RECENT SOJOURNS 2013

Revised 7/3/13

Jeanne Burger attended an International Psychodrama Conference in Bergamam Turkey early June, 2013, and here are some of the pictures.	Sweden:  Lars ?
These are people who attended the 38th International Congress of Group Psychotherapies held in the ancient ruins of Aesclepion in Pergamon Izmir/ Turkey (also called Bergama Turkey) around the beginning of June, 2013. The theme of this year’s conference was “Love.” There were 12 groups of 25 participants each. We all came together in the ancient amphitheater. The congress was started by Greta Leutz and she continues to present in Aesclepion every year. Besides myself and Greta, other international trainers were Robert Landy from USA drama therapy, Jorge  Burmeister from Spain and Mauricio Gasseau from Italy.  All four of us led groups a fellow from Greece and some Turkish trainers including Nevzat Mukhtar who attended ASGPP conference with me in Philadelphia. Greta started this conference 38 years ago and is very Involved and active. She led a group and is beloved in Turkey My workshop was called The Courage To Love Yourself.

Linda Ciotola attended the British Psychodrama Association Conference in Dublin, and here are some of their pictures. Below, Kate Kirk, Linda Ciotola	Valerie Monti Holland	Mae (Hao-Mei) Wu	Ines Hasenfuss

1. An International Psychodrama Conference is being planned for late summer, 2014, co-sponsored by the psychodrama section of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy & Group Process and the British Psychodrama Association. Similar conferences were held in 1994 and 2004 in Oxford.
      Here's a picture of the planning committee:
The PSYCHODRAMA SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
and the BRITISH PSYCHODRAMA ASSOCIATION (jointly sponsored) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
BRIGHTON?, UK (ENGLAND)  To be held September, 2014)

May, 2013

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The planning committee of the 2014 International Psychodrama Conference    Paul Holmes     (UK)               Kate Tauvon       (Sweden)                                                         ?	Planning Committee Continued: Maurizio Gasseau  (italy)           Marcia Karp     (UK)                       ?
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Above: Yaacov Naor (Israel)	above:  Sue Daniel (Melbourne, Australia)
Above: Natan (Peter) Kellermann, Israel	Above: Jorge Burmeister,  Switzerland. New IAGP President!

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Dena Baumgartner & Sue McMunn

Here is one sent in by Gretel Leutz:
Shown here are Gretel Leutz,   Gabrielle Tarashoeva-Marinova (Bulgaria), Pierre Fonatine (Belgium), Anna Chesner (England), Leni Verhofstadt-Deneve (Belgium), and Renee Oudjik (Netherlands)
  (Sent by Horatiu Nil Albini to Leni to Gretel to me)

   That's the spirit, though. Our colleagues in other countries want to meet us!

     I'm reminded of a verse from a teen camp song titled "Vive L'amour":   (compagnie is the word, but it's written phonetically)

       Now wider and wider our circle expands, viva la compan-yay;
           we sing to our fellows in faraway lands, viva la compan-yay! 

Chorus:   Viva la-  vive la- vive l'amour, Viva la-  vive la- vive l'amour, Viva la-  vive la- vive l'amour, vive la- vive l'amour, vive la- vive l'amour, viva la compan-yay;

       Other verses: A friend on your left and a fiend on your right, viva la compan-yay;
                              In love and good fellowship let us unite, viva la compan-yay!
          (Chorus)

;viva la compan-yay;viva la compan-yay;

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