Inside Behavior Analysis
Volume 3 | 2011 | Number 2 | Online ISSN: 2151-4704
Iceland ABA
By Ingibjorg Sveinsdottir
The Icelandic Association for Behavior Analysis (ICEABA) is in its seventh year. It is a small association with a diverse membership. We are currently planning our second convention for the fall of 2011, which will be held in the Gerðuberg Convention Center. We are planning a preconvention workshop on organizational behavior management and an exciting conference with prominent speakers from Iceland and abroad. The Call for Papers and Presentations will be issued soon. Work on the Icelandic lexicon of behavior analytic terms is progressing. Our online journal, Atferli, is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that publishes papers on research, practice, and conceptual issues in behavior analysis. It is the only journal in Icelandic devoted to these topics. Members of the editorial board are Zuilma Gabriela Sigurðardóttir, associate professor at the University of Iceland; Valdimar Sigurðsson, principal research fellow at the University of Reykjavík; and Jón Grétar Sigurjónsson, doctoral student at National University of Ireland, Galway. Our annual meeting is held in May and is open to all members. This meeting is the highest decision-making event for the chapter. Our popular coffee house meetings continue throughout the year; members present their research findings or other interesting topics in behavior analysis and lively discussions usually ensue. The three Icelandic BCBAs continue to monitor the international discussion on legislation and certification in the field with special attention to how these can be applied in the Icelandic environment. For more information about ICEABA and our convention, please visit our website at www.atferli.is.