The XII Latin American Congress of Psychoanalysis (XII Congreso Latinoamericano de Psicoanalisis) and the VII Pre-Congress on Training will be held in Merida, Yucatan and Mexico City from February 17-25, 1978.
The Pre-Congress on Training will be held in Merida, Yucatan on Thursday, February 17 and Friday, February 18, 1978. Drs. Luis Feder and Mauricio Abadi are in charge of the Pre-Congress on Training. The Cultural Section of the Congress will be held in Merida on Saturday, February 19. There will be a discussion of the anthropological sites of interest, conducted by two well known anthropologists, plus a visit to the Mayan ruins of Chichen-Itza and Uxmal.
The Congress will be held in Mexico City from Sunday, February 20 through Friday, February 25. It opens with a Plenary Session on Sunday. The rest of the scientific activities start on Monday with the three official themes of the Congress:
| Mon. Feb. 20: | “Problems of Character Analysis” |
| Tues. Feb. 21: | “Pathology of Transference and Countertransference in Present Day Psychoanalysis.” |
| Wed. Feb. 22: | Discussion and COPAL Business Meeting. |
| Thurs. Feb. 23: | “Fantasy and Reality in Contemporary Man”. |
| Fri. Feb. 25: | Workshop report and general résumé of Congress. |
The workshops will each have a maximum of 15 participants, with two official presentations of 15 minutes. The papers of the official presentation will be pre-published in a book, to be distributed two months ahead of time to all members of the Congress. These papers have to be typewritten, double spaced, with 10 pages maximum. The deadline for receiving these contributions is August 15, 1977.
Registration fee will be $100.00 for members and $25.00 for accompanying person until November 1, 1977, then $125.00 until February 1, 1978, and $150.00 to February 20, 1978.
For information please address inquiries to:
Asociación Psicoanalitica Mexicana, A.C.
Bosques de Caobas #67; Mexico 10, D.F.
Victor Bernal