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WELCOME TO OSLO
Oslo has a diverse and complex atmosphere. The city has the pulse and energy of a big city, with a plethora of cafés, markets and people – yet it is rested next to the huge Oslo-fiord and surrounded by wild forest, giving it a rural feel and an air of mystique.
You can literally leave a concert in the city and wander in the quiet forest 20 minutes later.
The city is large enough to have areas with a distinct “feel” – from the urban Grünerløkka to the “uptight” Frogner – yet you can cross the central areas by foot within hours. It is big enough to attract huge concerts and happenings, yet it is almost abandoned like a ghost town
during certain holidays.
This complexity reflects in the Norwegians who live here as well. As a people we are both open, engaged, techno-savvy and world-oriented – yet still rooted in traditional “narrow-minded” attitudes sometimes found in smaller places.
Make no mistake – we citizens of Oslo love our city, and cherish its feel and persona. We hope you will too.
We have some typical “Tourist Attractions” – like the Vigeland Park, the Opera-building, The Fortress of Akershus or the ships at Fram-museum. You’ll love them.
We at Streetwise strongly recommend that you also put these attractions aside – at least for one day –to find the hidden pearls of Oslo, with our guide in hand. Strike a conversation with the marketers at Youngstorget. Stroll down to Aker Brygge with an ice-cream in hand and your feet dangling at the edge of harbour.
This is what we do – and Streetwise is our way to share our love for the city, and the secrets within it – to you.
A hundred years ago, Norway was one of the poorest nations in all of Europe. Today, it is probably the richest. This huge transition has resulted in rapid changes in lifestyle and a high level of education in the population. The last years, there has also been a massive immigration of workers from all of EU, and Oslo today can best be described as “a city in construction”,
For more about Oslo please see www.visitoslo.com
29th FEPTO ANNUAL MEETING
Oslo, Norway: 10th - 14th of June, 2012
The creative saving lie: The balance between denial and truth
Inspired by the famous play “The Wild Duck” by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen from 1884, we invite us all to investigate and play with the human and ethical dilemmas in the play!
Hedvig is the main person in this drama. Her parents have never told her who her biological father is. In order to prove her love to her social father, she is encouraged to sacrifice the wild duck by shooting it. Instead she shoots herself.
Her mother could not tell her the truth; she probably meant she was doing the right thing by not telling her. Her father did not know that his daughter wasn’t carrying his blood. Her half brother insisted on letting her know the truth. This tragedy is a result of merciless truth. A man in his self-righteousness takes away this family’s saving lie and hereby creating big tragedy for all. How do we as psychodramatists work with the lies in our clients lives. How can these save lives and do we have the right in confronting them on stage? What kind of tragedies can be created by trying to bring clarity and truth into our clients’ lives? What power do the saving lies have in the therapeutic field and what ethical dilemmas do we encounter as psychodramatists when working with them on stage?
Come and join us playing with Ibsen and the characters in The Wild duck!
Sightseeing and boat trip!
During the days of the FEPTO Annual Meeting, you are also invited to go with us to down town Oslo to see the Gustav Vigeland famous Sculpture park, and take a walk on the roof of Oslo’s awarded new opera. After the sightseeing, we go on a boat trip in the Oslo fjord enjoying seafood and drinks.
FEPTO Conference
Previous to The FEPTO Annual meeting there will be a Pre-Meeting-Conference in the same site with the topic Empowerment & Resilience, dated 8th – 10th of June. This conference is open for all who is interested to learn more about psychodrama. Please see the presentation on the conference page on FEPTO website.
The Location
The Annual Meeting will take place at Jessheim, located 45 km outside Oslo, the capital of Norway. This beautiful region is easy to reach, by car, train or bus. Oslo’s main Airport Gardermoen is situated nearby.
A hundred years ago, Norway was one of the poorest nations in all of Europe. Today, it is probably the richest. This huge transition has resulted in rapid changes in lifestyle and a high level of education in the population. The last years, there has also been a massive immigration of workers from all of EU, and Oslo today can best be described as “a city in construction”,
In a similar way, psychodrama in Norway has undergone big changes in the last five to ten years and it continues! From a situation of one training institute, Norway today has four well-functional and modern training institutes that teach psychodrama on basic and advanced levels. The association is governmental approved, and has attained several important rights for its members.
The conference will be held at Romerike People’s College, a place that recruits candidates to Norway’s best schools for stage performance. The school is located by the Nordby Lake, where you can take a swim (if you are a real Viking) or enjoy the beautiful forest path around the lake for walks or jogging.
Download Oslo Annual Meeting first call
FACTS ABOUT NORWAY AND THE CONFERENCE AREA
Official name
Kingdom of Norway
System of government
Constitutional monarchy
Parliamentary democracy
Official languages
Norwegian (the two forms Bokmål and Nynorsk) Sami
(equal status with Norwegian in parts of the country).
© Simen Myrberget
Religion
Protestant Christianity
Population
4 920 305 inhabitants as of 1 January 2011
Norway has an indigenous Sami population as well as five national minorities, defined as groups with long association with Norway.
Currency
Norwegian kroner, NOK
1 EUR = NOK 7.81 as of January 2011
Weather
Air temperature averages in the Oslo area for June in daytime is about 18° Celsius. The season can be sunny and warm, but also wet and the weather can shift rather quickly. Please bring wind jacket and warm sweater for outdoor activities. Sea temperature in June is 16 – 18 ° Celsius.
Transport from Gardermoen airport to Romerike People’s College: Maxi taxi with 8-10 passengers from the airport to the conference site will cost about NOK 65,- per person.
Romerike People’s College do not offer any room service or equipment in the rooms such as hairdryers, iron etc. Each section of rooms share two or three showers and a small kitchen with water boiler, fridge and stove. The place has no shop for drinks, snacks etc, but the local centre is only 5 km away and there will be cars driving in daily.
Eating out and alcohol Eating out is generally expensive in Norway. Alcoholic beverage in restaurants and bars also. The cheapest buy for food, snacks and beverage is in food stores like Rimi and Rema. Liquor and wine is only sold in special stores (Vinmonopolet).
ARRIVING IN OSLO
The Annual Meeting will take place at Jessheim, located 45 km outside Oslo, the capital of Norway. Oslo’s main Airport Gardermoen is situated nearby. The price for a taxi to the conference site will be approx. NOK 250,-. (30 Euro).
Bus: From the airport you can take bus no 838 Årnes (18 minutes past the hour) or 855 Nordkisa/Jessheim (27 minutes past the hour) to Jessheim and get off at the stop Romerike Folkehøgskole.
Visa:
Norway is part of the schengen area and therefore residents from EU can travel to Norway without showing their passport. However you must show an official document that satisfactorily establishes your identity. We therefore recommended that you bring your passport after all. For all other nationals a valid passport is necessary. For some nationals a visa is required as well. If you have questions about this, please contact your nearest Norwegian Embassy or consulate. Please be sure to bring a valid health/travel insurance according to the rules of your country.
By plane/bus:
Please note that you have to use the Gardermoen Airport in Oslo.
Please check out cheap flight tickets at www.norwegian.com and www.sas.com as soon as possible. See the top of this page for bus schedules from the airport to the conference site.
By train/bus:
If you travel by train or bus to Oslo, you can take a local train from Oslo S to Jessheim station and catch a taxi from there. Buses are also going from the Jessheim station to the conference site quite often. (Bus no. 811 or 838). Please note that taxis (like most other things) are very expensive in Norway. Estimated price from Jessheim station to the Romerike Folkehøgskole (People’s High) are NOK 200,-.
For other information about Norway or Oslo area; please look up www.visitnorway.com and www.visitoslo.com
Oslo has a diverse and complex atmosphere. The city has the pulse and energy of a big city, with a plethora of cafés, markets and people – yet it is rested next to the huge Oslo-fiord and surrounded by wild forest, giving it a rural feel and an air of mystique.
You can literally leave a concert in the city and wander in the quiet forest 20 minutes later.
The city is large enough to have areas with a distinct “feel” – from the urban Grünerløkka to the “uptight” Frogner – yet you can cross the central areas by foot within hours. It is big enough to attract huge concerts and happenings, yet it is almost abandoned like a ghost town
during certain holidays.
This complexity reflects in the Norwegians who live here as well. As a people we are both open, engaged, techno-savvy and world-oriented – yet still rooted in traditional “narrow-minded” attitudes sometimes found in smaller places.
Make no mistake – we citizens of Oslo love our city, and cherish its feel and persona. We hope you will too.
We have some typical “Tourist Attractions” – like the Vigeland Park, the Opera-building, The Fortress of Akershus or the ships at Fram-museum. You’ll love them.We at Streetwise strongly recommend that you also put these attractions aside – at least for one day –to find the hidden pearls of Oslo, with our guide in hand. Strike a conversation with the marketers at Youngstorget. Stroll down to Aker Brygge with an ice-cream in hand and your feet dangling at the edge of harbour.
This is what we do – and Streetwise is our way to share our love for the city, and the secrets within it – to you.
A hundred years ago, Norway was one of the poorest nations in all of Europe. Today, it is probably the richest. This huge transition has resulted in rapid changes in lifestyle and a high level of education in the population. The last years, there has also been a massive immigration of workers from all of EU, and Oslo today can best be described as “a city in construction”,
For more about Oslo please see www.visitoslo.com
29th FEPTO ANNUAL MEETING
Oslo, Norway: 10th - 14th of June, 2012
The creative saving lie: The balance between denial and truth
Inspired by the famous play “The Wild Duck” by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen from 1884, we invite us all to investigate and play with the human and ethical dilemmas in the play!
Hedvig is the main person in this drama. Her parents have never told her who her biological father is. In order to prove her love to her social father, she is encouraged to sacrifice the wild duck by shooting it. Instead she shoots herself.
Her mother could not tell her the truth; she probably meant she was doing the right thing by not telling her. Her father did not know that his daughter wasn’t carrying his blood. Her half brother insisted on letting her know the truth. This tragedy is a result of merciless truth. A man in his self-righteousness takes away this family’s saving lie and hereby creating big tragedy for all. How do we as psychodramatists work with the lies in our clients lives. How can these save lives and do we have the right in confronting them on stage? What kind of tragedies can be created by trying to bring clarity and truth into our clients’ lives? What power do the saving lies have in the therapeutic field and what ethical dilemmas do we encounter as psychodramatists when working with them on stage?
