Plenary Address Alain Bauer, French National Conservatory for Arts and Crafts (Paris), John Jay College of Criminal Justice (New York), University of Law and Political Science of China (Beijing) Human Trafficking Network Investigations: The Role of Open Source Intelligence and Large-Scale Data Analytics in Investigating Organized CrimeLeah F. Meyer and Louise I. Shelley Public Policy, Public Health, and … Read more
DAY 1 (May 29, 2015) Welcome Guillermo De los Reyes (Conference Chair)Jean-Loup Graton (Bibliothèque Nationale)Pierre Mollier (Editor- Ritual, Secrecy, and Civil Society) Keynote Address Civil Society in an Uncivil Age: An Agenda for Freemasonry, Past and Present Margaret C. Jacob (Distinguished Professor of History, University California of Los Angeles) Early Masonic Presentation 400 Years of Masonic … Read more
World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry & HistorySchedule of Events – WCF 2015 We are excited by a week of great moments and to greet a diverse group of scholars, researchers, artists, and musicians for this year’s program. The event and its participants promote multilingual and multicultural scholarship in areas such as the relations between Masonic-related … Read more
Second World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History 2017: Research in Ritual, Secrecy, and Civil Society The Bibliothèque nationale de France – Site François MitterrandQuai François-Mauriac, Paris, France May 26-27, 2017 PROGRAM Wednesday, May 24 Pre-conference Workshop: The workshop will be at 2pm on Wednesday at the Museum of Freemasonry on rue Cadet. 1717 is the 300th anniversary of … Read more
Second World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History 2017:Research in Ritual, Secrecy, and Civil Society The Bibliothèque nationale de France – Site François MitterrandQuai François-Mauriac, Paris, France May 26-27, 2017 Grand Auditorium Friday May 26 9:30-11:00. PlenaryGreetings and Introduction of Opening Plenary Panel by Guillermo De Los Reyes and Pierre Mollier, Conference Co-Chairs “The Idea … Read more
World Conference on Fraternalism, Social Capital, and Civil Society 2018: Not Men Only: Sisters, Sororities, and Ritualistic Societies May 18, 2018The Quaker Meetinghouse2111 Florida Avenue NW, Washington DC Opening Remarks: The 200th Birthday of Rob MorrisPaul Rich and Guillermo de los ReyesFraternalism, Feminism, and the Eastern Star Introducing Rob Morris at 200 Nancy TheissA Beacon of … Read more
World Conference on Fraternalism,Social Capital, and Civil Society 2018: Not Men Only: Sisters, Sororities, and Ritualistic Societies May 18, 2018 The Historic Quaker Meetinghouse 2111 Florida Ave. NW, Washington DCGetting ThereSee Preliminary List of SpeakersAbout the SpeakersAbout the Venue The 2018 conference will take special note of “The 200th anniversary of the Birth on … Read more
World Conference on Fraternalism, Social Capital, and Civil Society 2018: Not Men Only: Sisters, Sororities, and Ritualistic Societies The World Conferences on Fraternalism do have themes, but in addition to the themes, we welcome other subjects on both general and specific subjects that touch on the history of particular orders, social capital, the place of … Read more
The Congress on Fraternalism, Social Capital, and Civil Society is coming back to Paris in 2022! Everyone attending is presumed to be fully vaccinated and in strict compliance with public health requirements. As we sadly postponed the June 5th event in 2020 in Washington DC, we are now looking forward to the next edition of the congress in 2022 … Read more
Third Conference on Fraternalism, Social Capital, and Civil Society 3e Conférence Internationaled’Histoire de la franc-maçonnerieet des organisations fraternelles 1000 Degrees: Constructing Fraternal RitesDes rites pour construire la fraternité June 13 – 15, 2019The Bibliothèque Nationale – Paris, France Bibliothèque nationale de FranceSite Tolbiac-François MitterrandQuai François Mauriac – 75706 Paris Vendredi 14 juin et samedi 15 juin … Read more
