• Theodore Kisiel, Thomas Sheehan (Eds.), Becoming Heidegger: On the trail of his early occasional writings, 1910-1927, Northwestern University Press.
• Anthony J. Steinbock, Phenomenology and Mysticism, Indiana University Press.
• Edward S. Casey, The World at a Glance, Indiana University Press.
• Lester Embree, Reflective Analysis, ZETA Books.
• Marilena Vlad & Adrian Sandu (Eds.), Memoria filozofilor. De la Platon la Derrida, ZETA Books.
• Cristian Ciocan & Dan Lazea (Eds.), Intenţionalitatea de la Plotin la Levinas, ZETA Books.
• Martin Heidegger, De la esencia de la verdad : sobre la parábola de la caverna y el Teeteto de Platón ; lecciones del semestre de invierno de 1931/32 en la Universidad de Friburgo, Traducción de Alberto Cirio, Barcelona, Herder.

8th International Qualitative Research Conference
6 – 8 September 2010
Talbot Campus
Bournemouth University
Call for Abstracts
Submit online: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/hsc/international-qualitative-research-conference-form.html

The Centre for Qualitative Research at Bournemouth University is pleased to announce its biennial conference to be held from the 6 to the 8 September 2010 at Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus. We look forward to an exciting three days that are designed to appeal to a broad variety of scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. This concern to support disciplinary diversity is reflected in the choice of our keynote speakers who include:

 *   Immy Holloway - Bournemouth University, UK
 *   Janice Morse - University of Utah, USA
 *   Monica Prendergast - Lesley University, USA
 *   Nigel Rapport - University of St Andrews, UK

Abstracts are invited from scholars and practitioners engaged in qualitative research from a range of disciplines or perspectives which may include health, social care, psychology, sociology, anthropology, media studies, product design, education, organisational studies and any other areas through which qualitative research is being advanced.

Abstracts of up to 170 words are invited for:

 *   30 minute papers (including 10 minutes of questions)
 *   90 minute symposia (minimum 3 members)
 *   Performances of varying lengths (see call for PSS below)
 *   Posters

On the following themes:

 *   Performative Social Science (please click for further information about submitting an abstract for this theme): http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/hsc/international-qualitative-research-science.html
 *   Humanising Health and Social Care through Qualitative Research
 *   Qualitative Research and Contemporary Culture
 *   Philosophical, Methodological and Ethical Perspectives
 *   Reflections and developments from diverse disciplines
 *   History of Methods, History as Method

Submission deadline: 31 April 2010

Submit using the online form: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/hsc/international-qualitative-research-conference-form.html

The 2010 International Human Science Research Conference, with the theme of “Giving Voice to Experience,” will be held at Seattle University, Seattle, WA, August 4-8. The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 15, 2010. For more information, go to:  http://www2.seattleu.edu/artsci/psychology/Default.aspx?id=6314 

The World of Psychotherapy is Coming to Australia
The 6th World Congress for Psychotherapy will be held in Sydney in August 2011.

At the 4th World Congress of Psychotherapy held in Buenos Aires in August 2005, the Sydney bid won over its competitor and Sydney was announced as the venue for this major event, expected to attract approximately five thousand delegates (which would make it the largest conference of its kind ever held in Australasia). The bid was a joint effort between Australia and New Zealand, and it is likely to be preceded by an Asia-Pacific congress to be held in New Zealand in 2010. The warm response made by many psychotherapy organizations and individual practitioners in support of the bid was a critical aspect underpinning its success. The organizing committee would like to thank all concerned for the support that proved so crucial to the outcome. The competing bid was from South Africa and the executive of WCP indicated its willingness to consider South Africa for the subsequent 2014 congress.

This occasion presents psychotherapy in the region with a unique opportunity to enter into dialogue with leaders in the field and to bring the need for effective psychotherapy services to the attention of the community here and elsewhere. It is anticipated that it will be also be an impetus towards cohesion in the psychotherapeutic community that will allow growth in the vitality, reach and standards within the profession. Of course, it is also hoped that the congress will have therapeutic value, both to delegates attending and in terms of the development of ideas and the growth of community awareness about the role of psychotherapy in relation to mental distress and personal growth. The development of psychotherapy as a profession cannot be separated from the development of a community culture that supports personal growth.

The host organization, the World Council for Psychotherapy (WCP), is dedicated to the recognition of psychotherapy as an independent discipline with its own body of knowledge based in the coherent articulation and observation of human experience. WCP has a deliberate policy of including and involving the many different schools and forms of psychotherapy. As such, the congress provides practitioners with a unique opportunity for cross-fertilization of ideas between colleagues of diverse backgrounds and orientations. The reality of psychotherapy in the modern world is that there are a multiplicity of legitimate voices, all with a contribution to make. It is time to break down the division and insularity that have historically impeded the profession. Australasia , with its cultural diversity and pluralism, is well placed to contribute to this process.

The theme for the conference is “World Dreaming”, a phrase that captures something of the historical origins of psychotherapy and the cultural origins of Australian peoples. Moreover, the emphasis on the human world of dreaming rather than the inanimate world of objects will provide a space for beginning to understand difference and move towards conciliation. In the minds of committee members, a diversity of “dreamings” is envisaged: infant dreaming, first people dreaming, trauma dreaming, healing dreaming, therapist dreaming, patient dreaming, brain dreaming, spirit dreaming, group dreaming, etc. Let our imaginations extend this list and start having the dreaming towards involvement in something larger than our own individual practices.

The preliminary work done in 2006 was about getting organized and beginning to get the necessary infrastructure in place. There is still a lot of work to be done. Opportunities for involvement of organizations as partners will be publicized in due course. There will also be opportunities for both organizations and individuals to act as sponsors to the event.

Of course, the success of this venture is very much in the hands of the Australasian and international psychotherapeutic community. We hope many will join us in our enthusiasm for the project and we welcome enquiries and suggestions. At this stage we will not be focusing on the details of programme development in terms of choosing speakers and the like. However, individuals and organizations wishing to find out more or become involved are welcome to contact us. Sydney has a proud recent history of hosting major international events. A psychotherapy congress may not attract the hype and razzamatazz of the Olympics or the Rugby World Cup. However, the development of greater self-awareness and reflective consciousness within our community and the diminution of the sense Australasians have historically had of the gulf separating the “antipodes” from the rest of the world are fruits towards which this congress can make a contribution.

Anthony Korner
Chairman, Organizing Committee, WCP, Sydney 2011
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