Official Sessions: Be There!

If you are a voting member of APA, you are encouraged to attend APA’s annual Business Meeting and Annual Forum while attending the 2004 annual meeting in New York City next month. The session will be held Sunday, May 2, at 12:30 p.m. in the Westside Ballroom on the fifth floor of the Marriott Marquis. APA’s officers will make their annual reports to the membership and respond to questions from the floor.

Later that afternoon is the official Opening Session of the annual meeting. Outgoing President Marcia Goin, M.D., will present her presidential address, and Incoming President Michelle Riba, M.D., will respond. Attending this session is an excellent way to feel connected to the profession and learn about the major issues that APA has been addressing this past year and will continue to work on in the coming year. The Opening Session will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Hall 3E on Level 3 of the Javits Center.

The final official session at the annual meeting—the Convocation of Distinguished Fellows—will be held Monday, May 3, at 5:30 p.m. in Hall 3E on Level 3 of the Javits Center. In addition to inducting APA’s new distinguished fellows, Goin will present presidential commendations to six individuals who have dedicated their psychiatric careers to improving the lives of people with mental illness in numerous ways. The William C. Menninger Memorial Convocation Lecture will be presented this year by social observer and best-selling author Tom Wolfe.