National Multicultural Conference and Summit
Division 44 Representative
Cisco Sanchez
2011 Summit - Seattle
January 27-28, 2010, Westin Seattle Hotel
"Unification through Diversity: Bridging Psychological Science and Practice in the Public Interest"
2009 Summit - New Orleans
The 2009 APA National Multicultural Conference and Summit was held January 15-16, 2009, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. The theme was "Advancing Our Communities: The Role of Social Justice in Multicultural Psychology"
History and Mission
The National Multicultural Conference and Summit (NMCS) brings together psychologists committed to multiculturalism and diversity from four divisions of the American Psychological Association. Division 44 is one of the prime sponsors of this event, offered every two years. The other three host divisions include 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology), 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women), and 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues).
The mission of the National Multicultural Conference and Summit is to convene students, practitioners, and scholars in psychology and related fields to inform and inspire multicultural research and practice. We envision multiculturalism as inclusive of experiences related to ethnicity/race, sexual orientation, gender, physical ability, social class, age, and other social identities.
The Summit has been offered every two years since 1999 and has developed its own traditions including a program to "Honor Our Elders" who have built the foundation on which the NMCS rests. The inspiration and scholarship of the speakers and the depth of the difficult dialogues during these Summits has provided energy to move a national agenda toward promoting multiculturalism and diversity in psychology.