Swiss psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard, M.D., who along with his copilot were the first to circumnavigate the globe nonstop in a hot-air balloon, will present the William C. Menninger Lecture at this year’s Convocation of Fellows on Monday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. at APA’s annual meeting in Chicago. The Convocation will be held in room E354, level 3, McCormick Place Lakeside.

Piccard has long been fascinated by human behavior and the effects of extreme atmospheres on levels of consciousness. To improve his knowledge of the human inner world, he studied medicine, specializing in psychotherapy. He is also qualified in hypnosis and has his own clinic.