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Reflections on the Osaka Conference
by Steff Oates and John Heath
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he 2013 International TA Con-ference in Japan was a great
success in every respect. Attendancewas around double what we mightexpect at a usual annual ITAA confer-ence. The atmosphere was electric, andthe conference organization was unsur-passed. It was a delight to be there.
Members of the ITAA Board ofTrustees (BOT) arrived in Osaka a fewdays ahead of the examinations andthe conference, so forus the buzz lasted awhole week. The con-ference organizers hadensured that roomswere booked for us inthe convention centerwith appropriatetechnology such thatBill Holloway andRobin Fryer could joinus for part of the timeusing Skype. This, ofcourse, was not thesame as having themthere, but it wentsome way in aidingcommunication,especially with Bill,who is diligentlypreparing forreworking the ITAAbylaws should the membership decideto move forward with this through therecent ballot. All BOT membersexpressed a deep sense of satisfactionat the end of the 2 days of meetings aswell as excited anticipation of what is
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Osaka Wrap-up: “Recovery,
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to come, particularly with the newwebsite and the newly established TAWorld Council of Standards (TAWCS)(see an upcoming Script for details onthe latter).
The TA trainers’ meeting was held theday after the BOT finished and was anopportunity to bring colleagues up todate with all the changes that havebeen made in the last year to ITAAaccreditation services in light of theclosure of the Training and Certification
Council (T&CC) and the opening of thenewly formed International Board ofCertification (IBOC) and the profes-sional standards committee (PSC). Thechanges were welcomed positively and
John Heath and Steff Oates at the ITAA Annual GeneralMembership meeting in Osaka
some colleagues even volunteeredto work on the new committees.This is good news for the future suc-cess of our qualification system.
The Certified Transactional Analyst(CTA) and Teaching and SupervisingTransactional Analyst (TSTA) examscame the next day, and these arealways a mixture of excitement andhard work. The excitement comesfrom the opportunity for colleaguesfrom all over the world to worktogether and learn from each other.The hard work comes from doing itwell and seeing the process throughto a good and reliable conclusion forthose seeking professional qualifi-cation in transactional analysis. It isawesome how seriously we transac-tional analysts take our work. Therecan be no denying that it is a toughcall to examine standards of compe-tency, transparently and fairly, in amulticultural setting. But the chal-lenge is also the thrill, and so it is adelight to sit on a board with peoplefrom different nationalities, all dif-
Participants were then treated to anoutstanding performance byYamakiya Taiko (pictured in lastmonth’s Script). The primordialsound of the drumming and thevitalizing display of healthy aggres-sion, precise coordination, and gracefrom these youngsters provided amagnificent and energizing start tothe conference.
There were two keynote addressesand three special lectures treatingus to an inspiring mixture of materi-al, including Trudi Newton (freshfrom running a mammoth TA 101)speaking on the power of story,Elana Leigh inviting us to honor thepast as we move forward into thefuture, Norihiro Sadato talkingabout interpersonal relationshipsduring early developmental stages,Mineyasu Sugita discussing rela-tional issues from a uniquely Japan-ese perspective, and Osamu Kitaya-ma on the integration of clinicalexperience and theory.
The workshop program was rich andvaried. The kind hospitality offered
ferent fromthe candi-date’s andthe transla-tor’s, and tofind commonthreads ofpassion andcommitmentin the pro-fessionallanguagethat weshare. SueEusden andThorstenGeck did asterling jobof organiz-ing theboards and skillfully containingthe vast range of emotions thatabound at these times.
The conference opening ceremonybegan with a song written by Aman-da McBroom and famously sung byBette Midler: “The Rose.” The lyricsinclude the following lines:
It’s the heart afraid of breaking /That never learns to dance. / It’s thedream afraid of waking / That nevertakes the chance. / It’s the one whowon’t be taken, / Who cannot seemto give, / And the soul afraid ofdying / That never learns to live.
And the song ends with a messageof hope and faith by reminding usto:
Just remember in the winter / Farbeneath the bitter snows / Lies theseed that with the sun’s love / Inthe spring becomes the rose.
These are such evocative words tobegin a conference with the themeof “Recovery, Rebirth, New Begin-nings.” Some of us were moved totears before the event had evenbegun!
