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Online Community Meet-Up with leor roseman

🗣 Leor Roseman, PhD (Senior Lecturer & Psychedelics Researcher, University of Exeter)

⏰ Wednesday 23 April, 8PM CEST (6PM GMT, 2PM ET, 11AM PT)

📍Online via Zoom

An Introduction to Internal Family Systems in Psychedelic Therapy

🗣 Michelle Glass (Certified Level 3 IFS Practitioner | Oregon Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator)

⏰ Tuesday 13 May, 8PM CEST (6PM GMT, 2PM ET, 11AM PT)

📍Online via Zoom

Bridging approaches: metaphysics

🗣 Michiel van Elk, PhD (Cognitive Neuroscientist), Erika Salazar (Medical Herbalist & Minister of Kamentsa Ancestral Ceremonies), Marta Santuccio, PhD (Facilitator), Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes, PhD (Philosopher of Mind and Metaphysics & Lecturer at The University of Exeter)

⏰ Tuesday 20 May, 8PM CEST (6PM GMT, 2PM ET, 11AM PT)

📍Online via Zoom

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Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR 26)

7th edition of Europe’s leading academic conference dedicated to advancing psychedelic science and therapies. OPEN Foundation’s biennial flagship event, born in 2010.

⏰ 4-6 June 2026

📍: The Netherlands

Watch the aftermovie 2024 here!

Reconciling the Resurgence: Psychedelics and the Native American Church

🗣 Erika Dyck, PhD (Professor & Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, History of Health & Social Justice, University of Saskatchewan), Reanne Daniels (PhD Candidate, University of Saskatchewan), Kelly Daniels (Ceremonialist, Elder’s Helper)

⏰ Saturday 22 March, 2PM CET (1PM GMT, 9PM EST, 6AM PST)

📍Local Event: Historical Canal House, Huis Vasari – Herengracht 366, Amsterdam, NL

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Past Online Events

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Past In-Person Events

Community Meet-up Amsterdam

Connect with the OPEN community and meet other fellow psychedelic enthusiasts and professionals in a laid-back atmosphere! You are welcome to join us and find out about the latest in psychedelic science, research and therapy, expand your network and make friends, and of course, have fun.

Mingling, sharing and expending our psychedelic horizons. That's what our meet-ups are about.

Wednesday 29 January 2025, 19:00

Pension Homeland, Kattenburgerstraat 5, 1018 JA Amsterdam

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Join us for an enchanting Mushroom Walk through the Amsterdamse Boos, where we'll immerse ourselves in the magical world of fungi!

Saturday 19 October 2024, 15:00 - 18:00

HET AMSTERDAMSE BOOS, AMSTERDAM

OPEN Community Meet-up (Amsterdam)

Connect with the OPEN community and meet other fellow psychedelic enthusiasts and professionals in a laid-back atmosphere at the Brouwerij Poesiat & Kater!

You are welcome to join us and find out about the latest in psychedelic science, research and therapy, expand your network and make friends, and of course, have fun.

Mingling, sharing and expending our psychedelic horizons. That's what our meet-ups are about.

Wednesday 18 September 2024, 7:00 PM CEST

Bitesized: mushrooms

🗣 Led by (Cato de Vos & Pim van de Noort) 

⏰ Saturday 18 May, 13:00PM – 16:00 CET

📍Sexylandworld (Noordwal 1, 1021PX, Amsterdam)

OPEN Community Meetup in Amsterdam!

Connect with the OPEN community and meet other fellow psychedelic enthusiasts and professionals in a laid-back atmosphere at the Brouwerij Poesiat & Kater!

You are welcome to join us and find out about the latest in psychedelic science, research and therapy, expand your network and make friends, and of course, have fun.

Mingling, sharing and expending our psychedelic horizons. That's what our meet-ups are about. See you there on 20 March at 19:30!

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Film Screening: Dosed

In partnership with APRA, the OPEN Foundation is hosting a Film Screening of the movie Dosed: The Trip of a Lifetime!

Attending this event is an interactive experience, unlike watching it on your own. You'll have the chance to connect with the like-minded individuals directly and ask questions, allowing you to explore the topic in greater depth.

Read more here.

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Psychedelic pub quiz

APRA and the OPEN Foundation are once again teaming up for a psychedelic gathering, to put our knowledge about psychedelics to the ultimate test! Connect with fellow enthusiasts in a relaxed, social atmosphere and share your passion for psychedelic research. Challenge your friends and enjoy the thrill of competition with prizes and surprises for the winners. Immerse yourself in the ambiance of a traditional pub with great food, drinks, and good company, all while expanding your knowledge!

Read more here.

OPEN Local Meet-up (Utrecht)

We welcome you to our next local meet-up in Utrecht! This event is an ode to the most mind-bending, eye-popping, and downright trippy items hiding in the depths of your wardrobe.

Read more here.

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First Network Meeting for European MDMA Researchers & Therapists

In December 2017 at the start of Phase 2 trials in Europe, the first network meeting for European MDMA researchers and therapists was held in scenic Castle Endegeest, near the city of Leiden in the Netherlands. The meeting was organised by OPEN and the Dutch therapist team responsible for conducting the first Dutch study into MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of PTSD. MAPS provided additional support for this event.

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Future of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy

This Q&A session was part of the programme during the Opening Up symposium in Amsterdam Joost Breeksema (director of OPEN Foundation) interviewed Rick Doblin, PhD (founder, executive director of MAPS) and Torsten Passie, MD (expert in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and pharmacology) about the therapeutic potential of MDMA, the differences with classical psychedelics, therapeutic interventions, and the various ways in which these therapies could be integrated into mainstream healthcare.

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Symposium: Psychedelics and science

Co-organised by the KNAW (the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences) and the OPEN Foundation, during this symposium, experts from a variety of disciplines within medicine, the social sciences and the humanities, came together to discuss the scientific study of psychedelics. Intended for scientists and scholars, it laid the foundation for an interdisciplinary network of academics interested in this topic, and to connect more effectively with international research in this area.

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