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When: January 16 & 17, 2015 Where: Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA, Room A708
Details: If you've never been to our midwinter events, we strongly encourage you to attend. It's a chance to aid in divisional governance and get to know some other divisional members much better. EVERY division member is welcome to attend any/all of our activities and there is no fee for attending our events. If you plan to attend, please email so we can get a headcount.
This year we have the opportunity to reconnect with the National Multicultural Conference & Summit (NMCS). This year's theme is to "reflect within and reach out, to remove the borders that limit us and celebrate psychology without borders." Midwinter attendees are encouraged to come to the full NMCS on January 15-16 as it had always been a powerful event.
The Conference hotel is the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Members attending the NMCS will be offered a special room rate of $159 plus taxes, up to December 22, so please make your reservations by then. Schedule:
3:00-6:00pm: Communications & Media Team Meeting (meet at reception desk at 3pm)
6:00-9:00pm: Executive Committee Meeting & Agenda (Room A708)
Approval of Minutes
Reports, Updates, Announcements
Discussion
Saturday, January 17
6:00pm: Unoffical dinner at Pacific Rim Bistro (303 Peachtree Center Avenue NE). Sunday, January 18
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Minutes from the 2011 Midwinter Retreat: |
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Recap of the 2010 Midwinter Retreat |
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The 2010 Midwinter Retreat was historic for Division 51. For all of you who made it special, thank you. Long in its history as a space for the men of Division 51 to foster fellowship and to personally grow, this year’s retreat was the first to include women. Much debate and deliberation preceded this year’s invitation for women to join the group. Many who have been active in the Division are well aware of the strong desire of some perennial retreat goers to keep it an all-male event. For many of them, the desire was to create a separate retreat to be held concurrent to the all-male event, with an opportunity for a mixed-gender venue immediately following. This assertion was grounded in the belief that the presence of women may alter the dynamics and change how men confront personal and professional problems during the retreat. Men have not been the only advocates of this men’s group, as one Division 51 female leader has publicly stated a number of times, women have been pleased over the years on the effect that the group has had on the (male) participants. When men return from a retreat feeling refreshed and productive, which has apparently been a common observation, that’s a good thing for their families, co-workers, clients, and anyone else they encounter. Nonetheless, after nearly 20 years of being an all-male event, this past retreat was the first mixed-gender retreat of the Division’s history. In order to commemorate this event Jennifer Primack, David Whitcomb, Chris Liang, and Fred Rabinowitz offer their reflections on this year’s retreat and mid-year meetings.
Back: Chris Kilmartin, Andy Smiler, Brandon Youngblood, Ryon McDermott, Chen Oren, Rory Remer Middle: Jennifer Primack, Marina Epstein, Fred Rabinowitz, Ron Levant, David Whitcomb, Erin Reilly, Aaron Rochlen Bottom: Larry Beer, Gary Brooks, Chris Liang, Sam Buser, David Scheinfeld, Joe Grasso |