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newsletter of the international transactionalAnalysis Association2843 Hopyard Rd., Suite 155Pleasanton, CA 94588, USAFax: 925-600-8112 email: [email protected]: www.itaaworld.org
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C. Suriyaprakash celebrates with friends after being presentedwith the Muriel James Living Principles Award. (From left): JohnHeath, Suriya, Marco Mazzetti, and Susan George
The conference closed with speechesof thanks and mutual appreciationfrom the ITAA President and fromour Japanese hosts. It would havebeen hard not to be moved by theatmosphere at the end of the gather-ing. The feeling of goodwill among uswas intoxicating, and the genuinesense of our companionship was pal-pable. Our shared passion for trans-actional analysis and our mission tosee it flourish for the good of peoplearound the world was there to seeand in plain view.
The 2013 ITAA Conference in Osakaleft many of us in no doubt thattransactional analysis is alive anddoing very well indeed.
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her tireless work overmany years in that regionof the world.
The banquet was a trulyJapanese evening. Wewatched an elegant anddeceptively simple pieceof classical Japanesesinging and dancing thatconveyed a complex nar-rative through the mix-ture of movement, cos-tume, song, and music.The vocal lines, haunt-ing and strange toWestern ears, supported by twomusicians playing on three-stringedguitars, added to the magic and mys-tery of the performance. After thatwe dined on traditional Japanesefood, and some of us even mastered,or at least improved, our chopstickskills. The event was held in a largeballroom with big band dance musicsupplied, after dinner, by an impres-sive group of musicians. They gavesome of the talented dancers wehave in our community an opportuni-ty to strut their stuff. A highlight ofthe evening’s revelry was a group“rock-paper-scissors” tournament.Some of us thought that this was thebest fun ever and are resolved torepeat it!
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by the Japanese organizers and theirteam of volunteers was much appre-ciated. It seemed that whenever anyof us flagged from the considerableheat and humidity of Japan in highsummer, a volunteer in a blue T-shirtpopped up with a bottle of coolwater. The workshops were support-ed by a number of volunteer transla-tors who all took their jobs very seri-ously. Many presenters weretouched by the care taken by thetranslators to build a good alliancewith them, and this caused many ofus to reflect on the complexity, deli-cacy, and importance of this role.
There were three awards made dur-ing the conference. The first was theHedges Capers Award to KursheedAhmed for her excellent work withdisadvantaged and oppressed peo-ple in Bangladesh. The second pres-entation was the Muriel James LivingPrinciples Award, which went thisyear to C. Suriyaprakash, a popularand well-deserving recipient whowas treated to an enthusiastic stand-ing ovation. The third presentationmade was the FTAA Goulding Awardfor Excellence, which was presentedthis year to Rhae Hooper for
Steff Oates is ITAA Secretary and can be
reached at [email protected] ; John Heath
is ITAA President and can be reached at
Two of the amazing volunteers who worked sohard to make the Osaka conference participants
feel welcome and cared for (from left): Madoka Kaneshiro and Koki Matsumoto
Audience joins in to play rock-paper-scissors
Demonstrating rock-paper-scissors game in Osaka
Osaka Conference Wrap-up
Appreciation
Both of us thank from the bottom ofour hearts those who attended the2013 Osaka ITAA Conference asdelegates and/or presenters andwho dedicated such great efforts tothe successful results of this firstinternational conference in Japan.
Invitation
This conference could not have hap-pened without the invitation fromITAA President John Heath in late2011. It seemed like a major chal-lenge to become a conference hostcountry because of the languagebarrier, although we have more than100 ITAA members in Japan, manyof whom had never been to an inter-national conference. We were some-what pessimistic when we speculat-ed about the number of possible delegates, despite the size of theJapanese TA population. We alsohad concerns about whether peoplefrom outside Japan would comebecause it is a far-Eastern country
“Recovery, Rebirth, New Beginnings”
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and, to makematters worse,there was theterrible 2011earthquakeand post-quake radia-tion problemsthat we fearedwould makeJapan a lessattractiveconferencesite.
Recovery
As we consid-ered our con-cerns, wedecided we needed to do somerecovering ourselves. We started tothink of our theme and contract.The first thing we did was that all ofour host committee membersagreed to hold the same image:hearing at the end of the event that“It was a great conference!” notonly from delegates but from every-one who supported and helped puton the event. We also focused onthe theme by praying for recoveryfrom what we have been strugglingwith and new beginnings for growthin the Japanese TA community.
