BELGIRATE IX: New Frontiers for Group Relations Conferences practitioners
Transitions, Disruptions and Opportunities: an international meeting for Group Relations Conferences practitioners | Thursday 28 — Sunday 31 October 2027 in Sorrento, Italy
Date
Location
Towers Hotel, Stabiae Sorrento, Italy
Background
Since the first Leicester conference, which was pioneered by staff of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in 1957, Group Relations conferences have been understood as educational events based on learning through experience.
The strategic and structural dynamics of organisations are studied and explored from a psychoanalytic-systemic perspective. The knowledge is acquired and then applied by working through the conscious and unconscious dynamics of leadership and management in groups, organisations and systems.
The Leicester Conference has become the fundamental model for similar conferences held in many countries around the world. It has been adapted and modified over the years to be useful as a laboratory of reflection in various local contexts, including the social, cultural, religious, spiritual, geographical and theoretical.
The reach of the Leicester Conference and of the Group Relations methodology continues to grow and has now been incorporated into the working model of many ongoing programmes and training opportunities.
Purpose of the Belgirate meetings
Since 2003, the Belgirate meetings have brought practitioners of Group Relations together to share, explore, and reflect upon the theory, practice and values of the Group Relations field and the changes that have taken place over time.
We will consider the relationship between the traditional application of our work and the emerging innovations that shape how we co-create, use and understand the Group Relations method.
Participants
This meeting is intended for people who have held administrative, consultative and/or directorial roles in Group Relations conferences. It is also open to people who use group relations methods in their institutions.
Places are limited, so early registration is advised.
Please see Administrative Information below for information on reduced fees for early registration.
Management and administration team
Coreene Archer MA: Principal Consultant, Director of the Coaching course, The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, London, UK.
Moshe Bergstein: Training analyst at the Israel Psychoanalytic Society, member of OFEK, Ramat-Hasharon, Israel.
Leila Djemal: Organization Consultant and Executive Coach. Co-founder and past co-director of the OFEK Learning Center (TouchOFEK) where she continues to teach. She has directed Group Relations Conferences and served on staff teams across Europe, the UK, the USA, and Australia. She is a past board member of OFEK, and a member of the AKRI.
Janice Wagner, LICSW: Private Practice, Psychotherapy, Consultation and Clinical Supervision, Boston, MA. Fellow of the A.K. Rice Institute, a past-president and member of the Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems, and a Co-Creator of Group Relations International. Vice-Chair of the Reparations Committee of the A.K. Rice Institute. Experienced Group Relations conference consultant in the US, Europe and China.
Administrative information
Dates
The meeting starts Thursday, 28 October 2027 and ends on Sunday, 31 October 2027.
Venue
The meeting is residential and will be at the Towers Hotel, Stabiae Sorrento, Italy.
Working language
The working language of the meeting will be English.
Registration deadline
30 September 2027. Places are limited, please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Balance payment is due by 30th September 2027.
Attendance fee
The attendance fee is £1,650 for individual participants staying in a single room and £1,550 each for two participants sharing a twin room.
We offer a £200 Early Bird discount for applications received before 01 June 2027.
Applications made after 1 June 2027 and up to 31 August July 2027 will receive a £100 discount.
A deposit of £500 is required on registration.
