About the conference

Conference Opening morning.

The Conference introductory speech will be given by Christian Forestier, Administrateur General of Cnam, Even Loarer, Director of the INETOP, chair of Psychology of Career Guidance and Jean Guichard, professor, Colloquium co-Présidents. It will take place on Wednesday 17th of March from 9:30 to 10:00 in the Amphithéâtre Fourastié at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers.

Even Loarer, Chair of Psychology of Counseling and Career Guidance at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (Cnam), is Director of the Institut National d'Etude du Travail et d'Orientation Professionnelle (Inetop). He is also director of the international peer-reviewed journal "L'Orientation Scolaire et Professionnelle".

Jean Guichard is a Professor of Vocational Psychology at the Institut National d'Etude du Travail et d'Orientation Professionnelle (Inetop), a department of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (Cnam) in Paris, France. He was Director of the Institute from 1996 to 2001. Bernard Saint-Girons, délégué interministériel à l'orientation (France), interviendra de 9h45 à 10h.

Invited speakers : - Mark L. Savickas, Wednesday March 17th from10:00 to 10:45. - Vincent Merle, Wednesday March 17th from 11:15 to 12:00. - Christine Delory-Momberger, Friday March 19th from 9:00 to 9:45. - Judith Schlanger, Friday March 19th from 11:15 to 12:00. These will take place as plenary sessions in the amphithéâtre Fourastié. Four parallel sessions are organised on Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday.