7-10 July, 2022, in Trieste, Italy

“Mind in Context – Context in Mind”

June 13-15, 2019 in Warsaw, Poland

MOTION
SPACES OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE
AREAS OF EFFECT OF EXPERIENCE

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April 27th to 29th, 2017 in Vienna

The theme of the conference was:
Individual and Group –
Dynamic Interactions in Social Situations

Host of the conference: Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Krems

The conference focused on the broad research and application fields of Gestalt theory in various social domains: Based on an image of humanity that emphasizes the social relevance of the individual and explicitly incorporates epistemological and ethical aspects, the conference highlighted research findings and current action concepts, especially from the fields of education, psychology, psychotherapy, social sciences, and more, in response to new societal challenges.

In addition, the conference traditionally offered a forum for discourse on other current topics from the diverse research areas of Gestalt theory and was designed as a forum for varied exchange, discussion, and development.

The conference program included plenary lectures, working groups, and poster sessions. The conference languages were English and German.

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The conference committee consisted of:

Marianne Soff (Karlsruhe, Germany; Chair of the Committee);
Anna Arfelli Galli (Macerata, Italy), Doris Beneder (Vienna, Austria), Silvia Bonacchi (Warsaw, Poland), Angelika Böhm (Vienna, Austria), Serena Cattaruzza (Trieste, Italy), Elisabeth Fernbach (Vienna, Austria), Herbert Fitzek (Berlin, Germany), Thomas Fuchs (Bonn, Germany), Ferdinand Herget (Munich, Germany), Rita Humer (Vienna, Austria), Jürgen Kriz (Osnabrück), Bernadette Lindorfer (Vienna, Austria), Hellmuth Metz-Göckel (Darmstadt, Germany), Helene Miklas (Vienna, Austria), Christian Schroll (Vienna, Austria), Gerhard Stemberger (Berlin, Germany/Vienna, Austria), Katharina Sternek (Vienna, Austria), Fiorenza Toccafondi (Parma, Italy), Bettina Turi-Ostheim (Vienna, Austria), Andreas Wachter (Vienna, Austria), Christian Winkler (Vienna, Austria).

A selection of conference contributions will be published in Gestalt Theory – An International Multidisciplinary Journal.

May 21-23, 2015, Parma / Italy

Body, Mind, Expression

The GTA organized its 19th international scientific conference in Parma, Italy, from May 21 to 23, 2015, in cooperation with:

• the Department of Classics, Modern Languages, Education, and Philosophy (ALEF) at University of Parma,
• the Department of Neurosciences at University of Parma, and
• the Department of Life Science at University of Trieste

The conference theme – Body, Mind, Expression – referred to classic topics in scientific and applied Gestalt theory, which are still highly relevant today. The languages of the conference were German and English.

The Call for Papers closed in December 2014. The conference committee reviewed the submissions in February and established the preliminary conference program as follows:

Preliminary Conference Program (English version from April 12, 2015)

The presentations from this conference will be published in the 2016 edition of the journal Gestalt Theory.

11.-14. April 2013, Karlsruhe Creative Processes – Gestalt Theory in the Context of Education and Development

The GTA invited to its 18th international scientific work conference in Karlsruhe from April 11-14, 2013, in cooperation with the Institute of Psychology at the University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe. The theme of the conference was “Creative Processes – Gestalt Theory in the Context of Education and Development”. Contributions were invited from all application areas of Gestalt theory in the form of lectures, workshops, and posters. The conference program showed that the call for papers had received excellent response, laying the foundation for an exciting and diverse conference.



View the Conference Program for further reading (updated version from April 8, 2013). Most of the conference contributions will be published later this year in the journal Gestalt Theory.
The conference committee included: Marianne Soff (Karlsruhe, Germany; Chair of the committee); Anna Arfelli-Galli (Macerata, Italy), Silvia Bonacchi (Warsaw, Poland), Herbert Fitzek (Potsdam, Germany), Thomas Fuchs (Bonn, Germany), Giuseppe Galli (Macerata, Italy), Thomas Heill-Zusanek (Vienna, Austria), Jürgen Kriz (Osnabrück, Germany), Gisela Kubon-Gilke (Darmstadt, Germany), Hellmuth Metz-Göckel (Dortmund, Germany), Jurgis Skilters (Riga, Latvia), Gerhard Stemberger (Vienna, Austria), Fiorenza Toccafondi (Parma, Italy), Jaana Utriainen (Helsinki, Finland), Rosamaria Valdevit (Munich, Germany).

