17th ISPSO EUROPEAN REGIONAL MEETING

Chateau de Bossey, Geneva, March 15 to March 17, 2019

BETWEEN NEUTRALITY AND ENGAGEMENT

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW​

Day 1 - Friday March 15, 2019

3:00 – 3:30pm

Registration and welcome refreshments
ERM registration & coffee and refreshments.

3:45pm

Welcome note by Richard Morgan-Jones, followed by an introduction to the programme by Voytek Chelkowski.

4:15pm

Explaining Neutrality and Engagement from the UN and Swiss perspectives
Boarding bus for ‘Palais de Nations’ tour of the United Nations Office in Geneva and a dialog with Ms. Nadia Isler on “Neutrality and engagement  – the UN and Swiss perspectives”. 

7.30pm

Buffet three course dinner at the Chateau.

Day 2- Saturday March 16, 2019

8 – 8:45am

Social Dreaming Matrix 
Hosts: Halina Brunning, Moritz Senarclens de Grancy and Nicola Wreford-Howard

9 – 12:00am

Exploring Neutrality and Engagement – Large Forum Discussion
Neutrality and engagement- a perspective of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
A dialog with Mr Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation Red Cross and Red Crescent and Mr. Hugo Slim, Head of Policy of the International Committee of Red Cross. 
Exploring neutrality and engagement through the psychoanalytic lens 
Panelists: Gerry Fromm, Larry Hirschhorn, Richard Morgan-Jones and Gabrielle Rifkind
Reflections from the perspectives of the UN, IFRC, Switzerland and a plenary discussion exploring psycho-political, psycho-social, organizational and clinical perspectives on neutrality and engagement. 
Coffee and refreshments served during break

12:00 – 1:00pm

Exploring Neutrality and Engagement Small Group Reflections [see details page]

Gerry Fromm Bringing the Clinical to Consulting
Larry Hirschhorn – Neutrality or Engagement: Personal aims and organizational goals in forming strategy
Richard Morgan-Jones – The search for an engaged position in a turbulent world
Arianna Rondos – Refugee crisis: what does it mean to be “neutral” and “engaged”?
Gabrielle Rifkind – Is there any such thing as neutrality?

Hosts: Sebastien Baert, Voytek Chelkowski, Thea Mikkelsen, Mark Argent, lwona Soltysinska

1:00 – 2:00pm

Lunch

2:00 – 3:00pm

Exploring Neutrality and Engagement – Small Group Reflections (continued)

3:30 – 5:00pm

Experiencing Neutrality and Engagement – Experiential Workshops

Mark Argent  – Exploring through creativity
Willem de Lannoy & Susanna Hietbrink – Space Lab
Samia Elisabeth Dayer – Walk and Talk approach
Ysé Coulondre – Balint Psychodrama

5:00 – 6:00pm

Closing Plenary 
Coffee and refreshments served during break

7:30 -9:30pm

Gala Dinner – Chateau de Bossey

Day 3- Sunday, March 17, 2019

8:00 -8:45am

Social Dreaming Matrix 
Hosts: Halina Brunning,  Moritz Senarclens de Grancy and Nicola Wreford-Howard,

9:00 -12:00am

Balint Groups
Hosts: Andras Gelei, Annemette Hasselager, Richard Morgan-Jones, Claudia Nagel and Simon Western 

12:00 -1:00pm

Closing Plenary 

1:00 -2:30pm

Closing Lunch 
Closing remarks – Richard Morgan-Jones, Voytek Chelkowski
End of ERM

Professional Development Workshops (PDW)
March 14-15, 2019

Dynamics of Consulting – Larry Hirschhorn

Exploring Patterns of Connection with Social Dreaming – Richard Morgan-Jones & Nicola Wreford-Howard

Day 1 - Thursday March 14, 2019

11:30-1:00pm

PDW registration and lunch

1:00-2:00pm

Opening Plenary

2:00-6:00pm

Workshops

7:00pm

Three course buffet dinner at the Chateau (self-pay)

Day 2 - Friday March 15, 2019

8:00-8:45am

Social Dreaming Matrix 
Hosts: Richard Morgan-Jones & Nicola Wreford-Howard

9:00-12am

Workshops (continued)

noon

Lunch

2:00-3:00pm

Closing Plenary

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