INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS
Abstract
Prof. Michael I. Posner, First Recipient of the Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize in Psychological Science Michel Denis LIMSI-CNRS, Universit de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France In July, 2008, the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) presented the first Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize in Psychological Science at the opening ceremony of the XXIX International Congress of Psychology. The following describes the prize and its history, offers a short biography of the first recipient, Michael I. Posner, and prints the award presentation speech by the Chair of the Jury for this prize (and Past President of the IUPsyS) Michel Denis, and the acceptance speech by Michael Posner. THE MATTEI DOGAN FOUNDATION PRIZE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE The Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize in Psychological Science was established in 2006 by the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) under the generous auspices of the Mattei Dogan Foundation. The Prize is awarded in recognition of a contribution by a scholar or a team of scholars with a high international reputation that constitutes a major advance in psychology. The IUPsyS appointed an international committee, chaired by Michel Denis, Past President of the Union, to award this Prize. The Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize was awarded for the first