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| Abbreviation | BGA |
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| Formation | June 1, 1971 |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | To promote the field of behavioral genetics |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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Official language
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English |
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President
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Deborah Finkel |
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Main organ
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Executive Committee |
| Website | www |
The Behavior Genetics Association (BGA) is a learned society established in 1970 and which promotes research into the connections between heredity and behavior, both human and animal. Its members support education and training in behavior genetics; and aid in the dissemination of knowledge concerning genetics and behavior, and its implications, such as in health.
The association's goal is "to promote scientific study of the interrelationship of genetic mechanisms and behavior, both human and animal; to encourage and aid the education and training of research workers in the field of behavior genetics; and to aid in the dissemination and interpretation to the general public of knowledge concerning the interrelationship of genetics and behavior, and its implications for health and human development and education." To help attain these goals, the society organizes an annual meeting and publishes its official scientific journal entitled Behavior Genetics. The first 12 annual meetings were held in different places within the United States. In 1983, the association held its first annual meeting in Europe (London) and since then meetings have been held in Australia, Canada, France, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, as well as various US states.
The society has two classes of members: Regular Members, which are persons who teach or perform research related to behavioral genetics, and Associate Members, which are students in good standing at a recognized college or university. Members receive a complimentary subscription to the society's journal as well as discounted registration rates for the association's annual meetings.
The society's business are conducted by a board of directors, called the executive committee. The board consists of 9 members: president, president-elect, past-president, secretary, treasurer, an information officer, and three members-at-large (representing the general members, associate members, and members from outside North America). Members of the executive committee serve three-year terms. To ensure continuity, one member-at-large is elected every year.
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