Dear Colleagues,

We are honored to host the IAPSP Annual International Conference on the Psychology of the Self, to be held on October 21-24, 2010 in Antalya, Turkey. The Conference, entitled "Self Psychology Around the World in Theory and in Practice", represents the first time in 33 years that our International Conference of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology is being held outside of North America.

Antalya is well known for its ancient ruins, sun, sea, food and natural beauty. It is located on the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia, the heartland of Turkey.

Situated between the continents of Asia and Europe, Anatolia is an area in Turkey that has served for many years as a bridge between cultures, religions, science, and the regions of East, and West, Across the centuries the works of scientists, philosophers, poets, and thinkers have come from these fabled lands where we will meet.

Our conference hotel is also unique. It contains its own state of the art conference center as well as many delightful vacation activities, all in a beautiful 5 star setting.

My colleagues and I have prepared a wonderful social and scientific program. We look forward to hosting you in Antalya.

Sincerely,
Sibel Mercan, MD
Turkey

The conference is dedicated to two individuals who have had a unique importance to Self Psychology.
That is, it will honor the achievements of Bernard Brandchaft and memorialize the sad loss this year of Andrew Morrison,
who contributed so extensively to IAPSP and to psychoanalysis in general.
The conference will feature the soon-to-be published book titled
Toward an Emancipatory Psychoanalysis: Brandchaft's Intersubjective Vision,
and authored by Bernard Brandchaft, Shelley Doctors and Dorienne Sorter