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It does not seem possible that two years have passed since I wrote my first editorial for the IPA Bulletin. Yet although the time has passed quickly, in reviewing this period I cannot help but feel that it has been one of significant and innovative developments for the IPA. There has been a conscious attempt by the current administration to democratise the Association, involving more of our members in the decision-making process and in IPA activities.
The most significant development has been the establishment of the House of Delegates, to represent the Societies and their members in the three regions of the IPA. The House had its first meeting in London in July 1994, alongside the meeting of the Executive Council. As three representatives of the House of Delegates also sit as voting members of the Council, there is provision for a continuing exchange of views ensuring that the House has direct input into the Council's deliberations.
An expansion of the committee structure and in particular the creation of a Committee on Appointments has ensured a wider regional representation on committees and the participation of colleagues who have not hitherto held positions of responsibility within the IPA. Two other new Committees, the Committee on Societies and the Committee on Psychoanalytic Education (COMPSED) are working closely with the Societies to ensure that there is a continuing dialogue with the central administration.
We have held two mail ballots of the Full Voting Membership since the Amsterdam Congress, the first in June 1994; ratified changes to the Constitution and Bye-laws first put to the Business Meeting in Amsterdam and the second, in June 1995, elected new Officers to serve on Council for the