ASGPP Annual Meeting Agenda Item

Thu Feb 26 11:49:49 CST 2009

 It would be useful to open it to  an input from  all the membership,to hear  about their preferences,and discuss all the pros and cons..
The Conference in the Catskills,some 20 years ago was an innovation,that was not a big success.
During the years when ASGPP meetings were held in New York City,annually,much due to Siroka's Institute's  efforts,the attendance was large
1. historical timing - humanistic Psychology meetings were attracting large crowds too.
2. Places like NYC,San -Fran have a draw for participants on a budget as an occassion to visit a place that is culturallyu exciting etc. In large cities there are "y"s ,hostels,etc to accommodate lesser budget.
It would be informative to compare the attendence in NYC,SanFran in recent years to  attendence  in other places.
A thought.
anath

From: ablatner at verizon.net
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Subject: Re: ASGPP Annual Meeting Agenda Item
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:34:48 -0600

I wonder if the ASGPP membership has advanced 
enough in becoming techno-savvy that a fair number---a quorum---could be 
addressed in an e-blast to the membership (I think that's been done on 
occasion)? That's different from grouptalk---apparently only a modest number of 
ASGPP members participate in this forum (the online listserve---even fewer 
apparently participate in the ASGPP "Forum")--- 
      But it might be a 
good way to ask the questions about timing, and the reasons for preference. 

Certainly the idea of seeking venues that cost less has merit, though it must 
also be weighed against the cost of 
 - a location that will be difficult 
(time-wise) and costly (paying the bus/taxi) to get to 
 - a lack of a place where some folks may be 
able to commute from home or stay with friends
- the access to a modest range of affordable 
foods
          etc. 

        Warmly, 
Adam

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  HV Psychodrama 

  To: grouptalk Listserv ; Edward Schreiber 
  Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:56 
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  Subject: Re: ASGPP Annual Meeting Agenda 
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   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 
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    Subject: ASGPP Annual Meeting Agenda 
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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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