Reflections on United Astrology Conference 2018

• 6 years ago

In episode 160 of the show astrologers Kelly Surtees, Austin Coppock, and Spencer Michaud join me to talk about our experiences at the recent United Astrology Conference, which took place in Chicago from roughly May 23-30, 2018.

During the course of the discussion we talk about some of the lectures we gave, lectures we saw, people we met, notable events that happened, and just generally reflect on our impressions of the event as a whole.

This episode is available in both an audio and a video version, and you can find links to both below, right after the show notes.

Show Notes

Here are some of the show notes with some points we touched on in this episode:

• Was at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
• Dates were basically May 23-30, 2018, when including pre and post events.
• Something like 1,400 or 1,500 astrologers attended in the end.
• Much higher percentage of new or first time conference attendees than usual.
• Podcast event was a success.
  • Watch the recording on episode 159.
• Chris did a bunch of video interviews.
  • Interviews with astrologers at the United Astrology Conference.
• UAC bookstore was huge.
  • Austin’s book came out: The Celestial Art: Essays in Astrological Magic.
  • Demetra’s book was announced and pre-orders launched.
• Regulus awards occurred the night of Sunday the 27th
  • All orgs give service awards, then community-wide merit categories:
    • Our very own Leisa Schaim won the AFAN service award.
  • The Regulus award winners were:
  • Richard Smoot won Community Service award
  • David Cochrane – Discovery, Innovation and Research
  • Steven Forrest – Education
  • Tem Tarriktar – Professional Image
  • Deborah Houlding – Theory and Understanding
  • Michael Erlewine – Lifetime Achievement Award
• Astrologers memorial during closing ceremony.
• Chris’ gallery of some pictures from UAC 2018
• Lecture recordings are available on the conference website.
  • https://www.uacastrology.com/recordings/
• Would love to hear from listeners about your conference experience!
  • Post them in the comments section below.

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