A world-class line-up of speakers features at a weekend-long conference in September to mark the Tercentenary of The 1723 Constitutions.
Hosted by Pro Grand Master Jonathan Spence and Dr Ric Berman, Conference Chair, UGLE is co-sponsoring a unique event to mark the Tercentenary of The 1723 Constitutions and the impact that they have made across the globe. Delegates will have access to a long weekend of discussion, debate and informal conversations that feature an impressive line-up of speakers at Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, from 22 to 24 September 2023.
Speakers include Akram Elias, a past GM of the Grand Lodge of Washington DC, who made an indelible impression at the recent Especial Meeting of Grand Lodge; Professors Susan Sommers and Andrew Prescott, who will be showcasing their latest research on The 1723 Constitutions’ author James Anderson; Professors Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire and Olivier Badot, who are presenting papers on the influence of The 1723 Constitutions on European Freemasonry; and from University of Bordeaux and UCLA respectively, Professors Cécile Révauger and Margaret C Jacob, the doyenne of Masonic research, speaking on Women’s Freemasonry and Freemasonry and the Enlightenment.
Other speakers include Leif Endre Grutle, Andreas Önnerfors, Niels Arne Dam and Haukur Óskarsson, who will present a panel discussion on Nordic Freemasonry and the Swedish Rite; Dr Andrew Thompson on ‘Hanoverian Britain: Culture and Society’ and Dr Patricia Fara on ‘Desaguliers, the Royal Society and the Scientific Enlightenment’. American speakers include Dr Bridget Orr, who is speaking about Freemasonry, Theatre and the Arts, and Professor John Kyle Day and Dr Oscar Alleyne on Black Freemasonry in America. And from Italy, Lucio Artini will reflect on his latest work under the title ‘Freemasonry’s Tenets: a threat to Absolutism’.
Delegates will enjoy a drinks reception on Friday, 22 September; and lunch and a reception and formal dinner on the Saturday. The Conference will conclude after midday on Sunday 24 September. This is a marvellous opportunity to embrace Masonic education, as well as an opportunity to meet and talk with some of the leading national and international researchers in the field.
