January 2006 Update
From
The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust
& The Wilhelm Reich Museum
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2006 Summer Conference
2007 International Conference
2007 Preliminary Schedule
Accomodations in 2007
A Spirit of Cooperation
T-Shirt Sale
2006 SUMMER CONFERENCE - ORGONON
JULY 17 – 21, 2006
THE LEGACY OF WILHELM REICH:
NEW SCHOLARSHIP, PROJECTS, AND DIRECTIONS
We are putting together next summer's conference which, in keeping
with our emphasis on moving forward, will focus on current research,
scholarship and practical applications of Reich's work. Presenters
will include:
Birgit Johler
Assistant Curator - Freud Museum, Vienna
Elizabeth Ann Danto, Ph.D.
Author of Freud's Free Clinics
Mary Boyd Higgins
Director – Wilhelm Reich Museum
Conny Huthsteiner, M.D.
Psychiatrist and Orgone Therapist
Jorgos Kavouras, M.D.
Physician and author of Heilen Mit Orgonenergie
[Healing with Orgone Energy]
Ronald Maio, D.O.
Director – University of Michigan Injury Research Center
Stephan Simonian, M.D.
Psychiatrist and Orgone Therapist
James Strick, Ph.D
Author of Sparks of Life: Darwinism and
the Victorian Debates Over Spontaneous Generation, and co-author
of The Living Universe: NASA and the Development of Astrobiology
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT 2007
WILHELM REICH IN THE 21ST CENTURY:
2007 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGONOMY
Saddleback Mountain Lodge – Rangeley, Maine – July 2007
As we celebrate the life and legacy of Wilhelm Reich M.D. on the
50th anniversary of his death...
And as we look ahead to the opening of the Archives of the Orgone Institute to researchers and
scholars on Monday, November 5, 2007...
The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust and The Wilhelm Reich Museum invite the global community of
those committed to Reich's legacy to join together for an exchange of knowledge, hope, and friendship.
We look forward to the participation of individuals and organizations throughout the world...and we ask you to join with us in a place that Reich first visited and fell in love with in 1940...the place he called home from 1949 until his death... the place that was essential to his orgone energy research for nearly seventeen years: the Rangeley Lakes Region of Maine.
Because we anticipate a conference involving several hundred people from
around the globe--too large for Orgonon's Conference Building--we have
chosen to host this event just a few miles from Orgonon at the beautiful new Saddleback Mountain Lodge. Which provides ample meeting space, dining facilities, accommodations, and easy access to The Wilhelm Reich Museum,
the amenities of Rangeley, Maine, and all of the Rangeley Lakes.
We are now in the process of contacting individuals and organizations for their participation, and further developing the specifics of this International Conference on Orgonomy. And we'll be updating you further as our plans progress. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions at: wreich@rangeley.org.
ELEMENTS OF THE 2007 CONFERENCE
The International Conference will be a blend of formal 30-minute
presentations, panel discussions, plenty of time for socializing,
and two afternoon activities designed to enrich your appreciate
of the natural environment of the Rangeley Lakes region that was
crucial to Reich's life and work: an historic tour of Orgonon,
Reich's home and research center (now the Wilhelm Reich Museum);
and a moderate hike up Bald Mountain--on the road where Reich
owned his first cabin--to view Mooselookmeguntic Lake where
Reich first observed atmospheric orgone energy. (see page 93,
The Cancer Biopathy.)
The following preliminary schedule is subject to change as we
move forward with our plans. But we feel it accurately represents
a general overview of the 2007 conference.
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - 2007
SUNDAY – JULY 29, 2007
Evening: Sign-in & Reception at Saddleback Mountain Lodge
MONDAY – JULY 30, 2007
9:00 a.m. – Noon: Presentations
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Presentations
Evening: To be announced
TUESDAY – JULY 31, 2007
9:00 a.m. – Noon: Presentations
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Visit & Historic Tour of Orgonon
- Conference Building (formerly the Student Laboratory)
- Orgone Room, with a presentation on The Oranur Experiment which took place here
- Reich's two cottages on Dodge Pond
- The Orgone Energy Observatory
- Reich's original cloudbusters
- Fields, forests, and trails on Orgonon's 175 acres
Evening: Banquet & Music at Saddleback Mountain Lodge
WEDNESDAY – AUGUST 1, 2007
9:00 a.m. – Noon: Presentations
Afternoon: Bald Mountain hike to view Mooselookmeguntic Lake
Evening: To be announced.
Attendees and presenters are encouraged to extend their stay to
enjoy all that the Rangeley Lakes region has to offer:
- Backpacking
- Bicycling
- Boating
- Camping
- Canoeing
- Fine dining
- Flyfishing
- Hiking
- Historic Sites
- Kayaking
- Lake cruises
- Lake fishing
- Museums
- Shopping
- Swimming
ACCOMODATIONS IN 2007
A wide variety of accommodations are available in the Rangeley region.
Condominiums at Saddleback Mountain Lodge. Hotels, motels, and
bed & breakfasts in Rangeley and Oquossoc. Lakefront cottages
and other rental properties. As well as outdoor camping, including
lakeshore and wilderness sites.
Renting a condo or cottage with a group of people is an ideal way
to economize. And think about coming up on Saturday, or staying
a day or two later, to better enjoy the Rangeley Lakes area. For
those who prefer lakefront rentals, we urge you to plan ahead since
the Conference is being held during the summer season.
We will be working with our friends at the Saddleback Mountain Lodge
and the Rangeley Chamber of Commerce to direct you to accommodations
that best suit your preferences and needs.
A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION
While we always offer to pick up travel and lodging expenses for
presenters at our annual Summer Conferences, regrettably we are
in no financial position to assume such costs for presenters at the
2007 International Conference on Orgonomy.
This will be an event with close to 20 presentations, hopefully by
people from around the world. And as most of you know, our
greatest ongoing challenge is securing the necessary financial support
for an operating budget of approximately $150,000 a year.
We hope that this early announcement of this Conference--together
with the significance of the year 2007 itself, and the excitement of
bringing together a global community dedicated to Reich--will inspire
prospective presenters and attendees to commit and plan well in advance,
and to work cooperatively with others, if necessary, to secure the
necessary support to attend this conference.
During the next few months, we'll continue to update you on
further developments for 2007.
T-SHIRT SALE IN OUR BOOKSTORE
We find ourselves with an abundance of hunter-green Wilhelm
Reich Museum T-shirts in size 2X. Which can mean only one thing:
a sale, 2 for $25. The shirt features an image of the Orgone Energy
Observatory, with cream-colored lettering on a hunter-green background.
To purchase this shirt (and others), visit the online Museum Bookstore.
UNTIL NEXT MONTH
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