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Washington-Baltimore
Center Group
for the Study of Group Relations
Current
Meetings
April 24-May 1, 2008
W-BC Online Business Meeting
Click here to see the agenda and contribute comments to the meeting.
The W-BC is conducting an online Business meeting beginning Thursday, April 24, 2008 through Thursday, May 1, 2008.
W-BC President Omowale Elson has posted a report and agenda for the meeting. W-BC members are invited to visit the Web site often through the week and to post contributions to this ongoing, online discussion concerning the agenda items during the period. This Web-based meeting will be in lieu of a face-to-face Center meeting for April. A second, in-person, business meeting is scheduled for June.
May 29, 2008
Rioch Lecture by John L. Johnson, Ed.D.
7:00-9:00 p.m. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 (corner of 16th & Q Sts. NW),
Main phone: 202-518-9400. Three blocks from the Dupont Circle Metro, Q St. Entrance. Bus service on 16th St., the "S" Bus
Parking: The JCC has a small adjacent parking lot with attendant; $4
charge. Street parking is free, but can be difficult in this
neighborhood.
June 26, 2008
Annual Business Meeting
7:00-9:00 p.m. This event is open to W-BC Associates.
Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 (corner of 16th & Q Sts. NW),
Main phone: 202-518-9400. Three blocks from the Dupont Circle Metro, Q St. Entrance. Bus service on 16th St., the "S" Bus
Parking: The JCC has a small adjacent parking lot with attendant; $4
charge. Street parking is free, but can be difficult in this
neighborhood.
Recent
Meetings
March 27, 2008
"An Inquiry and Exploration of Basic Assumption Me-ness"
Program Leader : John L. Johnson, Ed.D.
7:00-9:00 p.m. This event is open to the public.
Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St., NW,
Washington, DC 20036
(corner of 16th & Q Sts. NW),
Main phone: 202-518-9400. Three blocks from
the Dupont Circle Metro, Q St. Entrance. Bus service on 16th St., the "S" Bus
Parking: The JCC has a small adjacent parking lot with attendant; $4
charge. Street parking is free, but can be difficult in this neighborhood.
June 16, 2006
"WBC Business Meeting - What Happened This Year?"
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 408
Washington, DC
wbcakri@yahoo.com
May 19, 2006
"Rioch Lecture"
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 408
Washington, DC
wbcakri@yahoo.com
April 21, 2006
"Review and Application: A Necessary Evil"
6:45 - 8:45 p.m..
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 400, Room 8
Washington, DC
contact: john.adams10@comcast.net or by phone: (202) 244-8921;
confirm by April 14, 2006.
March 17, 2006
"Boundary Management: Who Is In Charge and Who Is In or Out?"
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 408
Washington, DC
wbcakri@yahoo.com
February 24, 2006
"Institutional Event Consulting: Looking In the Mirror"
Facilitator: Laura Dorsey-Elson, Ph.D
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 408
Washington, DC
wbcakri@yahoo.com
January 20, 2006
"WBC Business Meeting - No Quorum No Business"
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 408
Washington, DC
wbcakri@yahoo.com
November 18, 2005
"Small Group Consulting: All In the Family"
Facilitator: Elaine S. Goldberg, Ph.D
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 405, Room 16
Washington, DC
wbcakri@yahoo.com
October 21, 2005
"Planning and Administration: Absolute Immersion and Chaos"
Facilitator: Michael Speer, Ph.D.
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 400
Washington, DC
wbcakri@yahoo.com
September 23, 2005
Directing: How To Get To Be The Big Cheese - What Do You Feel You Had to Give Up or Take On To Get Here?
Facilitator: Nancy Adams, Ph.D., Experienced Director and Former Consultant
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 405, Room 16
Washington, DC
wbcakri@yahoo.com
June 24, 2005
Annual Business Meeting
Location: Washington School of Psychiatry,
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 405
Washington, DC
Time: 6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
This business meeting is for WBC associates.
May 25, 2005
11th Annual Margaret Rioch Lecture
Speaker: Carol Pearson, Ph.D.
Location: Washington School of Psychiatry,
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 400
Time: 7:00p.m. (doors open at 6:30p.m.)
The WBC is pleased to welcome renowned scholar Carol Pearson, Ph.D. as the speaker for the 11th Annual Margaret Rioch Lecture.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Questions may be directed to Peter Shapiro.
April
2005
Friday, April 15, 2005 6:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 400
Washington, DC
How does your Center grow? The
WBC Membership Committee will lead a discussion on membership in
the WBC. The program will include consideration of recruiting
efforts, and whether the organization in fact needs to recruit
new members to thrive/survive.
