IACEP is an international society of professionals (researchers, practitioners) and interested others who are interested in the fields of cognitive education and cognitive psychology. Cognitive education refers to the education that is focused on methods of cognitive and motivational enhancement. Its "partners" include cognitive assessment (e.g., "dynamic" or "interactive" assessment and the "Lerntest" approach), as well as speech and language therapy, psychotherapy, and related treatment modalities that are based on cognitive approaches. Its sole ideologic focus is the idea that the perception, thinking, learning, and problem solving of human beings can be understood and ultimately improved by their development and the application of systematic, identifiable, and communicable processes of logical thinking. Cognitive psychologists are likely to share much in common with cognitive educators, but may focus their interests on more theoretical aspects of such cognitive processes as thinking, learning, attention, perception, and memory, and/or the neuropsychological substrates of such processes.

Although members of IACEP have been influenced by several theorists and streams of research, the Association is not committed to any one conceptual system. Recognizing the need for continuing inquiry and development, the Association is determinedly dedicated to pluralism in conceptual schemes and applied systems.

Welcoming participation of practitioners (e.g.,teachers, therapists, assessment specialists), research/academic professionals, and interested others, IACEP members strive to maintain an organization that brings together, and constitutes a hospitable society for, persons with diverse applied and theoretical interests. The Association recognizes the importance of collaborative inquiry that includes researchers and practitioners, working together or separately, in advancing the goals of cognitive theory, education, assessment, and therapies.

IACEP engages in a variety of activities, all of them focused on improving communication in the community of persons interested in developing logic processes and on promoting research on and applications of cognitive education. These activities include:

1. biennial international conferences, and regional conferences during in-between years

2. on-line publication of a professional scientific journal

3. keeping members up to date on events in the field

4. development and maintenance of the IACEP website, at www.iacep.coged.org

5. promotion of professional training in cognitive education

6. facilitates "networking" of cognitive education and cognitive psychology enthusiasts

IACEP members include classroom teachers, university faculty members, researchers, educators in diverse settings, therapists, students, educational administrators, special educators, psychologists. They come from at least 29 countries in North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. They include persons whose primary interest is in development of systematic thinking processes and the relation between thinking and learning, persons whose interest is in applications of cognitive theory in the classroom and the clinic, and persons whose interest is in applications in social systems. Members come from the fields of education, cognitive psychology, special education, adult education, educational psychology, speech and language, school psychology, and public policy. The Association invites persons from other fields as well. Their conceptual orientations include all of the major theoretical systems in the field of cognitive development, as well as many applied systems.

1. Association with interesting colleagues

2. A scientific/professional journal, Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology

3. News and updates in the fields of cognitive education and cognitive psychology

4. Full access to the IACEP website, including the Journal and the Members Directory

5. Information about professional training in cognitive education and assessment

6. International and regional conferences

You can easily become a member of IACEP. You can join directly at the website: go to http://www.iacep.coged.org/join , and follow the links, making payment with your credit card through the PAYPAL server there.  Or, print and complete the pdf application form. Except for reduced regional rates (see Special Note, below), regular dues are US$80 for two years of membership, but new members enjoy a $10 reduction*. Attach your check or money order in US funds, or complete the credit card information (Master Card or Visa; don't forget the expiration date and your signature and date of signing), and send these materials to: Sam Kier. Treasurer IACEP, 514 Dennett St., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 USA You will soon receive special codes so that you have full access to the IACEP website, its Journal, and related materials.

*SPECIAL NOTE: IACEP charges special reduced annual dues rates to citizens of certain countries, listed below. In nearly all cases, these dues are based on World Bank lending rates to the listed countries. Note again that these reduced rates are for annual dues, and are not for two years as is true for regular dues. There are two categories:

Category I (US$10 per year) Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, CapeVerde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Columbia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, C?te d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrkyz Republic, Lao, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikstan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Category II (US$15 per year) Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Gabon, Grenada, Hungary, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Palau, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Slovak Republic, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay, Venuzuela.