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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	At recent summits, the Tideborn [[Chapter]] have been advancing the idea that the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]] should host a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium symposium], an opportunity for the priests of the Empire to discuss matters of [[The_Way#The_Paths_of_Virtue\|Virtue]] and the soul. There has not been a symposium in many years - but the timing seems particularly apt now that [[the Throne]] is once again occupied.		At recent summits, the Tideborn [[Chapter]] have been advancing the idea that the [[Synod]] should host a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium symposium], an opportunity for the priests of the Empire to discuss matters of [[The_Way#The_Paths_of_Virtue\|Virtue]] and the soul. There has not been a symposium in many years - but the timing seems particularly apt now that [[the Throne]] is once again occupied.

	==Significance==		==Significance==

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	At recent summits, the Tideborn [[Chapter]] have been advancing the idea that the [[Imperial Synod]] should host a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium symposium], an opportunity for the priests of the Empire to discuss matters of [[Virtue]] and the soul. There has not been a symposium in many years - but the timing seems particularly apt now that [[the Throne]] is once again occupied.		At recent summits, the Tideborn [[Chapter]] have been advancing the idea that the [[Imperial Synod]] should host a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium symposium], an opportunity for the priests of the Empire to discuss matters of [[The_Way#The_Paths_of_Virtue\|Virtue]] and the soul. There has not been a symposium in many years - but the timing seems particularly apt now that [[the Throne]] is once again occupied.

	==Significance==		==Significance==

Twiggy at 15:05, 21 August 2025

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	==Significance==		==Significance==
	The civil service have drafted a schedule to a traditional format, to facilitate the decisions the Imperial Synod will need to consider if the symposium is to happen. The proposal is to hold the Symposium at the Autumn summit, but the first decision that the Synod will have to make is whether to ~~authorize~~ the discussion at all.		The civil service have drafted a schedule to a traditional format, to facilitate the decisions the Imperial Synod will need to consider if the symposium is to happen. The proposal is to hold the Symposium at the Autumn summit, but the first decision that the Synod will have to make is whether to authorise the discussion at all.

	===Authorization===		===Authorization===
	The civil service are able to help with the organization of a symposium, but they cannot ~~authorize~~ it - that requires a greater majority of the General Assembly. Ultimately there is no purpose to convening a council to discuss matters of faith that does not have the clear support of the entire Synod.		The civil service are able to help with the organization of a symposium, but they cannot authorise it - that requires a greater majority of the General Assembly. Ultimately there is no purpose to convening a council to discuss matters of faith that does not have the clear support of the entire Synod.

	A judgement will be presented to the Imperial Synod that requires a greater majority. The symposium will only go ahead if half or more of the Synod votes present in Anvil at the next summit are cast in support of the motion. As ever with a greater majority, any abstentions are considered to be votes against the judgement. The judgement will be available for voting at the start of the summit until early evening on Saturday.		A judgement will be presented to the Imperial Synod that requires a greater majority. The symposium will only go ahead if half or more of the Synod votes present in Anvil at the next summit are cast in support of the motion. As ever with a greater majority, any abstentions are considered to be votes against the judgement. The judgement will be available for voting at the start of the summit until early evening on Saturday.

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	===Symposiarch===		===Symposiarch===
	If the symposium goes ahead then it will need someone to manage many of the issues involved. A well run symposium requires effective planning and decision making of the subjects to be discussed and the roster of speakers. Traditionally, the [[The_Assemblies_of_the_Synod#The_Assembly_of_Nine\|Council of Nine]] appoint a Symposiarch - nominating a single citizen to coordinate the council and make the appropriate decisions to to ensure the symposium is well run.		If the symposium goes ahead then it will need someone to manage many of the issues involved. A well run symposium requires effective planning and decision making of the subjects to be discussed and the roster of speakers. Traditionally, the [[The_Assemblies_of_the_Synod#The_Assembly_of_Nine\|Council of Nine]] appoint a Symposiarch - nominating a single citizen to coordinate the council and make the appropriate decisions to ensure the symposium is well run.

	Although the Symposiarch is crucial to the effective running of the meeting they have been appointed to chair, it is not an [[Imperial title]]; a citizen who currently holds an Imperial title does not have to resign their position to also act as the Symposiarch.		Although the Symposiarch is crucial to the effective running of the meeting they have been appointed to chair, it is not an [[Imperial title]]; a citizen who currently holds an Imperial title does not have to resign their position to also act as the Symposiarch.

