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JANUARY 2016 VOLUME 14 / ISSUE 1 |
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IN THIS ISSUE 2016 IASD Annual International Conference at Kerkrade, the Netherlands: Early Registration Discounts Available Call for Volunteers, Research Poster and Dream Art Submissions Executive Committee Announcement
The Ernest
Hartmann Award for Student Research ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Annual Pledge Drive Ends in January
Contact: IASD PLEDGE DRIVE CONTINUES UNTIL END OF JANUARY
Thanks to the many generous IASD members who have made contributions,
the total for IASD's 2015 Pledge Drive has already topped $10,000 which
will be spent on some of the many programs developed as a result of your
support: Research Grant awards, the Ernest Hartmann Student Award, the
Nancy R. Brzeski Art Awards, conference scholarships, web development,
education and outreach. Thank you so much! IASD DREAM ARTICLES IN SPANISH ON CHILEAN WEBSITE Rosa Anwandter's dream organization Ceoniric in Santiago de Chile has posted Spanish translations of IASD articles and information at their website. LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FACEBOOK PAGE GOING STRONG
Founded in 2008,
SoCal
IASD Regional is a regional group of IASD members from Southern
California who put on local events such as dream workshops, dream groups
and an annual conference. They currently have 97 members.
In this issue, Hot Off the Press will kick off the New Year by focusing on
dreams that help the planet. The intention of this column is to publish
links to evidence-based scientific articles on the study of dreams that are
written for a non-research audience.
A DREAM TO FEED THE HOMELESS
Allman Town resident Sonya Wilson (second left), and one of her daughters
(fourth left) hand out boxed lunches to a group of homeless people on King
Street, downtown Kingston, on Thursday. Wilson said that her decision to
reach out to the homeless was inspired by a dream she had some months ago.
She was accompanied on the mission by three of her children.
HOW A PROFOUND DREAM CHANGED THE COURSE OF THIS WOMAN'S LIFE BY
ANTONIA BLUMBERG
Author Anne Scott spent her 20s working as an international journalist and
traveling around the world to places like the People's Republic of China,
Burma, Sri Lanka and Panama. After retiring from that career path, Scott
said she was unsure what direction to take next. The answer came to her in a
dream one night while she was camping.
TOTAL DECEMBER MEMBERS = 74
The IASD E-Newsletter Staff wishes everyone a very Happy New
Year!
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REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2016 IASD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, KERKRADE, THE NETHERLANDS WWW.ASDREAMS.ORG/2016
ANNOUNCEMENTS: PROGRAM • The program will feature world-renowned keynote speakers and over 130 presenters from around the globe, an opening reception, a Dream Art Exhibition and Reception, the annual Psi Dreaming Contest, and the ever popular costume Dream Ball and other special events appropriate to enjoyment of the location.
KEYNOTES Antti Revonsuo, PhD: Towards a Unified Science of Dreaming and Consciousness. Antti Revonsuo, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist, psychologist, and philosopher of mind, and serves as a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Skövde in Sweden and of Psychology at the University of Turku in Finland. His work focuses on philosophy of consciousness, visual awareness, and altered states of consciousness in general and dreaming in particular. He is well known for his Threat Simulation Theory of dreaming. Hubert Hermans: The Dream as a Meaningful Experience in a Developing Dialogical Self. Hubert Hermans is professor emeritus at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He is best known as the creator of Dialogical Self Theory. He is president of the International Society for Dialogical Science and editor-in-chief of the International Journal for Dialogical Science. He is author of the book Between Dreaming and Recognition Seeking: The Emergence of a Dialogical Self Theory and uses dreams in his psychotherapeutic work. Frank Bosman: Playing the Dream: On Dream and Narrative in Modern-day Digital Games. The cultural theologian Dr. Frank G. Bosman is a senior researcher at the Tilburg Cobbenhagen Center, Tilburg University in the Netherlands. He is author of God Loves a Joke and many articles and three books on culture and religion. In 2011 he was voted the first 'most acclaimed theologian’ in the country. In his lecture he explores how dreams in video game scenes provoke the player to contemplate the concept of reality.
