Authentic Happiness

The largest gathering of positive psychology researchers, practitioners, and students in the world.

June 25-28, 2015

Lake Buena Vista, FL

A new global organization, the International Positive Education Network (IPEN), has launched a campaign for a shift in how young people are educated. Backed by leaders in the field, IPEN's campaign is built around evidence showing that developing pupils' character strengths and well-being is as important as academic achievement to their future success and happiness. IPEN is calling on like-minded individuals and organizations to sign the Manifesto for Positive Education and demonstrate the strong desire for change we believe exists around the world.

http://www.ipositive-education.net/

A new global organization, the International Positive Education Network (IPEN), has launched a campaign for a shift in how young people are educated. Backed by leaders in the field, IPEN's campaign is built around evidence showing that developing pupils' character strengths and well-being is as important as academic achievement to their future success and happiness. IPEN is calling on like-minded individuals and organizations to sign the Manifesto for Positive Education and demonstrate the strong desire for change we believe exists around the world.

http://www.ipositive-education.net/

The TANG Foundation recently awarded its first-ever prize for Achievements in Psychology to Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman, Director of the Penn Positive Psychology Center and Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology in the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Psychology.

Notoriously private, Dr. Fay Tang has rarely engaged with the media. So when she agreed to open her heart, her legacy, her struggles and her triumphs to me in a recent interview, I knew I was in for a treat. The interview’s premise was to discuss the big win for Dr. Seligman and Positive Psychology that was receiving the first-ever Tang Prize for Achievements in Psychology, and maybe glean a quote or two from it. What it ended up being was so much more; a rich tapestry of history, legacy, passion, challenge and triumph.