RichardRaynor at 08:27, 3 February 2022

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	[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:380YE]][[Category:Recent History]]		[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:380YE Summer]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<quote by="History of the Great Symposia, Volume II, 107YE to 194YE, Arocles of the Swift Sails">		<quote by="History of the Great Symposia, Volume II, 107YE to 194YE, Arocles of the Swift Sails">
	After the disastrous events of the Symposium of Ambition in 176YE, it was clear to all that in future the question of which foreign nations to ''invite'' should be a matter for judgement of the Synod. Uninvited guests would remain a detail for Symposiarch to rule on, but formal invitations would no longer be sent out without a full consideration of the possible consequences.		After the disastrous events of the Symposium of Ambition in 176YE, it was clear to all that in future the question of which foreign nations to ''invite'' should be a matter for judgement of the Synod. Uninvited guests would remain a detail for Symposiarch to rule on, but formal invitations would no longer be sent out without a full consideration of the possible consequences.

Dre at 22:24, 2 April 2018

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	===Invitations===		===Invitations===
	A Symposium is not just an opportunity for the Empire to examine ~~it's~~ own faith - but also an opportunity to discuss matters of belief with representatives of other nations. In the past the Synod has sometimes chosen to invite priests and influential figures from the [[Sumaah Republic]] and [[Faraden]] - but anyone could be invited. According to legend there was an even an ill-fated invitation extended to the [[Grendel]] to speak at the Symposium of [[Ambition]] of 176YE. There is also a suggestion that the newly arrived [[Asavean Archipelago\|Asavean]] priests of the Foam and the Black Bull have indicated that they would welcome a chance to speak about their faith openly with the Empire.		A Symposium is not just an opportunity for the Empire to examine its own faith - but also an opportunity to discuss matters of belief with representatives of other nations. In the past the Synod has sometimes chosen to invite priests and influential figures from the [[Sumaah Republic]] and [[Faraden]] - but anyone could be invited. According to legend there was an even an ill-fated invitation extended to the [[Grendel]] to speak at the Symposium of [[Ambition]] of 176YE. There is also a suggestion that the newly arrived [[Asavean Archipelago\|Asavean]] priests of the Foam and the Black Bull have indicated that they would welcome a chance to speak about their faith openly with the Empire.

	Inviting others nations to speak will be considerably more effective if the Synod has chosen to indicate that representatives may speak freely on matters of faith without fear of persecution or prosecution.		Inviting others nations to speak will be considerably more effective if the Synod has chosen to indicate that representatives may speak freely on matters of faith without fear of persecution or prosecution.

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	If the symposium goes ahead then it will need someone to manage many of the issues involved. A well run symposium requires effective planning and decision making of the subjects to be discussed and the roster of speakers. Traditionally, the [[The_Assemblies_of_the_Synod#The_Assembly_of_Nine\|Council of Nine]] appoint a Symposiarch - nominating a single citizen to coordinate the council and make the appropriate decisions to to ensure the symposium is well run.		If the symposium goes ahead then it will need someone to manage many of the issues involved. A well run symposium requires effective planning and decision making of the subjects to be discussed and the roster of speakers. Traditionally, the [[The_Assemblies_of_the_Synod#The_Assembly_of_Nine\|Council of Nine]] appoint a Symposiarch - nominating a single citizen to coordinate the council and make the appropriate decisions to to ensure the symposium is well run.

	Although the Symposiarch is crucial to the effective running of the meeting they have been appointed to chair, ~~the title does not have any formal legal powers, so~~ it is ~~considered to be a~~ [[~~Imperial_title#Ceremonial_titles\|ceremonial~~ title]]~~. This means that~~ a citizen who currently holds an Imperial title does not have to resign their position to also act as the Symposiarch.		Although the Symposiarch is crucial to the effective running of the meeting they have been appointed to chair, it is not an [[Imperial title]]; a citizen who currently holds an Imperial title does not have to resign their position to also act as the Symposiarch.

