A History of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

To contribute to the 2015 Conference Retrospective, we chronicled the 22-year history of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC). Throughout the 70s, 80s, and early 90s, there was no society dedicated to applied cognitive work. That changed in 1994, when researchers at the third iteration of the Practical Aspects of Memory conference agreed to establish SARMAC. Since then, SARMAC membership has grown tenfold and its conferences have traveled the globe. Recently, the society established this very journal for the dissemination of applied research in memory and cognition. SARMAC has a promising future marked by increased student involvement, the announcement of JARMAC's inaugural impact factor, and a visit to Australia for the society's 2017 conference.