Society for Shamanic Practitioners

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HISTORY

June 2003	The idea arises
January 2004	Society is officially formed as a legal corporation in California Board of Directors appointed Board of Directors appointed Bank account opened First memership drive starts
April 2004	Membership hits 100
May 2004	First Annual SSP Board Meeting Santa Fe, New Mexico Mission and Vision articulated Article about SSP in Advances in Mind-Body Medicine Article about SSP in Spirituality & Health
June 2004	Website goes live at www.shamansociety.org
December 2004	Membership hits 400
March 2005	Membership hits 500
April 2005	Article about SSP in Sacred Hoop
May 2005	Grant of $3,000 to publish a book received from Ed Kinney. Barbara Tedlock named as editor of book.
June 2005	First Annual Conference at Asilomar draws 100 attendees First Board Conference Meeting First SSP Annual Meeting with membership
June 2005	SSP Scholarship Fund established
August 2005	Non-Profit status granted by IRS
December 2005	Second Annual SSP Board Meeting in Santa Fe, NM. Mission and Vision revised.
January 2006	SSP receives a $10,000 Challenge Grant to start a journal
February 2006	SSP receives a $5,000 grant to conduct a practitioner survey
March 2006	Membership hits 600
June 2006	Four conference scholarships awarded
July 2006	Second Annual Conference at Asilomar draws 110 attendees Second Board Conference Meeting
August 2006	First SSP UK Gathering draws 100 people
September 2006	SSP raises an additional $10,000 to meet Journal Challenge Grant

December 2006	Third Annual SSP Board Meeting in Santa Fe, NM Strategic plan conceived
May 2007	Membership hits 700
June 2007	Two Conference Scholarships Awarded
June 2007	Third Annual Conference at Menla draws 110 attendees Third Board Conference Meeting
July 2007	The Gift of Shamanism videos posted on website
August 2007	Journal Editors named, work on the first issue begins
August 2007	SSP's first book manuscript - Healing Medicine - submitted to Sandra Dykstra Literary Agency
September 2007	First SSP UK Conference draws 76 attendees
December 2007	Fourth Annual SSP Board Meeting
February 2008	The Journal of Shamanic Practice - First Issue