2009- 2010 Committee
Chair: Janel Gauthier, Janel.Gauthier@psy.ulaval.ca
Members: Janel Gauthier, Chair
John Berry
John Adair
Anthony Dugbartey
Noels Kimberly
Gary Latham
Arnold Muller
Akcali Ozge
Pierre Ritchie
Michel Sabourin
Saba Safdar
Sonia Singh
Peter Suedfeld
Randal Tonks
Marta Young
The International Relations Committee (IRC) was struck by the Board of Directors to assist the Board, the Association and Canadian psychology in responding to international issues and opportunities that affect the discipline.
The goal of the IRC is to advise the Board of Directors and to take actions on behalf of the Association in international affairs.
Terms of Reference
- To provide advice to the CPA Board or President and to respond on all matters of CPA business of an international nature placed before it by the CPA Head Office or Board.
- To organize activities at the CPA convention to promote awareness of projects and issues of concern within international psychology.
- To advise the Board on attracting and staging international events of value to the Canadian scientific community.
- To promote awareness of international meetings and conferences and to encourage the attendance of Canadian psychologists at international meetings.
- To promote program development for international exchanges and attendance at meetings through the identification of agencies or other sources through which funds may be channeled to advance Canadian participation or sponsorship of these activities.
- To monitor within the international context and to take action in cases involving infringements of the rights of psychologists or abuse of psychological knowledge and techniques wherever these may occur.
- To monitor any and all international accomplishments, recognitions and special activities of merit by CPA members and other international news of importance to CPA members and to communicate these to the appropriate persons for dissemination.
- To solicit nominations for the CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology to be submitted to the Committee on Fellows and Awards.
The International Relations Committee reports to the Board of Directors through the Committee Chair. The Chair is appointed from the members of the Committee and on the recommendation of the Committee by the CPA President.
Membership on the International Relations Committee (ICR) shall consist of at least eleven persons: the Chair (appointed by the Board), a Board member who is designated as its representative to the committee, plus nine members each of whom serve for terms of three-years, rotating so that one-third of their membership is reconstituted each year. Terms of members may be renewable once.
Responsibilities of Committee Members
The IRC members are responsible for pursuing the vision and terms of reference of the Committee. To this effect, members participate in all discussions pertaining to the work of the Committee and work on projects or issues brought forward by the Committee, the Board of Directors, the sections, national and international bodies and CPA members as appropriate.
Membership Term
Membership on the Committee shall be reviewed annually and reconstituted at its annual meetings. All Committee meetings shall be open to CPA members. If not otherwise members of the ICR, elected Canadian delegates to the General Assembly of the International Union of Psychological Science shall be regarded as ex-officio members of the ICR for the duration of their term of office.
Meetings and Reporting
The IRC reports to the CPA Board on all matters conducted on its behalf. The Committee meets annually at the CPA Convention. Meetings are minuted. The Committee reports to the CPA membership through the Committee’s Annual Report to the Annual General Meeting and other available CPA communications vehicles and to the Board of Directors through a report to each Board meeting and to the President on an as needed basis.
Revised July 2005
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