blending the latest psychological approaches with both ancient and contemporary spiritual healing practices and mystical traditions.

As past Chair of Continuing Education for the International Council of Psychologists, Dr. Hedva has trained professionals and lay-persons globally to use intuition and integrative therapies in ways that introduce new dimensions of inner healing for individuals, couples families, groups and communities. Formerly core faculty in both the Department of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University of California, and the Department of Transpersonal Counselling Psychology at JFK University in California, Dr. Hedva is also Adjunct Research Faculty in California's Institute for Transpersonal Psychology's Global Program. Currently living in Calgary, Canada, she is Director of Training for the Canadian Institute for Transpersonal and Integrative Sciences. Dr. Beth Hedva holds California State Board Certifications in the unique specialities of Medical Hypnosis and Sexology and maintains status as a Registered Marriage & Family Therapist. With two Masters degrees and a Ph.D, she is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, certified by the American Board of Psychological Specialties.

Beth Hedva was inducted into the American Biographic Institute’s 2009 Hall of Fame for “Humanitarian Contributions in Cross-Cultural Psychology” nominated for inclusion in the 1st edition of the Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care, and listed in both the Cambridge, England’s 12th Edition of The World’s Who’s Who of Women and the 2012 Marquis Who’s Who in America. Visit her at www.drbethhedva.com

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Dr Patti Tamara Lenard
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Ottawa
ACP/ACERP 2012 Featured Speaker



Patti Tamara Lenard is Assistant Professor of Applied Ethics in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Lenard is deeply concerned with the role of trust in democratic political communities. In most contemporary democracies, high rates of immigration are increasing the number of religions, races, ethnicities and cultures living together and governed by shared political institutions. Her forthcoming book – Trust, Democracy and Multicultural Challenges (Penn State University Press, 2012) – places trust at the centre of democratic politics and then examines its relationship to diversity. In particular, she argues that ethno-cultural diversity as a result of increasing rates of immigration may, if managed improperly, generate distrust. She calls on democratic communities to generate purposefully the conditions under which trust between newcomers and ‘native’ citizens can be built, so that the quality of democracies is not compromised.








Programme and Events: Friday March 30 - Sunday April 1, 2012


Conference Registration and Information Desk
The Registration and Information Desk will be open from 15:00-17:00 on Friday afternoon, and from 8:00-8:45, and 12:00-18:00 on Saturday, and from 9:00-18:00 on Sunday.
Presentation Schedule
Parallel panels are organized into thematic streams and run on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. The plenary session will be on Saturday morning.
Saturday Plenary Session: 9:00-12:00
Saturday Parallel Sessions:  (1) 13:00-14:30, (2) 14:45-16:15
Saturday Poster Sessions       (1) 14:30-15:30, (2) 16:00-17:00
Sunday Parallel Sessions: (1) 9:00-10:30, (2) 11:00-12:30, (3) 13:30-15:00, (4) 15:15-16:45
Sunday Closing Remarks: 17:00-17:15
Events
Welcome Drinks Reception - 18:00-19:00
Friday Evening: Complimentary welcome reception with wine and soft drinks. No need to reserve: everyone welcome.
Conference Dinner 19:00-21:00 - Za Watami Izakaya
Saturday Evening: The official conference dinner will be held in a downtown Osaka izakaya, and provide a relaxed and enjoyable environment to meet and network with other delegates. This is ticketed and there are a limited number of places. For more information mail conferences@iafor.org


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