Members, Associate Members, and Candidates are invited to submit scientific papers for consideration for presentation at the 35th IPA Congress in Montreal, in July, 1987. The Programme Committee, chaired by Dr. Otto Kernberg has advised that there will be no limit to the number of high quality papers accepted. Papers in English should have a reading time of 30-35 minutes, and conform to the stylistic standards established by the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis and/or the International Review of Psychoanalysis, which have first right to consider publication. Each paper will be evaluated by three or four assessors from a country or geographical area other than that of the author.
Deadline for submission of papers is September 30, 1986. Four copies of papers from North America should be sent to Dr. Otto F. Kernberg, Chairman of the Programme Committee, 21 Bloomingdale Rd., White Plains, NY 10605.
The Austen Riggs Center invites nominations for the endowed position of Erik H. Erikson Scholar. The position honors and extends Prof. Erikson's work by supporting the clinical and research interests of a distinguished scholar-in-residence. Arrangements include salary, housing, office space, etc., and daily participation in the ongoing work of the Center. Nominations are currently being accepted for tenures of one-three years beginning in July, 1987, and July, 1988. For further information and to submit nominations: M. Gerard Fromm, Ph.D., Chairperson, Erikson Scholar Search Committee, Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MA 01262.
The Literature Prize Committee of the Margaret S. Mahler Psychiatric Research Foundation is now accepting original papers for consideration for the 1986 annual prize of $500. Papers should deal with clinical, theoretical, or research issues specifically related to Dr. Mahler's concepts of separation-individuation in child development. Pre-published papers are eligible if they will have been published within the Prize year. Six copies of the paper must be submitted by December 31, 1986, to be considered for the prize to be awarded at the Spring, 1987 Margaret S. Mahler Child Development Symposium in Philadelphia. Submissions to: Dr. Marjorie Harley, Chairperson, Literature Prize Committee, 201 St. Martins Road, Baltimore, MD 21218.
The IPA will appreciate donations of books and journals, new or old, to stock the library of its new London headquarters. Additionally, they seek notification of Society-Institute sales of surplus volumes, in order to assist in building psychoanalytic libraries throughout the IPA. To help in either area, contact: Mrs. Irene Auletta, Executive Secretary, IPA, “Broomhills,” Woodside Lane, London N12 8UD, England; or, Dr. Edward M. Weinshel, IPA Secretary, 2625 Scott St., San Francisco, CA 94123.
The San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute is in the process of expanding its library. Should members of the American wish to donate their libraries or books which are not needed by their own institutes, San Diego would appreciate being considered. Please contact Alan Sugarman, Ph.D., San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute, 1010 Turquoise St., #320, San Diego, CA 92109, (619) 488-0687.