Happiness Conference 2010 in Skövde, Sweden

On 5-6 June, Charity International is staging its fourth Happiness Conference, this time in the Swedish city of Skövde. The event is held in conjunction with the University of Skövde, one of the few schools in the world that offer an education in positive psychology. Participants and speakers are expected from around the world. The theme for the conference will be positive psychology. Conference participants will also get the chance to try different happiness strategies on Sunday between 10 am and noon.

Speakers at the conference include Joar Vittersö from Norway and Joshua Freedman of the United States. All the speakers are experts in positive psychology.

The Happiness Conference is free and open to all.

Where: University of Skövde, House E. Map
When: June 5th - June 6th
Cost: Free for everybody
Entries: No confirmation of participation needed.
Questions: info@charity.se
Media: Can reach us at +46 (0)704-417188

Schedule

Saturday June 5th

Where: Lecture hall E108. Map

10.00 - 10.10 Outlines the conference and practical thing. Erik Fernholm
10.10 - 10.20 Presents Charity International's activities and plans. Ludvig Lindström
10.20 - 11.30 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future of Positive Psychology. Ali Kazemi
11.30 – 13.00 Lunch.
13.00 – 14.15 At the Heart of Happiness – Celebrating the value of human emotion as a pathway to thriving (Part 1). Joshua Freedman
14.15 - 14.40 Break
14.40 – 15.30 At the Heart of Happiness – Celebrating the value of human emotion as a pathway to thriving (Part 2). Joshua Freedman
15.30 - 15.45 Break
15.45 - 16.45 It takes more than happiness to lead a good life: The interplay between happiness and engagement in the fully functioning person. Joar Vittersö


Only for members of Charity International

Where: More info soon

17.00 - 17.20 Background and presentation of the strategy document. Brief presentation of each participant
17.20 - 18.15 Group discussions about the strategy document.
18.15 - 18.45 A summary from each group are presented and discussed.



Sunday June 6th

Where: In the Pentry outside the lecture hall E108. Map

10.00 - 12.00 Boost your happiness level with our happiness activities!


Where: Lecture hall E108. Map

12.00 - 12.20 Positive Psychology; A Moral Revolution? Erik Fernholm
12.20 - 13.20 Slow and Flow” - The art of optimal experience. Armen Doslic
13.20 - 13.40 Break
13.40 - 14.40 Well-being in Skövde University: education and research. Sakari Kallio
14.40 - 14.45 Conclusions. Erik Fernholm

The speakers

Joshua Freedman Chief Operating Officer of Six Seconds, Joshua helps lead the world's preeminent emotional intelligence organization. A leader, author, and educator, Freedman takes hard science and makes it applicable. Joshua's applied research focuses on organizational climate and the factors that enhance individual and team performance. Using the "Organizational Vital Signs" survey, he has worked with a range of organizations to identify key relationship and emotional intelligence factors that limit and enhance success. More info	Armen Doslic Armen Doslic is a contact person for Charity International in Lund. He has carried out several studies about happiness and wellbeing and wants to find out how people can enhance their happiness and wellbeing through mental training. Armen has, together with the legendary sports psychologist Lars Erik Uneståhl, PhD, and in cooperation with the SLH (Skandinaviska Ledarhögskolan) developed an 8 weeks training program "Mental training for a happier life".	Ali Kazemi Ali Kazemi, Ph.D. in Psychology, is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology at University of Skövde in Sweden. His research interests include: well-being and happiness, theory-driven program evaluations, cross-cultural psychology, social psychology of decision making, fairness in working life, conflict management and Human Resource Management.
Joar Vittersø Joar Vittersø is a professor of psychology at the Department of Psychology at the University of Tromsø, Norway. He holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Oslo. Vittersø’s research interests focus on life satisfaction, positive emotions and the measurement of happiness.	Sakari Kallio Sakari Kallio is a lector at the University of Skövde, Sweden and dosent at the University of Turku, Finland. Together with Professor Antti Revonsuo and Monica Bergman he has started a three year undergraduate program "The Psychological Coach". This program combines cognitive neuroscience with psychology, and especially with the new field of positive psychology. Sakari Kallio's research interests are about altered states of consciousnesses, especially about hypnosis but also meditation. More info	Ludvig Lindström Ludvig Lindström is the President of Charity International and initiator of the Happiness Conferences. He founded the organization at the beginning of 2007.
Erik Fernholm Erik Fernholm is a speaker on Positive Psychology who is dedicated to three goals; understanding the human mind (Neuroscience and Psychology), taking direction towards how we thrive and flourish (Positive Psychology), and finally, moving towards more fulfilled and meaningful lives as individuals and society at large (Coaching). Erik is the contact person for Charity International in Skövde, the Chairman of Sweden's Academic Coaches, founder of the non-profit Lyckoaktivist.se (Happinessactivist) and a student of Positive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the Psychological Coach program, University of Skövde.