From STEPHEN WHITE
Your Comment was spot on. One simple act that the BA could institute
which would at least have a chance of getting the real public to attend
and participate would be to change the venue.
Instead of leafy (or not so leafy) university sites, move into town
and city centre conference complexes. At least then the public might feel
as if attending was not gate-crashing a private party. The British Psychological
Society moved its annual conference off campus four years ago; now we’ve
been to Bournemouth, Scarborough, Blackpool and next year Brighton. Although
our conference is aimed at psychologists, it has been notable that moving
our venue to where the public is has resulted in an increase in the number
of locals dropping in to see what it’s all about.
I’m sure that an extra spin-off for the BA would be a greater involvement
of local business, commerce aud industry in sponsoring and organising events.
Stephen White The British Psychological Society Leicester
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