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Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 06:00 PM - Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 02:00 PM (ET)
Kalamazoo, MI
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CURRENT STATUS:
REGULAR REGISTRATION PERIOD
Regular Registration Fee Rate
in effect until 11:55 PM Monday 10-25-06
(As an Alternative to on-line registering: A Hardcopy Registration form for Emailing, faxing, or land mailing is also available on our website at: http://www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO_Fees.htm)
Note: For your convenience, if you should experience any difficulty at all in processing payment through PayPal, you can call their help line for assistance:
1-888-221-1161. As an alternative, you can also Email, fax, or mail the registration form available at the above link to our CBI address. If you use that alternative you can then pay via money order, cashiers check, or check. There is no late fee in this case.
HOW TO REGISTER ON-LINE:
1) Open ETO PROGRAM SESSIONS PAGE to view and refer to while selecting concurrent sessions during registration process (at http://www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO_ProgSessions06.htm )
2) After you have made your FEE selections above, please CONFIRM selected items and PRINT THIS PAGE for your records before clicking "Order Now" and moving to the 2nd page to choose your sessions. (A full, detailed summary of fees selected will also be provided by PayPal at the final stage of registration payment.
◊ This will be your fee payment confirmation.
3) Make your SESSION Selections on the 2nd page of the form, then CONFIRM selected items and PRINT the page for your records before clicking "Continue" and moving to PayPal for payment.
◊ This will be your program sessions confirmation.
4) Process your payment through PayPal by credit card or E-check.
Please submit a SEPARATE REGISTRATION for EACH PERSON.
See below for FEE RATES and PAYMENT INFORMATION
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REGISTRATION FEES
Program Fees (See separate Meal fees below):
Note Important CONFERENCE PROGRAM Fee Dates:
There are discounts for early registration, full time student status, and members of co-sponsoring and supporting organizations.
All discounts are with proof of status at check-in on site.
EARLY Registration Through 9-4-06
1) General: $280
2) Supporting Organization Member: $260
3) Co-Sponsor Organization Member: $250
4) Full Time Students: $175
REGULAR Registration 9-5-06 Through 10-25-06
1) General: $295
2) Supporting Organization Member: $275
3) Co-Sponsor Organization Member: $265
4) Full Time Students: $190
LATE Registration After 10-25-06 (if space permits)
1) General: $315
2) Supporting Organization Member: $295
3) Co-Sponsor Organization Member: $285
4) Full Time Students: $210
(NOTE: After 10-4-06 the DISCOUNTED HOTEL ROOM RATE and room availability is not guaranteed. This is then on an as availabile only basis.)
Meals*:
A - Conference Community Lunches and Dinners:
(Two diet plans are offered: 1. Poultry and/or fish, and 2. Vegetarian) There are 5 optional selections for meals (prices include all taxes and service charges):
1) Friday Lunch $15
2) Friday Dinner $27
3) Saturday Lunch $15
4) Saturday Evening Banquet $32
5) Sunday Lunch $15
B - *Breakfast is on your own:
As a special courtesy, the Radisson Plaza Hotel has arranged for 2 breakfast options on-site for our participants on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning from 7:30-9:00am: 1. a special buffet or plated breakfast -OR- 2. a special discounted room service
C - *Optional Lunch or Dinner on your own:
The hotel also offers the options of 4 on-site restaurants for lunch and dinner. Information on the restaurants is available at: Radisson Plaza Hotel www.radissonkz.com. Please note that restaurant space is limited during meal times, and particularly lunch (as there is only one restaurant open for lunch).
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International Humanistic Psychology Association (IHPA) affiliation (Join IHPA at the time of registration and qualify for the co-sponsor discount) Professional: $45 annual fee Student: $25 annual fee
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CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs) are available. Those wishing to receive CEU's would sign up for this separately on-site.
