Annual Meeting
ISPSO 2011 ANNUAL MEETING, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA, JUNE 13-19.
REGENERATION IN ORGANIZATIONS: Psychoanalytic Perspectives.
The theme of the 2011 Annual Meeting is about regenerative processes in organisations.
Regeneration stands for transformation, building on the past, recovering what is important, evolution and supporting the next generation. This theme captures the perpetual and inevitable necessity to recover life capacities after tragedy and trauma.
Recent years have seen various disturbing events and situations: the sub-prime mortgage scandal and the global financial crisis of 2008-9; increased reporting
(if not incidence) of bullying in the workplace; terrorism and the threats of global climate change; abuses within the Catholic Church and tensions in the organisation of emergency services including the response to bushfires in Victoria in 2009. Organisational and corporate life has moved through recession, downsizing and sometimes loss of spirit, ethics and meaning. Climate change, terrorism and wars have increased the numbers of asylum seekers and dispossessed peoples, putting strains on NGOs, welfare organisations and the world as a whole.
Ideas of hope and regeneration are continuously needed as we move from decline to rebuilding; from loss of spirit to finding new inner resources; from old forms of organisation to the yet unthought but implicate possible.
Psychoanalytic Study
The psychoanalytic study of organisations has much to offer because psychoanalysis is a practice of regeneration. In studying dynamic processes, psychoanalytic approaches influence the inner life of the organisation as it observes, reflects and examines itself. This may occur at the level of individuals, groups, organisations or culture and society. And, this may occur through applied psychoanalytic practice, applied and action research, or through commentary from psychoanalytically informed observers.
The Annual Meeting Design
Professional Development Workshops (June 13 - 16)
A series of one and two-day workshops led by international experts in the field of the psychoanalytic study of organisations. The workshops are designed to engage participants in the exploration of both theoretical and practical approaches to the psychoanalytic study of organisations. These workshops will suit participants from consulting, academia and management.
Members Day (June 16)
The members day provides a chance for ISPSO members, led by the President, to explore issues
of mutual importance.
Symposium (June 17 - 19)
The symposium will include:
1. A scientific program
• Plenary papers presented to the symposium membership as a whole with time for discussion
• Panel sessions
• Parallel paper sessions with presenters and moderators
• Poster presentations
2. An exploratory and creative program
• Early morning sessions for creative explorations that reflect and build on the experience of the symposium as a whole. Members can choose to attend a social dreaming matrix, drawing sessions, a social-photo matrix or creative writing and poetry sessions.
3. Reflective sessions
• End of the day sessions that explore thoughts and feelings arising from the day in open space format.
4. A Social Program
• Welcoming cocktails
• Walking tour of Melbourne’s Koori heritage
• Hosted dinners at great Melbourne restaurants
• A Gala Dinner and Museum Tour at the Melbourne Museum
Venue:
The Langham Hotel Melbourne
Calendar:
1 February 2011: Online registration opens
1 April 2011: Early bird registration closes
Information is available from:
Jinette de Gooijer and Susan Long,
Co-Chairs Annual Meeting
Symposium Program: susanlong@ispso2011.org
Professional Development Workshop Program: jinette@ispso2011.org