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3RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSOF
TECHNOLOGYADDICTION IN ISTANBUL
The third International Congress of Technology Addiction hosted by the Turkish
Green Crescent Societywill bring together specialized experts on technology
addiction in Istanbul onMay 3rd and 4th, 2016.
to engage into further discussions.
In the first International Congress of Technology
Addiction, some of the speakers were Prof. Susan
Greenfield, Prof. Mark Griffiths, Prof. Kultegin Ogel, Dr.
David Greenfield, Dr. Aric Sigman, and Dr. Chien Chou. In
the second congress, specialists and researches such
as Prof. İlhan Yargıç, Asst. Prof. Michael Rich, Prof. Gary
Small, Prof. Alexander Voiskounsky, Prof. Mark Bauerlein,
Dr. Tao Ran, Dr. Cherly Olson shared their knowledge and
experiencewithin the field.
The third congress will feature specialist such as Prof.
Mark Griffiths, GaryWilson, Dr. KennethWoog, Mary
Sharpe, Dr. Michael Rich, Darryl Mead, and Young Yim
Doh.
Free of charge and open to anyone, the third International
Congress of Technology Addiction expects 1200
participants including psychologists, social workers,
school counsellors, and families. For more details
http://technologyaddiction.org/enB
eing organized by Culture, Society and Family
Association and theMinistry of National Education in
2012 and 2013, the International Congress of Technology
Addictionwill be organized by the Turkish Green Crescent
Society.
In the congress therewill be panels and conferences on
topics such as pathologic internet usage, video gaming
addiction, mobile phone addiction, cyberbullying and
cyber security, social media, online gambling, postural
disorders, and shopping addiction. The congress will
create a platform for speakers to share their research
and to keep the experts informed and follow the
innovations. Furthermore, participants will be able to look
at the same issue fromdifferent aspects andwill be able
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