The conferences provide a broad forum for researchers to exchange and discuss latest theoretical and empirical contributions in the field, exhibit poster sessions, and debate opposing viewpoints regarding clinical, methodological and theoretical issues. The 7th International Congress is organized by John Oldham and will be held in New York, USA in year 2001. A regional meeting for the North American Region is held annually in connection to the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. The 4th will be in Paris in 2000. In addition, a First European-Latin American meeting on Personality Disorders was held in Argentina in 1997.
Organizations are on their way to be formed in Japan and Australia .
In 1999 the Society has 440 members. To become a member, please fill out and send in the membership application form on next page, and payment of the membership fee of 60 US dollars either by check or credit card.