2017 IASD ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM, CA on June 16–20

• Call for Poster Presentations – Feb 15 Deadline – Submission Forms now active online 
• Discounted Presenter Fees – register by 31 December
• Register Early for discounted Conference and Hotel rates
• Call for Volunteers applications now open online
• Call for Art – Entry form now active online
• New Special Events to Watch For – Disney Ticket Deep Discount Post - Conference and Dinner Time Dream Film Fests. Keep an eye on the Conference Web Site for developments

Venue: The Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove, 12021 Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92840. This is a perfect location for attendees who want to arrive or stay over a few days to vacation in southern California or visit the exciting attractions nearby. The hotel is 2.2 miles from Disneyland® park, and 18 miles from the beaches. It is accessible from the LAX international airport or the John Wayne Airport (Orange County). We have negotiated the same discount rate for 3 days before and after the conference for attendees who want to take advantage of the local attractions.  

The Conference will feature world-renowned keynote speakers and over 140 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 the enjoyment of the location.

Keynotes

This year we are featuring four keynotes who are not only world-renowned authors and pioneers in dream studies, but three of whom are founders of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and a fourth has been a leading force in the field of dream research.

Gayle Delaney, PhD, Jeremy Taylor, DMin, Patricia Garfield, PhD, G. William Domhoff, PhD, 

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS – Application Open Online

Become a volunteer and attend the conference for $60 ($160 initial fee with $100 returned after roughly 12 to 14 hours of duties are completed). Application for volunteers is now open on line by CLICKING HERE  

CALL FOR DREAM ART ENTRIES – Application Open Online

The 2017 Juried Dream Art Exhibition will be held in conjunction with the annual conference at Anaheim. Deadline: February 15, 2017. We are now accepting original art work about or inspired by dreams (visionary or emotional experiences that occurred during sleep). Two-dimensional and multi-dimensional media will be considered, including painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, video, and installation art. You do not need to be a member of IASD or a conference attendee to participate. Click for entry information.

MAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL IASD BOARD NOMINEES

Melinda Ziemer Vice-President and Chair, Nominating Committee  

Make your recommendations for potential IASD Board Member nominees now!   Each year, the IASD Nominating Committee considers a broad spectrum of IASD’s talented membership as candidates in the spring election for Board of Directors. From all the recommendations submitted, the Nominating Committee arrives at a shortlist of 7, which is then approved by the IASD Board of Directors. The full IASD membership then votes for 5 Board positions from the slate of 7.  

Board members serve for three years and, along with the Executive Officers, direct and manage the activities and affairs of IASD. Board members attend meetings at the annual conference, as well as a spring and fall meeting completed through an online facility such as Zoom or a phone call-in.  

All your suggestions are welcome and will be considered. You are welcome to put your own name forward.  

Please note: Only current members of IASD can put forward recommendations for the Board and all nominees must also be members.  

Your suggestion(s) must be received by the Nominating Committee Chair, Melinda Ziemer, drimz@ccpe.org.uk, by January 17th, 2017. Thank you!

THE ERNEST HARTMANN AWARD FOR STUDENT RESEARCH

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 2017 competition! The IASD Board of Trustees will provide the balance of funds.

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. See https://asdreams.org/student-awards/ for additional details.

All participants must submit their presentations in electronic form, preferably through email to office@asdreams.org or if necessary by mailing the files, copied to a CD or a DVD, to the IASD office by March 1, 2017.

IASD-Student Research
1672 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703 USA

Mark on any mailed box "OK to leave on porch."

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.

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 that 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.

Winners will be announced during the General Membership Meeting at the IASD annual conference, which will be held at the Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel, June 16-20, 2017. Check the schedule of conference events to find out the exact date and time.

REGIONAL NEWS
Susanne Van Doorn, Regional News Chair

Hello Everyone! We passed the solstice and the light is coming back in the Northern hemisphere and decreasing in tiny bits in the Southern hemisphere, creating balance in the world. 

My name is Susanne van Doorn and I am a Dutch psychologist with a specialization in dreaming. Even though I am trained as a Jungian, I am very interested in all the new ways of working with dreams.

In November I took over the Regional Representatives chair from Susannah Benson, and I would like to thank her very much for doing such an excellent job.