Keeping the theme and theseimages front and center in our work,
Chie Shigeta (left) and Tomoko Abe received flowers, cards,and well-deserved applause at the gala dinner in
appreciation for their tireless work to make the Osaka conference such a success
we scheduled the program anddecided how we wanted to host thedelegates in the spirit of omotenashi,a particularly Japanese and exquisiteform of hospitality. The programbook cover shows the conferencetheme symbols, such as a famousreconstructed Osaka Buddhist tem-ple, an international voluntary res-cue team, and cherry blossoms afterthe quakes as well as the bambooforests in Kyoto where people findcalm healing and power. We collect-ed many photos of hands for thevideo used in the opening ceremony.Those hands represented formingconnections. We planned a work-
Chie Shigeta was chair of the interna-
tional conference hosting committee
and can be reached by email at
[email protected] ; Tomoko Abe
was conference general secretary and
cochair and can be reached at
shop in which we could think togeth-er about how to apply transactionalanalysis and how to live with TA dur-ing and after natural disasters. Fur-thermore, we chose a small woodenplate carved by some Japanese pris-oners during their rehabilitation as agift for all the workshops presenters.
Rebirth
The keynote lectures by Trudi Newton and Elana Leigh both ap-approached our theme directly andoffered suggestions. From Trudi weheard about what we have now,interpreted the meaning of it, andlearned introspection, responsibility,and joy in retelling our stories. Webelieve that the delegates took thisinvitation with them and acted on itduring the conference. Elana spokefrankly about how it is worthwhile toaccept your past and make it yourown, to cherish your own history,your family’s, and the time continu-ity on Earth and in space. Not onlythe sufferers but also many dele-gates in the hall were moved totears by Elana’s comments, and thestanding ovation afterward went onfor a long time. (Details about con-ference workshops will be covered innext month’s issue of The Script.)
During the conference, the cere-monies for ITAA’s Muriel James Living Principles Award (to C. Suriya-
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prakash) and the Hedges CapersHumanitarian Award (to KhursheedAhmed) and the FTAA GouldingAward for Excellence in TA (to RhaeHooper) offered Japanese delegatesthe opportunity to learn from thewinners’ contributions and abouthow humanistic transactional analy-sis has progressed in the world.
New Beginnings
We in Japan, living in a geographical-ly small country, have benefitedfrom hearing, contacting, and hav-ing dialogues with the TA worldthrough the conference. We madeour first step forward in sending our-selves vigorously out into the world.We hope to maintain this comple-mentary transaction and are com-mitted to doing so. Thus we havemade our own “new beginnings” inAugust 2013.
Thanks to the following for
generously allowing us to publish
some of their Osaka photos in
The Script:
Carol Solomon, C. Suriyaprakash,
and the professional photographer
engaged by the Osaka conference
organizers.
Keynoter Elana Leigh
Keynoter Trudi Newton
Special Lecturer Mineyasu Sugita
Special Lecturer Norihiro Sadato
Rhae Hooper
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the 2013 FTAA
Goulding Award
for Excellence in
TA while Kathy
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and Mandy Lacy
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Osaka Photo Gallery OnlineIf you would like to see more photos from the Osaka Conference, there are almost 3500 of them online!
1. Go to http://2013itaa.com/jp/report.html (this page is in Japanese).
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find M’s PHOTO; click on the blue URL http://msphoto.info/
3. In the middle of the page, find a rectangle with a dark blue background, click on ITAA.
4. In the upper left corner, in the empty box where you see “ID” type in itaa2013 (case sensitive).
5. In the empty box below that, type in the password: 815msp (case sensitive).
6. In the empty box below that, type in the security code (in red letters just above it, case sensitive)
7. Click on the Japanese letters just underneath the security code box and it will take you into the gallery.
8. To view photos by day, go to the list on the left side of the page and look for 814 (14 August), 815 (15 August), etc. Once ina day’s photos, click on any photo to enlarge it. Once a photo is enlarged, there are arrows at the side to take you to thenext or prior photo. To return to the photos by date, click on the return arrow at the top of your browser.
Our thanks to Tomoko Abe for her help in making this gallery of wonderful photos available to Script readers!
Banquet group enjoying the gala dinner in Osaka
Muscians playing 3-stringed instruments at gala
(From left) Akiko Okano, Masuo Nagao, andMasako Wasada enjoying the galaDancing after the gala dinner
Board notes
he ITAA Board of Trustees(BOT) met for 2 days on 11-
12 August just before the examina-tions and conference in Osaka,Japan. It was a highly productiveand satisfying meeting marked by ashared spirit of cooperation and atrue sense of teamwork.
