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What we do
The International Erich Fromm Society, founded in 1985, aims to promote a lively dialogue with Fromm’s intellectual legacy. It serves to maintain, research, develop and pass on Erich Fromm’s scholarly findings and ideas.
We are not, however, concerned only with the reflection of Fromm’s intellectual legacy. Of equal importance is grappling with questions that arise from the reference of Fromm’s works to current societal problems. In this way, Fromm’s humanistic thought and action can show us the ways and means to shape our society more humanely and to protect our environment in a more sustainable way. We try to approach these goals from different levels:
Conferences
Erich Fromm’s findings and ideas are generally conveyed at themed yearly conferences. These conferences are—as most other events—also accessible to non-members. The same is true for 2 to 3-day seminars, workshops and study groups pertaining to certain themes. For more information, see Events.
Study Groups
Work specific to certain issues takes place in study groups that meet two to three times per year. The study groups are not only concerned with learning Fromm’s thought, but also with updating, supplementing, and expanding upon it. Interested persons are welcome and should contact the coordinators of the study groups directly for the most updated firsthand information regarding the meetings. For more information, see Study Groups.
Members
The International Erich Fromm Society currently has about 650 members worldwide, of which just under two-thirds come from German-speaking countries. The rest are spread around the world. Most North American and Central American, Italian and Spanish members are Psychoanalysts. Among the German-speaking members, the spectrum of careers is vast and spans all levels of education.
Executive Board and Advisory Board
The Executive Board represents the Society both internally and externally. The Board is made up of three directors, and is elected by the General Assembly for a term of three years. The Advisory Board has four members, who support the Executive Board academically. It is elected by the General Assembly for four years at a time, and serves the Executive Board in an advisory capacity.
Executive and Advisory Board
Jürgen Hardeck
Chief Executive Director
Veit Hailperin
Vice Executive Director
Marc Leesch
Accounting Director
Anke Raidt
Advisory Director
Nils Bischof
Advisory Director
Michael Kubsda
Advisory Director
Bernhard Schindler
Advisory Director
CEO
Klaus Widerström
Chief Executive Officer
Honorary Members
Membership
In May 2009, the International Erich Fromm Society had about 650 members worldwide. The largest group, with some 430 members, lives in German-speaking countries; some 35 each in USA and Mexico; some 40 in Italy. The addresses of the members cannot be published here for reasons of data protection.
The organization of the International Erich Fromm Society and the financing of its activities rely on the membership fees and contributions of the members.
- The annual membership fee is now normally USD 80 or CHF 100 or Euro 60 for advanced industrialized countries (reduced to USD 40 or CHF 50 or Euro 30 for unemployed and family members).
- For other countries the fee has been set at USD 40 or CHF 50 or Euro 30 (again sometimes reducible to USD 20 or CHF 25 or Euro 15). As a rule, the fee can be waived if payment demands seem unreasonable due to differences in the exchange rate.
- For students the membership is free.
- For incorporated groups, membership is set at USD 160 or Euro 100 or CHF 200 per annum.
Receipts will be sent for all payments and donations in January of the following year at the latest.
Bank account:
Internationale Erich-Fromm-Gesellschaft
Account No. 254 313
Kreissparkasse Tübingen
German Bank Number (BLZ): 641 500 20
IBAN: DE 63 6415 0020 0000 2543 13
BIC: SOLADES1TUB
For members within Germany,it is easiest to pay by deduction from a bank account. A form will be provided.
For members living in other European countries, the best is to pay by bank transfer in Euros.
For oversea payment, please send checks only if they are drawn on a German or American bank and add the bank charges.
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