The Psychoanalytic Association of Greece has been constituted as a Study Group of the International Psycho-Analytical Association. A Sponsoring Committee, composed of Joseph Sandler (Jerusalem), Chairman, Janine Chasseguet-Smirgel (Paris), Stavros Mentzos (Frankfurt), and Janice de Saussure (Geneva), has been appointed.
The Greek Study Group, composed of Peter Hartocollis, Chairman, Athena Alexandris, Stavroula Beratis, Anna Potamianou, and Panayotis Sakellaropoulos accepts inquiries about psychoanalytic training. Those interested may write to Prof. P. Hartocollis, University of Patras Medical School, 23 Ermou, Patras, Greece; or phone: (01) 7216058 Tues., Wed., Th., 8:00-10:00 AM; or (061) 225055, any working day.
The Program Committee of the American Psychoanalytic Association would like to encourage our members to submit papers, proposals for courses, panels, etc., for presentation at the Annual Meetings of the American Psychiatric Association. Help with ideas is available through Dr. Richard Isay, Chairman of the Committee.
Dr. Arnold M. Cooper will be the Distinguished Lecturer at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Virginia Psychoanalytic Society, to be held on Friday evening and Saturday morning, June 17-18, 1983, at the Omni International Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia. At the evening session he will speak on “One Hundred Years of Psychoanalysis: The Trials of Growing Up” and the following morning will conduct a seminar on “Masochism Re-examined.” For further information write Dr. Donald V. Stevenson, Program Chairman, 20 Koger Executive Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23502.
The Israel Psychoanalytic Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Plans are being made, on the occasion of this landmark birthday, to organize scientific exchange and social activities in Jerusalem with our Israeli colleagues, following the conclusion of the Congress of the International Psycho-Analytical Association in Madrid this summer. A visit to The Sigmund Freud Center of The Hebrew University will also be arranged. Further information and details may be obtained from Milton E. Jucovy, M.D., 32 Old Farm Road, Great Neck, N.Y. 11020.
Becquel Benalcazar, M.D. became an Affiliate Member as of December 18, 1982. The Newsletter regrets that his name was received too late to be included in last issue's list.
The Committee on Scientific Activities and the Committee on Indexing have discussed ways in which the increasing interest in personal computers might offer psychoanalysts new and interesting opportunities for exploring a variety of professional and scientific issues.
Any member who is interested in learning of and sharing the experiences of other psychoanalysts with computers, especially those interested in using computers for professionally related activities, should contact the Chairman, Committee of Scientific Activities, 11 Elizabeth Ct., Oak Park, Ill. 60302. No commitment of any sort need accompany the initial dialogue.
The Seattle Psychoanalytic Society announces that submittals are now being accepted for the 1983 competitions for the Fritz Schmidl and the Edward D. Hoedemaker Memorial Prize.
The Schmidl Prize of $500 is awarded for the best submitted paper reflecting broad interests in applied psychoanalysis. The Hoedemarker Prize of $500 is awarded for the best clinical case study of a patient whose problems are primarily pre-oedipal. The method of treatment may be psychoanalysis or psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy. The study should unite clinical observation with theoretical understanding.
Details on specifications and format for submittals, for which the deadline is August 31, 1983, may be requested from the Psychoanalytic Association of Seattle, 4029 East Madison, Seattle, Washington 98112.