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Don Wright MEd

Registrant
MaleSurvivor:NOMSV's next conference is fast approaching. There promises to be many dynamic speakers and a wide range of topics related to male survivors. I have been attending MS conferences since Tucson. That is six by my count (I think I missed one). At every conference I gain new knowledge about male survivors and treatment methods. However, most profoundly moving, is the way that the experience finds its way into some corner of myself that did not expect to be moved. Maybe even some corner of myself I was unaware of, or had forgotten about. I am also deeply moved by the international community of male survivors, therapist, family and friends who are linked by an understanding of the pain these incredable people must endour and have survived.
In New York at a plenary session, one by one people stood up in the audience and declared themselves as survivors; some named their offenders, other chose not to. More and more people stood up and proclaimed. Soon it looked more like a standing ovasion at a concert. I guess it really was a standing ovasion for themselves.
These MaleSurvivor conference are a unique an somewhat magical. If there is anyway you can attend the conference in Minneapolis this September, I encourage you to do so. If you haven't check out the conference information, go back to the home page and do so before you log off. I hope to see you there.

Don Wright
President-elect
 
Hi Don,

I wish I had thought of this much sooner. There are a couple of therapists I would like to have sent the info to about the conference. But, i suspect anyone that does not have it in their budget can't just pack up and go. Next time though.

Bob
 
While it may be a bit on the late side, Bob, I think if each reader in this forum tells his therapist about the conf, we might get more coming. I think that once therapists see the quality of the workshops and presenters, it might make sense for them to attend. There is a wealth of information there for therapists, survivors and their sig others.

Ken
 
Ken,

Does the listserv have a lot of subscribers? Are there other mailing lists that you use where an announcement would be on topic?

I sent the link to the conference program page and the text from the conference welcome page to my psychologist today and asked her pretty much the same thing.

HTH,

Joe
 
Thanks, Joe. We hired a conference coordinator to help organize the marketing. She will be looking at related websites and trying to get the msg out to different groups. We have a lot of work to get our numbers up to a respectable amount. There is so much good energy when we get over 100-200 attendees, in my experience.
Ken
 
Bob,
You said that it is too bad that there had not been more time to let people know, and that people may not have it in their budget to just pick up and go. There are people who reserve professional development money, just for the right type of conference or learning experience to come along. It is never too late to let people know about such an opportunity. I am hoping that other people will pick up on this thread and feel inspired to find a way to attend.
I have never attended a conference comparable to what I get out of MaleSurvivor: NOMSV conferences. It is the quality of the conferences that brought me into the organization and it is a big part of why I stay. I would like to see more people, both professionals and survivors, find what I've found at these conferences.
Will you be there? If so, come up and say hi!

Regards,
Don
 
Hi Don,

I amgoing to be at the conference. I think I will contact Trish and ask for a few of the program registration forms.
I have a few therapists that I want to encourage to go.

I am trusting that we will get a good crowd. I tended to wait to enroll thinking it was a long way off yet. But, it is coming soon. There may be others who have not registered who do intend to go.

Bob
 
Bob,
My thinking is along the same lines. I usually wait until close to the deadline before I carry out any task. In part that is because I usually have many things on the go at all times. It is also my casual, unflapable nature. I believe there is a cut off date for the NOMSV discount at the Radison Hotel however. The 25th comes to mind. I am sure rooms will still be available for a while after August 25th, but at a higher rate. Something to think about.

Don
 
As of today, the deadline for getting the discounted rate at the hotel has been extended till September 5th.

I have attended and presented at every conference since 1994, when MaleSurvivor was formally organized in Columbus. It is the only conference I attend that I would never miss. The warmth and safety there allows wonderful things to happen. I met a man who came to the conference supposedly for professional reasons. But for the first time ever, at age 70 or more, he was moved to tell people that he was a survivor of boyhood sexual abuse. He felt that at last he was in a network of people who could understand and support him in the loneliness he felt. Likewise, non-professional survivors have come away feeling connected and healthy. And professionals who are not survivors learn from the top experts in the field about how to treat male survivors. It's a great conference, and I personally urge you all to come and to tell your loved ones and the professionals who work with you to attend as well.

Richard Gartner
President
MaleSurvivor
 
hey guys I got the plane tickets thats it

is there any one out there who does not smoke and

needs a roommate in MN two beds let me know there is a hotel next to the Hilton that is cheaper.

any one that can help please send a Private message I dont know what to do they have been going very slow on the closing on my house. It is not good. I have tickets and will not be able to register till Friday when I get Paid.

also my computer caught on fire so I have no computer at home. I will find time to check and one that can help let me know, I am going.

Michael Joseph
 
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