Co-Sponsored with FIONS,
Friends of the Institute of Noetic Sciences

Money, an Energy Force in Our Lives, in Society:
How We Can Create a Positive Force Field

Mary Davidson
Vice President
Bank of New York

Thursday, May 29, 7 PM

Albert Ellis Institute
45 East 65^th St.
NYSGS Members, Free
FIONS Members Free
Non-members $5

Money can be a challenging stressor in our lives.  How can we learn to deal with this stressor in new ways and in fact garner joy and satisfaction from what is a core issue for each of us.  There are no easy answers, but there are new perspectives to consider and we will share a few of those in a dialogue about money. 

Mary B. Davidson, member of FIONS and former FIONS Board member, is a Vice President at The Bank of new York (the oldest bank in the U.S., the first bank to lend money to our federal government in 1777 and still waiting for the final payment on that loan!), this year marking her 25th year at the Bank.  Mary is in the Person Asset Management division managing stock and bond portfolios for individuals.  After several years in this business, Mary came to understand that buying the right stocks and bonds for a client's portfolio is only one small part of the daily work being available as counselor, spiritual guide and "psychologist" for her clients is a central focus of her work and guiding them through the shoals and quicksand of the myriad issues that all of us, whether one has $50 or $50 million dollars in the bank, experience with "money" is a major part of her job description. 

FIONS,
Friends of the Institute of Noetic Sciences

Our Co-Sponsor May 29

Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk o the moon, founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences in 1973 to study mind, consciousness, and ways of knowing.  Members in New York City founded FIONS in 1988 to collaborate with IONS and explore the many ways "consciousness" governs every aspect of life. FIONS offers its members, and the public, talks, workshops, courses, and informal discussion groups to bring together science and spirit through dialogue and practice. 

The Institute of General Semantics

PRESENTS

THE TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GENERAL SEMANTICS

CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES OF CONFLICTING WORLD VIEWS

October 31 - November 2, 2003

AT THE ORLEANS HOTEL & CASINO, LAS VEGAS

Co-Sponsored by

THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR GENERAL SEMANTICS
AND THE NEW YORK SOCIETY OR GENERAL SEMANTICS

OBJECTIVES

Since its establishment in 1938, the Institute of General Semantics has convened International Conferences to examine critical issues facing our society.  This conference is no exception.  With Confronting the Challenges of Conflicting World Views, we intend to examine the many interactions, sometimes violent and deadly, that take place when individuals and groups from markedly different linguistic, social and cultural environments come together.  We will also welcome discussion on other topics consistent with our mission - the investigation and dissemination to the public of how an understanding of the interactions between our language, our behavior and our human nervous system can contribute fundamentally to our well-being.

THEMES

¤  Beliefs, Belief Systems, and their Consequences. 
What constitutes a "system of beliefs"?  Do standards exist for evaluating different belief systems?  Can holders of competing belief systems mutually co-exist and/or cooperate with modern science and technology for the benefit of humankind?

¤  Interpersonal to Interplanetary Relationships.
How do our underlying world views affect our relationships with others and with our environment?  How do individuals within one group get along with individuals of competing groups?

¤  Actions for Changing and Adapting.
What programs or initiatives have you or your organization undertaken to meet the challenges posed by different belief systems?  What actions for change do you recommend for ibdividuals and/or governments within this environment of multiple and competing world views?

¤  Time-binding and General Semantics.
What new theories, applications or insights have been formulated or developed? What ought we be doing so that future generations can build on our efforts - instead of having to repair the damage?

Conference Registration Fee: 
$225 for members of sponsoring organizations, $250 for non-members includes:

• Pre-conference reception

• Daily breakfast

• Buffet lunch on Friday and Saturday

• Box lunch on Sunday

• Afternoon break refreshments

• Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture and Banquet on Saturday night

• Conference materials and handouts

Hotel Reservations
The Orleans Hotel and Casino offers special pricing in effect for the Conference, a 3-night package for only $205.00 single or double occupancy for the nights of 10/30 - 11/1.  Does not include 9% room tax or energy surcharges that may be in effect. 

52nd Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture by Dr. Sanford I. Berman

Pre-Conference Seminar-Workshop in General Semantics, October 26 - 30.
Members $425, Non-members $475, Previous participants $350.

For schedule, hotel and meals, how to register, and complete details on the Conference
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over compromise, and aggression over negotiation,
we multiply stress.

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