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                                   CONFERENCE PROGRAM
                                          Oct. 5-6, 2002

All sessions in Glenbrook Ballroom, DoubleTree Guest Suites Glenview, unless otherwise indicated.

Friday October 4

7:00- 9:00 p.m. Hospitality Suites hosted by Illinois-Wisconsin FMS Society
7:00-9:00 p.m. Registration

Saturday October 5

7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration and coffee in Ballroom lobby

8:30-9:00  Welcome
  Pamela Freyd, Ph.D.
  Executive Director, FMS Foundation
  Mary Shanley, Larry Koszewski, Ph.D.,
  Co-Presidents, Illinois-Wisconsin FMS Society

9:00-9:40 A Natural History of Reconciliation
  Paul R. McHugh, M.D.
9:40- 10:00 Questions & Answers

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:00 Different Paths to Reconciliation:  Retractor Panel 
  Moderator: Janet M. Fetkewicz
11:00-11:30 Questions & Answers

11:30-12:10 Reconciliation: A Social Psychiatric Perspective
  Herzl R. Spiro, M.D., Ph.D.
12:10-12:30 Questions & Answers

12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch in the Atrium

1:30-2:00 Navigating the Road to Reconciliation
  Harold I. Lief, M.D.
2:00-2:15 Questions & Answers

2:15-3:00 How therapists can be part of the solution:   Professional Panel
  Moderator: Harold I. Lief, M.D.
  Panel Members: Terence W. Campbell,
  Ph.D.; Carol Marks, MFCC; Mary Kay Pribyl Ph.D.
3:00-3:30 Questions & Answers

3:30-4:00 Break (Ball room rearranged for Round Tables)

4:00-5:00 Round Tables

6:00-7:00 Reception -- cash bar (Atrium)

7:00-9:00 Dinner in the Ballroom
  Special Acknowledgements:  Pamela Freyd, Ph.D.
  Evening Hosts: John and Audrey Wilson

Sunday October 6

9:00-9:40 a.m. Illusions of Memory and the Hazards of Case Studies
  Elizabeth Loftus, Ph.D.
9:40-10:00 Questions & Answers

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:00 Working with Professional Organizations and Religious-Affiliated Counselors
  Moderator: Cas Kotowski, Ed.D.
  Panel Members: Gary Almy, M.D.: Carol North, M.D.; Paul Simpson, Ed.D.
11:00-11:30 Questions & Answers

11:30-12:10 Third-party cases: An Alternative or  Means to Reconciliation
 William Smoler, J.D.
12:10-12:30 Questions & Answers

12:30-12:45 Wrap-Up    Pamela Freyd, Ph.D
 

                                     ROUND TABLE TOPICS

(Leader’s name in parentheses)

1. The future of the FMS Foundation
    (Pamela Freyd, Ph.D.)

2. When siblings are caught in the middle (Sibling)

3. How to reach church counselors practicing RMT
    (Paul Simpson, Ed.D. and Robert Lovell)

4. The part parents play in retractions
    (Retractor and Parent)

5. Special concerns in welcoming retractors back to the family (Family)

6. Returnee Families: Living with Ambiguity

7. Mediation by professionals, families or friends

8. When only one parent has contact (Family)

9. Risks and Benefits of Going Public (Larry Koszewski, Ph.D.)

10.  Legal Matters (Bill Smoler, J.D.)
 

                                    HOTEL INFORMATION:

A special conference room rate is available at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Glenview until September 20, 2002.  This rate is $99 plus 11% tax per night for a single or double.  A triple is $109 plus tax.  A voucher for $5 per  person is available to cover the cost of breakfast.  Parking is free. To make  your reservations call the hotel at 847-803-9800 and specify DoubleTree Guest Suites Glenview, FMS Illinois-Wisconsin conference rate.  The DoubleTree is located at 1400 Milwaukee Ave. in Glenview, IL, which is a northern suburb about 20 miles from downtown Chicago.  It takes the hotel van about 30 minutes from O’Hare airport to the hotel during non-rush hours.  The hotel van costs $20 round trip per person and leaves O’Hare hourly on the half hour from the Hotel-Motel Van Shuttle Pickup, door no. 1. Those arriving at Midway airport can take a cab to the hotel that should cost about $40.

Note: To avoid confusion with other DoubleTree hotels in the area, please always include Glenview in the hotel name.

