International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, and Rehabilitation
iACToR Weekly Newsletter #10
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Opening Statement
On behalf of the iACToR Managing Board, it is my pleasure to bring to you two very important announcements regarding the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation:
- The official location and date has been set for the 2nd Annual iACToR General Assembly. The President’s Hotel in Seoul, Korea on June 14th, 2010 from 17:30 – 18:30 is where iACToR Premium Member’s will gather to review relationships with other associations, conferences, and publications; welcome newly elected officials into office; and evaluate conclusions drawn from the past association year. The General Assembly is free of charge to iACToR Premium Members and they should RSVP to Mr. James Cullen at jcullen@vrphobia.com.
- The nomination process for vacant iACToR Managing Board Officer Positions will close on Friday, April 30th, 2010. Thus, voting on nominated members will begin May 1st, 2010 and close June 1st, 2010. All iACToR Premium Members are given the right to vote on nominated colleagues to fill the vacant positions. The results will be revealed at the iACToR General Assembly on June 14th, 2010.
Top CyberPsychology News
Brussels, Belgium April 28, 2010 - The Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation (JCR) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal that explores the uses of advanced technologies for therapy, training, education, prevention, and rehabilitation and is currently indexed with PsycINFO, Gale and EBSCO. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board consisting of top clinicians, academicians, and researchers, JCR welcomes your manuscript submissions for publication in its future issues. To review previous issues and submission instructions, please visit our website at http://www.vrphobia.eu/. Please electronically submit copies of your manuscript as a .doc attachment by visiting www.vrphobia.eu and clicking on the “submit paper” link on the right-hand side of the page. Thank you for your time and we look forward to your submissions.
Top Corporate Executives to Meet at ATA 2010, Discuss the Future of Healthcare and Technology
Milan, Italy April 16, 2010 - More than 100 CEO’s and Senior Executives will gather in San Antonio next month to discuss the future of healthcare and how telemedicine technologies will transform the industry. ATA 2010, the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the American Telemedicine Association (San Antonio, TX, May 16-18, 2010) is the premier forum for advanced remote-medical technology, featuring 8 industry roundtables, 350 peer-reviewed presentations, 3500 attendees and over 200,000 square feet of exhibit space. To read more visit http://bit.ly/c2PShK.
Around Thirty People Treat their Phobia of Spiders with Virtual Reality
Castellón, Spain April 25, 2010 - Some thirty people have been subjected to the treatment of phobia of spiders and roaches through virtual reality developed by the University Jaume I of Castellón, which allows more control over anxiety than using actual insects in the therapy and whose effectiveness is believed to be similar. According to the EFE reported by Juani Breton, a psychologist at the Psychology and Technology Laboratory of the University of Castellón, the therapy is uses an application to treat based on new technologies, specifically augmented reality techniques, which involve the addition of virtual elements in the real world. To read more visit http://bit.ly/a5vLfE.
5 Ways to Get More Involved in the iACToR Members Website
- Become a Premium Member of iACToR!
- Get extensive discounts off registration for the World Health Care Congress in Washington D.C., World Health Care Congress in Brussels, Belgium, Med-E-Tel Conference, and the 15th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference.
- Get discounted subscriptions to your favorite CyberPsychology publications
- Enjoy free online access to the largest online CyberPsychology Database on the Internet (Being launched soon!)
- Take part in the annual iACToR General Assembly
- Receive discounted membership to affiliated associations and societies.
- Join your local iACToR Chapter! Please visit the Chapter page to request membership to the appropriate iACToR Chapter. This is an excellent way to become acquainted and introduced to colleagues in your area!
- Begin the discussion! Please visit the Forum, find the appropriate category, and click Add a Discussion! As this field is rapidly growing, collaboration and discussion is vital to the growth and progress. Some have begun already, and we hope to see you post as well.
- Invite your colleagues! On the right hand side, under your name, next to the friends hyperlink is an Invite hyperlink. We encourage you to invite your colleagues to join in the discussion.
- Update Your Profile and Comment on Others! Keep members up to date with your latest information. Post a blog, update your status, add a picture of yourself, and let the community know your area of expertise. All can be done with in your Profile page and we encourage you to do so!
Coming Soon
- iACToR is in the process of compiling and formatting the largest CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Resource for Premium iACToR Members to be launched soon! Stay tuned for details.
- iACToR is in the process of adding video chat to the iACToR website so that members can communicate and collaborate no matter where they are across the globe face-to-face. Stay tuned for updates!
Create your own reality!
Brenda K. Wiederhold, PhD, MBA, BCIA
Secretary General
International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation (iACToR)
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