Special Events

Thursday
Tea with the President
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy a spot of tea with 2010 CPA President Janet Hurwich, PhD on Thursday afternoon at tea time. The perfect way to start your convention experience.
Friday
Opening Plenary Session - Act 1: Imagine the Possibilities
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. ( 2 CE Credits )
Janet Hurwich, PhD, 2010 CPA President, Moderator Shannon Casey-Cannon, PhD, 2010 CPA Convention Chair, Moderator Shelly Gable, PhD, Associate Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ritch Savin-Williams, PhD, Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Rhoda Olkin, PhD, Distinguished Professor, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA

The CPA 2010 Opening plenary offers a convention preview, as several Master Lecturers and invited speakers discuss their work and describe ways that psychologist can use these ideas in addressing current issues that affect us both personally and professionally. Join us as we set the stage for your convention experience.
CPA-PAC Luncheon ($200 per ticket)
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Join the CPA-PAC Trustees, CPA Leaders, and Honored Legislative Guests for a wonderful meal and stimulating conversation at this annual major fundraising event.
President's Reception
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
CPA invites you to visit with the President and to network with colleagues.
Saturday
Annual Luncheon - PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ( 1 CE Credit )
Chip Conley, Founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and Author, PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow.
Session Preview Podcast

Chip Conley's bestseller, PEAK, helped business and non-profit leaders around the world understand that Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs could be reinterpreted to address the higher needs of key stakeholders in any organization. As the CEO of a hospitality company with more than 3,000 employees, Chip will talk about how practical psychology can be used as a best business practice and how focusing on the psycho-hygiene of an organization is particularly important in an economic downturn.


Chip Conley, Founder & CEO, Joie de Vivre and author, PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow, San Francisco, CA. Building on transformational leadership practices, and an innovative design formula that enables customers to experience an "identify refreshment," his company now consists of over 40 unique and award-winning hotels, restaurant and spas. Joie de Vivre was awarded the 2nd Best Place to Work in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008. Chip and his company's time-tested techniques have been featured in TIME, Fast Company, Fortune, People and the Wall Street Journal.
Sunday
Closing Plenary Session - Mindsight - The New Science of Personal Transformation
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ( 1 CE Credit )
Daniel J. Siegel, MD, Executive Director, Mindsight Institute, Co-Director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center and Co-Investigator of UCLA Center for Culture, Brain, and Development.

Dr. Daniel Siegel will examine the questions "What is the Mind?" and "how can we create a Healthy Mind?" Dr. Siegel will offer a working definition of the mind and practical implications for how to perceive and strengthen the mind itself a learnable skill called "mindsight." He will then explore how psychotherapy influences the mind, the brain and our relationships.


Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., Executive Director, Mindsight Institute, Co-Director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center and Co-Investigator of UCLA Center for Culture, Brain, and Development, author of Mindsight and the internationally acclaimed texts, The Mindful Brain and The Developing Mind. He is the co-author of Parenting from the Inside Out and Founding Editor of the Norton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology.