THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PSYCHODRAMA
CELEBRATING J.L. MORENO`S PERSONALITY

JULY 5th - 7th , 2007
SIBIU - ROMANIA
European Capital of Culture 2007

Dear colleague, we have the honour to invite you to the International Conference Celebrating J.L. Moreno's Personality which will be organised in Sibiu, Romania, between 5th and 7th July 2007. The two Psychodrama Associations in Romania: The Romanian Association of Classic Psychodrama and The Society of Psychodrama J.L. Moreno, offer the possibility of a meeting for all those who wish to pay due respect to J.L. Moreno and to bring their own contributions to psychodrama research. We have chosen Romania, the country where Moreno was born, and the city of Sibiu, a European Cultural Capital in 2007. This will be an opportunity to visit a place with a rich history and long culture traditions. The event will take place in the Conference Rooms of Military Cercle Sibiu, Bd.Victoriei nr.1-3.

Dr. Jacob (Jakob) Levy Moreno (18 May 1889 - 14 May 1974) was a leading psychiatrist, theorist and educator. He is the founder of Psychodrama, Sociometry and one of the pioneers of Group Psychotherapy.

Moreno was born 1889 in Bucharest, Romania and grew up in Vienna. He studied medicine, mathematics, and philosophy at the University of Vienna. He obtainnned his M.D. degree in 1917. He had rejected Freudian theory while still a medical student, and focused his interest on the potential of group settings for therapeutic practice. He continued his experimental work in psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy after he settled in the U.S. in 1925. He carried on his activity in New York City, mainly at Columbia University and the New School for Social Research.

His wife, Zerka T. Moreno, Regina Moreno, Miriam Zachariah and his nephew, Joe Moreno continue his work today.

The program consists of: four plenary sessions; three parallel sections and one poster session.

Daily schedule:
Thursday 5 july 2007:

13:00 - 15:30 - Registration and welcome
15:30 - 16:00 - Opening of the Conference
16:00 - 16:30 - Coffee break
16:30 - 19:00 - Open session: Giovanni Boria (Italia) 'Date Invitation'
20:00 - Cocktail

Friday 6 July 2007

09:00 - 11:00 - Open session: 'J. L. Moreno - His life and his work'
Michael Wieser (Austria) 'The Moreno House in Bad Vöslau, near Vienna'
Wilma Scategni (Italia) 'Moreno with the Eyes of Jung and Jung with the Eyes of Moreno'
11:00 - 11:30 - Coffee break
11:30 - 13:30 - Workshop sessions :
Dana Dragoteanu (Romania) 'In search of the roots'
Görög Ilona, Horatiu Nil Albini (Romania) 'Bridges and Gates'
Charlotte Dreschert (Germania) 'Images of Organization'
Adam Barcroft, Edward Schreiber (SUA) 'Sociatry: The Cosmic Codes and Formulas of J.L. Moreno'
Hilde Gött (Germania), Yaacov Naor (Israel) 'The Socio-political Dialogue Between Conflict Groups'
Lars Tauvon (Suedia) 'The Genuine Encouter Revisited'
13:30 - 15:30 - Lunch Break
15:30 - 16:30 - Open session: Liviu Malita (Romania) 'Psychodrama and Greek theather'
16:30 - 17:00 - Coffee break
17:00 - 19:00 - Workshop sessions:
Butyka Eniki, Rosca Zsuzsánna (Romania) 'Joy of the Play'
Svetlana Popovici (Romania) 'Cultural Atom'
Luigi Dotti (Italia) 'Children Psychodrama: Psychodramatic Techniques in Children Education and Psychotherapy'
Fred Dorn (Germania) 'Culture’s Consequences'
Luminita Felezeu, Sorina Bîrle (Romania) 'Me and You? You and Me'
20:00 - Banquet

