ASGPP Annual Meeting Agenda Item

[Edward Schreiber]

As I noted, I am calling for a working group outside of the Council  
to form.  Thanks.

Ed



On Feb 26, 2009, at 8:57 AM, HV Psychodrama wrote:

> The IAGP conference is an international conference, Ed. It will be  
> interesting to see how many folks attend the Expressive Therapies  
> conference, which is, if I understand it right, also an  
> international conference.
>
> Two summers ago, the Drama Therapy conference was held in Rhode  
> Island in August and only pulled in 200 participants. I would be  
> hugely concerned if the ASGPP could only pull in 200 people at a  
> conference held in the Northeast, especially if dorm rooms were  
> available at a reasonable rate.
>
> As you can tell by my previous email, I am totally supportive of  
> having a conference at a college campus....but I think the asgpp  
> would be best served if the council did some research about  
> attendance at summer versus late spring conferences and made their  
> decision accordinly.
>
> Rebecca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edward Schreiber
> To: HV Psychodrama
> Cc: grouptalk Listserv
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 8:03 AM
> Subject: Re: ASGPP Annual Meeting Agenda Item
>
> 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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