Alliance For Organizational Psychology Newsletter

Here you can find the latest information from our Member Organizations, "Big Tent" Network Partners and us.

Dear DJ and Laura,

on behalf of AOP, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the time, effort, and dedication you have given to the Big Tent initiative.

Your activities for the Big Tent helped to connect, inform and engage our federated and extended network members. From sharing relevant activities to fostering a sense of community, you helped ensure that our members stayed up to date and felt involved and this has contributed greatly to AOP’s mission and goals.

While we are sorry to see you step down from your role, we are very grateful for all that you've done. Your contributions have helped lay the foundation for continued communication and engagement via the Big Tent and we are happy that Sharon Glazer has kindly agreed to continue the initiative.

Thank you once again for your generosity of time and spirit. We hope to continue to meet you at future IWOP events and that you will stay involved in whatever capacity feels right. We wish you all the best in your next activities.

We warmly welcome Sharon Glazer as our new Chair of the “Big Tent”. She will be supported by her new volunteers, Vi Phung and Maria Baldova. We are looking forward to a good & interesting collaboration and new impulses for the “Big Tent".

Warm regards, on behalf of the AOP Executive Committee,

Annemarie Hiemstra

AOP President 

The inaugural Global Work and Organizational Psychology (G-WOP) conference took place on September 18-19, 2025. This virtual event, spanning a continuous 24 hours, featured over 30+ back-to-back presentations on a range of industrial, work, and organizational psychology topics to a global audience of students, practitioners, and researchers.

The Alliance for Organizational Psychology presented, discussing some of the challenges and opportunities that industrial, work, and organizational psychology faces operating at a global level. We then reviewed the background of the Alliance and its past and current initiatives to address some of these opportunities. Finally, we gathered feedback from attendees on their ideas for how the Alliance could support the global practice of industrial, work, and organizational psychology, which we have used in our strategic planning efforts.

The creation of the G-WOP conference was truly a grassroots event, led by Nikita Mikhailov, Simon Toms, and Michelle Goro, with support and help from a dedicated team of overly 40 volunteers from professional associations across the globe. As Michelle communicated, “The goal was to create an accessible global opportunity where individuals at every level – from students to experienced practitioners – who are passionate about I-O psychology could connect, share knowledge, and learn from one another.” Through connecting G-WOP conference organizers with its Big Tent association network partners, the Alliance helped expand the reach of this global initiative.

Given a short window of only a few months to organize and promote the event, arrange sessions, and secure registrations, the conference was extremely successful. “To coordinate, curate, and execute the event was no small feat and it was key to have the volunteers across societies to have a successful outcome,” noted Michelle. There were 2,300 registrations and ultimately 1,360 attendees across the 24-hour event.

Over 90% of those providing post-conference feedback indicated they planned to attend a future G-WOP conference, and the average rating on whether they would recommend the conference to others was 9.2 on a 10-point scale. Similarly, qualitative feedback suggested attendees felt very positively about the conference, highlighting the quality of speakers, presentations, and content, the opportunity to network globally, the opportunity to hear about international perspectives on issues in the field, and the ability to unite the global industrial, work, and organizational psychology field.

Needless to say given these results, Michelle indicated that plans are already underway for a 2026 G-WOP conference to continue this outstanding and impactful effort!

The Brazilian Society of Work and Organizational Psychology (SBPOT) is the main scientific society in Brazil devoted to advancing our field. As a new AOP member, we are excited to connect and collaborate with international colleagues. For their, we warmly invite everyone to attend the XII CBPOT – Brazilian Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, which will take place from July 14th to 17th, 2026 at UFBA in Salvador, one of Brazil’s most beautiful and culturally rich cities. We also encourage you to extend your trip to visit Rio de Janeiro, where you can meet our current president, Hugo Sandall.

In Brazil, the recent revision of Regulatory Standard No. 1 (NR-1) has brought psychosocial risk assessment to the center of national debates on occupational health. These legal changes have sparked renewed interest in the role of psychologists in the prevention of workplace risks and in promoting well-being. In response, SBPOT has been organizing a series of free events throughout 2025, both in-person and online via YouTube, to foster public engagement and professional development on these pressing issues. We look forward to sharing knowledge and strengthening international dialogue through AOP!

Follow SBPOT for updates and opportunities to connect:

Website: www.sbpot.org.br

Instagram: www.instagram.com/sbpot

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@sbpot

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sbpot

Email: contato@sbpot.org.br

The 41st Annual SIOP Conference will be held from April 29 to May 2, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana. We are excited that the conference will be hosted at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Set in the culturally rich and energetic city of New Orleans, the event will bring together top experts, researchers, and practitioners from around the world to exchange ideas and further the science and practice of I-O psychology.