To begin the meeting, PresidentJohn Heath shared his view of theprior 3 years of his presidency andabout moving forward with the revi-sion of the bylaws pending themembership vote. The contract withSAGE Publications means thatmembers can now access the TAJarchive from any computer ratherthan being restricted to one, as wasthe case with the TAJ disk. TheInternational Board of Certificationis established, a vice president ofprofessional standards (VP-PS)appointed, and meetings arrangedfor the Worldwide Training and Cer-tification Council. [Note that theWTCC was renamed the Transac-tional Analysis World Council ofStandards (TAWCS) at meetings
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Steff Oates is ITAA Secretary. She can be
reached at [email protected] .
ITAA Board of Trustees in Osaka (from left): Marco Mazzetti, Susan George,
Vann Joines, Karen Pratt, Milly De Micheli, Mandy Lacy, Diane Salters, John
Heath, Steff Oates, A. Geethan, and Vladimir Goussakovski (not in attendance:
William Holloway, Emily Keller, and Mohanraj, I A)
Each region is busy with its ownactivities. In some regions, specifi-cally Brazil, there is no central TAorganization, though communica-tion between ITAA and UNAT (theBrazilian TA Association) is pro-gressing well. Karen Pratt reportedthat the time is right to encouragemore people to become activelyinvolved in the South Africa TAAssociation (SATAA), though it wasagreed that it is a challenge for peo-ple to join the ITAA when they arealready a member of their localassociation and sometimes a region-al association as well. Vann Joinesdelivered North American represen-tative Emily Keller’s report and stat-ed that the TA practitioner programthere is attracting many young peo-ple. The hope is that this programmight lead the way in terms of inter-im qualifications.
Treasurer A. Geethan highlightedideas for creating a zero deficit budg-et for next year. One way is to bring in
following the conference.] Johnthanked all who helped in therestructuring work over the last 3years and, in particular, Mandy Lacy,who held the process with such skill.
The minutes of the last three meet-ings had all been approved by email,and these minutes were formallyand unanimously accepted as a cor-rect record. John offered apprecia-tion to Steff Oates for keepingrecords that hold together the histo-ry of the ITAA and the BOT in theform of minutes of our meetings.
Regional trustees then offered shortreports of activities in their regions.It was noted that there are vast dif-ferences between regions in termsof membership numbers and repre-sentation. John suggested thatregional representation might bene-fit from a rethink. The hope is thatyounger members in all regions willhelp us to overcome the languagebarriers that we have experiencedwith an aging membership.
200 new members; another way isto fund raise. Geethan agreed to setup a fund-raising committee thatwould be tasked with raising fundsfor specific projects, such as puttingthe TA Bulletin on the website assuggested by Marco Mazzetti.
There was a lengthy discussionabout new developments in thearea of training and certification.Vann Joines, VP-Professional Stan-dards, reported that the ITAA attor-ney has completed the work offorming the IBOC and has filed theArticles of Organization with theSecretary of State in California.These have been approved, so theIBOC now exists as a Limited Liabil-ity Company (LLC) with the ITAA asthe sole member and with KenFogleman’s name and address asthe person to receive service ofprocess. The vice president of pro-fessional standards heads the pro-fessional standards division, which
(John, Steff, and Mandy) to look atthe feasibility of these ideas.
The board, along with EATA Presi-dent Marco Mazzetti, emphasizedthe importance of ITAA and EATAimplementing a new way to cooper-ate and highlighted the importantand significant contribution that theestablishment of TAWCS will make.Marco suggested that ITAA considerthat there is a growing population ofyoung people in Europe who areinterested in TA but who do nottravel to world conferences that takeplace outside of Europe. Discussioncentered on making links with mem-bers of the organizations in EATA.Diane suggested that we make TheScript available to EATA members asa bridge between the two organiza-tions. John recommended that thisbe for a trial period to encourageEATA members to be proactive inrequesting access to further issues.After much discussion, it was unani-mously agreed that while the pur-poses of the ITAA and EATA appearto be very different, each would ben-efit from working with and aroundthose differences with a higher levelof collaboration.
