International Association for the Study of Dreams - E-News

February 2008

  In This Issue:


IASD MEMBER EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD

  1. REGISTER NOW FOR THE MONTREAL CONFERENCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DISCOUNTED RATES

  2. MEMBERSHIP NEWS FEBRUARY 2008

  3. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL IASD CONFERENCE

  4. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PLEDGES AND DONATIONS TO THE IASD 2007 PLEDGE CAMPAIGN

  5. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS – 4-15-08 – STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD

  6. IASD MEMBERS IN THE MEDIA

  7. CONTACTING AND SUBMITTING TO IASD E-NEWS
  Also in this Issue:

IASD MEMBER EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR JURIED DREAM ART SHOW AND SALE

 

COME JOIN US FOR THE 25TH IASD ANNIVERSARY
“DREAMS WITHOUT BORDERS” CONFERENCE


REGISTER NOW FOR THE MONTREAL CONFERENCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DISCOUNTED RATES

Deadline for the discount ends in one month -
Mar. 1.
Since rooms are limited at the Hotel - please register as soon as possible by calling the Hôtel Auberge Universel at 514.253.3365, Toll Free: 1.800.567.0223, and asking for the IASD conference discount.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTER NOW! for the Montreal Conference to take advantage of discounted rates. Deadline for the conference registration discount ends in one month, on March 1, 2008.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS

ADD THE CONFERENCE LOGO TO YOUR WEB SITE

Last year's IASD Conference evaluation forms told us that over fifty percent of the new people attending the IASD conference heard about the conference via the Internet. Help us publicize the conference this year by adding the conference logo to your web site. Easy instructions can be found at https://asdreams.org/2008/idx_pr.htm

BLOG ABOUT IT

More IASD members are blogging than ever before. The readers of your blogs form a group that spans the world. Use your blog to announce the conference and invite attendance.

NEED A ROOMMATE?

For sharing a room at the conference hotel, the beautiful Auberge Universel, or off-site locations, use the IASD Online Discussion Board at www.asdreams.org  There is already a thread established in the Conferences section of the board.

NEED YOUR ROOMMATE TO KNOW WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE?

We urge all conference presenters and attendees to create an IASD Member Page. Go to www.asdreams.org 

HOT-OFF-THE PRESS AND POSTER SESSIONS still open for submissions – deadline 1 March 2008. Theory or research briefs may be submitted until 1 March 2008.

Hot-Off-The-Press sessions will be structured as brief 10 to 15 minute paper presentations to a general audience; Poster Sessions will be individual poster presentations or question and answer sessions, and must be attended by a presenter during the designated session timeframe. See conference web pages for more information.

COME JOIN US FOR THE 25TH IASD ANNIVERSARY “DREAMS WITHOUT BORDERS” CONFERENCE

“Dreams Without Borders,” Tues., July 8 through Sat., July 12, 2008. Hôtel Auberge Universel Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Join us for four days and five nights of exploration into the meanings and mysteries of dreams with over 100 world famous authors, psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, artists, educators and researchers in the field of Dream Studies. The program is designed for the general public as well as professionals, with workshops and presentations on all aspects of dreaming, along with special events including a Dream Arts Exhibition, The Dream Telepathy Contest, a dream hike, tour The Botanical Gardens, and experience closing the conference with the ever-popular costume Dream Ball.

The beautiful Auberge Universel captures the feeling of Montreal. It is located right next door to the Olympic Stadium and Village and across the street from Montreal’s beautiful Botanical Gardens. The hotel is a five minute subway ride to Downtown and Old Montreal’s cobblestone streets and harbor.

Conference Headliners
Fariba Bogzaran and Daniel Deslauriers will open the conference with "One Night of Sleep: The Art and Science of Dreaming." This multimedia, inspirational presentation will focus on one night of sleep; from Hypnagogia to Hypnopompia using scientific discoveries with visual imageries, video, and poetic live appearances.

Dr. Bogzaran is an Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Dream Studies Program at John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, California and Dr. Deslauriers is core a Faculty member at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.

Milton Kramer,M.D. will discuss The Dream Experience: A Systematic Exploration, based on his book of the same title. Dr. Kramer is Visiting Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, a member of American Psychiatric Association and the American Medical Association; and a past president of IASD.

