The organizers of the 16th OTC held this year's meetings, on October 12-14, 2006 in Providence, RI. The conference was located at the Center for the Study of Human Development at Brown University. Program organizers were Ronald Seifer, PhD and Judith Bandieri. A number of leaders in temperament research and clinical applications in practice gathered at OTC to present papers and discussed issues in the field. Attendees included professionals and students interested in temperament research as well as clinicians and practitioners. OTC meetings offer a rare opportunity for academicians and practitioners to interact on topics of mutual interest.
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OTC 2004: University of Georgia

The 15th Occasional Temperament Conference was held October 28-31, 2004 in Athens, Georgia. OTC 2004 was hosted by Charles Halverson, Valerie Havill, Roy Martin and colleagues from the University of Georgia.

The 14th Occasional Temperament Conference was held October 4-6, 2002 in Newport Beach, California. OTC 2002 was hosted by Diana Wright Guerin, PhD and colleagues from the Department of Child and Adolescent Studies at California State University, Fullerton.

OTC 2002 was held at the Newport Beach Marriot, located in Orange County, just south of Los Angeles.

The Occasional Temperament Conference was held Thursday September 21st-Sunday September 24th, 2000 at the Water's Edge, Westbrook, Connecticut. The meeting was sponsored by The School of Family Studies and The Center for the Study of Health, Culture and Human Development at the University of Connecticut. Meeting Coordinator Sara Harkness, PhD, is the Center Director.

Fifty four professionals and graduate students from North America and Europe attended this conference to discuss recent findings and applications related to the study of temperamental individuality. Highlights of the conference in the research area included longitudinal studies of temperament and cultural, biological and nutritional influences on individual differences in behavioral style.

Applied discussions focussed on temperament counseling, temperament and attentional processes and intervention programs directed at improving awareness of temperament as well as coping and 'goodness of fit.' Conference presentation summary and additional photos can be found by following these links.

Next OTC is planned for the West coast in 18-24 months and will be hosted by Diana Guerin of California State Unversity in Fullerton.

The 1998 Occasional Temperament Conference was held in Philadelphia on October 16-18. Eighty-five conference participants met at the University of Pennsylvania. Researchers and clinicians from around the world gathered to report recent findings and discuss progress in the field. William Carey, MD received a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the field and to the many occassional temperament conferences.