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For details of our discussion meetings and Seminars, Contact AGS

Where: Bonnet Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia: For details Contact AGS
When: Turn up after 10am for a 10:30am start.
Cost:   for a one-day Seminar including cuppas and lunchies.
           is $10 for AGS members, $15 for non-members.
AGS    membership for the calendar year is $25.

Note:   Due to other circumstances,this schedule may change.
           Email reminders will be sent about 10 days before each event.

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May Sat 26
"Sanity - Unsanity - Insanity"
Are we really "sane"?  What does Korzybski have to say about this "sanity spectrum"?  What is it like to descend into psychosis?  How can we use GS formulations to "drive ourselves sane"?
Led by Robert

June Sun 17
" Viewpoints"
The many types of viewpoint. And how they relate to GS formulations. Also how this formulation can be used to reduce disagreement.  Etc.  We may view some of Milton's 2002 seminar on DVD.
Led by David

Jul Sun 15
"General Semantics in Everyday Life"
How to apply the principals we have learnt over the years, more consistently when dealing with What Is Going On around you. Bring an example of how you have employed a GS principal, reasonably successfully, in the past month.
Led by Pauline

Aug Sun 19
" Bias"
What are the main biases affecting our rational judgments and decisions and can we be educated out of them?
Led by Gabriel

September Sat 15
"The Parekh Centre for General Semantics in India"
What are they up to -
How can we work with them in the global GS community?
Led by Robert

October Sat 20
"Ethics and Decision Making"
Ethics: Is this the only way to make decisions? 
An introduction to Ed MacNeal's decision making atlas
about the ways we make decisions.
Led by David

November Sat 17
"Selections from 'ETC' and the 'Bulletin' "
Considering the history of these journals as they have traced the development of GS.  Who has written, what have they said, how can we contribute?
Led by Robert

December Sun 2
*** Christmas Party ***
Organised this time by Gavan

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(Updated 16/04/2012)