Second Annual St Louis Summit on Lore and the Occult

We are happy to announce the second annual Saint Louis Summit on Lore and the Occult. The Summit is a gathering of scholars, scientists, and lore masters on a variety of strange, rare, and wondrous topics ranging from mythic history to cryptozoology. The Summit is hosted by Alexandria University, a small liberal arts college dedicated to transcending distinctions by blending art and mathematics, religion and science, and philosophy and social change.

The Summit will be held on the evening of April 14, 2016, in St Louis, MO. More specific time and location details to be announced.

Please direct questions to Alex at virtual.alexandria.project@gmail.com. Register here: http://bit.ly/stlouisloresummit

Summit Format
The Summit will have various events, including: Topic Panels, Occult Issues, Tradition Presentations, and Educational Duels.

Topic Panels
These panels will feature presentations and discussions on various topics from top experts in various lores and hidden knowledge. Panels will begin with a presentation from each expert, followed by Q&A by the audience.

Occult Issues
These sessions will take up issues central to the politics of the occult community. Session provide an opportunity for members from different sects and allegiances to openly discuss issues relevant to their communities.

Tradition Presentations
We will be hosting a special series on the Traditions. Each of the nine traditions (plus one for other crafts) will host a presentation articulating the magical perspectives they embody. Newly awakened willworkers will be invited to the conference and the traditions with the best represntation of their practices will stand to recruit some new members!

Educational Duels
Keeping with one of the oldest traditions in wizarding community, there will be a certemen circle for demonstration duels. Mages who have never used a certemen circle will be instructed in its use. More experienced willworkers are welcome to use the circle for duels as a way of demonstrating arcane possibilities.

Registration
Alexandria University is hosting the event, but ask attendees to contribute in some way. This can either be through presenting on a topic panel, running an occult issues panel, offering some other form of assistance, covering financial costs (by donating $500 or more), or covering magical costs (by donating 1 or more quintessence). If you are interested in giving a presentation, please contact Alex at virtual.alexandria.project@gmail.com.

Awards
We will be awarding a set of Top Presentation Awards with a purse of 10 quintessence. Also, we will award a Best Match award to be won in the certemen circle.

Last Year
The first summit, held in March of 2016, drew a wide variety of scholars from various supernatural communities, including kindred, cainites, fair folk, lupines, and of course, willworkers. The topics included: the similaries and differnces of supernatural magics, the nature of the Endless Winter, the curious case of vampiric englightnment, the dangers of the Wyrm, and many more.