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PAYMENT and REGISTRATION OPTIONS
1) On-Line Option:
Conveniently register and select program sessions through MollyGuard, and make payment through PayPal on-line using this form - with immediate confirmation. On-line payment through PayPal includes credit card and E-check options. (There is a modest service fee added by MollyGuard for on-line registrations)
2) Landmail, Fax, or E-mail Option:
As an alternative, a Registration form is also available on the Common Bond Institute website to be downloaded and printed for submission by landmail, fax, or Email (see CBI contact information below). Payment can be made through PayPal (includes credit card and E-check options), or directly to Common Bond Institute by wire transfer, cashiers check, money order, or check.
3) A plain text Email version of the Registration form is also available by contacting CBI.
(* IMPORTANT NOTE Regarding Options 2 and 3: Registration and Session selections are not confirmed until full payment is received. We encourage you to register early. Conference space and session sizes are limited and we expect the conference to fill up. As a result desired presentations may be closed if you register late.)
Payment must be in U.S. funds.
PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: "Common Bond Institute"
Please include Email and/or phone information at registration in the event we need to contact you about your registration.
◊ The ETO Conference is principally funded through registrations. To assist in promoting diversity and accessibility, organizations and groups are encouraged to sponsor representatives and individuals to attend.
◊ Cancellation Policy: Full refunds are given for cancellations received in writing by September 16, 2006, minus a $75 non-refundable administrative fee. After September 16, 2006 no refunds are possible. You may also assign your registration to someone else at no charge (assignments must be made prior to the conference date in person by phone or in writing directly to Common Bond Institute). Common Bond Institute 12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, Michigan 49034 USA Ph/Fax: 269-665-9393 E-mail: SOlweean@aol.com Web site: www.cbiworld.org _________________________________________
HOTEL RESERVATIONS are made directly through the Radisson Plaza Hotel. See details on special conference rates and services at www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO_SiteTravel.htm
(Discounted hotel room rate is guaranteed until 10-4-06) _______________________________________________________
Conference Description:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
"ENGAGING THE OTHER:" The Power of Compassion
An international, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary conference examining concepts of "The OTHER" from a universal, cross-cultural perspective to promote wider public dialogue about images of “Us and Them.”
Sponsored by
Common Bond Institute
Co-sponsored by
HARMONY Institute, the International Humanistic Psychology Association, the Fetzer Institute, and Western Michigan University
Supported by a growing international list
of over 75 organizations and universities
REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ETO Conference URL: www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO.htm
JOIN an extraordinary pool of leading experts from around the world to address the roots of negative stereotyping and prejudice, and how to move past artificial barriers of misunderstanding and distrust to cultivate our capacity for appreciation of diversity, reconciliation, and peace
PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO:
◊ Raise the level, depth, and breadth of public dialogue and awareness on core issues. The conference examines dimensions and dynamics of "The OTHER" on individual and group levels, and considers how enemy identity is formed, perpetuated, and manipulated - including fear-based belief systems, negative stereotypes, projection, prejudice, and scapegoating.
◊ Identify and compile fundamental questions, dilemmas, and implications for further deep inquiry and examination in an expanding public dialogue, and to challenge embedded negative belief systems that promote dehumanizing, adversarial perceptions of the "The Other."
◊ Tap our shared wisdom and compassion as a community - from the local to the global - in developing practical applications. Participants are encouraged to develop and share practical recommendations and strategies for applying results to the current state of local and world relationships to promote increased understanding, sensitivity, and compassion as a means of countering and neutralizing hostility, particularly inter-group hostility.
◊ Formulate findings to make available to all - through publications, media, local gatherings, etc.
