Program

Schedule

The Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology will begin with the Opening Plenary Session on Thursday, July 13th at 6:00 PM EST and end with the Closing Plenary Session on Sunday, July 16th at 12:00 PM EST. A preliminary schedule is listed below and you can view the full program here.

Thursday, July 13

Friday, July 14

Saturday, July 15

Sunday, July 16

Artwork reproduced with permission from Live Happy magazine October 2013 issue, illustrated by Bill Cahalan 

Depicted from Top, L to R:  Martin Seligman, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ed Diener, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Bottom: Barbara Fredrickson.

IPPA turns 10 this year!  To celebrate, we are hosting a fundraiser to support our students’ professional development: the future of Positive Psychology will be chiseled by their ideas and efforts.

The raffle tickets you buy provide funds to support IPPA’s continuing efforts to make the World Congress accessible to students worldwide.  Each $10 raffle ticket gives you one chance, in a random drawing, to be treated to a “foodie” dinner hosted by one of these promontory thinkers. Each of the five dinners will have three winners chosen, and all dinners will be held during the World Congress in Montreal on Friday evening, July 14^th, 2017.

Ed Diener sends his regrets for missing the 2017 World Congress.  We are blessed, though, to have David Cooperrider as a stand-in “rock climber,” joining Marty Seligman, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Barbara Fredrickson in supporting our students.

Please join the fun knowing that 100% of funds raised will support low and waived student registration fees for the Congress.

Come purchase your raffle tickets onsite starting July 12th!

This year, we have a particular treat in store for our attendees.  Zoe & Betsy of Improv HQ will be leading transitional improvisational moments between speakers, bringing a new style of levity and entertainment to the celebration that is the Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology!

About Improv HQ

Zoe Galvez and Betsy Crouch, Co-Founders of ImprovHQ, help leaders and organizations develop effective communication, exceptional collaboration and engaged cultures through the principles of improvisation. They deliver workshops, keynotes, and executive coaching programs in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. From physician leadership at Kaiser Permanente, to team building at Google, their leading edge programs create lasting impact. www.improvhq.com

In addition to a full-line up of educational programming, the Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology offers opportunities to network and socialize with other registrants from around the world.  Full Congress registration includes admission to:

• Opening Dessert Reception on Thursday, July 13^th
• Lunch on Friday, July 14^th and Saturday, July 15^th in the Exhibit Hall
• Closing Reception featuring Cirque Eloize on Saturday, July 15^th

Friday evening is an open night so that attendees can gather on their own.

Don’t miss Saturday night’s closing reception featuring Cirque Éloize!

A driving force in the circus art reinvention movement, Cirque Éloize has been creating award-winning entertainment content for nearly 25 years and ranks among the world’s leading contemporary circuses. Its productions are crafted for a wide range of audiences and have been embraced by over 50 cultures. In the last 23 years, Cirque Éloize’s 11 shows have proudly boasted more than 4,000 times in over 500 cities and have been seen by over 3 million spectators. In addition to its touring shows, more than 1,400 private events have taken place worldwide. To date, Cirque Éloize has taken part in numerous prestigious international festivals and has seduced both New York’s Broadway and London’s West End.