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Authority, Leadership and Identity

Systems and Organizations in Times of Globalization and Terrorism

Sunday 4th February 2007 - Friday 9th February 2007

Ramot, Israel

OFEK: the Israel Association for the Study of Group and Organizational Processes
Rishon Le-Zion College of Administration MBA programme
The Tavistock Institute, London

Introduction
Primary Task
Issues
Concepts
Methodology
Membership
Programme
Staff
Info & Fees
Payment Terms
Reductions
Booking
Web Sites

Introduction

This year, OFEK

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Conference Aims and Primary Task

The skeletal structure of the conference was developed at the Tavistock Institute in London after the Second World War, with a view to studying the behavior and development of groups, organizations and societies.

The conference examines the interaction between the structure of an organization or a system, the dynamic processes taking place within it, and the patterns of leadership and authority of its directors and other office holders (role takers).

The assumption is that the personal, group and system components are interconnected, and that they determine the ability of both individual and organization to adapt, change and grow.

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The Learning Aims:
  • The conference provides opportunities for a hands-on experiential study of subjects

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Issues

The conference provides opportunities for a hands-on experiential study of subjects such as:

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Concepts

The Socio-Political Background

The conference takes place against the background of two cardinal historical phenomena: globalization and terrorism. The two may be interconnected. While globalization promotes the elimination of boundaries with a concomitant blurring of separateness and differences (national, organizational and individual), and thus harbors a veiled unconscious threat to individuality (national, organizational and individual)

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Methodology

The conference is based on experiential, empirical learning. Its topics are explored as they evolve,

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Membership

The workshop is aimed at people in positions of authority, leadership or management. It may also prove beneficial to a broad spectrum of professionals in the areas of administration (public and private), social services, behavioral sciences (organizational consultancy, psychoanalysis, clinical psychology, educational psychology, social work, education, sociology etc.) as well as medicine, (psychiatry, family medicine, nursing)

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Programme

The material covered in the conference is applicable to a variety of areas depending on the participant's needs.

Staff

Conference Director and Director of Sub-Conference "A":
Joseph Triest  M.A.,
Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor; Training Analyst (I.P.A.) and Organizational Consultant; Lecturer, Tel-Aviv University; Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Conference Associate Director and Director of Sub-Conference "B":
Ilana Litvin  M.A., M.Sc.,
Clinical Psychologist, Organizational Consultant and Executive Coach; Chairperson OFEK; Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv; Israel.

Conference Associate Director and Director of Sub-Conference Training "T"
Avi Nutkevitch  Ph.D.,
Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst, Organizational Consultant; Lecturer and Supervisor, Tel-Aviv University; The MBA Program, The College of Management, Rishon Le

Conference Administrators
Moshe Bergstein  Ph.D.,
Psychotherapist; Ramat Hasharon, Israel

Yael Shenhav Sharoni  M.A.,
Clinical Psychologist and Supervisor; Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Consulting Staff will be drawn from those above and the following:
Tim Dartington  
Group and Organizational Consultant; Member of the Group Relations Committee, the Tavistock Institute; London, U.K.

Yermi Harel  M.D.,
Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist; Tel-Aviv University; Bet-Halevi, Israel.

Oren Kaplan**,  Ph.D.,
Clinical Psychologist, Economist, Graduate in Business Administration; Head, MBA Management & Business Psychology Program, School of Business, The College of Management, Rishon Le

Judith Levy  Ph.D.,
Senior Teacher Department of English Literature, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Faculty, MBA Management & Business Psychology Program at the College of Management, Rishon Le

Deirdre Moylan  M.A.,
Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst; Clinical Director, Adolescent Department, Tavistock Clinic, London; Joint Organizing Tutor : Prof Doc in Consultation and the Organization; Tavistock Clinic and University of East London, U.K.

Simi Talmi  M.S.W.,
Psychotherapist; Group Facilitator, Organizational Consultant; Haifa and Tel-Aviv University; Mishmar Haemek, Israel.

Dorothee v. Tippelskirch  PhD.,
Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Psychoanalyst; Berlin, Germany.

Miri Tsadok  MA
Clinical Psychologist and Organizational Consultant; Jerusalem, Israel

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Info and Fees

Registration: When? Where? How?

Place: The conference will take place at the Ramot Hotel, (overlooking the Sea of the Galilee) under full board conditions. Members and staff will reside and work in the hotel.
Hotel website: www.ramot-nofesh.co.il

Time: The conference will begin on Sunday, February 4, 2007, at 13:30 exactly, and end on Friday, February 9, 2007, at 12:15 exactly.

Conference Fees: The full fee for the conference, including tuition and full board, is as follows:

Hotel fees:
Private accommodations: $590
Double occupancy: $470

Tuition fees:
For A & B members: $750
For T members: $850

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Payment Terms

Payment can be made in either shekels or foreign currency according to the exchange rate on the day of payment.
A registration fee of $50 must accompany the completed Registration Form. This sum is included in the conference fee and is non-refundable (unless the conference is overbooked).

Checks for registration and participation should be made out to OFEK and sent to OFEK, The international Conference 2007
P.O.B. 17157
Tel Aviv, 61171
ISRAEL

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Reduced Fees

Early registration reduction: Applicants registering before December 31, 2006 will receive a $100 (!) reduction in fees.

Please note that early registration is highly recommended and is very helpful to the conference management.

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Booking

The last day of registration is Sunday, January 29, 2007.
The conference meets the requirements of those wishing to join OFEK.

For further details please contact:
Roni Gerby

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Web Sites

OFEK: http://www.groups.org.il
the MBA programme: http://www.freud.co.il
The Tavistock Institute: http://www.tavistockinstitute.org
Ramot Hotel: http://www.ramot-nofesh.co.il

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