An outstanding international pool of over 70 Presenters gather from around the world with extensive experience in addressing concepts of The Other from different perspectives - psychological, (intra-personal and inter-personal), social, cultural, anthropological, historical, philosophical, and spiritual.
http://www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO_Presenters.htm
Huston Smith, Sam Keen, Marianne Williamson, Archbishop Elias Chacour, Maureen O'Hara, James O'Dea, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Imam Hassan Qazwini, Abdul Aziz Said, Eyad El Sarraj, Ruchama Marton, Sen. John Vasconcellos, Jamal Dajani, David Michaelis, Lee Mun Wah, Geshe Gendun Gyatso, Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, Don Edward Beck, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Joseph Montville, Aisha Gray Henry, Jeffrey Mishlove, Stanley Krippner, Paul VonWard, Dan Bar On, Sharif Abdullah, Gorka Espiau, Aftab Omer, Ihsan Alkhatib, Satsuki Ina, Marilyn Youngbird, Ahmad Hijazi, Ohad Bar Shalom, Steve Olweean, Alexander Badken, Mark Pevzner, Gay Barfield, Deborah Koff-Chapman, Mukti Khanna, Josh White Jr., Steve Fabick, Bruce Gibb, Elza Maalouf, David Schoem, Robert Oppenheimer, James Macsay, Lewis Gover, Anna Rodina, Hana Hasan, Alvaro Cedeno, Wendy Woods, Charles Behling, Diane Perlman, LaRon Williams, Elizabeth Barton, A T Miller, Ilham Al-Sarraf, Anna Badkhen, Gemma Bulos, Brenda Rosenberg, Kate Runyon, Sharon Lowe, Jane Dutton, Margaret Warner, Silvia Dubovoy, Sandy Heierbacher, Shadia Kanaan, Paul Clements, Mushtaq Luqmani, Laurie White, David Juarez, Robert Small.
Over 3 1/2 Days Experience:
◊ 5 Keynote Speakers
◊ 5 Plenary Panels with leading speakers on theory, philosophy, and historical aspects.
◊ 26 Presentations of lectures, Workshops, and Panels
◊ 3 Daily Conference-wide Facilitated Dialogue Groups to engage th econcepts, invite diverse perspectives, and explore practical applications.
◊ Evening Performances, Social-Cultural events, and Community activities
◊ In-Process Expressive Arts Interpretations of the conference as it evolves.
◊ E-conference Links to Satellite locations at universities and professional institutes in the US and various countries during plenary sessions as a vehicle for expanding an inclusive global dialogue.
◊ E-dialogues and E-working groups, established on CBI's website to reflect emerging content and themes as vehicles for continuing the dialogue process beyond the conference, leading to subsequent conferences. An archive of event content will also be available to conference participants.
◊ Media Exhibits and Displays.
◊ Rich Networking opportunities.
◊ Crosscultural Intentional Community. Participants experience the conference program and community as a living learning laboratory, to explore conference themes and create a common ground of reference essential to engaging and integrating formal learning.
Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 06:00 PM
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Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 02:00 PM (ET)
Add to my calendarCOMMON BOND INSTITUTE (CBI) is a US based NGO that grew out of the Association for Humanistic Psychology's Soviet-American (International) Professional Exchange. Since 1990 CBI organizes and sponsors numerous international, multi-disciplinary conferences, professional training programs for local capacity building in human services and civil society, and professional exchanges. It provides consulting, coordination, and networking support to assist newly emerging human service and civil society organizations in developing countries. Cultivating the fundamental elements of a consciousness of peace and local capacity building are seen as natural, effective antidotes to small group radical extremism and large group despair, as well as to hardship and suffering in the human condition. To this end, enabling each society to effectively resolve and transform conflicts, satisfy core human needs within their communities, and construct effective, holistic mechanisms for self determination, self esteem, and fundamental human dignity and worth is the purpose of our work. CBI is grounded in the application of humanistic psychology's principles in it's commitment to capacity building at both the grass roots and social institutional level, and in providing the individual in society with practical skills and visions for transforming conflict in their day to day lives. It is highly collaborative and works to actively form strategic alliances and partnerships with organizations, groups, and individuals dedicated to nurturing relationships locally and globally in creating and promoting an authentic world culture of peace.
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