Approximately 120 analysts and candidates from around the world attended a Pre-Congress hosted in London July 18-21 by the British Psychoanalytical Society. Ten analysts came from the United States and an even larger number from Australia, where psychoanalysis seems to be growing. The presentations were by distinguished members of the British Society.

The Pre-Congress began with a buffet reception at the offices of the British Society on New Cavendish Street. Meetings were held at the Anatomy Theatre, University College, London, with the exception of a half-day program at the Anna Freud Centre that was preceded by a tour of the Freud Museum. (A conference on Historical and Biographic Research in Psychoanalysis, cosponsored by the IPA and the British Society, ran concurrently at the New Cavendish Street location.)

Irma Brenman Pick, Betty Joseph, Brendan MacCarthy, and Peter Fonagy presented fascinating clinical material with discussions, respectively, by David Tuckett, Don Campbell, Clifford Yorke, and Ignes Sodre. The Young Adult Research Group of the Anna Freud Centre was represented by Joan Schacter and Priscilla Roth, who presented material from their ongoing research. Anne-Marie Sandler introduced the presentation.

In the afternoon program at the Anna Freud Centre, Audrey Gavshon presented the analytic treatment of a latency child, and Miriam Steele, Howard Steele, and Peter Fonagy discussed their work on intergenerational patterns of attachment.

The Pre-Congress, last held in Britain six years ago, was well received by those in attendance. Designed to bring colleagues together in relatively informal settings, the program will be offered again when the IPA biennial meeting returns to Europe.