Faculty of Psychology at Gadjah Mada University held an international conference. This conference was titled The 10th International Conference on Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (ICICP). The conference lasted for 3 days which was 4 to 6 July 2019. The conference was livened up by speakers from various countries and universities, among others: Prof. Subandi from the Faculty of Psychology at Gadjah Mada University; Prof. Uichol Kim of Inha University, South Korea; Prof. Rosnah Ismail of Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences & UMS, Malaysia; Prof. Annamaria Di Fabio of the University of Florence, Italy; Prof. Donald H. Saklofske from the Department of Psychology University of Western Ontario, Canada; Prof. Saadi Lahlou from Social Psychology of Economic Life London School of Economics, UK; Dr. Satoko Kimpara from Palo Alto University, USA; Maxi Heitmayer, Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science; Prof. Akira Tsuda of the Department of Psychology Kurume University, Japan, and Plinio Fabiani which is the Director of Internal Medicine Unit, Versilia Hospital. The Conference’s agenda set includes special courses, workshops, parallel symposium, and keynote address. Even more than 100 participants with interesting research topics are involved in this event.
On the first day, the term ICICP presents the Event Special Course on Indigenous and Cultural Psychology which was presented by Prof. Uichol Kim, Prof. Donald H. Saklofske, and Maxi Heitmayer, Ph.D. by taking place at A-203 Faculty of Psychology. Simultaneously workshops are also held but in different locations. The workshop itself themed Psychology of Leadership and Entrepreneurship in the XXI Century, Clinical Workshop of Systematic Treatment Selection (STS): 8 Principles and Therapeutic Tools (CBTs & Mindfulness), and Assessing Psychological Strengths and Well Being Cross-Cultural Adaptation.
The second day, the ICICP event is no less festive. The festivity has even been demonstrated when the beginning of the event, where the entire speaker appeared impressively using indigenous clothes typical of Nusantara. Opening Ceremony became the official start of the ICICP title. In addition, the event opened with a greeting from the chief executive, namely Wahyu Jati Anggoro, S. Psi., M.A., and Prof. Kwartarini Wahyu Yuniarti, MMedSc., Ph.D. As Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Psychology. The cultural appearance of both music and dance is also one of the parts that add to the event. The event continued with keynote addresses and research presentations from the participants.
While the third day is the closing day of ICICP, it remains filled with several keynote addresses from experts in their field as well as the participants ‘ performances in presenting their research results. After that, the event was closed with a cultural offering in the form of dances that witnessed the success of events.