INVITED Martin Dresler: Cognitive Neuroscience of Lucid Dreaming. Martin Dresler, PhD, is an Assistant Professor for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Radboud University Medical Centre and Donders Institute in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He holds Master degrees in Psychology and Philosophy, a PhD from Philipps University Marburg, and performed postdoctoral research on sleep, dreams, and memory function at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Oxford University and Stanford University. Jan Taal: The Three Stages of Imagination. Jan Taal is a psychologist trained in Assagioli’s psychology of psychosynthesis. He founded the School voor Imaginatie (School for Imagination) in Amsterdam, as well as the Cancer Foundation. He trains therapists, coaches and counsellors in working with inner images and guided or active imagery in many fields of work, from therapy and health care (cancer care), to coaching, human resources and management development. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS • The online application for volunteers is still open – click here. Apply soon as spaces are filling rapidly. We are still taking applications for volunteers for the Registration/Information Desk, for Room Monitors and for Audio Visual Support. If your preferred position is filled we will place you on the wait list. In lieu of the regular conference fee, volunteers attend for only $50 (or 50€) for roughly 12 to 14 conference hours of work – paying an initial fee of $150/150€ with $100/100€ returned after the duties are completed. CALL FOR DREAM ART ENTRIES
The 2016 Juried Dream Art Exhibition will be held in conjunction with
the 2016 annual conference at the Rolduc Conference Center, The
Netherlands. The exhibition will be displayed until August 31, 2016.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCEMENT THE ERNEST HARTMANN AWARD FOR STUDENT RESEARCH From Curtiss Hoffman, Student Research Awards Chair We are pleased to announce that the anonymous donor who generously provided funding for the Student Research Award last year has graciously agreed to provide matching funds for the 2016 competition! The IASD Board of Trustees will provide the balance of funds. Click here for submission details.
As in previous years, there will be two $500 awards. The first is for
the best student submission of original scientific research on dreams
and dreaming. The second is for the best submission of original
historical, literary, artistic, or theoretical research. Undergraduate
and graduate students are eligible to submit papers. Please view this
page for
additional details.
IASD-Student Research Mark on any mailed box "OK to leave on porch." Participants may also electronically submit videos in AVI formats, or music in MIDI or MPS formats. In the case of papers with multiple authors – in terms of the ideas presented as well as the description of the results – the contestant must indicate clearly, in either the text of the paper or in an accompanying letter, what portions are the submitter’s work. Research which has been published prior to the submissions deadline is not eligible for this award. Submissions must include a copy of the participant’s student ID. Alternatively, a copy can be faxed to the IASD Office at 1-209-724-0889, or scanned and emailed as an attachment to office@asdreams.org. A note or cover letter should be included to indicate that this is for the IASD Student Research Award. Participants must specify which of the two awards they are applying for. Winners will be announced at the IASD annual conference, which will be held at the beautiful Rolduc Abbey in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, from June 24 – 28, 2016, during the General Membership Meeting. Check the schedule of conference events to find out the exact date and time.
REGIONAL NEWS Regional Events Calendar
More details about these regional conferences The Dreaming World: Creating Local and Global Dream Communities. Saturday, May 7, 2016, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. at 1216 Cave St, La Jolla, CA. Full details and registration will soon be available on the IASD website. Montreal Regional Conference The Montreal Regional Conference Committee announces its 5th Regional IASD Dream Conference to be held on Saturday, 7 May 2016.
New York Regional Conference Please check the IASD website for up-to-date names and contact information for the regional representative in your area.
The
Regional Representative webpage is divided into regions, making your
search more user-friendly.
We are also looking for chairs for
the Regional Events and Membership Committees. |
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