CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
11^thInternational creativity conference
‘Creativity as a Process’
10-11 November, 2006, Riga, Latvia

Imantas 7. linija, 1, Riga, Latvia, LV- 1083, Fax 7808034 Creativity Centre

E-mail: creativity@rpiva.lv ; website: http://www.rpiva.lv   

Dear Colleagues,

You are kindly invited to participate at the XIth international creativity conference “Creativity as a Process” held by the Creativity Centre of the Faculty of Psychology, Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy.

The conference will take place on 10-11^thNovember, 2006 in the premises of Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy, at Imantas 7. linija 1.

The conference will be led by international Scientific and Organizing  Board. The articles submitted will be reviewed by the Scientific Board and published in the 5^th volume of research papers “Creative Personality”.

 

Topics that are encouraged:

• Development of creative thinking, creative imagery, visual creativity and fantasy and their peculiarities with different age groups;
• Artistic, scientific, technological, organizational, pedagogical etc. creativity;
• Stages of a creative work (generation, incubation, implementation);
• Creativity and personality.

Conference program 

Friday, 10 November

10:00 – 12:00  Registration

12:00 – 14:00  Plenary

14:00 –15:00   Lunch

15:00 – 17:00  Plenary

17:00 – 17:30  Coffee break

17:30 – 19:30  Sessions and workshops

19:30              Welcome reception

 

Saturday, 11 November

10:00 – 13:00  Sessions and workshops.

13:00 – 14:00  Lunch

14:00 – 16:00  Sessions and workshops

16:00              Concluding meeting (reports by chairpersons of sessions, discussions)
                      Sightseeing tour of Riga (by preliminary registration).

Sections 

Psychology

Pedagogy

Language Teaching/Learning

Music

Visual Arts

Students’ section

Working languages of the conference are Latvian and English.

Registration of speakers is requested by 11th September, 2006. 

Registration of other participants requested by 30 September, 2006

(Registration Form attached).

Registration Form

Conference fee

By 30 September 40 Euro for conference participants. In addition  20 Euro for the publication of the article.

Conference fee covers organizational costs, publication, conference bag, coffee break and the welcome reception. Travel and accommodation expenses are not covered.

Conference fee in Euro with the name and surname of the participant, ID and aim of the payment (participation at XI international creative conference and publication of the article in ‘Creative Personality’, vol.5) should be transferred to the following bank account:

 

 

 

 

Publication

A full text of the article thoroughly edited and meeting the layout requirements, three printed copies and on a diskette, should be submitted on 10^th November, the day of the conference. The layout requirements are attached.

The layout requirements

Address

Prof. Rita Bebre, Creativity Centre

Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

Imantas 7. linija 1, Riga, LV-1083, LATVIA

 

Deadlines

11 September, 2006 – submission of registration forms and 100-word  summaries including key words and the title of the paper in English.

20 September, 2006 – acceptance confirmation of the papers.

30 September – registration of the conference participants without proposals.

10 November – submission of the papers for publication (3 copies and on a diskette) in accordance with the layout requirements

We request the authors to observe the deadlines of registration and submitting papers.  Articles which are not submitted on time or are not thoroughly edited will not be considered for publication.

You are welcome to the conference and Riga, whose old city center has been included in UNESCO’s list of the world’s most important cultural and natural sites. For more information on Latvia, please, visit the websites

http://www.li.lv/en/

http://www.riga.lv/EN/Channels/About_Riga/default.htm

http://www.president.lv/index.php?pid=210

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia

Looking forward to seeing you in Riga,

Sincerely,

Prof., Dr.psych. Rita Bebre, Conference Chairperson 

Head of the Creativity Centre, Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

E-mail: creativity@rpiva.lv

Fax: 7808034 Kr.c.

Assoc. prof., PhD, Diana Rumpite,

Chairperson of the Languages Section,

E-mail: lvasa@latnet.lv; phone + 371 9459164

Website: http://www.lvasa.lv