Smiles, Good Looks, CD’s of Conference Sessions

September 28th, 2007

Photos Now Available Online

Photos provided by Steve Karpman, Ravi Sethi, and Lucy Freedman may be viewed by clicking on the following links or by entering the addresses in your web browser. Some are unedited, so please be kind!

If you have photos to share and can upload them to a site where they can be viewed, please add a comment to this post with your links and it will go to blog subscribers. Post comments just to let us know you enjoyed seeing them!

Here are the links to pictures you can view:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ldf26060/PhotosFromSteveKarpman

http://picasaweb.google.com/ldf26060/2007InternationalTAConferenceInSanFrancisco

http://picasaweb.google.com/fgarcia99/USATAAITAA2007

These albums are temporary, so download any photos that you want to keep. Soon we will post more photos at the photo gallery at www.usataa.org in case you didn’t see yourself or your best friends here!

Conference Sessions on CD

Missed the conference? Want to hear other workshops that you didn’t attend? Share inspiring talks with others?

All the conference keynotes and most workshops are available for you to hear on CD’s.

You can request an order form from info@audiomates.net or communications@usataa.org. If you purchase 3 CD’s you get the fourth one fre*e. It’s great to be able to listen over again to soak in the ideas as well as hearing what you might have missed.

See you in Jamaica?

The next conference sponsored by USATAA is our Jamaica Gathering, an open space conference at Frenchman’s Cove, a beautiful resort near Port Antonio, Jamaica.

An international group will join together February 1-8, 2008 for stimulating professional exchange, beach time, and enjoyment of the region. The very low US$750 registration fee covers the conference, lodging, breakfast, lunch, some dinners, and membership in USATAA. You can’t find a better deal for a winter getaway, with wonderful people doing interesting things. Email makisethi@aol.com NOW to sign up.

Thanks again to all the volunteers and participants who made the San Francisco conference a great success!

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What a Great Conference!

August 23rd, 2007

Many thanks to all presenters, organizers, and participants for making the International TA Conference a resounding success.

If you have comments or feedback, please post them as comments to this blog for all to see or email to conference@usataa.org. We appreciate those who filled out evaluations and are going through them as we unpack all the materials.

Presenters are reminded to email copies of your handouts and power point presentations to conference@usataa.org.
Photos of the conference will soon be posted and we will send the link via this blog, so stay tuned! If you have pictures to share, and can send us a link for viewing them, we can add that to the photo blog.

Many workshops, Fanita English’s institute, and all keynotes are available on cd’s. Contact info@audiomates.net for a list of which ones are available.

There will be a video of the TA 101 to be edited in the next several months. Contact conference@usataa.org if you wish to order one at the pre-production price and we will email you an order form.

We hope everyone had a good trip home and that you are sharing your experiences with the people there.

Best wishes from Lucy Freedman on behalf of the conference committee.

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Provocative Thoughts, Weather, Hotels

July 31st, 2007

One Week Countdown!

Bring Western Wear or Native Costume for Thursday barbecue, & remember to pack your fancy outfit for Saturday night.

Make advance reservations for Friday night restaurants near Union Square or Fisherman’s Wharf using www.opentable.com.

Order tickets for these events if you haven’t! (online at www.usataaconference.org NOW). We are not planning to sell tickets on site except for the Wednesday evening opening reception, $25.

WEATHER: the forecast for next week is very pleasant - 70 degrees F, 21 C. Bring a jacket or wrap as it gets cool at night. Conference dress is ‘business casual’ with emphasis on comfort and fun.

Hotels: See below for reasonably priced hotels within walking distance. Both the Westin and Clarion Millbrae are sold out at this point.

New Workshop: Gordon Law presents Saturday on The Power of the Three Rs - Roles, Reciprocicity and Relationships

Tuesday Evening Seminar: Remember there is a fre*e seminar open to the public on Tuesday, Aug 7, 7-9 PM at the Westin moderated by Claude Steiner. Bring family and friends! Send out invitations to Bay Area folks today!

Volunteer: Volunteers still needed, especially room hosts. Send email to Leonard at laclark859@aol.com with the time and day of workshops you want to attend. As a room host, your seat in that workshop is assured.

PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS: Friday Keynoter Giles Barrow introduces us to Developmental TA, turns over the three circles, and more in the two short articles you can download with a couple of clicks:

http://www.usataa.org/download/Giles_Barrow_INTAND.pdf
http://www.usataa.org/download/Giles_Barrow_TA_Article.pdf

Alternate conference hotels:

Best Western El Rancho Inn & Suites ( 2/10 of a mile from Westin - walking distance)

1100 El Camino Real free dial up internet access

Millbrae, CA 94030 Rooms available as of 7/28

650-588-8500 Free Continental Breakfast

Free shuttle to/from airport, 24 hours

$92/night plus tax and service charge

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Travelodge (1 mile from airport, 8/10 mi to Westin/2minutes) $109/night ++

110 South El Camino Real free internet access, con breakfast

Millbrae, CA 94030 Some Rooms still available during conference as of 7/28

650-697-7373 Shuttle Service to/from airport

Easy access to BART and CalTrain at Airport

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Vagabond Inn 1 mile from airport, half a mile from Westin (2 min)

1640 Bayshore Highway $109/night (94-104)

Burlingame, Ca 94010 3 floors/Elevator Service

Have availability for our conference as of 7/28

Shuttle Service, 4am til midnight: Courtesy phone departure level

at airport where shuttle will also pick you up

Continental breakfast; In room: refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, iron, hair dryer

1-800-522-1555 or vagabondinn.com (make reservation on internet for $89/night)

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Request your help as workshop monitor - correction + gift from Fanita!

July 21st, 2007

We hope that you are planning to volunteer as a workshop room monitor per the most recent blog post. PLEASE note that the email address in the post was incorrect, and re-send your offer to help to Leonard at laclark859@aol.com. Here’s the notice again:

Secure a seat in your favorite workshops - we need workshop monitors! Please let us know if you are willing to be the “room monitor” for a workshop that you plan to attend. Duties are to support the presenter and ensure that people seeking Continuing Ed credit sign in and out and turn in evaluations.

In exchange for volunteering ahead of time, you are assured a seat in the workshops you want to attend (which may fill due to their popularity and limited capacity). Please email Leonard Clark at laclark859@aol.com right away or by August 1 at the latest with a list of workshops, date and time (from the program page at www.usataaconference.org) that you are willing to monitor. We will let you know if someone has already covered the workshops you are requesting. Thank you for your help.

Here is a gift from Fanita English, who will be presenting a Pre-Conference Institute (for which you can still enroll at www.usataaconference.org on the registration page) on August 8, “The Unconscious Motivators that Determine our Choices and Relationships.”

This download is a chapter from Transactional Analysis After Eric Berne, edited by Graham Barnes. Very good stuff! Thank you, Fanita.

Fanita English
http://www.usataa.org/download/What_Shall_I_Do_Tomorrow_F_English1.pdf

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Important announcements plus a gift from Julie Hay

July 19th, 2007

To conference goers and friends

YES, you will be able to purchase audio recordings of many of the workshops. A list will be posted soon FYI.

Secure a seat in your favorite workshops - we need workshop monitors! Please let us know if you are willing to be the “room monitor” for a workshop that you plan to attend. Duties are to support the presenter and ensure that people seeking Continuing Ed credit sign in and out and turn in evaluations. In exchange for volunteering ahead of time, you are assured a seat in the workshops you want to attend (which may fill due to their popularity and limited capacity). Please email Leonard Clark at laclark850@aol.com right away or by August 1 at the latest with a list of workshops, date and time (from the program page at www.usataaconference.org) that you are willing to monitor. We will let you know if someone has already covered the workshops you are requesting. Thank you for your help.

Presenters: We will gather Thursday at 8 AM with goodie bags and good information on your objectives and the CEU process. PLEASE MAKE A NOTE AND BE THERE FOR THIS MEETING!

Internet Access: The Clarion Hotel, next door to the Westin, has free wi-fi in the lobby. Both hotels have wired internet access in guest rooms for a daily fee. There are two workstations in the Westin lobby with a charge for every 15 minutes of use.

TICKETS for events: Here is what you will need for each event at the conference. If you have not yet signed up for the optional social events and want to attend them, please go to the online registration form at www.usataaconference.org and register there, or email JeriAyersScott@msn.com to make arrangements for payment, OR you can fax credit card information to her at 408-723-8235.