Driving directions:

I-294 from the south Exit at Willow Rd.  Go right (east) to Landwehr.  Turn right (south) on Landwehr to E. Lake.  Turn right (west) on E. Lake to Milwaukee.  Turn left (southeast) on Milwaukee to hotel.

I-294 from the north Exit at Willow Rd.  Go right (west) to Sanders Rd.  Turn left (south) on Sanders Rd. to Milwaukee.  Turn left (southeast) on Milwaukee to hotel.

For further information: Bill Lanz, Illinois-Wisconsin FMS Society, 815-467-6041 or 
FMS Foundation: 215-940-1040 (mail@FMSFonline.org)
 

                                   CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Harold I. Lief, M.D. is a psychiatrist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania and is a Founding Fellow of
the American College of Psychoanalysts. He played an important role in the development of the False Memory Syndrome
Foundation.

Elizabeth Loftus, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington and past president of the American
Psychological Society. An expert in eye-witness testimony, she is the author of many books including Witness for the Defense
and The Myth of Repressed Memories.

Paul R. McHugh, M.D. is the Henry Phipps Professor Emeritus and University Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry
at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He has played a leading role in the direction of the False Memory
Syndrome Foundation and is the author of numerous articles about the FMS problem.

William Smoler, J.D. practices in the Madison, Wisconsin area with his wife and law partner, Pam. They do extensive work
in medical malpractice, but their primary focus is in false memory litigation, representing retractors and families.

Herzl R. Spiro, M.D., Ph.D. is a clinical professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is a prolific researcher and
author who reorganized the giant Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex. Dr. Spiro has appeared as an expert witness in
many high-profile FMS cases.
 

SOME OF THE PANELISTS AND ROUND TABLE LEADERS

Gary Almy, M.D recently retired as Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Loyola University School of Medicine
and Chief of Mental Health and Behavioral Science at the Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Hospital. He is now Director of
Counseling Services at the Lydia Home Association in Chicago.

Terence W. Campbell, Ph.D. is the author of Beware the Talking Cure, and Smoke and Mirrors, and co-author of
Cross-Examining Experts in the Behavioral Sciences.  He specializes in family psychology and forensic psychology and is in
private practice in Sterling, Michigan.

Janet Fetkewicz, M.A. has been an FMSF staff member since its inception. She has been involved in retractor and family
research resulting in numerous published papers.

Pamela P. Freyd, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation and co-author of Smiling
Through Tears.

Carol Marks, MFCC  is a Marriage and Family Therapist and has been in private practice in San Jose, California since
1974. Since 1985 she has worked with many people who have been falsely accused of child sexual abuse.

Carol S. North, M.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She is an
international expert in the mental health effects of disasters and terrorism.  Dr. North was pivotal in revising the American
Psychiatric Association’s position statement on recovered memories.

Mark Pendergrast is the author of Victims of Memory: Incest Accusations and Shattered Lives and is a frequent speaker on
FMS at conferences

Mary Kay Pribyl, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in independent practice since 1974. She is a past president of the
Illinois Psychological Association and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee. She has worked with both
retractors and accused families.

Paul Simpson, Ed. D. is a licensed psychologist and professional family mediator in private practice in Tucson, Arizona. He is
the author of Second Thoughts: Understanding the False Memory Crisis. In 1993, Dr. Simpson formed Project Middle
Ground, the first program to promote dialogue between regression clients and their estranged families.
 

                                        REGISTRATION

Please return promptly and no later than  September 1st.
Capacity limited.  First come first served.

Send with check made out to:   Illinois-Wisconsin FMS Society,
and mail to: Illinois-Wisconsin FMS Society, P.O. Box 3332, Joliet, IL 60434.

Name(s): ______________________________________  Date:______________
    ______________________________________
    ______________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
    ______________________________________      Phone:____________
    ______________________________________

 No. of persons attending: ______                                     $_______
 ($60 per person, includes lunch)

__Yes, I (we) will stay for dinner   No. of persons:___        $_______
   ($25 per person for optional dinner)

   Indicate dinner entrée desired, by putting number of people wanting each entrée:
 __  Chicken Wellington __  Broiled white fish w/ lemon dill sauce
__  London broil

Voluntary contribution to support conference:
__$50 Sponsor    __$100 or more Patron                            $_______

   Total check amount                                                           $_______
 

ROUND TABLE SELECTION: Because we need an estimate of the relative
interest in various round table  topics, use the numbers of the Round
Tables, listed below, that you are most likely to attend:
1st choice: _______         2nd choice: _______