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There are several opportunities to attend on-site sessions - Students may attend live seminars in the Adizes methodology and Spiral Dynamics, and students will defend their Ph.D. dissertation in Santa Barbara, California. These appointments with the faculty and colleagues are a wonderful opportunity for personal networking and dialogue. Interaction with faculty members and your peers creates a sense of community, global in reach, that continues to grow through participation in the interactive program environment.

Participants are responsible for room, board and transportation. AGS will arrange reasonably priced, moderate settings with some catered meals and local dining opportunities.  Costs of attending a conference in Santa Barbara averages about $150 per day for room and half board.

Introductory Seminars

The Breakthrough to Prime! and Spiral Dynamics seminars for new students are each offered about twice each year in Santa Barbara, Calfornia.  They  provide an important in-depth introduction of the conceptual foundations of the graduate programs. These seminars are a unique opportunity to engage in face-to-face dialogue with other students, Adizes Institute Associates, Graduate School staff, Institute clients, leaders in future studies, and your professional peers. The seminars will convey core terminology, background material, and conceptual foundations for the entire graduate program. 

The Adizes seminar, combined with two online modules, provides credit for the basic Adizes course. The Spiral Dynamics seminar is combined with three-weeks online dialogue for graduate credit. Attending the live seminar combined with the online format will accelerate the completion of degree programs because these options usually overlap other ongoing classes enabling students to take five academic classes in one year instead of three. For more information regarding the seminar calendar, contact us and sign up to receive our quarterly newsletter by email.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

Ph.D. candidates who have completed their dissertations are expected to present their work to the AGS community and the Doctoral Examining Committee in Santa Barbara, California. They are expected to answer qestions from faculty, colleagues and the AGS community regarding the background of the theory they have developed, the logic used in model building and the validity and usefulness of the theory presented.

Clinical Program on-site classes

See Required Travel for details regarding session length and timing. The specializations in Diagnosis and Design each require one on-site class in the Doctoral Program. The specialization in Teleology requires two on-site classes. Students in the Clinical Programs do not need to travel to California to present their final project.

Where to Stay

In Santa Barbara, guests may stay at the Hotel Santa Barbara, just a few blocks from the harbor in the downtown walking district near entertaining night clubs, microbreweries, restaurants, and shopping. However, we recommend the Inn at East Beach, a small lodge with extra large rooms, high-beamed ceilings, fireplaces, room service from The Radisson's excellent restaurant, complete with everything from microwaves to hair dryers, just a few steps from the beach, an oceanside grill, the bird refuge, and fine restaurants.

Our conference center, La Casa de Maria, in the foothills of Santa Barbara, is on El Bosque Road near the center of upscale Montecito, not far from the Inn.  This 'secret garden' retreat is graced with old oak trees and has offered unparalleled serenity to guests for over 60 years. (Click here or use MapQuest)
 
Program participants from Korea and Mexico chat over lunch during the Introduction to Adizes Methodology seminar in the dining room of La Casa de Maria.




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