Come and join us playing with Ibsen and the characters in The Wild duck!
Sightseeing and boat trip!
During the days of the FEPTO Annual Meeting, you are also invited to go with us to down town Oslo to see the Gustav Vigeland famous Sculpture park, and take a walk on the roof of Oslo’s awarded new opera. After the sightseeing, we go on a boat trip in the Oslo fjord enjoying seafood and drinks.
FEPTO Conference
Previous to The FEPTO Annual meeting there will be a Pre-Meeting-Conference in the same site with the topic Empowerment & Resilience, dated 8th – 10th of June. This conference is open for all who is interested to learn more about psychodrama. Please see the presentation on the conference page on FEPTO website.
The Location
The Annual Meeting will take place at Jessheim, located 45 km outside Oslo, the capital of Norway. This beautiful region is easy to reach, by car, train or bus. Oslo’s main Airport Gardermoen is situated nearby.
A hundred years ago, Norway was one of the poorest nations in all of Europe. Today, it is probably the richest. This huge transition has resulted in rapid changes in lifestyle and a high level of education in the population. The last years, there has also been a massive immigration of workers from all of EU, and Oslo today can best be described as “a city in construction”, In a similar way, psychodrama in Norway has undergone big changes in the last five to ten years and it continues! From a situation of one training institute, Norway today has four well-functional and modern training institutes that teach psychodrama on basic and advanced levels. The association is governmental approved, and has attained several important rights for its members.
The conference will be held at Romerike People’s College, a place that recruits candidates to Norway’s best schools for stage performance. The school is located by the Nordby Lake, where you can take a swim (if you are a real Viking) or enjoy the beautiful forest path around the lake for walks or jogging.
Download Oslo Annual Meeting first call
FACTS ABOUT NORWAY AND THE CONFERENCE AREA
Official nameKingdom of Norway
System of government
Constitutional monarchy
Parliamentary democracy
Official languages
Norwegian (the two forms Bokmål and Nynorsk) Sami
(equal status with Norwegian in parts of the country).
© Simen Myrberget
Religion
Protestant Christianity
Population
4 920 305 inhabitants as of 1 January 2011
Norway has an indigenous Sami population as well as five national minorities, defined as groups with long association with Norway.
Currency
Norwegian kroner, NOK
1 EUR = NOK 7.81 as of January 2011
Weather
Air temperature averages in the Oslo area for June in daytime is about 18° Celsius. The season can be sunny and warm, but also wet and the weather can shift rather quickly. Please bring wind jacket and warm sweater for outdoor activities. Sea temperature in June is 16 – 18 ° Celsius.
Transport from Gardermoen airport to Romerike People’s College: Maxi taxi with 8-10 passengers from the airport to the conference site will cost about NOK 65,- per person.
Romerike People’s College do not offer any room service or equipment in the rooms such as hairdryers, iron etc. Each section of rooms share two or three showers and a small kitchen with water boiler, fridge and stove. The place has no shop for drinks, snacks etc, but the local centre is only 5 km away and there will be cars driving in daily.
Eating out and alcohol Eating out is generally expensive in Norway. Alcoholic beverage in restaurants and bars also. The cheapest buy for food, snacks and beverage is in food stores like Rimi and Rema. Liquor and wine is only sold in special stores (Vinmonopolet).
ARRIVING IN OSLO
The Annual Meeting will take place at Jessheim, located 45 km outside Oslo, the capital of Norway. Oslo’s main Airport Gardermoen is situated nearby. The price for a taxi to the conference site will be approx. NOK 250,-. (30 Euro).
Bus: From the airport you can take bus no 838 Årnes (18 minutes past the hour) or 855 Nordkisa/Jessheim (27 minutes past the hour) to Jessheim and get off at the stop Romerike Folkehøgskole.
Visa:
Norway is part of the schengen area and therefore residents from EU can travel to Norway without showing their passport. However you must show an official document that satisfactorily establishes your identity. We therefore recommended that you bring your passport after all. For all other nationals a valid passport is necessary. For some nationals a visa is required as well. If you have questions about this, please contact your nearest Norwegian Embassy or consulate. Please be sure to bring a valid health/travel insurance according to the rules of your country.
By plane/bus:
Please note that you have to use the Gardermoen Airport in Oslo.
Please check out cheap flight tickets at www.norwegian.com and www.sas.com as soon as possible. See the top of this page for bus schedules from the airport to the conference site.
By train/bus:
If you travel by train or bus to Oslo, you can take a local train from Oslo S to Jessheim station and catch a taxi from there. Buses are also going from the Jessheim station to the conference site quite often. (Bus no. 811 or 838). Please note that taxis (like most other things) are very expensive in Norway. Estimated price from Jessheim station to the Romerike Folkehøgskole (People’s High) are NOK 200,-.
For other information about Norway or Oslo area; please look up www.visitnorway.com and www.visitoslo.com