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The seventeenth International Psycho-Analytical Congress was held in Amsterdam at the Royal Tropical Institute, from Sunday, August 5, to Thursday, August 9, 1951.
On Sunday evening, August 5, Congress members and guests were entertained by the Dutch Psycho-Analytical Society at a reception held in the International Cultureel Centrum, Vondelpark Pavilion, where an address of welcome was given by Dr. P. J. van der Leeuw, President of the Dutch Psycho-Analytical Society and Chairman of the Congress Committee on Arrangements.
Excursions were planned for each day for those who were not busy with Congress meetings. On Monday, August 6, there was a sight-seeing trip through Amsterdam, and in the afternoon a trip to Volendam and the Isle of Marken. Monday evening a reception was held in the Rijksmuseum by the Burgomaster and Municipal Council of Amsterdam for members and guests attending the Congress. The Congress guests were addressed by the Burgomaster of Amsterdam. On Tuesday, a general excursion to the Aalsmeer Flower Auction was held early in the morning which enabled everyone to participate. Later that morning there was a tour through the National Gallery of the Rijksmuseum, followed by a visit to the Muiderslot in the afternoon. On Wednesday, August 8, a long trip to Haarlem and Zandvoort was arranged for. Thursday afternoon, following the Business Meeting, members had the choice of the following four excursions: (1) to The Hague and Scheveningen; (2) to the reclamation works of the Zuider Zee; (3) to the National Park, De Hoge Veluwe; or (4) a motorboat trip along the River Amstel.
Members of the Central Executive present at the Congress were: Dr. Ernest Jones, Honorary President; Dr. Leo H. Bartemeier, President;