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The Twenty-third International Psycho-Analytical Congress was held in Stockholm, from Sunday, 28 July to Thursday, 1 August, 1963, at the Concert Hall and the Parliament Building. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Swedish Psycho-Analytical Society, which received the Congress members at a welcoming reception in the Mirror Room of the Grand Hotel in the early evening of Sunday, 28 July. The reception was followed by a dinner in the Winter Garden of the same hotel, given by North American analysts in reciprocation of the many years of hospitality extended to them by their European colleagues.
In respect to scientific meetings, hotel accommodation and special events, the Association is indebted to the Swedish Government; to Dr L. Börje Löfgren, Chairman of the Congress Organizing Committee; to Mrs Stefi Pedersen, who was responsible for public and press relations; and to the North American Hospitality Committee and its Chairman, Dr Lawrence Friedman.
The Congress members had an opportunity to attend a delightful opera and ballet at the Drottningholm Court Theatre and to make a number of interesting excursions. They were also entertained on Wednesday, 31 July, at an informal banquet in Stockholm's well-known City Hall. On Thursday evening, after the conclusion of the Congress, the Swedish Society held a farewell party at the Wasa Museum.
The International Psycho-Analytical Association expresses its great appreciation to the colleagues of the Swedish Psycho-Analytical Society and to all others who cooperated in helping to make the Stockholm Congress a successful and happy experience.
The Congress was attended by the Hon. President, Dr Heinz Hartmann; Past President, Dr William H. Gillespie; and the following members of the Central Executive: President, Dr Maxwell Gitelson; Vice-Presidents, Dr Grete Bibring, Dr Kurt Eissler, Miss Anna Freud, Dr Phyllis Greenacre, Dr Willi Hoffer, Dr Jeanne Lampl-de Groot, Dr Sacha Nacht; Hon. Treasurer, Dr Jacob