For more information about the conference, including hotels and registration, check out: https://www.siop.org/events/the-annual-conference/ 

Before the conference, there are consortiums for master’s students, doctoral students, early career academics, and early career practitioners. We hope to see you in New Orleans!

Small Group Meetings (SGMs): Except planning for EAWOP 2027 in Lyon we are working especially with three calls. The first one concerns a call for organizing small group meetings (SGM). SGM is an initiative that continues the EAWOP commitment to promote collaboration, innovation, and community among Work and Organizational Psychologists across Europe. Small Group Meetings (SGMs) provide a unique platform for 20–25 international participants to engage in focused discussions on key themes, bridging research, practice, and policy.

EAWOP members interested in applying for the SGM are invited to apply to the EAWOP Executive Committee (EC.) by email to Carolina Moliner: carolina.moliner@eawop.org 

The submission deadline is January 15th, 2026, and decisions will be communicated during the first week of February 2026.

More information: https://eawop.org/grants/small-group-meeting-grants

RESEARCH MENTORING GRANT: EAWOP launches the “EAWOP CARES ME” Early Career Research Mentoring Grant. In line with EAWOP´s Misson to promote and support the development of WOP in Europe, this grant provides early career researchers with the opportunity to design and carry out a new research project under the guidance of a more senior researcher – based in a different country and outside their PhD supervision network. 

More information: https://eawop.org/grants/early-career-mentoring-grant

SUMMER SCHOOL: The 10th EAWOP Early Career Summer School will take place in September 2026 in Bologna, Italy.  Bologna, home to the world’s oldest university and one of Italy’s most lively cities, will make the 10th EAWOP Early Career Summer School a rich professional and cultural experience. More information TBD,

see: https://eawop.org/upcoming-events/summer-school-2026-bologna-italy

Please, look out also for AOP's 2025 updates in The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (TIP), 62(3). 

Scholars are invited to save the date for the first-ever Global Work and Organizational Psychology Conference (G-WOP), a new initiative  across more than a dozen professional industrial-organizational  societies and governing bodies from around the world. This event aims to  bring colleagues together for connection, reflection, and shared  learning to cultivate meaningful action.

As the world of work continues to evolve, presenting both challenges  and opportunities, the I-O psychology organizations believe it’s time to  come together, across borders, time zones, and career stages, to  listen, learn, support one another, and explore this fascinating field  of psychology that connects us all.

 The event will begin September 18, 2025, 8 a.m. ET (12 p.m. UTC) and  will conclude September 19, 2025, 8 a.m. ET (12 p.m. UTC), a true  24-hour marathon!

Please see your member organizations for registration possibilities.

This summer has been full of momentum and milestones within the EAWOP network. We’re thrilled to share that Organizational Psychology Review reached its highest-ever impact factor (7.1), a testament to the high-quality research and editorial excellence within our field. Our latest InPractice special issue dives into the complex role of AI in the workplace—highlighting both opportunity and responsibility. We’re also preparing for two major events: our annual WorkLab workshop in Athens this autumn, exploring how to make the modern workplace truly work for people, and the first-ever Global Work and Organizational Psychology Conference (G-WOP)—a 24-hour online gathering of practitioners and researchers from around the world, happening September 18–19, 2025. Plus, we’ve just launched our brand-new website at www.eawop.org —come explore!

The Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (CSIOP), a section of the Canadian Psychological Association, includes faculty, consultants, and students in I/O Psychology. CSIOP aims to enhance workplace well-being by advancing human resource management, researching work behavior, and supporting career goals. It publishes a quarterly newsletter and actively participates in the CPA’s annual conference, offering workshops, symposia, and discussions. 

IAAP is excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website. Our new digital home was built with you in mind – offering a modern design, improved navigation, and enhanced features to help you stay connected, informed, and engaged with our global community.

Here’s what you can expect:

* Improved Member Portal – Easily access your profile, renew membership, and manage your preferences.

* Event Calendar & Registration – Stay up to date with upcoming webinars and other events.

* Mobile-Responsive Design – Access the site seamlessly from any device, anywhere in the world.

The Big Tent, a network created by the Alliance for Organizational Psychology, connects work, industrial, and organizational psychology related societies and associations from around the globe. Recently, the Italian national association for work and organizational psychology (SIPLO that stands for Societa Italiana di Psicologia del Lavoro e delle Organizzazioni) has joined the Big Tent, under the leadership of the Past President, Prof. Francesco Pace from the University of Palermo. Prof. Pace, alongside Prof. Dryjanska, the Chair of the Big Tent, have shared the perspective of organizational psychologists on human trafficking in the artificial intelligence era, during the first Italian national conference dedicated to this topic, organized by the International Diplomatic Institute at Tor Vergata University in Rome.