Mandy reported on the TACC/WTCCworking party (subsequently retitledTAWCS), which was in the process ofdeveloping a constitution that wentout as a first draft for external con-sultation in April. From the feed-back, it was decided that more timewas needed to develop the constitu-tion to include qualifications otherthan CTA and TSTA and to considerthe level of authority of TAWCS. Ameeting was set to discuss this priorto the open meeting on 18 August.The BOT thanked Mandy for theexcellent organizational work shedid holding this process so skillfullysince its inception in Chennai.
Susan George reported that duringthe current phase of website devel-
was formed to replace the functionsof the Training and CertificationCouncil (T&CC). The VP-PS over-sees the PSC and the IBOC, eachwith its own two cochairs. The VP-PS will also serve as the manager(not chair) of the IBOC. The T&CCcurrently consists of John Heath,Vladimir Goussakovski, Vann Joines,and C. Suriyaprakash. When theT&CC is closed, the revenue-gener-ating functions will be under theIBOC whereas the PSC will set thestandards and take issues to theBOT or the ethics committee. Themain task now is to develop opera-tional guidelines for the PSC and theIBOC that specify the roles andtenure of its members. Vann Joineshas agreed to carry out this taskwith help from C. Suriyaprakash.
Vann expressed appreciation forSuriya’s efforts to pull all thethreads together. John strongly reit-erated this point. Suriya will remainchair of the T&CC until it is dis-solved and will continue to assistVann in setting up operationalguidelines and terms of reference.
Karen Pratt requested that as thenew PSC is formed, account is takenof all four fields of application. VannJoines agreed that he and Suriya willdo that as they develop the guide-lines for the PSC. Marco suggestedthat they make this a strong recom-mendation rather than a require-ment. Diane Salters recommendedthat the diagram of the IBOC thatwas published in The Script andincluded in the board packet be puton the ITAA website. Steff suggest-ed that it be updated to show clear-ly current practice in terms of whichcommittees are under the remit ofwhich vice president.
The focus then shifted to a rich dis-cussion prompted by a paper fromJohn on affiliate membership. It wasagreed to establish a task group
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Award nominationssought
eric Berne Memorial Award
Deadline: 1 December 2013
hedges Capers humanitarian
Award
Muriel James Living Principles
Award
Goulding social Justice Award
Nominations Deadline: 1 January 2014
See the ITAA Web site at http://itaaworld.org/index.php/
about-the-itaa/itaaawardsor contact the ITAA at
[email protected] for details on making nominations for these
awards. Send nominations for theEBMA to C. Suriyaprakash at
[email protected] . Sendnominations for the other awardsto Steff Oates at [email protected] .
opment, priority has been given tomembership issues. Ken Fogleman,Janet Chin, and Mick Landaichehave met with Giant Rabbit, andMick has been trained to edit pages.When a web manager is appointed,he/she will also be trained to handleroutine maintenance for the site.Susan emphasized that we need tohave a cost analysis and that costsneed to be stabilized. It was agreedthat the fund-raising committee tobe established by Geethan will iden-tify specific projects, such as upload-ing the Transactional Analysis Bul-letins and videos to the website.
Steff raised the issue from the con-tent committee regarding the mem-bership directory and listing of non-profit TA associations. The BOTagreed to contact the ITAA lawyerregarding the legal implications oflisting TA associations whose web-site information we cannot interpretand whether listing a websiteimplies endorsement and thereforemakes us legally liable for the serv-ice the website promises to deliver.
Under the guidance of Giant Rabbit,the web committee has also begunto consider design options for thesite (the “look and feel” of the web-site). This is being coordinated withthe PR committee (Karen, Mandy,and Mandisa Mbaligontsi). Thewebsite content committee is alsoworking on the information architec-ture, which involves where to locatewhat information based on the mostfrequent needs of site visitors as wellas other communication factors.
The BOT expressed gratitude tothose involved in the websitedesign, recognizing that it is thepublic life of our organization.Thanks are due to Mick Landaiche,Carol Solomon, Robin Fryer, NirajSingh, and Helen Rowland as wellas to Janet Chin, and Ken Fogleman,whose input has been invaluable
It was agreed that the developmentof an ethics code should now be theresponsibility of the professionalstandards committee. A group wasformed by Vann to consider aredrafting of the code in line with arecent request from EATA that theircode have parity with ITAA’s. Marcosuggested that the EATA and ITAAcodes operate under the sameguidelines but with further develop-ments in the ITAA code based onmore cultural sensitivity. The newgroup will include Vladimir, whooversees the ethics committee, andDiane, who was part of the groupthat recently attempted to redraftthe codes. This group should have aseparate function from the ethicscommittee, that is, to act as a leg-islative rather than an executivegroup. Diane will step down fromthe ethics committee in order to jointhe task group. She asked that theworking group that had presentedthe redrafting be acknowledged forthe work they have done to date.