Tore Nielsen will explore the topic, "Normal and Pathological Dreaming: Current Research from the Montreal Dream & Nightmare Laboratory", speaking about the latest research findings from his Montreal dream laboratory dealing with both normal and disturbed dreaming. Dr. Nielsen is Director of the Dream and Nightmare Laboratory at the Department of Psychiatry, Universit de Montreal. His keynote address will be presented in English on Wed. evening and in French the following day as part of the conference’s French Track.

Guy Corneau, world renowned, best selling author of Absent Fathers, Lost Sons: The Search for Masculine Identity and Lessons in Love: The Transformation of Spirit Through Intimacy will discuss "My Dreams And Cancer" a personal path through the experience of cancer, illustrated by a few significant dreams.

Guy Corneau is a Jungian analyst trained at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich and cofounder of the Jung Circle of Montreal. He has given numerous lectures and workshops worldwide.

Go to https://asdreams.org/2008  for information and to register. Call 1.866-DREAM12, or e-mail: office@asdreams.org  Book your room by calling the hotel toll-free at 1.800.567.0223 (or 514.253.3365). Be sure to ask for the IASD Conference discount.


JANUARY
MEMBERSHIP TOTAL: 88

New Members: 15
Ms. Luellen Hoffman
Dr. Sheila M. Benjamin
Dr. Deon Andre van Zyl
Dr. William R. Stimson & Dr. Shuyuan Wang
Mr. Jeff Warren
Dr. Ruth Frances Hoskins
Ms. Louise Minerva-Li
Mr. Walter Kuhne
Dr. Mohamed Omar Salem
Mr. Dominic Beaulieu-Prevost
Ms. Donna J. May
Ms. Marjorie Ellen MacKay
Ms. Jan Marie L. Thermidor
Dr. Paul Eric Lewis


Renewing Members: 73
Rev. Carol Luther
Ms. Jo Stiller
Prof. Umberto Barcaro
Ms. Jennifer Dumpert
Mrs. Brigitte Langevin
Mrs. Jill S. Markus
Ms. Nicole Gratton
Ms. Linda H. Mastrangelo
Rev. Bob B. Trowbridge
Mr. Burton J. Apple
Ms. Gina Pearlin
Dr. David & Ms. Dani Gordon
Mrs. Jamie Karin Reudink & Dr. Douglas O. Reudink
Ms. Sheila M. Asato
Dr. David Kahn
Dr. Philip H. King
Dr. Pierre Clement
Ms. Nancy Grace
Dr. Carol Manning
Mr. Lloyd W. Pomeroy
Dr. Curtiss R. & Ms. Tobi K. Hoffman
Mrs. Hermine Mensink
Mr. Robert P. Gongloff
Dr. Barry Krakow
Ms. Bjo J. Ashwill
Dr. Harry Fiss & Mrs. Sari Max-Fiss
Dr. Daniel Erlacher
Mr. Robert J. & Mrs. Lynne M. Hoss
Ms. Kirsten Maier
Mrs. Margaret Marion Bowater
Ms. Veronica A. Whitty
Sr. Mary Rogacion
Mr. Robert G. Waggoner
Ms. Andrea Koch
Dr. Jayne Gackenbach
Mr. Gordon Toombs
Ms. Judy Kaplan
Ms. Margaret Gwen Raymond
Ms. Patti C. Allen
Ms. Genie Shenk
Prof. Tore Nielsen
Ms. Cynthia Edson
Ms. Velva Heraty
Mr. Jon Lipsky
Dr. Valerie Bigelow
Ms. Valorie Jean Fanger
Mrs. Maureen Boyd Biro
Ms. Regina M. Sestak
Ms. Linda Lane Magallon
Ms. Jennifer D. Parker
Mr. Hussein M. Ali
Ms. Susan Benson
Mr. Harry Bosma
Ms. Laura Atkinson
Ms. Liz Diaz
Mr. Richard Russo
Ms. Catherine Campaigne
Ms. Yvonne Baez-Gonzales
Ms. Anne Frey
Ms. Charline Vera Wareham
Ms. Lana Nasser
Ms. Patricia Schmeig
Mr. John Woodford
Ms. Jean Campbell
Mr. Richard Wilkerson
Anonymous (4)
 

MEMBERSHIP NEWS February 2008

SPOTLIGHT on SOUTHEAST USA: Georgia, So. Carolina No. Carolina
From JUSTINA LASLEY

Dreams are buzzzzing in the Southeast. We have many new IASD members this year from South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and other areas of the Southeast USA.

