The Conference will be held in Alexandria, Virginia at the George Washington National Masonic Memorial, September 14-16, 2018.
The theme is Freemasonry in the Transatlantic World.
Photo: Ron Cogswell
The program includes two and a half days of lectures and discussions, beginning Friday morning, and concluding on Sunday. Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend a convivial dinner on Saturday evening, a Universal Lodge, a convocation of Academic Lodges, plus a talk on Masonic Symbolism and tour of Washington, D.C.
FRIDAY
The Conflicted Identity of Early 18th Century English Freemasonry – Paul Monod
Panel: Freemasonry in the Caribbean – Neil Wynes Morse, Susan Snell and Andreas Önnefors
Scottish-American Freemasonry in the Eighteenth Century – Bob Cooper and Mark Wallace
Freemasonry in North America – John Laurence Busch and Jeffrey Croteau
Panel: French Lodges and Connections in the Americas – Eric Saunier and Jeffrey Kaplan
Transatlantic and Back Again – Marsha Keith Schuchard and Hans Schwartz
A Universal Lodge (Tyled)
Masonic symbolism in Washington DC
SATURDAY
The Patriot Lodge (host) – Tyled Meeting of the Convocation of Academic Lodges
The Multifaceted Freemasons of Jamaica – Jackie Ranston
Panel: Freemasonry in North America – Andrew Hammer, Erich Morgan Huhn and Shawn Eyer
Panel: Religion & Freemasonry – Lucio Artini, Roberto Pertocucci, Fenando Gill Gonzalez, and John Acaster
Panel: Material & Print Culture Felipe Corte Real de Camargo – Hilary Anderson Stelling and John Slifko
Bringing Masonry to the University – Larry Adamson, PGM of California
Conference Dinner, followed by an evening in Alexandria
SUNDAY
Welcome – Arturo de Hoyos and Brent Morris
The role of men of color in the early period of Freemasonry – Oscar Alleyne
The First Grand Lodge: 1717 or 1721? – Ric Berman and Susan Mitchell Sommers
A debate and discussion followed by Q&A
The role of men of color in the early period of Freemasonry – Oscar Alleyne
The First Grand Lodge: 1717 or 1721? – Ric Berman and Susan Mitchell Sommers
A debate and discussion followed by Q&A
Guided Tour of Washington
For prices, registration, hotel information and more details, visit the Conference website HERE.
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