Opening reception: After the welcome and keynote address. You will need either a conference badge or a special ticket. This is included with conference registration, or with a reception ticket @ $25. We would prefer to know ahead of time so we can make sure there are enough tasty tidbits for everyone, so please email Jeriayersscott@msn.com if you did not register for the conference and would like to attend the reception on Wednesday evening.

Thursday evening picnic: Requires pre-registration. Tickets are $35 per person for a barbecue dinner including vegetarian options. The event is being held at an environmental education museum in a scenic park with a marina and bay views, not far from the hotel.

Friday evening buses to downtown San Francisco: Requires pre-registration, $20 per person. A limited number of tickets will be available at the registration desk until Thursday afternoon.

Saturday evening banquet: Requires pre-registration. We need your web registration or payment to Jeri by August 1. $55 per person, wonderful dinner, vegetarian options by advance request, great entertainment and fun.

Buffet Lunches at the conference: Included with registration so your badge will admit you to the buffet. If not registered, you can purchase a ticket for $30 per day. Please email JeriAyersScott@msn.com with your payment information if you are only joining us for lunch. OR you can fax credit card information to 408-723-8235.

IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT CHECK OUT EARLY from the hotel, be aware that you need to let them know before or at check-in, or you will be charged an early departure fee.

AND…Your next gift provided by Julie Hay from the UK is downloadable here.

Working it Out at Work copyright Julie Hay Sherwood Publishing 1993. Thank you, Julie! (You can attend her workshop at the conference).
http://www.usataa.org/download/chap6.pdf

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After Conference…Esalen? And another gift for you.

July 16th, 2007

George Kohlrieser, past president of ITAA and keynote speaker at the conference, invites us after the conference to go to world-famous Esalen Institute, for a workshop based on his recent book, Hostage at the Table. A great way to top off the conference with scenic beauty and profound learning.

Below that, a wonderful article by Harry Boyd, with examples and explanation about confronting dishonesty with clients.

Consider going to Esalen

Esalen Institute was founded in 1962 as an alternative educational center devoted to the exploration of what Aldous Huxley called the “human potential,” the world of unrealized human capacities that lies beyond the imagination. Esalen soon became known for the steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists, and religious thinkers, and its breathtaking grounds blessed with natural hot springs. Once home to a Native American tribe known as the Essalen, Esalen sits on 27 acres of Big Sur coastline. (A spectacular drive South from our conference venue).

An Esalen workshop with George Kohlrieser

Week of August 12-17, 2007

Are you a hostage to someone or something in your life?


Hostage at the Table

The chance of being taken physically hostage is relatively small. However, anyone can become a “metaphorical hostage” — in a relationship with a boss, employees, colleagues, spouse, children, even with oneself. These “metaphorical hostages” can feel as frightened and as paralyzed as a real-life hostage who has a gun to his head. Yet there are people who, even with a gun to their head, behave with personal power and courage to do the impossible. In this workshop, George Kohlrieser—a leadership professor, psychologist, and veteran hostage negotiator—will explore how the proven techniques and psychological insights used in hostage negotiation can be applied to any personal or professional relationship.

George Kohlrieser, a clinical psychologist and leadership trainer, drawing on his unique experience as a hostage negotiator, will be leading a dynamic and experiential workshop to demonstrate how openly facing conflict allows us to raise the most difficult leadership challenges, such as handling conflicts and dilemmas, emotional stress and uncertainty.

The concepts George Kohlrieser will be using are based on his recent book Hostage at the Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise Performance.

www.esalen.org/workshops/reservations.shtml or telephone 831-667-3000

Special Gift for Blog readers (thanks to the generosity of TA authors who provided their material to us on request from Laurie Weiss - more good stuff to come in the few weeks until the conference!)

Harry Boyd
http://www.usataa.org/download/Dishonesty_and_Neurosis_by_Harry_Boyd.pdf

Three weeks to go until “Cooperation and Power: Relationships, Choices, and Change” is under way!

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EBMA Winners, Special Gifts, Presenter Request

July 8th, 2007

Presenters: If you haven’t yet sent in a digital photo of yourself, please send one right away to makisethi@aol.com and simultaneously to conference@usaataa.org.

