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<p><span style="color:#1f497d">If you are an APS member you might be interested in this proposal to form an Interest Group on Gambling and psychology</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#1f497d">Heather (& Harriet)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> Harriet Radermacher
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 18 June 2013 4:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Heather Gridley<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Interest Groups<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Please complete signature form to support formation of APS Interest Group in Gambling and Psychology</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Dear colleagues</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">In response to some informal discussions with several APS members who work in the gambling research and policy and/or problem gambling services areas, I’m writing to
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">seek your support AND SIGNATURE for a proposal to form an APS Interest Group on Gambling and Psychology.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">I have attached some draft Terms of Reference for the group, as well as a formal signature form to express support for the formation of this new Interest Group.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">We see this proposal as a logical follow-on from the APS Position Statement on Gambling-related Harm (</span><a href="http://www.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/APS-Gambling-Related-Harm-Position-Statement.pdf" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">http://www.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/APS-Gambling-Related-Harm-Position-Statement.pdf</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">),
the Literature Review on the Psychology of Gambling as well as a number of recent submissions to which some of you contributed (</span><a href="http://www.psychology.org.au/Content.aspx?ID=5218" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">http://www.psychology.org.au/Content.aspx?ID=5218</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">).
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">To get an Interest Group up and running, there needs to be sufficient support within the APS membership. In the first instance, this needs to be demonstrated by the completion
of (at least) 20 signature forms from APS members around the country (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Full Members, Fellows or Honorary Fellows from more than one State)</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">.
For further information about Interest Groups, including the process for formation of a new group you can go to the Interest Groups Home Page (</span><a href="http://www.groups.psychology.org.au/igs/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'; color:windowtext">http://www.groups.psychology.org.au/igs/</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">).
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">If you are keen to be involved and support the establishment of this group,<b> please complete the signature form</b> (attached) and
<b>send it to Sue Picard</b> at </span><a href="mailto:ig@psychology.org.au" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'; color:windowtext">ig@psychology.org.au</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">;
fax 03 9663 6177 or by mail to The Australian Psychological Society, PO Box 38, Flinders Lane VIC 8009 preferably by
<b>Friday 28 June</b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Please also forward this request to any other APS members</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"> you think would like to be involved
and support the establishment of such a group. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">The APS looks forward to receiving your signed form. If you have any comments about the proposal, the draft terms of reference, or other aspects of the APS’s
Public Interest initiatives regarding gambling-related harm please feel free to contact me directly.
</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">We are particularly keen to hear from anyone willing to take on a leadership role in the establishment of this Interest Group, should the proposal be successful.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Kind regards</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Harriet Radermacher </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Harriet Radermacher | Research and Policy Officer, Public Interest
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">The Australian Psychological Society Limited
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">PO Box 38, Flinders Lane VIC 8009</span></p>
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