NEWS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

This has been a busy month for the Board. We wanted to be sure you were brought up to date on several important developments that have occurred over this past month.

First, we were sad to learn that Laurette Dupuis would no longer be available to serve on the Board. Laurette was Vice President and chair of the Nominating Committee. Therefore, we not only had to fill the Director vacancy but also elect a new Vice President from among the members of the Board.

For the Director vacancy, we followed our standard protocol to consider the IASD member who received the highest number of your votes in this year’s election but was not elected. In this case, that member was Linda Mastrangelo. The Board met and voted to accept Linda as our new Director. Linda also agreed to become the editor of the Dream News, beginning with the current issue. Thank you and welcome, Linda.

For the Vice President vacancy, the Executive Committee met in the absence of a Nominating Committee and unanimously recommended Katja Valli to the Board to serve as VP and Chair of the Nominating Committee. The Board met and voted to elect Katja for these positions. We welcome Katja and look forward to working with her this year. Look for her article seeking nominees for this year’s election to the Board.

You will recall that last month, Jodine Grundy resigned her position as chair of the Regional Events Committee. On behalf of the Board, I wish to publically express our deep appreciation for her fine work in this position. She took the organization to new levels with regional planning and interaction. We all recognize that her shoes will be difficult to fill. However, we are pleased to announce that Susannah Benson and Diane E. Greig (formerly Rickards) asked to be considered as co-chairs of this important committee. The Board again met and accepted Susannah and Diane for this leadership. We congratulate both of them and thank them for taking on this important work.

One of the most fruitful ideas to come from Jody’s leadership was the Regional Representatives Network, made up of members like you who establish a personal connection with current and new members in their regions. I would like to quote a few lines from a message Jody recently sent to the reps. She said, “As the proverbial statement goes, one sows and another reaps: I trust that you and future generations of dreamers within and also outside of IASD will benefit from our activities. I trust that this robust network will self-organize in powerful new ways and I look forward to the flowering and fruiting of this great global dream tree.” If you are not familiar with the regional network and would like to help be a part of this great endeavor, please contact Susannah or Diane. Thank you, Jody, for this great gift to the organization.

Finally, the Board will be holding its fall meeting by telephone on Saturday, October 27, and Sunday, October 28. All members are always welcome at Board meetings. If you are not a current board member or committee chair and wish to attend, please write to me robertgongloff@earthlink.net  or our Secretary, Tracey Kahan TKahan@scu.edu for information on how and when to be part of the meeting.

If you have any questions or concerns that you feel need to be brought to the Board’s attention, please write to me or any officer or director.

Robert P. Gongloff
Board Chair

CALL FOR IASD BOARD NOMINATIONS

The IASD Nominating Committee is soliciting recommendations for members to serve on the Board of Directors for the term beginning in July 2013. Nominees should be members in good standing who are willing to serve. Please send your recommendations to Katja Valli, Nominating Committee Chair, at: katval@utu.fi  by December 31, 2012.

IASD STUDENT AWARDS FOR DREAM RELATED RESEARCH AND PROJECTS

We are pleased to announce that the anonymous donor who has generously provided funding for the Student Research Award for the past seven years has graciously agreed to provide matching funds for the 2013 competition! The IASD board of trustees will provide the balance of funds.

As in previous years, there will be two $500 awards. The first is for the best student submission of original scientific research on dreams and dreaming. The second is for the best submission of original historical, literary, artistic, or theoretical research. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to submit papers. Please view the following for additional details: https://asdreams.org/2013/callforstudent/.

All participants must submit their presentations in electronic form, preferably through email to office@asdreams.org or if necessary by mailing the files, copied to a CD or a DVD, to the IASD office by March 15, 2013.

IASD-Student Research
1672 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703 USA
Mark on any mailed box "OK to leave on porch."

Text submissions must not exceed 6,000 words. Participants should submit text in MS Word, and artwork in .jpg, .tif, or .pdf formats.
Participants may also electronically submit videos in AVI formats, or music in MIDI or MPS formats. In the case of papers with multiple authors – in terms of the ideas presented as well as the description of the results – the contestant must indicate clearly, in either the text of the paper or in an accompanying letter, what portions are the submitter’s work.

Submissions must include a copy of your student ID. Alternatively, you can fax a copy to the IASD Office at 1-209-724-0889, or scan and email an attachment to office@asdreams.org Include a note or cover letter that this is for the IASD Student Research Award. Participants must specify which of the two awards they are applying for.

