The Pavlovian Society
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of the Austin Tx 2007 Meeting
The Pavlovian Society is dedicated to the scientific study of behavior and
promotion of interdisciplinary scientific communication. It recognizes the value
of research at the molecular level but encourages members to stress the
significance of their scientific observations to the whole functioning organism.
Thus, the Society fosters an integrative scientific approach and encourages
scientists to adopt it in publications and in presentations. The Society's
interest range from basic to clinical science activities. Its annual scientific meeting
allows open and sometimes heated discussion of current issues in behavioral
neuroscience and learning, at both basic and applied levels.
The Society also operates within a confederation of similar organizations,
with a Pavlovian tradition, in Europe and the Orient.
New: All images can now be viewed here.
The Society was established in 1955 by W. Horsley Gantt at the Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine. Early meetings were held in the Baltimore-New York area, but
as the membership started to assume an international character, annual meetings
were held abroad as well as through the United States. Membership includes
physicians, PhDs, clinicians and scientists. Past presidents include Howard
Liddell, Harold Wolff, B. F. Skinner, Stewart Wolf, Jr., Wagner Bridger, William
Schoenfeld, Carmine Clemente, William Reese, Orville Smith, Gyorgy Adam, Herbert
Kimmel, K. V. Sudakov, David Randall, Joseph Brady, Roscoe Dykman, Shoji Kakigi,
John Furedy, Jaylan Turkhan, J. Bruce Overmier, Benjamin Natelson, Paul McHugh,
Byron Campbell, Paul Rosch, Wolfram Boucsein, Tracey Shors, Michael Fanselow,
Joe Steinmetz, Lou Matzel, Richard Thompson, Ralph Miller, and Michael Domjan.
A particularly forthright examination of the Society's history is presented
by
- Furedy, J. J. (2001). An epistemologically arrogant community of contending
scholars: A pre-Socratic perspective on the past, present, and future of the
Pavlovian Society. Integrative Physiological & Behavioral Science, 36,
5 - 14. [Read
it here.]
The Society has two membership categories: full members and student members. Now that the Society's involvement with the journal has been discontinued
(see below for details) the
dues structure has changed. Dues for 2007 are $30 for full members and
post-docs. Student members
pay $20. In both cases payment of dues results in a reduction in the
registration fee that you pay for the meeting if you choose to attend.
Join by completing one of the forms below and mailing, faxing, or emailing it to
Jeff Wilson.
Application for membership (html
format) Application for membership (Word
format)
Pay dues (& meeting registration) at the bottom of the
page.
In 2005 the Pavlovian Society made the difficult decision to end its affiliation
with Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science at the conclusion
of the 2004 volume (vol. 39). Transaction Periodicals Consortium, which
owns the journal, has indicated that they intend to continue its publication.
We are investigating other publication options for the Society, including the
possibility of an online journal, and welcome comments from the members
regarding this issue.
A brief history of the Society's journal offerings to date (from
www.indiana.edu/~ipbs - the web site
for the journal established by its most recent editor, Joe Steinmetz):
- Early in its history, the Pavlovian Society began publishing
Conditional Reflex as an outlet for papers related to various aspects of
Pavlovian conditioning. W. Horsley Gantt, the founder and first president of
the Pavlovian Society was the editor of the journal. F. J. McGuigan took over
as the editor of the journal in 1974 and changed its title to The Pavlovian
Journal of Biological Science in an attempt to broaden the scope of the
journal. The name of the journal was changed again to Integrative
Physiological and Behavioral Science when Stewart Wolf became editor of
the journal.
Upcoming:
- Weehawken, NJ:
September 25th-27th,
2008 annual meeting of the Society.
Past:
- San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina: Marriott Hall Salon 2.
Monday, Nov. 5, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM.
Special Interest Social at the Society for Neuroscience meeting.
Chaired by Richard J. Servatius. Guests: M. Domjan, R. Miller, W.J.
Wilson, K. Hollis, T. Otto, A. Blaisdell, F. Helmstetter.
