Following is the schedule of activities for Akumal 2, as of January 4, 2000.
Sunday January 9th—Opening Banquet
7:30 pm
Monday January 10th
9 -10:15 am
Round of Introductions (one minute each)
Opening Remarks and Discussion
Martin Seligman “The Millennial Issue of the New York Times”
Discussion
10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Subjective Well Being (3 X 15 minutes plus 40 minute discussion)
Dacher Keltner on Teasing and Laughter
Dan Gilbert on Mispredicting Happiness
Sonja Lyubomirsky on Is Happiness Learnable?
4:30pm - Sunset
Alice Isen: 50 minute talk plus discussion
Tuesday January 11
Dawn—Mary Pipher: Families, Shelter, and Stories
9 am – 12:30pm: Culture and Institutions
Darrin Lehman—Culture and Stressful Events
Steve Heine—Cultural Variations on the Positive
Barry Schwartz—Freedom of Choice
Afternoon Free
8 pm – 11 pm: Poetry, Music, & Humor. Everyone Bring Something
Wednesday, January 12th
9 am – 12:30 pm (Four Parallel Sessions on Human Strengths)
David Lubinski-Genius
Ken Sheldon-Integrity
Amy Wrzesniewska—Finding Deeper Meaning In Work
Shane Lopez--Courage
Afternoon free
8pm - 10 pm
Corey Keyes—Languishing and Thriving
Shane Lopez—Discussant
Open discussion—Positive Interventions
Thursday, January 13th
9am - 12:30 pm: Love, Awe and Altruism
Sandra Murray—Love and Illusion
David Myers—Agape Love
Jon Haidt—Awe and Elevation
4:30 - Sunset
Mike Csikszentmihalyi—What is the Good Life?
7:30 pm: Closing Banquet
Friday, January 14th
9am-noon: The Future of Positive Psychology—Quaker Meeting
Noon—Goodbye