www.ipa.world/congress
Stefano Bolognini—President
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
NEW DEADLINE —1 AUGUST 2016
For psychoanalysts, intimacy is the currency of every session. It informs relationships
with our patients, our theories and our own work. Intimacy transcends the individual/
dyadic, animating the construction of the social, familial and cultural dimensions of
everyday life.
Intimacy permeates all facets of psychoanalysis, taking many shapes. It can be vivid or
shadowy, can reveal or obscure, be transformative or perverse, playful or constricting,
silent or passionate.
Psychoanalysis requires us to continually ask ourselves:
What
How
is the relationship between intimacy and sexuality, body and gender?
is intimacy sustained and, conversely, eroded in and outside the consulting room?
What
is the danger to the analyst's life as he/she lives in such intimacy with their
patients?
How
do we think about the infrastructure of intimacy, including the physical
environment; instinctual, individual, and clinical dynamics of coupling; families,
community and society?
Intimacy has a long reach.
For this Congress, we invite proposals that engage with intimacy in any of its
manifestations.
In this call for proposals
 How to apply?
 What are the proposal options?
 Other important information
 Continuing Medical Education (CME)—what do I need to know about CME?
 Please send your proposal or Award proposal before 1 August 2016
 Programme decisions will be announced in January 2017
 Contact us on [email protected]
The Programme Committee for Buenos Aires is pleased to invite proposals for Individual Papers /
Panels / Small Discussion Groups / Posters / Community Models / Films and Prizes and Awards from
Members, Candidates and non-members of the IPA.
All proposals must be sent in online using the IPA / IPSO system available here. Please read
the guidance notes to make sure you send all required details to be considered for review. If you do not
remember your login details you can use the tools available in the login page to reset username/
password or contact the Congress Team on [email protected].
An email acknowledgement will be sent upon receiving your proposal.
Proposals may not be sent directly to a member of the Programme Committee.
The Congress takes place alongside the 24th International Psychoanalytical Studies Organization (IPSO)
conference with activities organized specifically by IPSO. Further details about the IPSO programme will
be available on IPSO’s website.
The deadline to receive all proposals online is 1 August 2016
Decisions timeline: A decision will be made on the acceptance or non-acceptance of all proposals by
30 November 2016 and we will send you an email with the decision after this date, and no later than
January 2017.
How to apply? Download the guidelines
All proposals must be made online in the language in which you intend to present. You will be the
principal point of contact responsible for liaising with the IPA London Office over the administration of
this activity.
The online system will require the following from you after you login:
1. The title in the language in which you will present it.
2. An abstract (no more than 500 words) in the language in which you will present it. Abstracts are not
required for Poster proposals.
3. A summary (no more than 50 words) in the language in which you will present it.
4. Names and e-mail addresses of all people involved in the project (e.g. author and co-authors, Chair
and panellists, etc).
5. Proposals sent for Individual Papers will be asked for all of the above and the full paper. The author's
name should not appear on any page. (Only Individual Papers will be required to send the full paper.)
6. Continuing Medical Education (CME) - for your proposal to be considered for presentation at the
Congress, we require to be included with your proposal four statements relating to the educational
objectives expected from your presentation. In addition, we require two unique learning objectives
for Continued Medical Examination (CME) / Professional Development (PD) purposes that specifically
address what a delegate would learn/take away from attending your session. Please note: this is a
mandatory requirement for all activities except Posters and Awards and must be included when you
submit your proposal online. If your application is for a Poster or an Award, please write 'poster' or
'award' in the spaces provided. Some examples are provided here.
7. Please provide 3-5 keywords selected from the online IPA Psychoanalytic Thesaurus that best
describe your proposal.
8. You will need to agree to the IPA’s terms and conditions, which include (i) agreement that the IPA can
publish your paper, if accepted, on its website and elsewhere, and (ii) a declaration regarding clinical/
confidential material.
Proposal options
Community Models
Presentations will focus on programmes outside the consulting room as well as programmes designed
to integrate psychoanalytic thinking and community practice. Proposals should include a description of
the project, its development and a sense of how it contributes to the role of psychoanalysis in the
world. Presentations will be allotted a maximum of 20 minutes, followed by approximately 15 minutes
of discussion.
Films
Film sessions should be a maximum of 3 hours in duration, including discussion. Films without English
dialogue should be shown in a version with English sub-titles, if possible. Proposals should include the
title of the film, a Chair and up to 4 discussants, and the language in which the post-film discussion will
take place. You must confirm that you have obtained all the required rights and permissions for your
production, including signed release forms for every participant (and, where they are under 18 years of
age, from their parent or guardian), and that the IPA will not be exposed to any claims for copyright or
other performance or related rights – and if any such claims are made you agree to indemnify the IPA
against both all claims and any legal costs the IPA considers necessary to defend itself.
