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This years' title is "Psychology Addressing Society's Greatest Challenges". The Abstract Submission deadline is set on 10 december 2016.

The ECP2017 website is open for registrations, early bird fees apply until 15 February 2017.

October 28, 2016 in Amsterdam (Netherlands) a meeting of the work group on preparation of the European Congress of Psychology in 2017 was held. The representatives of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations, the Dutch Association of Psychologists, the Russian Psychological Society, the Swedish Psychological Association were present. The issues of organization of the scientific and cultural program of the event were discussed.

The year 2017 marks 115 years from the birth of Alexander Luria (1902-1977) and 40 years from his death. To commemorate the life and scientific achievements of this world-renowned psychologist Yeltsyn Ural Federal University, Moscow Lomonosov State University in collaboration with the Russian Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, Tomsk State University, Kemerovo Federal University, International Society of Applied neuropsychology (ISAN), International Society of Cultural-historical Activity Research (ISCAR), Institute of Vygotsky in Portugal, Center for Integrating Neuropsychology and Psychology (CINAPSI) in San Paulo and Moscow Research Center of Developmental Neuropsyсhology are pleased to announce The Fifth International Luria Memorial Congress.

The congress will be held on 13-16 October 2017 in Yekaterinburg, capital of Ural.

Abstract submission started the 1 November 2016 and continues until May 25 2017. Please send the abstract together with the application form to the Congress Secretary Svetlana Pavlova by e-mail: Luria.ural2017@gmail.com 

We are glad to announce that the Russian Psychological Society together with the publishing house Elsevier Ltd. (Scopus database holder) released a special edition of the Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences journal based on the Fifth Annual International Conference "Early Childhood Care and Education", 12-14 May 2016, Moscow, Russia. 

Volume posted at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770428/233/supp/C

A meeting of Chinese Psychological Society was held on October 14-16 in Sian (China). It united more than 3000 participants: Chinese scientists as well as representatives of UNESCO International Union of Psychological Science and Russian, Indian, Pakistani, Mongolian and American Psychological Societies.

The Meeting outcomes included agreements on joint scientific events and research projects of Chinese and Russian Psychological Societies. It might be a step towards establishment of Euroasian alliance in psychological science.

We are glad to inform you that the new issue of the journal "Psychology in Russia: State of the Art" - 9(3), 2016 - was released. The issue contains special section "Mathematical learning: New perspectives and challenges" as well as articles on educational and developmental psychology. You can access the full-text articles here: http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/9_3_2016.php

In 2017 there comes the speical issue of "Psychology in Russia: State of the Art" — "Psychology of sexual and gender identity"

The guest editor is Dr. Sharon Horne, professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston (USA), a well-known researcher of gender identity issues, American Psychological Association's representative in the International Psychology Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues.

Manuscript submission deadline is February, 1st 2017: http://psychologyinrussia.com/for-authors

In 2017 there comes the speical issue of "Psychology in Russia: State of the Art" — "Contemporary cognitive science".

The guest editor is Boris M. Velichkovsky, leading expert at the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) and the European Commission NEST — New and Emerging Science and Technology - program; head of the Neurocognitive Sciences, Social Humanities and Intellectual systems, Kurchatov Institute (Moscow, Russia); corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Science.

Manuscript submission deadline is March, 1st 2017: http://psychologyinrussia.com/for-authors

The Local Organizing Committee included the Vigotskyan League of Portuguese Language and the Institute Quintino Aires, in collaboration with the Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Russian University of Humanities, IPAF — Instituto Vigotsky (São Paulo, Brazil) and Andricard (Luanda, Angola). This year the Congress brought together 14 nationalities of experts in psychology, neuropsychology, education, linguistics and physiology. It is to highlight the contribution of two international societies, the International Society of Cultural-historical Activity Research (ISCAR) and the International Society of Applied Neuropsychology (ISAN), as well as the special contribution of the Rita Leal Autism School. 

We are glad to inform you that the new issue of the journal "Psychology in Russia: State of the Art" - 9(2), 2016 - was released. The issue contains articles on medical, social, and personality psychology as well as papers on different aspects of  psychology of speech. 

You can access the full-text articles here: http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/9_2_2016.php