Editorial

My tenure as editor-in-chief of the JAP for the USA is ending with the publication of this issue. It began a month after I was appointed at the 50^th anniversary conference of the Journal at St Anne's College, Oxford in April 2005. Although I had not been part of the organizing of the conference, by its end I felt fully included and a part of the team. This was clearly a result of the warmth and acceptance of my co-editor Jean Knox, the encouragement and support of the managing editor Pramila Bennett and of the long time members of the Journal's executive committee.

The need to belong, to be included is universal. For me, it may also be a result of my mutt-like pedigree as an Australian American. Once I had settled into my post, I knew that, while nourishing the best of the Jungian tradition, I wanted to set my sights on developing projects of inclusion that involved new readers, new authors and new ideas. I quickly saw that inclusiveness was already a central tenet of the mission of the Journal and over the course of the last 5 years, I have watched it flourish.

The theme of the 2006 conference in Montreal was ‘analytic training’ and the participants, both analysts and candidates, presented a welter of new ideas. Especially pleasing was the attendance at a JAP conference of first time participants from many countries. It was also the first time a JAP conference in North America had been held outside of the United States. Shortly after the conference we appointed our first Canadian assistant editor and renamed the region of my responsibility ‘the Americas’.

In 2007, Jean Knox's tenure expired and I was saddened to have to say goodbye to such a stalwart colleague. By this time, I had experienced both the intensity of the daily work and the relational, ethical and managerial challenges that it entailed. However, the selection of Warren Colman, whose cutting edge writing I very much admire, as Jean's successor brought new and different strengths to the position and this co