Mandisa Mbaligontsi, a trainee fromSouth Africa, is working with Karenand Mandy on the public relationscommittee. Mandisa and the websitecontent committee have been liais-ing, and Karen combined a question-naire about the new website pro-duced by Mandisa with one producedby Giant Rabbit and sent it to BOTmembers. Mandisa has also beenadministering our Facebook page,and many new people have joined,with 397 likes and 62 people active.The most active group is from India.
It was agreed that John will suggestwording for a letter of welcome tonew trustees that outlines agree-ments in terms of attendance, fulfillment of duties, and expecta-tions, including that the current person in a post should preparehis/her successor by handing over information.
with regard to the operationalaspects of the background of thewebsite and the background of theback office.
Diane reported that The Script isworking beautifully thanks to LaurieHawkes and Robin Fryer. There havebeen good reports now that mem-bers are able to access the TAJonline, but uploading the archives istaking longer than we anticipated.Robin is currently prioritizing gettingthe TAJ back on schedule.
Diane had been in touch with EATAregarding their research journal, theInternational Journal of TransactionalAnalysis Research (IJTAR), andencouraged the BOT to think aboutwhat we might do to encourageresearch. It was recommended thatthere be a link from the ITAA web-site to the IJTAR website. Geethanrecommended that the regional rep-resentatives involve themselves inthis project because research willhave various cultural implicationsand differences. Marco agreed totake the idea of viewing the CTAwritten exam following the principleof a one-case research piece as a dis-cussion to the TAWCS. Karen Prattalso suggested that this is some-thing that the new professionalstandards committee could consider.
The 2014 World Conference isscheduled for San Francisco. Theworld conference standing commit-tee also organized a meeting afterthe BOT meeting to considerreviewing the current contract forworld conferences.
Vladimir Goussakovski reportedthat Brazil has indicated it wouldlike to run the 2015 ITAA confer-ence, which would serve as a way tomove past difficulties betweenUNAT and the ITAA. New Zealandand Australia have said they wouldlike to host the 2016 conference.
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training & Certification news
Here are the lists ofexaminees who passedtheir oral exams forTeaching and SupervisingTransactional Analyst(TSTA) and CertifiedTransactional Analyst(CTA) in Osaka, Japan,on 13-14 August 2013along with those whohelped with exams invarious ways.
Successful TSTA
Candidates Susan George, TSTA(P), Chennai, IndiaIzumi Kadomoto, TSTA(P), Nakano, Tokyo,JapanAmanda (Mandy) Lacy,TSTA (O), Sydney, AustraliaAnnie Rogers, TSTA (P),Wellington, New Zealand
tstA exam supervisorThorsten Geck, Hamburg, Germany
tstA Process FacilitatorsThomas Ohlsson, Marco Mazzetti, Adrienne Lee, C. Suriyaprakash
tstA examinersChairs: John Heath, Sabine Klingenberg, Günther Mohr,Diane Salters, Adrienne Lee, Vann Joines, Marco Mazzetti, Elyane Alleyson, Elana LeighExaminers: Lis Heath, Carol Solomon, Kathy Laverty, JanGrant, Thomas Ohlsson, Annika Björk, Roland Johns-son, Tatiana Sizikova, Vladimir Goussakovski, GeraldineLakeland, Theo van der Heijden, Milly De Micheli, SteffOates, C. Suriyaprakash
superviseesAmong those who served as supervisees were Angeliende Bruijn, Yoshiko Suzuki, Kaoru Mitsuyama, KarenPratt, Naoko Kidokoro Konakayama, A. Geethan, IoanaCupsa, Ann Heathcote, and Yoshiko Suzuki
Successful CTA Candidates Diana Deaconu, CTA (P), Bucharest, RomaniaDanijela Budisa, CTA (P), Novi Sad, SerbiaMichael Harsh, CTA (P), Omaha, Nebraska, USAKeiko Ikeda, CTA (P), Koshigayashi, Saitama, JapanYoshiko Kawai, CTA (P), Setagaya, Tokyo, JapanKyoko Mitsunobu, CTA (P), Shibuya, Tokyo, JapanMariko Seki, CTA (P), Tokorozawa, Saitama, JapanJunko Naoi, CTA (E), Nara, Japan
Congratulations to Successful Examinees
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Successful CTA and TSTA examinees in Osaka (from left): Danijela Budisa, Diana Deaconu,
