Events & Schedule

The Octagon hosts events each year to pursue the achievement of goals in each of the Eight Proficiency areas. Our inaugural vital conversation was in the Philosophy of Human Existence and Health Care Policy, the 2009 conference on vitalism.

In 2013, the Octagon will host a conference on Health Problems and the Millennials: A Vitalistic Approach. This conference is scheduled for April 11-13, 2012. For more information, please click here.

In 2012, the Octagon hosted a conference on Reimagining Healthcare: Making Health the Goal. For more information, please click here.

In 2011, the Octagon hosted a conference on Contemporary Scientific Paradigms. This took place Thursday through Saturday, April 14th-16th, 2011. The faculty and agenda are listed on the conference pages. For more information, please click here.

A set of three invitation-only working summits recently were hosted and sponsored by NCMIC as an extension of the 2009 conference on The New Vitalism. Proceedings documents are located on the conference page. For more information, please contact us.