Justina Lasley, Director of the Institute for Dream Studies (IDS) which is based in Charleston, South Carolina, reports that the dream is alive, well, and evolving. “We have gained the support of the community in many ways -- through newspaper features, TV appearances, speeches for organizations, retirement communities, college classes, etc.” She encourages each of you to reach out to the media in your area. “Media is always looking for a good story and everyone dreams, so it’s a topic with broad appeal.”

The graduates of the first class of the Institute for Dream Studies are out in the world spreading the power of the dream. New dream groups have formed by the leadership of the students in South Carolina, Virginia, Kansas, and California. “It’s exciting to see what can happen with the ripple effect of dreamwork. We are beginning to see those ripples form waves and it looks like the communities are enjoying jumping in the water.”

We are fortunate to have Iceland represented in the Southeast with a new IASD member who is getting her first taste of Southern hospitality though her study with the Institute.

IDS, its graduates and current students, encourages you to gather a group to travel to Montreal. We have a group going and encourage others in the Southeast to join us. For many this will be their first conference. For some it will be their first international conference. For all, it will be a treat. We are looking forward to bringing back to the South new ways of working with dreams and new ideas for creating work in the field of dreams.

There are many people in other parts of the Southeast who are leading dreamwork in their communities and helping others learn to use the dream to facilitate personal growth and development. Tallulah Lyons (GA) continues to lead through the IASD Cancer Dream Project and as a member of the staff of a new cancer center at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. www.healingpowerofdreams.com

The world can change and become a place of peace and understanding by honoring the dream in many ways. Hats off to everyone in the Southeast and beyond who are helping make this world dream come true.

For more information on the Southeast, please contact Robert Gongloff (NC) at www.heartofthedream.com  and Justina Lasley (GA, SC) through www.DreamsWork.us

 
World Map

IASD REGIONAL CONTACTS: LET’S EXPAND OUR HUBS!

As we wrote last month our 40 Regional Contact Reps are doing a great job of making personal contact with you, our members, in many parts of the world.  But we still have major areas of the world without personal regional representation. These include Africa, Russia and former USSR countries, Middle East, and many parts of South and Central America. Jeremy Seligson keeps up with all of Asia!  But it would be great to have more Reps in the Far East and in the countries of South America, which Rosa Anwandter of Chile covers single handedly. 

Olaf Gerlach-Hansen and Jody Grundy will continue serving as “at large” contacts for unrepresented geographical regions, but we ask all of you to consider becoming or recommending new Regional Reps for these areas. 

Wonderful and unique letters come to me as Membership Chair, to Richard Wilkerson in the IASD Office, to David Kahn, our President, who invited correspondence between the leadership of IASD and our members, and to Jean Campbell, Board Chair and communicator extraordinaire. 

I mention this to give all of you a sense of how alive the community of IASD is and how many new dreamers are finding us through Internet searches, friends and colleagues, and radio and other media contacts. While we try to respond to everyone who contacts us, it is particularly effective for isolated individuals to discover other members and activities in their regions and have an IASD representative  communicate with them. Through this contact they can personally engage and participate in the IASD community. So, consider if you would like to help build this network of IASD “hubs” by being a Regional Rep. 

Finally, we are pleased to report that our membership numbers grew by about 12% in 2007, quite an accomplishment. And we’re delighted to see a total of 88 members registered for January 2008. Many thanks to all who contributed to this wonderful growth. 

Jody Grundy
Membership Chairperson 

To find the list of Regional Contact Reps go to the IASD Website.

To become a Regional Contact, or participate in a Regional meet-up contact Jody Grundy, Membership Chairperson: grundyj@fuse.net 

For Regional Programs contact:
Marcia Emery: powerhunch@aol.com or
Robert Gongloff: robertgongloff@earthlink.net

 


 

 

 

 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL IASD CONFERENCE


THE POWER AND WISDOM OF DREAMS
Sat., Apr. 12, 2008, 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
(Registration and Breakfast begin at 8:30 A.M.),
Marymount College in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

IASD is pleased to announce the first Regional Conference in Southern California. This is a wonderful opportunity to establish new connections and deepen relationships that already exist within our dreaming community. Please join us on this special day.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

"Dreams as a Source of Personal Spirituality"
Lionel Corbett, M.D.

PANEL:
"Collective Dreaming"
(Barbara Bishop, M.A., Ph.D.; Rev. Geoff Nelson, D.Min.;
Lauren Schneider, M.A.; Sarah Jane Hall, M.A.)

