Meaning Conference 2008

The 5th International Conference on Personal Meaning was held July 24-27, 2008 at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto.

The main conference theme was: Living well and dying well: New frontiers of positive psychology, therapy and spiritual care. It addressed the existential/spiritual issues that confront individuals in their journey through life and the character strengths they need to survive and flourish in trying situations.

The event featured many notable speakers including: Pamela Wallin, Thomas Attig, Roy Baumeister, Salvatore Maddi, Robert A. Neimeyer, Kirk Schneider, Victor Shepherd, Ernesto Spinelli, Paul Wong, and Jeff Zeig, to name a few.

Download the full conference program here

  • POST-CONFERENCE INFORMATION

  • Media Coverage

    Meaning Conference 2012 has been featured by a number of major media sources. Click here to view interviews & articles about the conference.

  • Conference Presentations

    Select conference presentations are available for download here.

  • Meaning Conference Photos

    Photos from the Meaning Conference can be found here (photos by Charles McLafferty Jr.) and here (photos by Lilian C. J. Wong).

  • Conference Feedback

    Click here to read about the experiences of conference attendees & presenters.

  • Conference Evaluations

    We encourage all conference attendees to evaluate the conference as a whole as well as the individual sessions they attended. Click here for the General Evaluation form and here for Session Evaluation form.

  • Conference Flyer

    Click here to view the Conference Flyer.

  • Press Release

    Check out our latest press release on the Meaning Conference here

  • The Meaningful Living Project

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