As a common focus we seem to share is so relevant to this conference,
were
sending you the enclosed notice on the 7th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON
CONFLICT RESOLUTION (ICR) held May 6-16, 1999 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
We'd
appreciate your sharing this information with organizations and
individuals
you're in contact with through your network to assist in raising
awareness of
this important event. If you have a web site we'd also appreciate your
posting
the notice below in your calendar of events and list of Resource Links.
We'd
like to invite you to visit our site for more detailed information at:
http://ahpweb.org/cbi/home.html
Common Bond Institute (CBI), HARMONY Institute for Psychotherapy and
Counseling, and the Association for Humanistic Psychology (AHP) are
grassroots
nonprofit NGOs that operate a major annual international conference in
addition to practical cross-cultural trainings in conflict
resolution/transformation at various locations in the world.
A longer, full announcement on the ICR Conference is being sent by
separate e-mail.
The 1999 Program is currently being developed and we continue to
receive
presentation proposals. Samples will be posted in the near future, and
after
March 5 the full program will be available. In the meantime the previous
conference program, a full list of endorsing and sponsoring
organizations,
registration, and proposal forms, logistical details, and photos are
available
through our web site: http://ahpweb.org/cbi/home.html
* Should you not be able to access
our
web site for forms and information, please advise us and we will fax or
mail
you materials immediately. If you would like to receive more information
in
the future please also provide us with your phone, fax, and address.
The Annual ICR Conference has been supported over the years by
President
Clinton, President Yeltsin, St. Petersburg Governor Jakovlev, and is
endorsed
by over 50 organizations internationally. Participants have come from
over 30
countries and all continents, providing excellent opportunities for
important
networking contacts with representatives of many organizations and
societies.
The official program languages are English and Russian. Interpreters
are
assigned to each presentation and event, and are also available in the
general
conference milieu. The conference is held just outside St. Petersburg at
a
Russian resort hotel located on the Finnish gulf. The site for the
post-
conference program is a hotel more centrally located in St. Petersburg.
Historically, the ICR Conference has been funded solely by
registrations.
All participants, including presenters, pay their own expenses for
attending.
Hard-currency registrations are used to help subsidize costs of
participants
from economically impoverished societies around the world.
After reading through this material please feel free to contact us
directly
at our e-mail, fax, or phone numbers with any questions or requests for
more
details and background information.
Thank you in advance for your help in sharing this information. The
Annual
ICR Conference continues to grow significantly in impact and global
participation. We are grateful to the many individuals and
organizations
internationally who assist in it's success by publicizing this event
throughout the year, and to our expanding list of official endorsers.
** I would appreciate your confirming receipt of this material and
indicating if sharing this information through your network is possible.
We
also invite you and your colleagues to join us in St. Petersburg this
spring.
If for some reason you've received duplicates of this request by mistake
we
apologize.
7th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION
"Sharing Tools for Personal/Global Harmony"
May 6 - 16, 1999 St. Petersburg, Russia
Sponsored by Common Bond Institute (USA) & HARMONY Institute
(RUSSIA),
in cooperation with Association for Humanistic Psychology
~ Continuing Education Credits available ~
A multi-disciplinary/multi-cultural conference that has been supported
by
President Clinton, President Yeltsin, St. Petersburg Governor Jakovlev,
and
endorsed by 50 leading-edge organizations internationally - open to any
individuals interested in developing and practicing personal and
professional
skills in conflict resolution.
This joint US/Russian sponsored event FOCUSES ON all aspects of conflict
resolution and transformation, from the intrapersonal - to the
interpersonal -
to relationships between groups, organizations, cultures, and societies
- and
ultimately between us and other species.
PRESENTATIONS explore conflict resolution within diverse contexts,
including:
arts & creativity, cross-cultural, ecology, economics & business,
education,
gender, global/regional conflict, health & healing arts,
organizational/community, psychotherapy, and transpersonal/spiritual.
Many opportunities are offered for hands-on practical skills training,
sharing
of programs and curriculums, intensive dialogues on theory and
perceptions of
conflict and resolution, networking and collaboration, and a powerful
intentional community experience. Participants have come from over 30
countries and all continents, providing excellent opportunities for
important
networking contacts with representatives of many organizations and
societies.
The program attracts individuals in key positions in their respective
societies who can model and teach these skills to many others.
6 DAYS of all-day institutes, workshops, roundtables, community
meetings, and
poster sessions. 50 day-program sessions, and a full slate of evening
activities and social / cultural events.
4 DAYS of pre- and post-conference professional visits and meetings,
rich
cultural events, and tours in St. Petersburg.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Submit by: MARCH 5, 1999
Early submission recommended
(Submissions after 3-5-99 are considered for poster sessions
or replacement sessions in the program as space permits)
For information, proposal and registration forms,
CONTACT:
COMMON BOND INSTITUTE (USA),
Steve Olweean or Sandra Friedman
12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive,
Climax, Michigan 49034
Ph/Fax: 616-665-9393 E-mail: solweean@aol.com
WEB SITE: http://ahpweb.org/cbi/icr.html
