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In the following you will gain an insight into the structures of this professional group and get a general idea about its contents and goals.

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BTD Annual General Meeting 2027 Wiesbaden

REORGANISING – Creating opportunities, representing interests 

NEU AUFSTELLEN – Perspektiven schaffen, Interessen vertreten

We, the BTD Executive Committee, warmly invite you to the General Meeting (GM) in Wiesbaden. It will take place exclusively in person.
We have chosen the theme ‘REORGANISING – Creating Perspectives, Representing Interests’.
As always, the training programme begins on Friday, 19 February at 2.00 pm with a range of interesting workshops. Topics range from Authentic Movement, through a workshop on using voice and movement to shift perspectives, to changing perspectives in youth educational settings, and on to breath, movement and awareness in dance therapy.
On Friday evening, you can deepen existing connections and find new points of contact at the popular ‘meet & greet’.
On Saturday morning, led by Grit Wendisch, a Samoa circle is planned, featuring a keynote talk by the Executive Committee on the topic: ‘Creating Perspectives’, in which we can all participate in the discussion group.
And on Saturday evening, we’ll be holding a dance party!
On Saturday, after lunch, the formal General Meeting will begin at 1.30 pm and end on Sunday at 12.00 pm. On Saturday afternoon, elections will be held for two positions on the Executive Committee. All student and full members are eligible to vote.
The agenda, the workshop topics, the motions to be voted on and the proxy voting arrangements for this General Meeting can be found in the attachment to the invitation and here on the BTD website.
Please complete your registration using the online registration form. We offer student members a 20 per cent discount on the total fee (including workshops)!
New this year: During the World Café, led by Christine Bielenberg, the committees and the Professional Policy Working Group will present themselves in person on Saturday afternoon as part of the General Meeting, addressing three key questions. You’ll find reports on the committees in advance in the newsletter in mid-January.
New active members will be elected to the committees on Saturday at the venue.
On Sunday morning, the working groups will present their work at a ‘marketplace’ event, again through face-to-face discussions.
The registration deadline is 15 November 2026. The venue is:
Wilhelm-Kempf-Haus, Conference Centre of the Diocese of Limburg,
Wilhelm-Kempf-Haus 1, 65207 Wiesbaden