Dear IARPP Members,

In just under a month, we will finally meet at our annual conference in Toronto (May 7-10, 2026). Hazel Ipp and Hilary Offman (both of Canada), as co-chairs, along with the International and Local Committees, have been working on this conference for over a year to put together a very comprehensive program on “Can Hate Last? Reclaiming Clinical Sensibilities in Relational Psychoanalysis,” where we will explore how we live and work in the context of the hate we encounter, both within ourselves and others, and inside and outside our consulting rooms.

As you surely know, our conferences provide an exceptional meeting place where we can connect and share in person with our international community. During the rest of the year, many of us meet in the various working committees, and we can also share and learn through our webinars and colloquia.

Recently, the Candidates Committee held a webinar on “When the Other Becomes the Enemy: Clinical Work with Intimate Partner Violence.” The participants had the opportunity to have an interesting dialogue with the Italian relational psychoanalyst Maria Silvia Soriato and explore violence in intimate relationships through clinical and theoretical perspectives, drawing on survivors’ experiences and feminist and psychoanalytic thought. More than one hundred participants from numerous countries registered, making the meeting rich and diverse.

In that same spirit, we will meet in Toronto. Looking very much forward to seeing you all there! Don’t forget to register here: https://iarpp.ce-go.com/iarpp-conference-2026-may-7-may-10-2026/home

With warm regards,

Sandra Toribio Caballero
IARPP President

Sandra Toribio Caballero, Ph.D.
Madrid, Spain
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