Introduction | The Organizing Institution | The Collaborating Organization | The City | The Venue | Registration
Introduction
Cultural diversity remains a challenge for every aspect of human life and science. Social psychology is one of the areas dealing with cultural diversity, attempting to fill the gap between the diversity with equality. Within the area, intergroup conflicts and discrimination, which can be the product of diversity, are investigated. The goal is to provide an understanding solution that can be applied to enhance the people’s quality of life around the world. However, this is not easy to accomplish. Many more researches are needed and possible solutions need to be explored across cultures.
Indigenous, social and cultural psychology are the areas of psychology that attempt to provide an understanding of cultural diversity around the world. By promoting this approach, every culture can develop its own solution based on scientific analysis as well as practical applications. It is important to disseminate and share this knowledge. Realizing the importance of this issue, the 10th Biennial Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology chose the theme of “Enhancing Quality of Life through Community Integrity and Cultural Diversity”, with the goal of promoting indigenous, social and cultural perspectives.
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The Organizing Institution: Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is located in the city of Yogyakarta, in the middle of Java Island, Indonesia and is known as so called ‘academic city.’ It is the largest university in Indonesia in terms of the student population and it is one of the oldest universities in the country, founded on December 19, 1949. UGM has 18 faculties, 73 undergraduate programs, 28 diploma programs, and a graduate program consisting of 62 areas. It has approximately 55,000 students, about 800 international students, 2,240 faculty members and 2,293 lecturers. The university has its success in organizing international conferences on science, education, and culture (e.g., WISDOM held in December 2010), which inspired many academicians, students, and professionals to promote local wisdoms for global solutions.
Faculty of Psychology UGM has four programs, including undergraduate psychology, master of psychology, master of professional psychology, and doctorate in psychology. Faculty of Psychology has six departments and several units to support the development of psychology in terms of academic, research, and practical application. In terms of people, the faculty has more than 1,700 students, with around 71 faculty members and 70 administrative staff.
The faculty is known for its achievement at the international level. Many of the faculty members are affiliated with professional associations at international level. Many of them have participated in international conferences and seminars as speakers and participants. The faculty has also developed its own collaboration in research and academic forum with other international institutions. Faculty of Psychology UGM is also known for successfully organizing the First International Conference on Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (ICICP) on July 24-27, 2010, which was attended by more than 300 participants from 28 countries. Along with this success, the faculty is also well known as a pioneer in developing indigenous psychology by establishing the Center for Indigenous and Cultural Psychology.
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The Collaborating Organization: Indonesian Psychological Association (HIMPSI)
Indonesian Psychological Association (HIMPSI) is a professional organization, a place for Indonesian psychologists to share and develop ideas in the field of psychology. The association was founded on July 1959, and has now spread out in 25 regions across Indonesia, with more than 9.500 psychologists registered as members. The main mission of HIMPSI is to develop psychology as science as well as one of the professional areas in Indonesia. Under the umbrella of HIMPSI, 13 organizations of various psychological areas are also joint together, consistently flourishing and growing to achieve the ultimate mission of HIMPSI. In addition, HIMPSI is also affiliated with psychological faculties and departments existed all over Indonesia.
For further information about HIMPSI, please visit www.himpsi.org.
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The City : Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Yogyakarta is geographically located almost equidistant from Indonesia’s two most important international gateways, about 600 km from Jakarta and 1,000 km from Bali. There is daily air service to Yogyakarta from Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali as well as to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
This region has a tropic climate and the daily temperature feels like tropical weather, a little bit hot and humid. The average daily temperature range between 27 degree and 31 degree Celsius with its minimum 20 degree C and maximum 36 degree C respectively. Average humidity is 74% with its minimum of 60% and maximum 84%. There are only two seasons in a year: the wet or rainy seasons and dry monsoon. Usually the wet seasons begin at September and lasts about March. Generally there is no significant rainfall from May to August.
Yogyakarta is considered to be "Indonesia’s academic city" due to the numerous centers for higher learning, and many of the inhabitants are students who come from all over Indonesia to study. Yogyakarta remains the clear front-runner for traditional arts. As the former capital and the center of several kingdoms, this region and its people are very rich in cultural diversity. The cultural heritage includes the magnificent temples, the ruins of palaces and monasteries, and the various kinds of traditions, cultural events, traditional folk, performing arts and architecture. The potency and appeal of Yogyakarta has ensured that this city remains one of Java’s most visited and popular, particularly since it is close to the famous Borobudur and Prambanan temples.
There are a total of 33 Yogyakarta hotels or places to stay in near Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta Hotels offer usually of a high standard. There is a range from reasonable and very basic accommodations to some very good accommodations run by internationally companies and extremely luxurious accommodations. Most of the best accommodations in Yogyakarta are located around the centre of the town.
The cultural diversity is a part of Yogyakarta and the theme of the conference is very compatible with the communities in and around the city.
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The Venue
Faculty of Psychology UGM will be used as the center of information as well as the venue for scientific sessions and closing ceremony. Whereas opening ceremony will be held at the university auditorium of 2,000 audiences capacity.
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Registration
Early registration until April 30, 2013
2,700,000 Rp. (~US$300) Regular: Economically developed countries
1,350,000 Rp. (~US$150) Student: Economically developed countries
1,350,000 Rp. (~US$150) Discount: Economically developing countries
750,000 Rp. (~US$80) Student discount: Economically developing countries
1,200,000 Rp Indonesian participants
700,000 Rp. Indonesian students
Late Registration: After April 30, 2013
3,600,000 Rp. (~US$400) Regular: Economically developed countries
1,800,000 Rp. (~US$200) Student: Economically developed countries
1,800,000 Rp. (~US$200) Discount: Economically developing countries
900,000 Rp. (~US$100) Student discount: Economically developing countries
1,500,000 Rp Indonesian participants
900,000 Rp. Indonesian students
Registration fee includes:
1. Lunch (3)
2. Dinner (2)
3. Cultural performance
4. Coffee, tea, and snack
5. Attendance of all scientific sessions, opening and closing ceremony
6. Program and book of abstracts
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