ASGPP Annual Meeting Agenda Item

[Edward Schreiber]

There is no evidence to support the belief that a conference
over the summer would draw less.  What would be less anyway
than the numbers now?

In fact, the evidence suggests the opposite.
The IAGP Conferences are in August and draw many.
The Expressive Therapies Conference this year is in August at
Lesley University.

The question I have to the ASGPP is:  do we have the courage
to change the conserve and is there the will and the leadership?

The IAGP Academy has an extraordinary design for it's Academy,
where real training can take place in "tracks" and a large group,
the entire conference, works together.



Ed


On Feb 26, 2009, at 7:56 AM, HV Psychodrama wrote:

>  When Mario Cossa and I were on the council we brought this up (7  
> to 8 years ago) . One of the legitimate concerns is that  
> conferences in July and August don't seem to draw as many folks as  
> ones in the spring, at least in the US, HOWEVER, there is no reason  
> we can't plan our conference for mid to late May or even early  
> June, shortly after the colleges have finished their spring semesters.
>
> And as one of those trainers for whom this might interfere with  
> summer programs....hey, if we don't increase attendance at the  
> conferences,   people won't  become and stay connected to  
> psychodrama in the first place and that will really interfere with  
> our programs.
>
> Also, it may come as a shock to us, but the purpose of the ASGPP  
> conference is NOT to fill our training programs but to promote  
> psychodrama.
>
> Rebecca
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edward Schreiber
> To: grouptalk Listserv
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:09 AM
> Subject: ASGPP Annual Meeting Agenda Item
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> We want to advise you that we have requested that the following  
> agenda item be placed on the agenda
> for the ASGPP Annual Meeting.  This is in response to the ASGPP  
> President's call for agenda items in
> the last PNN.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Edward Schreiber
> Rosalie Minkin
>
> Please include the following item for the agenda for the Annual  
> Meeting:
>
>
> In our work with Antony Williams at an Annual Meeting some years  
> ago we the heard voices from students and many new members asking  
> for a National Conference to take place at a college campus so that  
> affordability was a priority.
>
> From that discussion some years ago, concerns emerged that such a  
> change would impact the financial viability of trainers who offer  
> summer training. And yet our reliance on hotels has diminished the  
> attendance of our National Conferences. In addition, the Conference  
> format has remained a cultural conserve. Our European colleagues in  
> the IAGP Summer Academy in Granada Spain have advanced a conference  
> model. In this model extensive training is provided.
>
> We propose that a working group be formed now, to establish a 2011  
> Conference at a college campus with a redesign of a conference  
> format. The formation of a working group be formed now to begin  
> with a review of the IAGP Summer Academy's format, and a college  
> campus based 2011 Conference.
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Edward Schreiber
> Rosalie Minkin
>
>
>
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