The European Association of Developmental Psychology was founded as an international scientific organization in 1994. The foundation arose from the experience of managing biennial European Conferences on Developmental Psychology as regional conferences of the ISSBD. The initiative to establish the EADP association was taken by George Butterworth (University of Stirling) and Sandy Jackson (University of Groningen). There were numerous discussions whether it was the case to found a more local association or remain part of the ISSBD in preceding years. It was during the period 1994-95 that George Butterworth and Sandy Jackson filed the by-laws and regulations in the framework of British « Charities ». They also opened a bank account. This happened at the time of the Krakow Conference in 1995.
In 1997, George Butterworth succeeded in institutionalizing the European Society for Developmental Psychology as a separate autonomous organization. Under the presidency of his follower Maria Jose Rodrigo, the name of the Society was changed into European Association of Developmental Psychology. In 2008, president Christiane Spiel established the EADP Early Researchers' Union (ERU) to promote the networking, collaboration and knowledge exchange of young scholars. In this year, also the first summer school for doctoral students took place in Syros island, organized by Frosso Motti-Stefanidi. Since our foundation, biennial conferences, EADP-ERU writing weeks, and summer schools have been organized in various parts of Europe where we connect with our community and learn about each other's research in the field of developmental psychology.
Click here to read our constitution and by-laws.
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