Evaluation Session

Prof. Lebovici opened the Evaluation Session by stressing its importance. The Programme Committee needed to know what the participants thought of the structure and content of the London Congress, and the new Programme Committee would need to have suggestions for the next Congress for their consideration. Prof. Lebovici mentioned that practical considerations had precluded the organization of small discussion groups during the London Congress, but other facilities had been provided instead, not least the provision of simultaneous translation throughout the Congress.

Dr Sandler, Editor of the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, then reported—for the information of the participants—that the full proceedings of the Congress would be published in the I.J.P.A, including Miss Freud's paper, the main papers of the Dialogue Meetings and the discussants' papers, and comprehensive reports of all sessions, as well as Dr Weinshel's summing up of the Congress.

Prof. Lebovici then introduced the discussion by suggesting that it be divided into separate topics, and asked for discussion on the first of these—discussion about the structure of the London Congress.

Dr Lionel Kreeger (U.K.) opened the discussion by making a particular plea for small discussion groups to be included in Congress programmes. He had missed an opportunity to discuss in smaller groups the various issues that had been raised during the larger meetings. He suggested that even division into groups of 100 to 150 people would facilitate freer participation by the members.

Dr André Green pointed out that one difficulty with organizing smaller discussion groups was that of translation, when communication is reduced to only one language. Mrs Harris (U.K.), in response, said that many people did not find this a disadvantage, when one member of a group was always able to translate and allow time for thought to the other participants. Dr Boulanger (Canada) disagreed with Mrs Harris, having acted in the past as o