Keiko Ikeda, Mandy Lacy, Izumi Kadomoto, Yoshiko Kawai, Susan George,
Kyoko Mitsunobu, Junko Naoi, Michael Harsh, Mariko Seki, Annie Rogers
CtA exam supervisor Sue Eusden, Nailsworth, Glouces-tershire, UK
CtA Process FacilitatorServaas van Beekum
CtA examinersMarco Mazzetti, Yoshiko Suzuki,Chie Shigeta, Ann Heathcote,Rosemary Napper, Karen Pratt,Rhae Hooper, Charlotte McLach-lan, Kaoru Mitsuyama, NaokoKonakayama, Yoshinobu Kitamu-ru, Ya-Ying Chen, A. Geethan,Vladimir Goussakovski, SteffOates, Wataru Suematsu, AnnaChandy, Milly De Micheli, JohnSavage, Vann Joines, KuniharaOgawa, Annika Björk, Kathy Laver-ty, Diane Salters, John Heath, Ulri-ka Wide, Ryoko Shimada, MasumiAonuma, Servaas van Beekum
Many thanks to the exam translatorsYuka Hashimoto, Aya Irie,Sachiko Shirai, Rie Miura, RikaKakiki, Sean Hamlin, MarikoTarui, Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Naosu-mi Tsuboi, Momoe Tomono, MiwaNakanishi, Junji Morita, ChihiroMaruyama
Successful TEW AttendeesJohn Baxendale, United KingdomHiroko (Ishii) Hikita, JapanRhae Hooper, AustraliaIkuko Kin, JapanMiyagi Satoshi, JapanTakayuki Muroki, JapanJohn Savage, New Zealand
teW staffSabine Klingenberg, GermanyKatherine Murphy, UKChristine Chevalier, France
Many thanks to the teW translatorsChie Sawa, Akiko Nitta
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upcoming events
Looking Aheadto the 2014 World TA Conference
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Japan, carry renewed energy andenthusiasm back to their communi-ties across the globe, the 2014 con-ference committee is preparing foranother inspiring event. The 2014World TA Conference will be held inSan Francisco, California, 6-9August.
The conference will mark two gold-en anniversaries: It is 50 years sincethe first publication of Eric Berne’sGames People Play and also the for-mation of the International Trans-actional Analysis Association
to the historic downtown area ofSan Francisco.
The conference location and themeoffer a chance to gather togetherand connect with our communityand our roots. Over the years, trans-actional analysis has evolved. As thecommunity has been challenged andenhanced by international expan-sion, so too has the theory. Despitethis growth and some growingpains, the heart of our OK-OK phi-losophy remains the same, andgiven the games played out acrossthe world, it is needed now morethan ever.
(ITAA). During those formativeyears, the transactional analysiscommunity has grown from a smallgathering in San Francisco to a glob-al community. The 2014 conferencetheme, “TA Now! A Game Changer,”is designed to blend the historicalwith the contemporary to inspirethe future of transactional analysis.
The conference will be held at theSan Francisco Airport MarriotWaterfront. The hotel overlooks theSan Francisco Bay and offers 24-hour shuttle service to and from theairport and the BART transit station,that latter of which will take riders
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For more information about the conference, visit www.2014worldtaconference.org or contact Conference Chair
Lucy Freedman at [email protected] .
CtA/tstA exams: 5-6 August ❖ teW: 10-12 August
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Celebrate Berne at November 2013 UK Dinner to Raise
Archive Funds
Excitement is building about the Eric Berne Archive Celebration Dinner to raise funds forthe Eric Berne online archive. The event will be held in Manchester, United Kingdom, onSaturday 9 November 2013 from 6:30 pm. TA folks and friends are invited to a six-coursedinner, a raffle with many TA-related prizes, after-dinner speaker John Heath, and livemusic and disco for only £40 per person. All profits will be donated to the archive project,which is raising funds to digitize the University of California (San Francisco) Berne archive(see www.ericbernearchives.org) so it is available to all.
For more information on the dinner, contact Ann Heathcote at [email protected] or Steff Oates [email protected] . We hope others will be inspired by this UK event to develop additional projects to support thearchive fund. If you do plan an event or project, let us know!
