The American Psychoanalytic Association will hold its 55th Annual Meeting at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Boston, from May 10 through May 13, 1968. A large registration is anticipated.
Many members and students will come to Boston a day early to participate in the Discussion Groups that are scheduled for Thursday, May 9. This year there will in addition be two interdisciplinary colloquia, each open to ten (pre-registered) members and ten invited scholars from related fields. One colloquium, chaired by Dr. Max Schur, will deal with “Affects and Cognition”; the other is entitled “Psychoanalysis and Biography” and will be led by Dr. Bernard C. Meyer.
The Program Committee has introduced a change in the format of the Panel Discussions that have long been an important part of the scientific program. Each panel has been cut from an entire day to a half day, in order to allow members to attend more of the individual scientific papers that would otherwise be presented simultaneously with the panels.
Two panels will be presented on Friday morning: “Problems of Termination in the Analysis of Children,” chaired by Dr. Albert J. Solnit, and “Dreams and Psychosis,” headed by Dr. John Frosch. On Saturday morning, Dr. Samuel Gutman will lead a panel on “Problems of Termination in the Analysis of Adults” and Dr. Victor Calef will chair one on “The Current Status of the Concept of Transference Neurosis.”
A final panel will be held at the open meeting on Sunday afternoon; chaired by Dr. Samuel Ritvo, it is entitled “Psychoanalysis and the Sexual Enlightenment of Children.”
Dr. Charles Brenner, President of the Association, will address the Sunday morning Plenary session on the topic “Psychoanalysis and Science.”
The major social event of the meeting will be the Dinner-Dance on Saturday evening.
At the Business Meeting of Members, on Sunday, May 12, Dr. Samuel Ritvo will assume the office of President, and Dr. Royden Astley will begin his term as President-Elect. The remaining members of the Executive Committee will continue in office.