March 30 to April 2, 2011, in cooperation with Business School Potsdam

Gestalt – Organization – Development
Kurt Lewin and Organizational Development

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Organization and development are core topics in Gestalt psychology. In particular, Kurt Lewin systematically explored these areas for social and economic psychological questions. The focus of the conference was on the question of how the Gestalt concept became the key to understanding the developmental dynamics of groups and institutions, and what concrete projects emerged from using Gestalt psychological experience for analyzing and consulting on organizational cultures.

In addition to this main topic, the conference also offered contributions in the spirit of multidisciplinary dialogue, addressing Gestalt – Organization – Development in other research and application areas.

A section was designed as an excursion to Berlin to places related to Gestalt theory.

The conference languages were German and English. The conference papers, as well as a conference report, have since been published in the journal Gestalt Theory.

NEUROSCIENCE meets GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY
Dynamics of Micro- and Macro-Processes
in Cognition, Language, Psychotherapy, Education, Culture
Osnabrück, Germany | March 26-29, 2009
Head of Conference Committee: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kriz

RELATIONS AND STRUCTURES
Developments of Gestalt Theory in Psychology and Adjacent Fields
Macerata, Italy | May 24-27, 2007
Head of Conference Committee: Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Galli

VALUES, MEANING AND FACTS
Does Brain Research Dictate a New Vision of Man and Society?
Graz, Austria | February 24-27, 2005
Head of Conference Committee: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Benetka

TO DEVIATE OR TO ADAPT
Karlsruhe, Germany
University of Educational Sciences Karlsruhe | March 27-30, 2003
Head of Conference Committee: AR Dr. Marianne Soff

CREATIVITY: Conditions – Space for Development – Paths to Future
Darmstadt, Germany | University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt | March 08-11, 2001
Head of Conference Committee: Prof. Dr. Gisela Kubon-Gilke

THE PROBLEM OF EFFECT
Graz, Austria | March 11-14, 1999
University of Graz, Prof. Dr. Helmut Seel and Prof. Dr. Walter Pieringer
Head of Conference Committee: Mag. Uta Wedam u. Dr. Herbert Meyer

PROBLEM OF GENESIS
Vienna, Austria | March 06-09, 1997
University of Vienna, Prof. Dr. Gernot Sonneck
Head of Conference Committee: Dr. Gerhard Stemberger and Mag. Irmgard Mendler

THE PROBLEM OF ORDER
Osnabrück, Germany | University of Osnabrück | March 09-12, 1995
Head of Conference Committee: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kriz

HUMANE RESEARCH – HUMANE ACTION. On occasion of the 50th anniversary of Max WERTHEIMERs death.
Cologne, Germany | University of Cologne | March 25-28, 1993
Head of Conference Committee: Dipl.-Psych. Klaus Winkelhog and Prof. Dr. Jörg Fengler

THE WORK OF KURT LEWIN AND ITS TOPICALITY FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
Eichstätt, Germany| Catholic University of Eichstätt | March 07-10, 1991
Head of Conference Committee: Prof. Dr. Ernst Plaum

GESTALT THEORY: FIELDS OF APPLICATION
Dortmund, Germany | University of Dortmund | March 09-12, 1989
Head of Conference Committee: PD Dr. Hellmut Metz-Göckel

Regensburg, Germany | University of Regensburg | March 05-08, 1987
Head of Conference Committee: Prof. Dr. Alf Zimmer

GESTALT THEORY AND THEORY OF SELFORGANIZATION
Bremen, Germany | University of Bremen | April 11-14, 1985
Head of Conference Committee: Prof. Dr. Michael Stadler

Münster, Germany | University of Münster | September 21-24, 1983
Head of Conference Committee: Prof. Dr. Manfred Sader

Bielefeld, Germany | University of Bielefeld | April 09-11, 1981
Head of Conference Committee: Dr. Kurt Guss, Prof. Dr. Ekkehart Schlicht

Darmstadt, Germany | Technical University of Darmstadt | April 26-28, 1979
Head of Conference Committee: Dr. Kurt Guss, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Hoeth