	The civil service wish to stress that the Council of Nine will need to appoint a Symposiarch swiftly, if they wish the meeting to be convened at the Autumn Equinox. The civil service will need to work closely with the appointee to agree key details for the Symposium ''at this summit'' if those decisions are to be implemented for the next summit.		The civil service wish to stress that the Council of Nine will need to appoint a Symposiarch swiftly, if they wish the meeting to be convened at the Autumn Equinox. The civil service will need to work closely with the appointee to agree key details for the Symposium ''at this summit'' if those decisions are to be implemented for the next summit.

Rafferty at 11:37, 26 July 2016

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			[[Category:Winds of Fortune]][[Category:380YE]][[Category:Recent History]]
	<quote by="History of the Great Symposia, Volume II, 107YE to 194YE, Arocles of the Swift Sails">		<quote by="History of the Great Symposia, Volume II, 107YE to 194YE, Arocles of the Swift Sails">
	After the disastrous events of the Symposium of Ambition in 176YE, it was clear to all that in future the question of which foreign nations to ''invite'' should be a matter for judgement of the Synod. Uninvited guests would remain a detail for Symposiarch to rule on, but formal invitations would no longer be sent out without a full consideration of the possible consequences.		After the disastrous events of the Symposium of Ambition in 176YE, it was clear to all that in future the question of which foreign nations to ''invite'' should be a matter for judgement of the Synod. Uninvited guests would remain a detail for Symposiarch to rule on, but formal invitations would no longer be sent out without a full consideration of the possible consequences.

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	"Sometimes absolutely ''terrible'' things come of them, mind. But if we all sit on our arses and wring our hands all day long, wolves will eat our sheep."		"Sometimes absolutely ''terrible'' things come of them, mind. But if we all sit on our arses and wring our hands all day long, wolves will eat our sheep."

	They laughed together then, drawing startled looks from some of the folk nearby, and linked arms companionably as they continued on down toward the Hub.</ic.		They laughed together then, drawing startled looks from some of the folk nearby, and linked arms companionably as they continued on down toward the Hub.</ic>

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	===Invitations===		===Invitations===
	A Symposium is not just an opportunity for the Empire to examine it's own faith - but also an opportunity to discuss matters of belief with representatives of other nations. In the past the Synod has sometimes chosen to invite priests and influential figures from Sumaah and Faraden - but anyone could be invited. According to legend there was an even an ill-fated invitation extended to the Grendel to speak at the Symposium of Ambition ~~that held in~~ 176YE. There is also a suggestion that the newly arrived Asavean priests of the Foam and the Black Bull have indicated that they would welcome a chance to speak about their faith openly with the Empire.		A Symposium is not just an opportunity for the Empire to examine it's own faith - but also an opportunity to discuss matters of belief with representatives of other nations. In the past the Synod has sometimes chosen to invite priests and influential figures from the [[Sumaah Republic]] and [[Faraden]] - but anyone could be invited. According to legend there was an even an ill-fated invitation extended to the [[Grendel]] to speak at the Symposium of [[Ambition]] of 176YE. There is also a suggestion that the newly arrived [[Asavean Archipelago\|Asavean]] priests of the Foam and the Black Bull have indicated that they would welcome a chance to speak about their faith openly with the Empire.

	Inviting others nations to speak will be considerably more effective if the Synod has chosen to indicate that representatives may speak freely on matters of faith ~~withour~~ fear of persecution or prosecution.		Inviting others nations to speak will be considerably more effective if the Synod has chosen to indicate that representatives may speak freely on matters of faith without fear of persecution or prosecution.

	In any case, the civil service will extend an invitation to attend the symposium to any nation named in an appropriate successful judgement by an Assembly in the Synod. ''Any'' recognised [[The_Assemblies_of_the_Synod\|assembly]] can issue an invitation to ''any'' group inviting them to attend.		In any case, the civil service will extend an invitation to attend the symposium to any nation named in an appropriate successful judgement by an Assembly in the Synod. ''Any'' recognised [[The_Assemblies_of_the_Synod\|assembly]] can issue an invitation to ''any'' group inviting them to attend.

	<ic>"You realise we are ~~having~~ a meeting to arrange a meeting? That's all a Symposium is. A glorified meeting?"		<ic>"You realise of course that we are on our way to a meeting, about a meeting to arrange a meeting? That's all a Symposium is. A glorified meeting?"

	"The irony is not lost on me. But at least a Symposium is a ''big'' meeting, and sometimes good things come of them."		"The irony is not lost on me. But at least a Symposium is a ''big'' meeting, and sometimes good things come of them."