The Melanie Klein Trust Conference Series has been established to take place every two years on contemporary themes developed by Kleinian Analysts.
 



Previous topics in the Conference Series have been:
 
In 2000, on the work of Herbert Rosenfeld with John Steiner as the conference chair. It had major papers by Edna O’Shaughnessy, Ron Britton and Riccardo Steiner with discussions by Michael Feldman and Hanna Segal. A book based on the conference was edited by John Steiner, Rosenfeld in Retrospect.
 
In 2002 the conference was chaired by Edna O’Shaughnessy. It dealt with Uncertainty. Papers were given by Michael Feldman, Irma Brenman Pick and Ignès Sodre.
 
In 2004 the conference was chaired by Patricia Daniel on,  Bad Objects and What We Do With Them. Papers were by Erika Bard, Claire Cripwell Cyril Couve with discussions by Michael Feldman, Ron Britton and John Steiner.
 
In 2006 the conference theme was Problems with 'Good Objects', with papers by Matthew Patrick and Gigliola Fornari-Spoto.
 
The 2008 conference was held in honour of Dr Hanna Segal's 90th birthday. The title was  Working with Phantasy. As in previous conferences, clinical seminars led by senior London analysts were offered on Sunday morning. John Steiner and Gigliola Fornari-Spoto were Conference Organisers.

 

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Book Launch
"Melanie Klein in Berlin: Her First Psychoanalyses of Children"
by Claudia Frank

On Thursday, July 9th 2009, a book launch will be held at the Institute of Psychoanalysis for Claudia Frank's book (now translated into English) Melanie Klein in Berlin: Her First Psychoanalyses of Children.  Speakers at the event will be Claudia Frank and Elizabeth Spillius and the discussion will be chaired by Margaret Rustin.
 

 

UCL Conference: Perspectives on Child Psychoanalysis Today
London: Friday, 10th - Sunday, 12th July 2009

Friends of the Melanie Klein Trust may be interested in the above conference.  The presenters and clinical seminar supervisors include many leading Kleinian analysts.