Individual Papers
Papers must take no more than 15 minutes to read aloud. Each paper will be followed by approximately
20 minutes of discussion. Your paper must not have been previously published, accepted for
publication or read at an international conference. Papers sent must be anonymous, please remove
your name and other identifying elements before you add it to the system online. The full and final
paper, in the language in which you intend to give it, must be received at the same time as your
proposal. You may not amend the paper after you have sent it in.
Panel Presentations
Panels will typically focus on a single topic and be composed of up to 3 panellists and a Chair. This
should be structured as 60 minutes for the panellists’ presentations, including the discussion between
panellists, and 60 minutes for audience discussion. Proposals must include an abstract that
summarises each panellist presentation. Proposals for panels that include short extracts from films or
TV programmes should also be included here (see the Films section for the terms and conditions that apply to such presentations). In making a panel proposal, you must ensure that all proposed panellists
have sufficient fluency in the language in which the panel will be conducted.
Posters
Poster displays of research, clinical and theoretical work will be considered for presentation. The poster
itself is not required at this point, but you should provide a title and a summary. The maximum size of
the poster is 1 metre (3 ft) x 0.75 metres (2 ft 5 ins).
Small Discussion Groups (SDGs)
SDGs will last for up to two hours and will allow the audience to explore a topic of mutual interest.
Proposals should include a Chair and no more than 4 invited contributors. Considering the participative
nature of this activity, aggregate presentation time (the total length of all presentations combined)
must be a maximum of 30 minutes. In making a proposal, you must ensure that all colleagues named
have sufficient fluency in the language in which the SDG will be conducted.
Other important information
Continuing Medical Education (CME) – the IPA must plan and present scientific programme sessions
that are in compliance with the criteria for CME as established by accrediting bodies. To this end, all
scientific programme proposals must include two objectives and four statements relating to the
educational objectives to ensure the session is planned accordingly. These items will be required when
you submit your proposal online.
IPA Congresses normally receive far more proposals than there is room for at the Congress so please be
aware that many high-quality proposals may regretfully have to be declined.
Proposals may only be sent in electronically via the IPA website and a separate proposal is needed for
each activity.
Please be aware that the IPA will not pay for any paper you propose to be translated or copied in
connection with the Congress.
Simultaneous interpretation will be available for selected activities at the discretion of the Programme
Committee.
The Programme Committee will follow the longstanding policy of generally limiting each participant to
one major role and one secondary role in the programme.
You will also be asked to indicate your audio/visual equipment needs, if your proposal is successful. The
Programme Committee cannot guarantee that equipment requests will be met.
Prizes and Awards
The IPA makes a number of awards at its biennial Congress. The following awards and prizes are
scheduled to be given in July 2017 in Buenos Aires. If you wish to enter for an Award or Prize, please
ensure that your submission is completed in time as those received after the deadline will not be
considered. Hayman Prize, Elise M. Hayman Award, Sacerdoti Prize, Training Today Award, Research
Awards and the Tyson Prize for Candidates; IPSO Writing Award.
The Hayman Prize for Published Work Pertaining to Traumatized Children and Adults
This award, funded by Dr Hayman, was set up in 1997 to encourage interest in this specific topic, and to
make the need for increased knowledge of the topic more widely appreciated. The study of the nature
and characteristics of massive trauma to children, of the influence upon their development and
functioning, and on succeeding generations of their children, should be the central theme of such a work.
Preferably, the study should focus direction upon the subject population directly related to the Holocaust
or should apply the understanding derived from Holocaust studies to the effects of massive trauma suffered by children living under repressive regimes elsewhere (for example, the children involved in refugee
crises in different parts of the world). The award is US$4,000 and a certificate, and it will be announced
and presented during the IPA Congress in Buenos Aires. Eligibility: Proposals may be made by IPA Members, IPA Candidates and non-members. Offered to the author or authors of the best paper on this subject published (or accepted for publication) in a book or in a recognized psychoanalytic or other scientific
journal during the two years preceding a biennial international Congress of the IPA. Submissions should
include the journal or book reference and an electronic version (PDF or Word) of the relevant article.
Elise M. Hayman Award for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide
The Elise M. Hayman Award was initiated in 1989 by Dr Max Hayman in memory of his wife, Elise. The
award is made biennially for the most cogent, relevant and commendable work on the Holocaust and
genocide, current or historical. The award is US$4,000 and a certificate, and it will be announced and
presented during the IPA Congress in Buenos Aires. During the week of the Congress, the winner will be
invited to give the Elise M. Hayman lecture, which is offered for publication to the International Journal of
Psychoanalysis. Eligibility: Submissions may be made by IPA Members, IPA Candidates and non-members.