- Austin, TX - Oct. 4 - 6 2007. Radisson Hotel. Annual Meeting of
the Society.
- Atlanta, GA. Monday, Oct. 16, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Georgia World Congress
Center: Room A408.
Special Interest Social at the Society for Neuroscience meeting.
- Philadelphia, PA - September 14 - 16, 2006. Annual Meeting of the
Society.
- Washington, DC. Monday November 14, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Washington
Convention Center, Room 153.
Special Interest Social
at the Society for Neuroscience meeting.
- Anaheim, CA, September 29 - October 1, 2005. Annual Meeting of the
Society at Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel.
- San Diego, CA, October 25, 2004, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Convention Center Room
27a.
Special Interest Social at the Society for Neuroscience meeting.
- Baltimore, MD, September 16-18, 2004. Annual Meeting of the Society
at the Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor.
- New Orleans, LA: November 11, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm:
Pavlovian Society Social at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting.
- Bloomington, IN, September 25 - 28, 2003: Annual meeting.
- Orlando, FL, Monday, Nov. 4, 2002, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm: Pavlovian Society Social
at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting.
- Westwood, CA, October 3 - 5, 2002: Annual Meeting of the Society. View the
- San Diego, CA, November 13, 2001: A
social associated with the Society for Neuroscience
meeting.
- New Brunswick, NJ: Annual meeting. October 11 - 13, 2001
Two awards are presented by the Society:
- The Pavlovian Research Award, established by W. Horsley Gantt,
honors members (particularly younger members) of the Society for significant
research accomplishments. The award consists of a certificate and citation.
- 2007 winner: William Timberlake, Indiana University.
- 2006 winner: Michael Davis, Emory University.
- 2005 winner: Mark Stanton, University of Delaware.
- 2004 winner: Fred Helmstetter, University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee.
- 2003 winner: Diana Woodruff-Pak, Temple
University & Albert Einstein Medical Center.
- 2002 winner: Richard Servatius, New
Jersey Medical School.
- The Gantt Medal, established by the Society following the death of
W. Horsley Gantt in 1980, is awarded to individuals who have made
distinguished contributions to the fields of psychology, physiology,
behavioral neuroscience, psychophysiology, mental health or medicine within
the confines of Pavlovian conceptual models or who have contributed significantly to the functioning of the Society.
- 2007 winner: Michael Fanselow, University of California, Los
Angeles.
- 2006 winner: Peter Holland, Johns Hopkins University.
- 2005 winner: Robert Rescorla, University of Pennsylvania.
- 2004 winner: Nick Mackintosh, University of Cambridge.
- 2003 winner: Bruce Overmier, University of Minnesota.
- 2002 winner: Shepard Siegel, McMaster University.
- 2001 winner: Ralph Miller, SUNY - Binghamton.
- The Student Poster Award (established in 2007) recognizes the
best poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pavlovian Society by a
student. Posters (and their presenters) are judged by the quality of the
presentation, thoughtfulness, originality and creativity of the work. The
award is intended to stimulate continued participation in the Society’s
meeting.
- 2007 winner: Christina Gremel (mentor: Chris Cunningham),
Oregon Health & Science University.
Stewart G Wolf, once a president of the
Society, passed away in September 2005.
Phil Bersh, student of Pavlovian-operant
interactions, passed away in the spring of 2004.
George Windholz, a longtime member of the
Society, passed away in the fall of 2002.
By-Laws
The By-Laws of the society can be seen by clicking here.
You may mail checks payable to "Pavlovian Society" to
W.
Jeffrey Wilson
Secretary/Treasurer Pavlovian Society
Department of Psychology
Albion
College
611 E. Porter St.
Albion,
MI 49224
or make an online payment here. Please make your selection carefully!
Dues alone [Meeting reg fees can be combined with
dues payment below]:
Pay Meeting Registration Fees plus Dues here
[for 2008 meeting]
Pay Meeting Registration Fees ALONE here
[for 2008 meeting]
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