EATA Greetings: We know some of you have been at the European Association TA Conference this past week and we are eager to hear about it! Blog comments about what you enjoyed at the EATA Conference are welcome if the spirit moves you.

EBMA Award Presentations

At the San Francisco Conference, two Eric Berne Memorial Awards will be presented. The winners, Helena Hargaden and Charlotte Sills for their work on Relational Transference, and Bernd Schmid, for his work on the role concept in TA , will receive the awards and will present their material in workshops.

Read about it ahead of time

  • in Helena and Charlotte’s book. There wasn’t time to obtain permission for downloading from the blog, so here’s how to find it: Transactional Analysis: A Relational Perspective by Helena Hargaden and Charlotte Sills, published by Brunner and Routledge in Sussex and by Taylor & Francis in New York in 2002. The ISBN number is 1-58391-120-0 for paperback.
  • Bernd’s article and writings, as a gift you can download now.


http://www.usataa.org/download/Transactional_Analysis_and_Social_Roles.pdf

http://www.usataa.org/download/Schmid_Acceptance_Speech.pdf

http://www.usataa.org/download/English_TA-contributions_Bernd_Schmid.pdf

See you soon in SFO! If you are making travel plans, read the early blogs for handy hints about visiting here.

We will have more Blogs and Gifts for you soon.

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Star Trek Preview AND More Gifts!

July 1st, 2007

Three notices:

VERY last chance to get your advertisement into the conference program book. Contact Chuck Holland by July 5 at cw7institute@yahoo.com.

INVITE YOUR COLLEAGUES to the Tuesday evening Seminar at the Westin SF Airport - NO CHARGE to attend! August 7th, 7 to 9 PM, “How Transactional Analysis Can Enhance Your Personal and Professional Life” organized by Claude Steiner.

Social Program: If you haven’t signed up yet or had time to think about the social program, now would be a good time to join in for:

GOLD RUSH PICNIC Thursday evening for lots of indoor and outdoor fun at Coyote Point Environmental Education Museum near the conference hotel. Yummy western barbecue with vegetarian options. Great for the whole family. Bus transportation included.

FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE TOWN Buses will take you to the excitement of downtown San Francisco. You will be able to choose to join a group with reservations at an excellent restaurant or you can explore on your own (reservations are suggested at SF restaurants on the weekend).

SATURDAY GALA BANQUET AND DANCE Good food, good friends, good music. Don’t be left out!

You can register online at www.usataaconference.org for any of these events. There will be very limited opportunity to sign up at the last minute onsite. It will help the organizers very much if we know how many people to plan for.

Pre-Conference Institute Preview:

The Star Trek Model of Couples Therapy

Ever wonder why you picked the mate you did?

Do you keep making the same mistake over and over again?

Do your relationships never turn out right?

What is this magical feeling we call CHEMISTRY?

Do you know what happens when opposites attract?

Do you know why people change so much after sex?

What is the important difference between a perfect mate and a perfect match? Will marriage improve or ruin your relationship? Would you like to know how your partner will be as a spouse and a parent BEFORE you get married instead of having to wait until AFTER?

Join Anne Teachworth and Phyllis Jenkins August 7 and 8 at their two-day pre-conference institute and understand your relationships from selection to solution. Learn how the Psychogenetic System and Redecision Therapy work together to re-imprint troublesome transgenerational patterns.

Like Star Trek, you will be able to boldly take your parents’ relationship farther than it has ever gone before to change your Inner Couple scripting.

“This was offered in the past year in San Francisco, at our conference hotel. I found it to be one of the best workshops I have ever attended, remarkable warmth, insight, and depth. Valuable personally as well as in helping others.” –Lucy Freedman

Today’s Gift: Here are 2 articles offered by former ITAA President, Jim Allen, M.D. Click the links to download. http://www.usataa.org/download/Yeastings_by_Jim_Allen.pdf
 http://www.usataa.org/download/allen10-w70.pdf

Thanks again to Laurie Weiss for her help in assembling the blog gifts.

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Early Registration & Hotel Deadlines Approaching

June 23rd, 2007

More Gifts - Keep Reading! Also see below for special Tuesday evening public program.

Have you registered and reserved accommodations?

  • Registration fees increase on JULY 1.
  • JULY 5 is the deadline for our special room rate at the Westin Hotel and at the Clarion-Millbrae (our overflow hotel) next door. After July 5 the rates at the Westin more than double. Get in on our great deal now!

