History of MDRS

We are currently undertaking a project to document the history of the society.  Here is a list of meetings for which we have information:

1989: Inaugural meeting, Boston

• Letter from Laird Cermak to David Salmon announcing formation of MDRS
• Invitation to inaugural meeting from Laird Cermak to David Salmon
• Meeting program
• Original membership list
  

1990: Boston

• Meeting program
• Letter from Larry Squire to speakers in symposium on "Standardization and Assessment"
  

1991: Boston

• Meeting program
  

1992: Boston, MA

• Meeting program
  

1993: Boston

• Meeting program
  

1994: Cambridge, MA

• Meeting program
  

1995: King's College, Cambridge

• Meeting program
• List of attendees
  

1996: Cambridge, MA

• Meeting program
  

1997: ?

1998: Cambridge, MA

• Meeting program
  

1999: ?

2000: Toronto

• Meeting program
  

2001: Boston

• Meeting program
  

2002: San Francisco, hosted by Mark D'Esposito

• Meeting program
  

2003: Chicago, hosted by Ken Paller

• Meeting program
  

2004: New York, hosted by Wendy Suzuki and Liz Phelps

• Meeting program
  

2005: Tuscon, hosted by Lynn Nadel

• Meeting program
  

2006: Toronto, hosted by Cheryl Grady

• Meeting program

2007: Cambridge, England, hosted by Rik Henson

• Meeting program
  

Here is a photo of Laird Cermak from the 1980's (courtesy of Marlene Oscar-Berman)

If you have additional information to contribute to the historical archive of the society, please send it to:
Prof. Harry A. Whitaker
Department of Psychology
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI 49855.

Thanks!

http://www.nmu.edu/psychology/whitaker.htm