Posted by Ulla Halkola, Conf. Organiser The Conference will be organized by the "Centre for Extension Studies at the University of Turku", "Turku Arts Academy", "The Association for Phototherapy in Finland", and the "Center of Photography Peri". This International Conference is organized for people who work in, or are interested in, PHOTOTHERAPY AND THERAPEUTIC PHOTOGRAPHY. The program consists of: pre-conference workshops, plenary lectures, oral and poster sessions, and photo exhibitions. The Conference provides a unique opportunity for therapists and photographers who use photographs in therapeutic ways, to become acquainted with up-to-date knowledge shared by experts from all over the world, including some of the early pioneers of these fields. We hope that the Conference will open doors for lively international cooperation and dialogue and future networking connections. Participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Abstracts can be submitted via the Conference website [address below]. Abstract submission starts in August, 2007, and ends on October 15, 2007. I -- Phototherapy: Using photos and photography as a part of psychotherapy or therapy practice with clients. II -- Therapeutic photography: Photography as a therapeutic activity for personal insight and self-expression. • Invited Keynote and Plenary Speakers from many countries have already confirmed their participation, including: Brigitte Anor, Francisco Avilés-Gutiérrez, Terry Dennett, David Krauss, Rosy Martin, Carmine Parella, Joel Walker, Mark Wheeler, and Judy Weiser, of course -- in addition to many Finnish speakers. Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography came to Finland about ten years ago, and it has seen active development especially since 2000. There is now a dynamic "Association for Phototherapy in Finland" and the Centre for Extension Studies at the University of Turku has been running many seminars and training workshops in phototherapy, for many years now. We have many international contacts and are eager to develop this work with people from other countries. Summertime and especially June is a lovely season in Finland (and yes, our summers are warm!) -- the light is impressive and the days are long! During the time of the Conference in Turku, the sun will be rising at 4 a.m. and setting at 11 p.m. After the conference you may want to stay to visit in Turku Archipelago with its thousands of islands, or even join in some post-conference tours we are hoping to arrange: to Lapland for experiencing the midnight sun, or to visit St Petersburg in Russia, Tallinn in Estonia or Stockholm in Sweden. It is a great pleasure to welcome you to Turku in June 2008! For more information please visit the conference website, at: http://www.congress.utu.fi/phototherapy08 And please contact me directly for any additional information you might need; my direct email address is: ulla.halkola@utu.fi (additional contact details are below) Ulla Halkola • Website for International Conference on Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography: http://www.congress.utu.fi/phototherapy08 My personal website (part of it is in English): The website for the "Association for PhotoTherapy in Finland" (not yet in English, sorry!):
Link: International Conference on Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography
on 4/25/2007, 10:09 am
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I have the pleasure of welcoming you to the International Conference on PHOTOTHERAPY AND THERAPEUTIC PHOTOGRAPHY which will be held next year from June 12 to June 18, 2008, in Turku, Finland.
• Below are the two themes for the Conference, which presentations and posters will address:
The themes are deliberately left open to encourage abstracts about the different approaches practiced throughout the world.
University of Turku, Centre for Extension Studies
Education Coordinator, Psychotherapist, Photographer
Chairperson for The Association for Phototherapy in Finland, 2004-06
Further information:
Ulla Halkola
email: ulla.halkola@utu.fi
phone: + 358 2 3336217 (from U.S. or Canada, dial*: 011-358-2-333-6217)
-- *Please remember please the time-zone differences -- for example, we are 7 hours later here, than in New York!
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