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From Vol. 1, Issue 10, October 2019

STOICON 2019

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MORNING TALKS 

Welcome to the Birthplace of Stoicism 
Donald Robertson and Alkistis Agio 

On Taking Responsibility: The Stoics in Exile
Jonas Salzgeber 

Military Stoicism
Thomas Jarrett 

For the Benefit of All: On Being a Social Stoic
John Sellars 

The Acropolis, the Inner Citadel and the View from Above
Matt Sharpe 

KEYNOTE 

Epictetus on Attending to Oneself
Katerina Ierodiakonou 

AFTERNOON PARELLEL SESSIONS 

How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control 
Massimo Pigliucci 

Studying Philosophy in Athens: The Case of Zeno
Christina Kourfali 

How to Start a Modern Stoa
Peter Limberg 

Stoicism, Aristotle, and Environmental Responsibility
Chris Gill, Gabriele Galluzzo 

The Stoic Cosmopolis, Then and Now
David Fideler 

Stoicism and Creativity
Piotr Stankiewicz 

CLOSING 

What Next in Athens?
Alkistis Agio 

TALKS 

Meditations on "Meditations": Towards a more Stoic kind of journaling
Kathryn Koromilas 

The Interface Between Stoic Philosophy and REBT Psychotherapy
Chrysoula Kostogiannis 

LIGHTNING PRESENTATIONS 

Various Speakers
Hosted by Piotr Stankiewicz 

KEYNOTE 

How to be a Stoic When You Don't Know How
Chuck Chakrapani 

Venue for Stoicon and Stoicon-X, Athens: Cotsen Hall, at the American School of Archeology at Athens. 

How to get your tickets 

Stoicon: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stoicon-2019-in-athens-the-modern-stoicism-conference-tickets-61401259821#tickets 

Stoicon-X: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stoicon-x-2019-in-athens-the-mini-conference-tickets-61406087260#tickets 

WHERE Central branch of the Milwaukee Public Library
WHEN October 12, 10am to 3pm:
WHAT Stoicon-X conference, Milwaukee, organized by Milwaukee Stoic Fellowship I
HOW MUCH This conference is free thanks to the generous anonymous benefactor
REGISTRATION Tickets are available at the Eventbrite site. (SEATS ARE LIMITED, BOOK EARLY)
PROGRAM  
10:00 - Organizer’s Welcome. What are Ancient and Modern Stoicism? - Greg Sadler
10:20 - Talk: Forty Years on the Porch: Lessons Ancient Stoics Taught a Modern Psychologist - Kevin Vost
11:10 - Talk: Metta Meditations and Stoic Universal Love - Dan Hayes
11:50 - Talk: Cartesian Stoicism: Stoicism for the Modern Age - Daniel Collette
12:30 - Lunch & Conversation
1:30 - Lightning Round Talks - Any participants desiring to give a 3-5 minute talk on Stoicism
2:00 - Workshop: The Stoic Heart - Applying Stoicism in Personal Relationships - Andi Sciacca and Greg Sadler
OTHER STOICON-X EVENTS 

MOSCOW 

  • Saturday, October 12 (during Stoic Week) – Stoicon-X Moscow (organized by Stas Naranovich snara-novich@gmail.com) 

LONDON 

  • Saturday, October 12 (during Stoic Week) – Stoicon-X London (organized by John Sellars) Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stoicon-x-london-2019-tickets-67738526757 

SAN FRANCISCO 

  • Saturday, October 26 – Stoicon-X San Francisco (organized by James Kostecka james@stoicfellowship.com) 

MADRID 

  • Stoicon-X Madrid Details for this event are TBD at this time, but will also be provided in Stoicism Today as they be-come available. For more information, you can contact the organizer