WORKSHOPS:
"Numinous Dreams and Visions" (Lionel Corbett, M.D.)
"Creative Expression of Dream Symbols" (Sandy Ginsberg, M.S.)
"Dreams and Guided Meditation" (Rita Hildebrandt)
"Body and Spirit Dreaming: Taking Dreams Into the Labyrinth" (Rev. Geoff Nelson, D.Min.)
"Dream Work: The Rashomon Approach" (David Jenkins, Ph.D.)
"Images of Wholeness in Dreams" (Joan Concannon, M.A.)
"Dreams and Projections" (Walter Berry, M.A.)

CEUs are offered to MFTs and LCSWs.
For detailed Information and Registration visit: www.ASDreams.org/2008LA
For questions: Rita Hildebrandt - lilibob@fea.net

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PLEDGES AND DONATIONS TO THE IASD 2007 PLEDGE CAMPAIGN

Dear IASD Members,

Your donations to the growth of the dreams of IASD topped $12,000 this year. Funds will be spent on conference scholarships, on providing memberships, on improving publications and the IASD website, on Research and the STUDY of dreams and dreaming.

Thank you so much.
The IASD Development Committee

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS – 4-15-08 – STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
I am pleased to announce that the anonymous donor who has generously provided funding for the Student Research Award for the past three years has graciously agreed to fund the competition for 2008.

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. There are two new provisions to this year's competition, which are underlined below.

Who may participate: high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. All participants must submit their presentations in electronic form, preferably through email ( office@asdreams.org ) or if necessary by mailing the files copied to a CD or a DVD to the IASD office by Apr. 15, 2008 (must send a valid copy of a student ID). Text submissions must not exceed 6,000 words. Participants should submit text in MS Word, and artwork in .jpg, .tif, or .pdf formats. Participants can also electronically submit videos in AVI formats, or music in MIDI or MPS formats.

Alternatively, you can fax a copy to the IASD Office at 1-209-724-0889, or scan and email attachments to office@asdreams.org  Send a note or cover letter that this is for the IASD Student Research Award. Participants must specify for which of the two awards they are applying.

IASD-Student Research
1672 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
Mark on any mailed boxed "OK to leave on left porch."

Curtiss Hoffman
Student Research Awards Chair
 

IASD MEMBERS IN THE MEDIA
IASD member Marcia Emery will appear on radio show “The Sixth sense with Dr. Laurie Nadel” on KTLK, AM 1150 and KPFK, 90.7 FM in Los Angeles on Feb 17 at 5:00P.M. Marcia also appeared on “The Sixth Sense-UFO's, Dreams and the Stars” on Feb 1 to discuss the role of intuition in dreamwork. A podcast of the show is available at http://webtalkradio.net/

 

IASD member Stanley Krippner co-authored the article, "Cognitive Differences in Dream Content Between English Males and Females Attending Dream Seminars Using Quantitative Content Analysis," published in the 2007 issue of Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 26(4), 325-344. His co-authors were Robert Tartz and Richard Baker.

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR JURIED DREAM ART SHOW AND SALE

Poudre River Arts Center (P.R.A.C.)
406 N. College Ave., Ft. Collins, CO 80524
Gallery hours: Thurs.-Sat. 11:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.

Eligibility: Original art work about dreams or inspired by a dream or dreams. All entries will be juried and then subject to approval of P.R.A.C. for appropriateness for show and sale to the general public.

Media: All two-dimensional and three-dimensional media will be considered, including painting, drawing, collage, metal, glass, fabric, clay, sculpture, mosaic, and mixed media. Film, video and digital art will be considered if provision for displaying these media is provided or can be located by art show staff. All works accepted must be suitably framed and/or ready for display. Works on paper must be framed under glass or Plexiglas. All media welcome - no crafts, kits, or production please.

CALENDAR:
Apr. 5 Entry deadline - signed forms, fees & submissions due at 2619 Cedarwood Drive Fort Collins 80526 by 5:00 P.M. The process of jurying pieces will begin.

April 18 Notifications of accepted art – letters, calls or emails sent out

April 28 Dream art received deadline by 5:00 P.M.

April 30 Dream art show installed in the main gallery at Poudre River Arts Center

May 1 to 14 Dream art show and sale 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Mon. through Sat.

May 2 Opening Reception, for First Friday Gallery walk from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.