Guests are welcome
For more information contact:
Joseph L. Schmidt or
Peter Shapiro, pashapiro@yahoo.com
Program Committee
March 2005
WBC Meeting, Friday, March 18, 6:45-8:45pm EST
Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Ste 400
Washington, DC
2004 WBC Learning and Diversity Conferences Review
Join us as we hear from Rufus Barfield and David Luna from the 2004 Learning and Diversity Conferences. Guests are welcome.
February 18th from 6:45-8:45pm EST.
Location: Washington School of
Psychiatry, 5028 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.
(South of the Friendship Heights Metro stop on the Red Line)
This meeting is open to WBC Associates, their guests and any who have attended
a WBC-sponsored conference.
Meeting Topic: 2004 Conference Review
The program for the evening offers the opportunity to hear from representatives
from 3 of the 5 WBC-sponsored conferences held in 2004. Each will present a 10-15
minute synopsis of their conference and take questions or comments from those
in attendance. Speakers include:
Zachary Green - Leadership
for Change: An Integral Vision of Transformation
Shelly Wilsey - Authority,
Leadership, and Organizational Life:
Living and Working in a Culture of Fear
Georgia Sorenson - Leadership,
Complexity and Spirit
January 21st, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 6:45 to 8:45 p.m
WBC Business Meeting
Location: Washington School of Psychiatry, 5028 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 400,
Washington, DC.
To Affiliate or Not Affiliate -That is
the Question.
WBC President Kimberley Turner will lead discussions about the state of the Center,
which will include its affiliations, reports from committees, as well as other
Center business. This meeting is for WBC members.
Joseph Schmidt, Program
Committee Chair
December 2004
Holiday Social
Date & Location: TBA
Time: 6:45-8:45pm
This meeting is open to WBC Associates, their guests and any who
have attended a WBC-sponsored conference.
November 11, 2004 (Thursday)
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
On Beyond 'On Beyond Bion'
Facilitated by Dr. Georgia Sorenson and Dr. James MacGregor Burns.
The Washington-Baltimore Center sponsored the original lecture in
May and June via the Internet, providing a forum for "attendees"
to comment and discuss the content of the lecture. You can read
the lecture and comments at the following Internet address: http://wbcgrouprelations.org/rioch04/lecture.htm.
Drs. Sorenson and MacGregor Burns continue the conversation and
will provide an opportunity for those gathered to further discuss
the ideas contained in the lecture. Please join us to participate
in what is sure to be a thought-evoking evening. To be held in the
Library of the Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland.
College Park, MD. WBC members, their guests and any who have an
interest in the subject matter are most welcome to attend. Directions
October 15, 2004
Where We Are, Where We Are Going
Join us as WBC President Kimberley Turner discusses recent actions
by the Executive Committee as well as a look at the vision and focus
for the WBC during the coming year.
Location: University of Maryland, contact Joseph
Schmidt for the exact location on campus.
Time: 6:45-8:45pm
This meeting is open to WBC Associates and their guests.
June 4, 2004
Annual Business Meeting and Dinner
Join us to celebrate the year behind us and to anticipate the year ahead. This
evening marks the end of Michael Speer's presidency and the beginning of Kimberley
Turner's term as WBC President.
This meeting is open to WBC Associates and their guests.
May 21, 2004
Rufus Barfield, Ph.D., WBC Associate, of Barfield Communications,
will give a presentation on how he uses the Tavistock notions of
boundary, authority, role, and task in his work.
This meeting is open to WBC members and their guests.
April 2004
Rioch Lecture
The Lecture is open to Associates and the public.
March 19, 2004
John Johnson, Ed.D., WBC Associate and AKRI Fellow, will
lead a discussion of the “Grubb Model of Group Relations.”
This meeting is open to WBC Associates and their guests.
February 20,
2004
WBC meets the world
Ruthellen Josselson, Ph.D., WBC Associate and AKRI Fellow, will
lead a discussion of “Bion and the Culture of Fear.”
Participants will be asked to consider the event in light of group
relations theory and to develop hypotheses about the issue.
This meeting is open to WBC Associates and their guests.
January 23,
2004
WBC Business Meeting
Michael Speer, President, will lead a discussion about the state
of the Center, which will include information and discussion about
proposed by-law changes, reports from committees, new meeting space,
grant proposals that are in the works, as well as other Center business.
This meeting is open to WBC Associates.
December 19,
2003
Holiday Social
Members, Guests, Conference Members are invited.
November 21,
2003
Black Men in Trouble
Ty Smith, WBC Associate, will facilitate a discussion of this topic.
October 24,
2003
Center Update
Program leader: Joseph Schmidt
For more information
contact:
Joseph L. Schmidt,
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