APA's 2010 Annual Meeting: Big Ideas in the Big Easy
Few cities make hospitality as much a part of their culture as New Orleans, and about 11,000 psychiatrists and other annual meeting attendees were able to bask in that welcome at APA's annual meeting in May. While world-renowned culinary traditions and the French Quarter's unique architecture and ambience drew big crowds to the Big Easy, the meeting's real bounty was found in the comprehensive scientific program that covered every major area in clinical practice and cutting-edge research, and was spiced up with a few esoteric offerings as well.
Outgoing APA President Alan Schatzberg, M.D., presents a check for $6,100 to Martha McCarty, director of family services for the New Orleans Mission, at the Opening Session of APA's 2010 annual meeting in New Orleans in May. The funds came from APA members who responded to a donation program sponsored by APA prior to the meeting. The mission assists homeless individuals by providing meals, clothing, shelter, and literacy and job-skills training. For more annual meeting photos, click here.
Meeting goers also were able to register for next year's annual meeting, and upon learning that it will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, more than 200 people took advantage of the opportunity and received a lei as a thank-you gift. Learn more about that meeting at <http://psych.hawaiiconvention.com/us>.
