On Saturday, October 12 - during International Stoic Week - we held a Stoicon-X event for the Midwest here in Milwaukee. The day began with a short welcome and an overview about Stoic philosophy and the modern Stoic movement. Then we had our three featured speakers - Kevin Vost, Dan Hayes, and Daniel Collette - giving a set of talks ranging over a wide variety of topics related to Stoic philosophy and practice.
Daniel's talk was interrupted by a fire alarm that cut about 30 minutes out of our scheduled time, but we got back on track by shortening the catered lunch, and then resuming Daniel's talk. After that, five audience members gave short 3-5 minute "lightning round" talks. We finished the event with a workshop - "The Stoic Heart" - on Stoicism and partnered relationships, given by my wife Andi and myself.
We got together for a shot of all five of us at the end of the conference
We also got good video footage of all of the talks from Stoicon-X, with the exception of the lightning round talks. For those who couldn't make it to the event, and would like to get to see and hear what participants did, here they are:
- Greg Sadler - Welcome to the Conference, What is Ancient Stoicism + Modern Stoicism
- Kevin Vost's Presentation with Q&A - 40 Years On The Porch: What Ancient Stoicism Taught a Modern Psychologist
- Dan Hayes' Presentation with Q&A - Metta Meditations and Universal Love
- Daniel Collette's Presentation with Q&A - Cartesian Stoicism: Stoicism for the Modern Age
- Andi Sciacca and Greg Sadler's Workshop -The Stoic Heart- Applying Stoicism in Personal Relationships
I'd like once again to thank our patron (who wishes to remain anonymous) for generously underwriting this event, and allowing us to offer it to participants for free.
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