Our IIBA International Conferences are held in rotating continents (Europe, North America & Latin America) on a biennal basis.

The scope of our IIBA International Conferences focuses on Bioenergetic Analysis:

• The conferences help set the directions for the future development of Bioenergetic Analysis, and you need to be part of that process! We hope to see you there!
• Insightful keynote presentations
• Interactive workshops
• Networking opportunities
• A members-only meeting
• Exiting party and reception to cap off the days
• Preconference sessions to take your knowledge to the next level
• And much more

What we really want to emphasise is that they are the ideal places for reconnecting with the members of the IIBA and with all the friends and colleagues.

Testimonial

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“… Every two years a wellspring of vitalizing energy, manifested in many ways, is created in the form of the IIBA International Conference. Each time I have attended and participated, I have felt deeply grateful for having made the journey. …”
 

Michael Brennan
San Diego, CA, USA

CBT since 1993

Our IIBA International Conferences include:

1. Plenary Sessions
   In the plenary sessions, we have both external experts and people from within our community keynote speeches. We always facilitate discussions among all conference participants.
2. Panel Discussions
   There are expert panels that reflect both on the past and future of Bioenergetic Analysis.
3. Workshops
   Our IIBA International Conferences count on more than 30 workshops each. Our Conferences are not just conferences! It is about interactive learning in practical workshops!
4. Emeritus Interview
   We offer casual conversations with our most senior members in one or two evenings that allow each of them to share both professional insights and personal memories.
5. Social events
   Every IIBA International Conference starts with an Opening Ceremony and finishes with a Closing Ceremony. We organize presentations of where the event is taking place, history or something typical of the location.
   The gala dinner is our key social event. All our gala dinners are memorable evenings of networking, good food, a lot of dancing and inspiration!

During the days before the main Conference we also provide:

• Training Days
  Our 2-days Training Days can benefit students who may have missed a training workshop in their regular Training Program and would want to make up for this missed workshop We usually offer one workshop with focus on a pre-clinical theme, for students who are in the pre-clinical level and another workshop which focuses on a clinical theme, for students who have reached the clinical level.
• Preconference Workshops
  The Preconference Workshops are sessions thought for taking your knowledge to the next level.

Have a look over our previous Conference (2017)   

For the latest information about our next Conference, please visit our "Events" page        and our dedicated website  

The IIBA Professional Development Workshop (PDW) rotates continents in the same manner as the IIBA International Conference. The PDW is held on the years opposite the IIBA International Conference. 

There are 3 tracks accommodating all participants from advanced trainees to experienced therapists and trainers.

• Track 1: is for newly graduated CBTs and advanced trainees (completion of 3 plus years of training)
• Track 2: is for Certified Bioenergetic Therapists, local trainers and supervisors.
• Track 3: is for supervisors, local trainers and IIBA faculty applicants.

Group themes include advanced considerations about:

• transference and countertransference,
• supervision of participants and other case material,
• teaching theory and practice.

The work is of an intensive experiential and supervisory nature.

There are opportunities for those interested in application as IIBA Faculty to develop their skill as teachers and to be seen and evaluated by members of the Selection Committee.

The program includes large group sessions presented by the staff of the workshop or from faculty applicant participants. In the small groups, topics will be processed through personal experience and exercises.

The PDW is a great occasion for all participants to practice and to learn more as they are supervised in their clinical work, to share with colleagues from many different places, to attend theoretical presentations (or present if required), and to be supported and helped in their professional development in a safe, secure and empathetic atmosphere.

Language spoken: The language is English although the IIBA Faculty Members may speak French, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese as well.
We encourage participants from all countries and we know from past experience that participants can help each other with translation.
Depending on the number of participants, simultaneous translation is provided (to be confirmed by the Organization).

Travel information: When making travel plans please take into account that the workshop begins at 1 PM on the first day, and end on the fourth day around 1 pm. This time schedule may vary, so please contact the IIBA Back-Office for current information.

General Conditions:

1. The Workshops are held by Trainers from the IIBA International Faculty.

2. The IIBA is entitled to cancel the event for good cause (e.g. insufficient participants to cover costs, last-minute unavailability of a Trainer or any substitute). The Participant will be informed immediately and the registration fee returned; any other claims against the IIBA are excluded.

3. In the event of any unexpected incidents, the Participant has to bear any additional costs.

4. The Trainers are entitled to exclude a Participant wholly or partly from the PDW if the participant disturbs the event and refuses to cease the disturbance even when threatened with exclusion.

5. All Participants must be current with dues payment.

6. If injury or loss occurred, the Participant has to deal with it.

7. Filling in and submitting of the registration form does not guarantee the acceptance of the registration! The registration becomes accepted when full payment of the registration fee, room & board is confirmed by the IIBA Back-Office to the Participant.

8. By filling in and submitting the registration form the participant assumes the reality that all travelling means to accept a certain risk of injuries or losses.

9. Should one or more of these provisions be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining terms.

Have a look over PDW conditions and past editions (2010 to 2018)