Welcome to the home page of the 34th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference (EPC '07), hosted by the School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

This web site is still undergoing development, as the organisation for the conference gets under way. Here's some preliminary information, though, if you want to start planning your trip.

This annual meeting is a forum for experimental psychology in Australia, and of interest to anyone currently conducting experimental psychological research. Typically, cognition and perception form the most common topics of presentations but all areas within the broad definition of experimental psychology are welcome. Methods including behavioural studies, psychophysics, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, electrophysiology and animal behaviour are all frequently represented at the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you at EPC '07 in Canberra.

Elinor McKone & Mark Edwards
(EPC '07 Organising Committee)

• Abstract submissions due : Friday 9th February
• Registration submission due : Friday 2nd March
• Applications for student travel grants due : Friday 2nd March
• Registration desk opens : Thursday 12th April 5.30-7.30 pm
• Conference dates : 13th - 15th April, 2007

• Talks will start 9.00am on Friday, and conclude approximately 1.30pm on Sunday.
• The business meeting will be after the last talks.

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday 9th Feb 2007. Length of abstract is strictly less than 200 words (as counted by our counter, which may be slightly different from yours).

There is a choice of paper or poster formats. Please note that poster presentations will be timetabled so that there are no competing talks.

Please give serious thought to giving a poster rather than a talk if you are :

1. a beginning PhD student presenting preliminary data - it's a good way to get to know the most relevant people in the field in an informal setting, and you can always give a talk next year when you have a more complete story;
2. you have a poster already available that you've given at an overseas conference in the last 12 months and you would like to share with the local community; or
3. you are an academic of long standing and you know that this year you've got some data the in-crowd will be interested in but, frankly, it isn't the most important or complete thing you've ever done.

The standard timeslot allocated to paper presentations is 20 mins, plus 10 mins for questions and changeover.

We will be applying a limit of one first-author talk per person.

There will be no symposia in 2007.

Abstract submission is now closed. Contact the conference organising team if you need any more information.

Conference registration is now closed. Contact the conference organising team if you need any more information.

• Download the conference program
• Friday night: PhD students meet at the pub. A good chance to meet people. Organised by the local students. Location to be determined.
• Conference dinner Saturday night. At University House, on campus. 10 min walk from the conference location, and 10 minutes from nightlife and accommodation in the city centre.

The conference will be held on ANU campus, in the Manning Clark Centre. This is in the North East corner of campus, and only 5-10 minutes walk from lots of restaurants in the city centre. The ANU campus is bounded by Lake Burley Griffin and Black Mountain reserve (including the botanic gardens) on two sides.

• Maps of Canberra and surrounds (pdfs)
• Google map of Canberra
• Map of the ANU
• Manning Clark Centre
• School of Psychology

• The conference is during both ACT and NSW school holidays, and just a few days after Easter, so book flights early.
• If you are coming from Sydney, it can be quicker to drive than fly; plus, it's a whole lot cheaper. Buses are also cheap and arrive in the centre of town, close to accommodation and the conference venue.
• Flights through Sydney are likely to be very expensive. There is currently (October 2006) only one carrier on the Sydney-Canberra route.
• Flights though Melbourne or Brisbane are usually cheaper (choice of Virgin Blue or Qantas)
• There are plenty of direct flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
• There are occasional direct flights from Adelaide
• If you are from Perth, there is a great direct flight that leaves Canberra approx. 7.00pm to fly back. To fly to Canberra, currently the only direct flight on most days is the red-eye (cheap but very horrible), although there is a daytime direct flight on Saturdays.
• If coming from overseas, you cannot fly direct to Canberra.
• A taxi is the easiest way to get from the airport to ANU / the city centre. This takes 10 - 20 minutes and costs approx. $20.00.

We have made a block booking of rooms at University House. Sample prices are $110.00 for the room with two people in a twin room with ensuite ($125.00 including breakfast), or $112.00 for single-occupancy queen bed suite with ensuite and separate lounge room with desk ($122.00 including breakfast). They also have family rooms and apartments than can be shared by up to 4 people. Broadband is a flat fee (approx. $5.00 per day).
Phone : +61 2 6125 5276
Location is 9.5 minutes walk from conference venue.

You will need to make bookings directly with University House. Please indicate you are with the Experimental Psychology Conference when you book (e.g. this will ensure conference materials can be placed in your room).

There are many other places to stay in town. The conference does not have any arrangements with these hotels. They are listed merely as suggestions you might want to try :

• Canberra City YHA (20 minutes walk to conference venue). Nice & new.
• Canberra Rex Hotel (20 minutes). Rather shabby but cheap.

• Liversidge Court Apartments, ANU (<10 mins). Pleasant, well priced apartments, e.g., $119 for 2 bedroom apartment. An excellent place to stay if you are extending your visit to ANU/Canberra: price for 2 bedroom goes down to $88 per night if staying longer than 7 nights.
• CanberraWide Apartments, accommodation available at various locations around the city - see website for more information.

• Novotel Canberra Hotel (10 minutes)
• Rydges Lakeside Hotel Canberra (20 minutes)
• James Court Apartments (10 minutes).

• It will be autumn in Canberra. Occasionally it is still hot in April (e.g., high 20s), but more often not. It is almost always crisp at night. Mean daily maximum is 20.1°, and minimum 7.0°; mean at 9.00am is 12.1°
• Definitely bring a warm jumper; if you are from Brisbane, make that a winter coat as well.

Canberra offers a range of entertainment and leisure activities so if you have the time we hope that you'll take the opportunity to explore some of Canberra's attractions before, or after, the conference. You can find out more about what's going on in Canberra at the Canberra Tourism web site.

If you would like any further information or have any questions, please contact the EPC conference organising team :

Email - epc07@anu.edu.au

Dr. Elinor McKone & Dr. Mark Edwards
School of Psychology
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
Australia

Phone : +61 2 6125 2795
Fax :+61 2 6125 0499