Saturday 7 july 2007

09:00 - 11:00 - Workshop sessions:
Edward Schreiber (SUA) 'The Zen of Psychodrama: Facing the World, Facing One Another, Facing Our Selves'
Wilma Scategni (Italia) 'Moreno with the Eyes of Jung and Jung with the Eyes of Moreno'
Violeta Pecican (Romania) 'Fantastic Scene'
Albert Lörincz Eniký, Varró Éva (Romania) 'Psyhodramatic Psychotherapy – a mix of supportive and explorative techniques'
Adriana Oachis, Lázár Sarolta (Romania) 'Psychodramatic aproach of the burnout syndrome'
11:00 - 11:30 - Poster session / coffee break
11:30 - 12:00 - Romanian Psychodrama Schools - General Presentation
12:00 - 13:00 - Closing session, moderator Giovanni Boria (Italia)

13:00 - 14:00 - General Meeting ARPsiC/ Trainers Meeting SPJLM
14:00 - 20:00 - Day Trip to Sibiel / Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization Sibiu (Conference Building) - Sibiel (visit to Museum of icons painted on glass and lunch at Crisalia Pension) - The Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization – Sibiu (Conference Building)
Duration: 2pm - 8pm.
Transportation, the entering fee for the museums and the lunch are all included in the trip price. Only 40 places are available. Registrations will be made on Thursday, July 5 th, between 1pm – 3.30 pm, at the Conference Secretary.
Price - 30 euro

Sibiel, picturesquely lying among green hillocks. Here too the houses are big and solid, but the authentic village atmosphere. There are pensions all over the place and we find out that here the villagers have been involved in tourism for over 30 years. We choose the Crisalia Pension (www.crisalia.ro) and then after the copious lunch, we will visit the interesting Museum of icons painted on glass, situated in a building in the courtyard of the 18th century church. The icons are extraordinary, some are almost three hundred years old and the collections counts over 700 pieces in total. In the spring and summer one can witness the creation of these superb artifacts in a special room of the museum.

The Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization In the forest of Sibiu, Romania, there is a dreamlike landscape that is the setting for the ASTRA Traditional Folk Civilization Museum. Even in 1966, Bernet Kempers, the reputed Dutch museum curator, considered it the most beautiful open-air museum in Europe with cool woodlands and sunny glades and little spring running through it to move the wheels of water mills. In the middle of the museum, there is a lake of 6 ha (15 acres) that mirrors its surrounding windmills from Dobrogea and the fishermen’s building from the Danube Delta. Floating bridges are also part of the scenery. This beautiful environment holds the largest open-air museum in Romania with the richest patrimony and the most original thematic concept. It has become one of the most representative institutions of this type in Europe.(for more informations visit: www.muzeulastra.ro)

The organisers recommend you to register as early as possible by using the on-line form on the adress: raduvulcu1@yahoo.com.

Registration fees:
100 Euro - reduced for students
200 Euro - registration

The registration fee includes: conference portfolio, welcome cocktail, social evening, coffee breaks, certificate of attendance (credited by the Medical and Psychologist's College). The fee will be paid to the account of: A.R.Psi.C, for Euros: RO51BTRLOO2O42O5125596XX, for Lei: RO05BTRL00201205125596XX ,SWIFT: BTRLRO22ARA, TRANSILVANIABANK, Unirii St. no.5-7, zip code:310123 , ARAD, ROMANIA.

Accomodation and transport.
Book your accomodation directly at the hotel you choose, as soon as possible, because Sibiu will be extremely visited during summe.

Most residents from the EU don’t need a visa to travel to Romania. However, a valid passport is required for all international visitors. There is no entry or departure tax. The countries whose citizens are required to have a visa without an invitation are: Israel, the Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro and Turkey. A visa can be obtained from the nearest Romanian Embassy or consulate. See further information: www.mae.ro

The Sibiu International Airport is situated at about 5 km from the city center. For the timetable of the international flights please visit: www.tarom.ro, www.austrianairlines.ro, www.carpatair.ro .

The distance from the railway station to the Big Square is 1 km. For further Information please visit: www.cfr.ro

Accomodation - Restaurant - Taxi - Internet cafe - Webcam - Sibiu Map

www.sibiu.ro - SIBIU The Official Internet Site
http://www.sibiu2007.ro - Sibiu - Hermannstadt: European Capital of Culture 2007
tarom.ro - Romanian Air Transport
cfr.ro - Romanian Railways

www.sibiuonline.com/moreno - Dr. Jacob L. MORENO Celebration - Sibiu, 5th - 7th July 2007 (this page)