Announcing the 2015 ARP Conference
The ARP 2015 Organizing Committee
SAVE THE DATE! We are excited to announce that the next ARP conference will be held in St. Louis, Missouri on June 11th to 14th, 2015. The conference will take place in the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, located in the Central West End neighborhood, a vibrant area with lots of shops and restaurants. The Chase is home to two popular local restaurants, as well as a salon spa, a fitness center, an outdoor pool, and a five-screen movie theater (popcorn, anyone?).
The Chase is on the city’s MetroLink subway line, and across the street from Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks in the United States (bigger than Central Park!). The park has lots of trails for runners and cyclists (there are bike rentals nearby). Forest Park also has many free attractions:
- The St. Louis Art Museum just completed its new contemporary art wing over the summer.
- The St. Louis Zoo is consistently ranked one of the top zoos in the country (and it’s free!).
- The St. Louis Science Center
- The Missouri History Museum
ARP will happen while baseball season is still going strong, giving attendees the opportunity to see just how much St. Louis loves baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals play at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, near our most famous landmark, the Gateway Arch. Busch Stadium, as you might guess, is named for Anheuser-Busch, the makers of Budweiser. Anheuser-Busch headquarters are located on the banks of the Mississippi just south of downtown. There you can take a free tour of the factory, see the famous Clydesdales, and sample some “beer.” Also downtown is one of the best attractions for kids of all ages: the City Museum, which somehow manages to be an aquarium, an art installation, a jungle gym, and a place for found things all at once.
St. Louis has many excellent restaurants and bars. Here are a few to whet your appetite:
And, if Budweiser doesn’t do it for you, check out these microbreweries:
- Schlafly
- Urban Chestnut – try the STL IPA
And of course, St. Louis is home to Washington University, where you can’t go ten yards without bumping into a personality psychologist. In other words, St. Louis has something for everyone. We look forward to seeing you here in 2015!
-The ARP 2015 local arrangements committee:
Simine Vazire
Dan Ozer
Lynne Cooper
Josh Jackson
Randy Larsen
Tom Oltmanns
Tammy English
With special thanks to the Wash U personality/social graduate students!