Psychoanalytic Training Today Award
In 2002, the IPA Education Committee set up this award to recognize the best paper on the study and
development of psychoanalytic training models. The award carries no monetary value and will be
recognized with a certificate. Eligibility: Submissions may be made by IPA Members, IPA Candidates and
non-members.
Psychoanalytic Research Exceptional Contribution Awards
The Research Committee of the IPA has set up an open biennial competition for the four best
psychoanalytic research papers/posters to be submitted for consideration for this Award. The
competition is not restricted to empirical studies, however the submissions are expected to report the
results of systematic investigation of relevance to psychoanalysis. They may be in any field where psychoanalysis is relevant, such as the history of science, law, art, etc. The award is $500 for each of the four papers/posters. The prizes will be announced and presented, with a certificate, at the Congress. Eligibility:
Submissions may be made by Members, IPA Candidates and non-members. Posters submitted in response
to the Congress Call for Proposals will automatically be considered for the Award for best research poster.
Tyson Prize
This prize, funded by Dr Robert L. Tyson, dates from 2005. It is awarded for an excellent and original
clinical paper by an IPA Candidate or by an individual who has graduated from an IPA Institute since the
last IPA Congress. A “clinical paper” is one that describes the essence of a psychoanalytic treatment.
Three finalists, one from each region, are chosen and the winner is awarded the Tyson Prize ($500; $250
is awarded to each of the runners-up). The finalists will be invited to present their papers as part of a
dedicated panel at the Congress. Eligibility: Proposals may be made by an IPA candidate or by an
individual who has graduated from an IPA Institute since the last IPA Congress. The prizes are announced
and presented by the IIRC Chair and the President of IPSO, with a certificate at the Congress.
Sacerdoti Prize
This prize, funded by Cesare Sacerdoti, previously of Karnac Books, dates from 1987. This prize is for the
best individual paper by a relatively young author, under 50 years old on 25 July 2017 who is presenting
at an international Congress for the first time. The prize-winning paper is selected by the Congress
Programme Committee from the papers which are submitted for the scientific programme of the
biennial IPA Congress. The prize is £500, announced and presented, with a certificate, at the Congress.
Eligibility: Proposals may be made by Members, IPA Candidates or non-members.
IPSO Writing Award
This award is presented to the two most outstanding papers submitted for each of the 3 IPA regions to be
presented at the IPSO Congress. The manuscript must be an original work submitted by an IPSO
candidate. To read more details including eligibility please visit the IPSO website.
Rights
The IPA will disseminate the papers presented at the Buenos Aires Congress via an online repository that
will only be accessible by individuals who have purchased a ticket for the Congress. For this reason, the
IPA asks you to grant the IPA a non-exclusive licence to publish your paper on the IPA website and in
other IPA publications (including our new eJournal, PSYCHOANALYSIS.today, where it may be translated
into any or all of the five eJournal languages – English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish) and to
enable the IPA to grant a licence to other journals to publish it in any language. As the licence you grant
to the IPA will be non-exclusive, you will retain the ownership of the copyright and the right to use your
paper as you think fit.
Authors will be asked to inform the IPA if a paper contains confidential material (such as clinical material)
that should not be published. When you send in an Individual Paper online you will have the opportunity
to mark it as ‘Clinical Material’. Such papers will not, if accepted, be uploaded to the IPA Congress
website.
Clinical Confidential Material; there will be non-IPA Members at the Congress, most of whom will not be
bound by the IPA’s Code of Ethics (although they may be professional members of other institutions
which have a similar ethical code – and, equally, they may just be members of the public, including
interested patients of analysts, journalists and authors).
Under no circumstances should you break the obligation you have to respect your patients’
confidentiality. Any clinical material must be anonymised in such a comprehensive way that if your
patient was reading about themselves in your paper on the IPA website, or listening to a recording of the
presentation or discussion, they would not be able to identify themselves. Please do not assume that
because, for example, this Congress is taking place on another continent that your patients’
confidentiality is somehow of less fundamental importance.
Buenos Aires Programme Committee
Maureen Murphy, Chair
Ronnie Shaw, Co-Chair, North America
Alfonso Pola, Co-Chair, Latin America
Pedro Gil, Co-Chair, Europe
Isabel Ugarte da Silveira, IPSO Vice-President for Latin America
Alexandra Billinghurst, IPA Vice-President