Winners will be announced at the IASD annual conference, which will be held at the Virginia Beach Resort & Conference Center, Virginia Beach, VA, June 21 - 25, during the General Membership Meeting, presently scheduled for Sunday, June 23 at 3:45 pm.

Curtiss Hoffman, Ph.D.
Student Research Awards Chair

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

FROM IASD MEMBER, MASSIMO SCHINCO, CERVASCA, ITALY

It is always a difficult task to speak about oneself. It is as though an inside observer is looking at many different characters, as in the staging of a drama: all have an evident relationship, yet are so different from each other. In my case, one of them is now in Brazil lecturing in systemic psychotherapy; this one of the many “me’s” is also co-director of a school of psychotherapy and a psychotherapist himself. This “me” presently misses the presence of another “me” who likes to play violin for himself, friends and in an amateur orchestra. This “violinist me” is closely connected with another: the “dreaming me.” Yes, these two “me’s” are twins because music and dreams are just two faces of the same reality. At least this is the opinion that the “author/presenter me” tries to argue through presentations, papers and books around the world.

All these “me’s” constantly enjoy the company of another pair of “me’s.” The first one is a “religious me.” I feel a deep attraction to the spiritual side of life and this “me” claims that all our experiences are rooted in a transcendent dimension. And, finally, there is the “family me” who clearly feels that being “me” means to be part of a family.

Certainly, there are many other “me’s” and if you are interested in how all these “me’s” talk, dance and play music together, my presentation at the 2012 PsiberDreaming Conference is a good illustration.

From Membership Chair, Diane E. Greig

Thank you Massimo Schinco, IASD Board member from Italy, for contributing to the Membership News this month. There is still a chance to check out Massimo’s presentation on the dance of dreams and music at the PsiberDreaming Conference until the end of this month.

If you are interested in contributing to the Membership News, please do not hesitate to contact me: degreig2002@yahoo.ca
 
Be sure to join our Facebook group page. We have 611 friends and growing! In addition, let your Facebook friends know about IASD’s fan page (with 1251 Likes), and its website www.asdreams.org  Also, check out IASD’s new page on Google+.

GREETINGS FROM THE NEW REGIONAL COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS, SUSANNAH BENSON AND DIANE E. GREIG

Susannah Benson, PhD and Diane E. Greig, PhD have been appointed as co-chairs of the IASD regional network.

Susannah Benson: I joined IASD in 1999 and found my home. I am an IASD Board member, regional network committee member, IASD regional representative (Australia) and President of Dream Network Australia. I recently hosted the first Australian IASD Regional Conference.

Diane E. Greig: I am the IASD membership chair and IASD regional representative Canada (BC). I joined IASD in 1998 and discovered a like-minded community -- a mosaic of writers, researchers, therapists, and more-- who were all focused on various aspects of dreaming. I've been recording my dreams for over 30 years. Dreaming has captured my attention and enriched my life.

Regular readers of this column will no doubt want to join us in acknowledging and thanking Jodine Grundy for her long service and passionate, dedicated commitment to growing and extending the regional network which, under her care and leadership, expanded to 66 members.

During Jody’s tenure as IASD regional chair, new regional circles of interest and community have been seeded and nurtured, friendships have developed, language initiatives--which are more inclusive of non-English speaking members-- have been implemented, along with an increase in regional events.

Thank you, Jody, for your vision and for your dedication to realizing the very important function of IASD as an international community dedicated to expanding knowledge about dreams and dreaming. We look forward to continuing and furthering this vision.

Current and Upcoming Regional Events 2012-2013

New England, USA Regional: “The Creative Power of Dreams”
January 12, 2013, Regis College, Weston, MA. Host: Curtiss Hoffman

For millennia, creative people in all cultures have relied upon their dreams for inspiration. Come and celebrate the creative power of dreams at this one-day IASD regional conference! Keynote speakers are Deirdre Barrett, the author of The Committee of Sleep, and Ernest Hartmann, the author of The Nature and Functions of Dreaming. In addition, there will be a performance of excerpts from Curtiss Hoffman’s Gilgamesh Cantata, based on dream texts from C.G. Jung’s Red Book and using musical themes derived from dreams. Additional speakers will present papers on various aspects of dreaming and creativity.

Pre-registration will be available by late October, as well as a more complete listing of speakers and topics and transportation information for getting to Regis College. Registration will be $68 for IASD members, $78 for non-members, and $48 for students and those with limited incomes. This fee includes registration and a catered lunch.

Contact: Curtiss Hoffman, teximus@comcast.net