{"id":57513,"date":"2019-06-18T10:48:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=57513"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:35","slug":"conference-on-positive-action-in-relationships-to-be-held-at-carleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2019\/conference-on-positive-action-in-relationships-to-be-held-at-carleton\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference on Positive Action in Relationships to be Held at Carleton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Conference on Positive Action in Relationships to be Held at Carleton\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Carleton University will host the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/iarr2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 IARR Mini-Conference: Positive Action in Relationships<\/a><\/em> \u2013 an event bringing together relationship scientists to discuss the different ways that people can increase positivity in their relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three-day conference will include keynote speeches and symposia on a variety of topics, including the difficulty of changing relationships; regulating emotions; and the rewards and threats of pursuing relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: June 20 to June 22, 2019<br>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Various Locations, Richcraft Hall, Carleton University<br>\n<strong>Info<\/strong>: Session times and room locations are can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/iarr2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/IARR-2019-Tentative-Program_FINALJune-6-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conference program<\/a>. A campus map is <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media are invited to attend the event and are asked to register by contacting <a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Murphy@carleton.ca\">Elizabeth.Murphy@carleton.ca<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference will explore how self-expanding activities, gratitude, personal development and sexual intimacy can increase positivity in relationships. It will examine all positive components of relationship function, including positive behaviours, cognition, motivation and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to expert presentations, the event will include a poster fair, data sharing and networking opportunities. The conference is chaired by Prof. Cheryl Harasymchuk of Carleton\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Psychology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Contact<br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steven Reid<br>\nMedia Relations Officer<br>\nCarleton University<br>\n613-520-2600, ext. 8718<br>\n613-265-6613<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca\">Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carleton Newsroom:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/<\/a><strong><br>\nFollow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom<\/a><br>\n<strong>Need an expert?<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Go to:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University will host the 2019 IARR Mini-Conference: Positive Action in Relationships \u2013 an event bringing together relationship scientists to discuss the different ways that people can increase positivity in their relationships. 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