Toward the VIA Taxonomy of Strengths & Virtues
Glasbern Resort, Fogelsville, Pennsylvania
October 16-17, 2000
Jennifer Ostovich, Recording Secretary
Carrissa A. Griffing, Organizer
Sponsored by:
Values In Action Institute &
The Positive Psychology Network
For information on the location and directions, click on Glasbern.
| Monday, October 16 | |
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9:00am-9:30am |
Welcome - Introductions - Goals: George Vaillant |
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9:30am-9:45am |
Neal Mayerson: Values In Action and the Taxonomy Project |
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9:45am-10:15am |
Martin Seligman: Positive Psychology |
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10:15am-10:30am |
Dale Blythe: Positive Youth Development |
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10:30am-10:45am
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Coffee Break |
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10:45am-12:00pm |
Chris Peterson: An Integrative First Pass Discussion chaired by Katherine Dahlsgaard |
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12:00pm-12:30pm |
General Discussion: Chaired by George Vaillant (Taxonomies Have Problems) |
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12:30pm-1:30pm |
Lunch |
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1:30pm-2:00pm |
Peter Stevens: Taxonomies: A History (St. Louis Botanical Garden) |
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2:00pm-2:30pm |
Katherine Dahlsgaard |
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2:30pm- 3:00pm |
Discussion chaired by James Pawelski |
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3:00pm-3:30pm |
Break |
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3:30pm-4:15pm |
Gaye Carlson: Children: How Might We Define and Assess Positive Health |
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4:15pm-5:00pm |
Discussion: Chaired by Robert Kendell |
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5:30pm-8:00pm |
Dinner on your own |
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8:00pm-9:30pm |
Round Table: Led by Peter Nathan and Robert Kendell What is Positive Mental Health? |
| Tuesday, October 17 | |
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9:00am-9:30am |
George Vaillant: Successful Aging |
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9:30am-10:00am |
Ed Diener and Derek Isaacowitz: The Wellspring Project |
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10:00am-10:45am |
Phil Stone: Strengthfinder and the Gallup Taxonomy |
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10:45am-11:15am |
Discussion Led by Thad Ferber |
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11:15am-11:30am |
Coffee Break |
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11:30am-12:15pm |
Barbara Fredrickson: Positive Emotions |
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12:15am-12:30pm |
Discussion: Led by Lucy Davidson |
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12:30pm-1:30pm |
Lunch |
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1:30pm-2:15pm |
Ed Diener: Is Subjective Well Being a Strength? An outcome? |
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2:15pm-2:45pm |
Discussion Led by Heather Nicholson Johnston |
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2:45pm-4:00pm |
General Discussion Led by Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi |
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5:30pm-7:30pm |
Cocktails and Closing Dinner: Brainstorming on Taxonomies |