May 15 Unsold work must be picked up between 11:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Shipped entries will be return shipped by 5:00 P.M. on May 16.

Each entry must include the following:

1. Completed and signed attached entry form, which is also found on http://tinyurl.com/32ds9k
Additional information about how the art piece is related to dreams may be included in a separate document.

2. Submission(s): slides or digital images. For slides, list by title; for digital images, list by file name. For each image listed, give title, medium and size of work. The artist's name should appear at the top of the page.

3. A brief artist statement and biographical statement, computer printed or typed on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper.

4. Applicable entry fee made payable to Kat Peters-Midland for shipping to: 2619 Cedarwood Drive, Ft. Collins, CO 80526

Receiving: Accepted work should be hand delivered or shipped to Poudre River Arts Center, 2619 Cedarwood Drive Fort Collins Colorado 80526 on or before the entry deadline of Apr. 28, 2008. Artwork must be submitted in reusable containers with enclosed return shipping label. Only submissions with physical street address included will be accepted. If shipper needs phone number for delivery issues, please use 970-310-0906. Please use bubble wrap or foam rubber and rubber bands - no tape or peanuts. No wooden crates except for sculpture. If package weight exceeds $10 shipping fee, it will be shipped C.O.D. If you wish to have a receipt of delivery, please ship accordingly.

Liability: Kat Peters-Midland will take all precautions to ensure the safety of all artwork. All entries will be handled with care. The gallery will be staffed during all open hours of the show. However, Kat Peters-Midland and/or Poudre River Arts Center will not be responsible for any loss, damage or stolen artwork, and any insurance is the responsibility of the exhibiting artist.

Entry fees:
1 item - $10
2 items - $18
3 items - $25
4 items - $31 (limit 4 items)
Entry fees are to be made payable to Kat Peters-Midland. Kat accepts checks and credit card payments via Paypal. Contact Kat for the email address to send paypal to. All fees are non-refundable.

If shipping art piece(s): Entry fee plus return packing, shipping & insurance to cover the value of the art piece.

Sales: Entries do not have to be for sale at the show. Each piece of art that is for sale will include the price on the piece. There is a 20% commission on sales.

Judging: Peoples' Choice award will be determined by a vote of visitors, which will be determined at the end of the show on May 14. First, second and third places will be awarded prizes to be announced.

If there are any questions, please call Kat Peters-Midland at 970-310-0906 or email dreamartshow@gmail.com or dreammosaics@comcast.net  .
 

Contacting and Submitting to IASD E-News
The IASD E-NEWS provides late-breaking news, IASD conference information and links to new articles on the IASD Website. Please forward this IASD E-NEWS to interested friends and colleagues so they can also sign up for IASD’s free E-News.

E-mail Submissions by the first of each month to: Jacquie Lewis, Ph.D., IASD E-NEWS Editor lotusdream@comcast.net 

IASD E- NEWS SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The deadline for the IASD E-News is the first of each month. Submissions by IASD members should be e-mailed to the IASD E-News editor.

Submissions can be submitted in the body of an email message or as an attachment. When sending attachments please include, in the body of the e-mail, your name and an indication that it is an IASD E-News item. Acceptable files for attachments are Microsoft Word and Rich Text Format (RTF). E-News articles should be submitted in the following format: Arial font, 12pt., and black ink. No words should be bolded, underlined, or italicized. Feel free to include photos.

IASD members who would like to inform other members of their presentations, lectures, or workshops should submit their names, the titles of the events, the dates, and locations. Please also include either an e-mail address, website, or phone number so that IASD members can contact you for additional information. Submission of book tour dates and lecture series are limited to the following: individual, contact information, dates, cities, states, or countries.

The IASD E-News accepts notices on member media interviews and appearances. Members should include the IASD member name, the name of the show or publication, the date, and the topic discussed.

All IASD member publication submissions should be sent in APA format, which consists of the author(s), date, publication title, journal number and volume (if applicable), and publisher, including city, state, or country if published outside the U.S.

The editor reserves the right to shorten and/or edit articles for clarity and to fit space restrictions.

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IASD Website: https://asdreams.org 
IASD Logo and link to homepage The International Association for the Study of Dreams is a non-profit, international, multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the pure and applied investigation of dreams and dreaming. Our purposes are to promote an awareness and appreciation of dreams in both professional and public arenas; to encourage research into the nature, function, and significance of dreaming; to advance the application of the study of dreams; and to provide a forum for the eclectic and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and information.