Did you mean to put an ad in the program book? Join other advertisers who will be visible to conference attendees during and after the conference. Contact Chuck Holland, cw7institute@yahoo.com, to place your ad.

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The San Francisco Seminar Returns!

Tuesday evening, August 7th, 7 to 9 PM - An introductory evening forum open to the public.

Please forward this announcement to all your colleagues in the Bay Area. This will be a worthwhile evening for all and for welcoming new people to TA.

FRE*E Open Forum

TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS: How it can Enhance Your Personal and Professional Life

Tuesday August 7th, 7 to 9 PM, Westin San Francisco Airport, 1 Old Bayshore Highway, Millbrae, CA.

Sponsored by the organizing committee of the USA TA Association, in conjunction with its International Transactional Analysis Conference August 8-12, “Cooperation and Power: Relationships, Choices, and Change.”

Open to the public - FRE*E!

Learn from five seasoned transactional analysts about Transactional Analysis and how TA can aid you in doing a better job in your professional activities as well as improving relationships in your private life.

Moderated by Dr. Claude Steiner, one of the early collaborators with Dr. Eric Berne, the founder of Transactional Analysis.

Come and hear Dr. Steiner and four advanced members of the International Transactional Analysis Association talk about the use of TA in their specialties of psychotherapy, counseling, education, and organizational consulting. There will be ample time for questions and comments from the audience.

Today’s Gift: Panel member Laurie Weiss invites you to download the e-book version of her popular client book, I Don’t Need Therapy, But Where Do I Turn for Answers?

Here is the link: http://www.usataa.org/download/IDNT.pdf

REMEMBER TO REGISTER, MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS, ADVERTISE, AND SEND THE OPEN FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT TO YOUR FRIENDS!

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View the (VERY) Full Conference Schedule Online

June 18th, 2007

  • Check out the full conference schedule at www.usataaconference.org program page.
  • See the preview below of a special workshop in our mini-arts track. More workshop previews in upcoming blogs.
  • Enroll in a pre-conference institute. Most of them still have space, although they are filling up fast. 6 CEU Credit hours per day.
  • Detailed information on the CEU’s now available for attending the conference and pre-conference institutes: www.usataaconference.org CEU Credits page

      • The committee working on CEU approval deserves many strokes for all they have done - and will continue to do through the conference. If you can volunteer to help, contact conference@usataa.org.

  • Many thanks to Krysia Jacobs, our webmaster, for her crucial work on the website.
  • Thirty countries are represented so far among registrants.

And Now, A Conference Workshop Preview…

Have Fun, Learn, Heal with Improvisation

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REDECISION: IMPROVING WITH IMPROV!

by Phyllis Jenkins

There is an interesting mini-track (theatre arts) at the upcoming conference that is a special interest of mine: creativity in healing and growing.

Beyond psychodrama, I have been exploring enhancement of creativity as a pathway to script redecision for the past six years. Art therapy and psychodrama have long been honored as effective ways to assist people in healing trauma and in the undoing of life scripts.

I facilitate (and often augment individual therapy with) “Artist’s Way” workshops utilizing author Julia Cameron’s Artist’s Way material. It is a unique and special way to free Child Ego State and the so often entrapped creative gifts of Free Child.

In addition, I began experimenting with improvisational techniques in group therapy to foster open communication, build trust, teach listening skills, and help people learn to play rather than argue. Improv skills heighten awareness, increase concentration, and ‘wire brains together’ in a way no other approach does. I have often assigned clients the homework of joining an improv class taught locally. The TA model lends itself especially well to improvisational ‘play.”

So as a special treat at the conference I am co-facilitating a class called “Improving with Improv.” Participants will learn basic improv skills from an Improv Artist and Actor, Russell Galloway.

There will be time to discuss application and brainstorm with other like-minded therapists, educators and organization development folks. This is really a unique opportunity among many fine offerings this August and should be a lot of fun!

*** REGISTER BEFORE JULY 1 FOR SAVINGS ***WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS***

Advertise in the program book - as little as $35 for a business card size ad.
Let other Transactional Analysts know you are out there!

CONTACT: CONFERENCE@USATAA.ORG

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