Program

 

Wednesday, September 2 - Pre-workshop

Prof. Robert Kail.

10:00 – 17.30: Scientific writing for psychologists. Room: Uni Mail 2140

18.00 – 19.00. Welcome aperitif. Centre Medical Universitaire (CMU)__in front of room B400.

 

Thursday, September 3__Centre Medical Universitaire (CMU)__Room D60

08.30 – 09.00. Registration and posters setting

09.15 – 10.00. Introduction of participants and faculty

Coffee break

10.30 – 12.00. Prof. Anik de Ribaupierre (University of Geneva) Introduction to the concept of lifespan development and Discussion.

Lunch.

13.30 -18.00. Prof Paolo Ghisletta and Prof Matthias Kliegel (University of Geneva) Cognitive development across the lifespan: Conceptual, methodological and analytical challenges of a lifespan approach (including Discussion and Coffee break)

 

Friday, September 4__Centre Medical Universitaire (CMU)__Room S4/S5

Recent developments in socio-emotional development across the lifespan

09.00 – 12.00. Prof Alexandra Freund (University of Zurich) Going beyond age comparisons in developmental research: A plea for the use of a Brunswikian approach to experimental designs in developmental research (including Discussions and Coffee break)

Lunch

13.30 – 16.30. Prof. Daniela Jopp (University of Lausanne) Research in very old age: Challenges of studying well-being and its predictors in centenarians (including Discussions and Coffee break)

16.30 – 18.00. Poster Session I (odd numbers)

18.45 Social event. Cruise diner on the Leman Lake. Meeting point 18:30 at Jardin anglais

 

Saturday September 5 __ Centre Medical Universitaire (CMU)__Room S4/S5

From mean level changes to intraindividual variability

09.00 – 11.30. Prof. Anik de Ribaupierre and Dr Nathalie Mella (University of Geneva)Inter and intraindividual variability across the lifespan (including Discussions and Coffee break)

11.30 – 12.30 Poster Session II (even numbers)

Distribution of lunch bags

13.00-13.45. Poster session II (ctd)

14.00-16.30 Prof. Jacques Juhel (University of Rennes) More than means: modeling intra-individual variability with mixed effects location scale models

Coffee break

17.00 – 18.00. Prof. Christopher Hertzog (Atlanta University) General discussion.

 

Sunday, September 6 - Post-workshop

Prof. Robert Kail.

10:00 – 17.00: Scientific writing for psychologists. Room: Uni Mail 2140. Meeting point side entrance boulevard Karl Vogt.

 

 

The CMU building has two main entrances, at two different levels:

When entering from the upper level (avenue de Champel, e.g. Bus 3 or Bus 5 to Place Claparède), walk through a small park, entrance straight ahead, take the stairs down (1 floor) to Auditorium B400

When entering from the lower level (rue Lombard – Hospital side – e.g. Bus 1 to Hopital), go to the eastern part of the CMU building, walk up one outside flight of stairs, enter the building (building A and B), and walk up one more flight of stairs to Auditorium B400.

 

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