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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is the kind of poor advertising that has come
to be typical in our field. For a group that is supposed to "think
sociometrically," some basic elements of marketing seem to be
missing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> For example:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not to brag, but I have made a concerted effort to
support and encourage and inquire into the nature of psychodrama internationally
and have been doing this for ten -- perhaps almost 18 -- years. Has anyone else
been active this way? Michael Wieser, perhaps. I've emailed, asked
questions, put out the only international directory ever printed (in the 1997
edition of Acting In published in England), and post an international news
webpage. In spite of my having been disappointed a thousand times with the
relative lack of reciprocity---some respond, but more often than not people
don't reply--- I was a little shocked and saddened at this email. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> With great respect for John in
Australia, I am wondering why I hadn't heard of this? Also, why
hadn't this announcement gone out in, say, September, rather than
February? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> And (for those planning to do
conferences), it is wiser to prepare an announcement in actual text form that
can be accessed on a computer rather than to rely only on the printed form and
.pdf format which cannot easily be translated into text. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Some sophistication regarding
the marketing of a conference, then, is part of a kind of group dynamics
know-how. Role reversing with an eager student in some small town--- what do
they need to know, and when? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2> This is a rant,
yes, a gentle one, but it speaks to the need to think about such issues as
letting people know where and when the next conference of this or that
organization will be. If a person might want to present, letting that person
know in plenty of time to prepare a proposal. (Very often in the last 30 years I
have encountered international conferences where the program was fixed by the
time I got the message. And as I say, if it happens to me, it probably happens
even more---that sense of "too late"-- to many others. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2> Anyway, here's the
information: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For October 9 -13, 2009: An international
conference. In English and Lithuanian. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.pife-europe.eu">www.pife-europe.eu</A> .workshop
proposals due 11/30 but has been obviously extended to March. email to <A
href="mailto:vilniuspsychodrama2009@gmail.com">vilniuspsychodrama2009@gmail.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> or perhaps <A
href="http://www.psichodrama.lt">www.psichodrama.lt</A> or <A
href="mailto:infor@psichodrama.lt">infor@psichodrama.lt</A>
(that's LT for lithuania, not i t for
italy) or <FONT face=Helvetica size=1>Albina Kepalaite
<</FONT><A href="mailto:albis2002@yahoo.com"><FONT face=Helvetica
size=1>albis2002@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Helvetica
size=1>></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm gonna want to email these folks, too. Warmly,
Adam Blatner</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jbarton@aapt.net.au href="mailto:jbarton@aapt.net.au">John Barton</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=list@grouptalkweb.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 27, 2009 12:03
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fwd: invitation to the 10
International Conference of the PsychodramaInstitute for Europe</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear Friends,
<DIV>�� � � � � � � � � � � � �I would like to pass on this Invitation to the
PIFE Congress in Vilnius in September. � � Vilnius is a wonderful city to
visit and psychodrama conferences in Lithuania are great fun and great
work.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>The languages of the conference are Lithuanian and English and this means
most people will speak English, so its easy.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>If you want to present a workshop please contact Albina at �<FONT
style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" face=Helvetica color=#000000
size=3><B>�</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>Albina Kepalaite <<A
href="mailto:albis2002@yahoo.com">albis2002@yahoo.com</A>> by March 4th
with a title and a short description. � I would love to go but cannot this
year, however I strongly recommend going.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>With best wishes,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>John</DIV>
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face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=3><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT
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size=3><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>27 February 2009 2:47:08 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000"
face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=3><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT
style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3>"<A
href="mailto:jbarton@aapt.net.au">jbarton@aapt.net.au</A>" <<A
href="mailto:jbarton@aapt.net.au">jbarton@aapt.net.au</A>></FONT></DIV>
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face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=3><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT
style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3><B>invitation to
conference</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000"
face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=3><B>Reply-To: </B></FONT><FONT
style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3><A
href="mailto:albis2002@yahoo.com">albis2002@yahoo.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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conference in Vilnius.<BR>All information is included in attachment,
if you want to offer the workshop- we will wait the name of the
workshop and the short annotation until 4th March.<BR><BR>Hope to see
You in Lithuania<BR><BR><BR><BR>mail to : <A
href="mailto:albis2002@yahoo.com">albis2002@yahoo.com</A></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P></P>Dear
Friends,<BR>
I would like to pass on this Invitation to <BR>the PIFE Congress in
Vilnius in September. Vilnius is a wonderful
<BR>city to visit and psychodrama conferences in Lithuania are great fun
<BR>and great work.<BR><BR>The languages of the conference are Lithuanian and
English and this <BR>means most people will speak English, so its
easy.<BR><BR>If you want to present a workshop please contact Albina
at Albina <BR>Kepalaite <albis2002@yahoo.com> by March
4th with a title and a short <BR>description. I would love
to go but cannot this year, however I <BR>strongly recommend
going.<BR><BR>With best wishes,<BR><BR>John<BR><BR><BR>Begin forwarded
message:<BR><BR>> From: Albina Kepalaite
<albis2002@yahoo.com><BR>> Date: 27 February 2009 2:47:08 AM<BR>>
To: "jbarton@aapt.net.au" <jbarton@aapt.net.au><BR>> Subject:
invitation to conference<BR>> Reply-To: albis2002@yahoo.com<BR>><BR>>
Dear John and psychodrama friends,<BR>><BR>> You are very welcome to
psychodrama conference in Vilnius.<BR>> All information is included in
attachment, if you want to offer the <BR>> workshop- we will wait the
name of the workshop and the short <BR>> annotation until 4th
March.<BR>><BR>> Hope to see You in
Lithuania<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> mail to :
albis2002@yahoo.com<BR>><BR>><BR><BR>
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