NEW KEYNOTE PRESENTER, DR. CHARLES LAUGHLIN
Due to the unexpected withdrawal in January of conference Keynote Presenter, Dr. Susan Parnam, IASD invited and was able to obtain one of the most respected dream experts in the world on the subject of cross-cultural dream studies, Dr. Charles D. Laughlin, who will present on "The Dreaming Brain in Cross-Cultural Perspective."

Dr. Laughlin is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Religion at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Also trained in neuroscience, he is the co-author of several books, including Brain, Symbol and Experience (1990). His ethnographic research includes the So of northeastern Uganda, Tibetan Buddhist monks in Nepal, and the Navajo people of the American southwest. He has been a practitioner of Tibetan dream yoga, and specializes in alternative states and religion.

Other Keynote Presenters for the conference are Prof. Dr. med. Eckart Rüther "The impact of dreams on psychotherapy and art: The affect hypothesis" and Robert Bosnak, PsyA "I Have a Dream: On the Cost of Creating Dreams." Conference Featured Speakers include: Dr. Stanley Krippner, professor of psychology at Saybrook University, researcher and author/co-author of over 30 books, and recipient of the APA award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology; Bas Klinkhamer, who last year presented the first, extremely popular, national television program on dreams in the Netherlands; Hans Korteweg, author, lecturer, and one of the founders of the Dutch Institute of Applied Integral Psychology; Jaap Lancee, currently conducting research on dreams at Utrecht University; and Victor Spoormaker, currently at the Max Plank Institute of Psychiatry in Munich, whose work on post-traumatic stress and dreams is well known throughout the world. Register now for early discount! http://asdreams.org/2011/

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 1 FOR DREAM ART SHOW SUBMISSIONS

Great news for all dream artists – submissions to the IASD dream art show 2011 has been extended to March 1st 2011. The new and improved online submission process allows IASD immediate access to art submissions. We are again fortunate to have our patron of the arts, Nancy Ritcher Brezski involved in the exhibition. Awards will total $3000 USD. For art show submission forms and information, go to www.asdreams.org/2011

GOT YOUR PASSPORT?

Get your passports ready! Obtain or renew your passport today, as it takes several weeks for your application to be processed.

As a reminder – a passport is needed for all international travelers to the Netherlands. If you are traveling from the United States, your passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the period of stay in the Netherlands. The 90-day period begins when you enter any of the Schengen group of countries. If you are traveling from a non-Schengen country you will also need to apply for a special visa. The 2011 Conference website can provide some guidelines for international travelers. Always check with the consular services of your country for up-to-the-minute travel advisories.

VISIT 2011 CONFERENCE SITE WITH HOST WILLEM FERMONT: NEW VIDEO ON IASD YOU TUBE CHANNEL

Visit the IASD YouTube Channel to see a most exciting new video preview of the location of IASD's 28th Annual International Conference at the beautiful 11th Century abbey of Rolduc at Kerkrade, the Netherlands!

Conference Host Willem Fermont initially created this presentation for the 2010 IASD Conference in Asheville, North Carolina, but the addition of new slides and a voice over, engineered by YouTube channel manager, Tamara Gurbis of Phenomenal Films, plus music arranged by Dutch composer Hans Kockelmans, makes this jewel of a video one you will surely want to see.

Rolduc Conference Promotional Video

For IASD Members who are on Facebook or other social networking sites, this video creates a unique opportunity to "share" the beautiful conference location with friends, building excitement for the conference and (we hope) increasing attendance.

MORE VIDEO! IASD UNVEILS MEMBER VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

At the urging of its newest committee, the Social Networking Subcommittee, IASD is creating a new feature in Dream News and on the IASD YouTube Channel

Due to surging public interest in lucid dreaming, we open this feature with WAKE UP! the trailer for a video created by members Chris Olsen and Kira Sass, who co-directed and co-produced the half-hour documentary WAKE UP! Exploring the Potential of Lucid Dreaming. Chris is a PhD student at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, completing his dissertation on the historiography of lucid dreaming. Kira Sass is a producer and filmmaker, whose experience includes experimental filmmaking, corporate projects and documentaries. Together, Kira and Chris decided to produce this film out of the desire to explore lucid dreaming themselves, as well as a passion to share the unique potential of dream lucidity with a greater audience.

The film chronicles the journey of a handful of pioneers who are exploring the wonders and mysteries that dwell at the intersection of dreams and consciousness. It is a mixture of personal lucid dream experiences, insights and relevant research. Interviews for the documentary were conducted at the 2007 IASD Conference at Sonoma State University, where the filmmakers were looking for people who had something to say about how lucid dreaming can improve the quality of one's waking life.

As demonstrated last year during IASD's annual online PsiberDreaming Conference, many talented IASD members have begun to turn their skills toward film making. If you are creating a dream-related video of professional quality, and would like to have it considered for this Member Video Spotlight feature, contact Jean Campbell at jccampb@aol.com

For legal purposes, all Member Video Spotlight videos will be identified as such, and will carry the following words on the YouTube channel: ”IASD Provides this video as a focus on our members and does not necessarily endorse the content."

IASD 2010 PLEDGE DRIVE ATTAINS FINANCIAL GOAL

Thanks to the donations of several generous
IASD members, who "gave the gift of dreams", IASD will be able to continue a tradition of awards and prizes which encourage particularly students and young people to become involved in the premiere dream organization, IASD, and to pursue dream-oriented research and creative careers that might otherwise have been impossible dreams.

The 2010 Pledge Drive, ending for tax purposes in January, provided over $10,000 from members in the following categories: Dream Research Awards, $3,750. These donated funds will be matched by IASD, bringing research grant funds for this year to $7,500. Similarly the $550 donated for Student Awards will be matched by IASD to create awards totaling $1,100.

Thanks to the ongoing generosity of Nancy Richter Brzeski, IASD will once again be able to provide awards for its annual Dream Art Show, held this year at the June 24-28 conference in the Netherlands.

Web design and innovation, publications, conference scholarships, and low-income memberships are all IASD benefits provided by the annual fund-raising drive, along with many donations which are earmarked for general funds.

As always, IASD hopes to continue and expand this fundraising effort in 2011, providing educational and research opportunities. Funds collected during the 2010 Pledge Drive totaled $10,401. Donations can be made on a year-round basis at http://asdreams.org/donation/

ADVERTISE IN THE 2011 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Do you have a product or business to promote? Do you host a dream group? Are you an artist who would like to reach out to an international audience? Do you offer ongoing workshops? IASD currently boasts more than 90 published authors among its members. Was your ad included? If not, don’t get left out again this year. Highlight your presence at the 2011 IASD Conference by advertising in the annual conference program.

The annual conference program is handed out to every attendee of the IASD Conference and contains key information on events, schedule of sessions, workshops, and much more. Attendees constantly refer to the program onsite and hold onto it for future reference, generating multiple impressions for advertisers. Not all conference attendees are IASD members, so advertising in the conference program increases your exposure.

Click here for more information and for discounts available to IASD members.