Donna Van Toen
Donna Van Toen is a certified professional astrologer (NCGR-IV) based in Toronto, Canada. She has over 30 years of consulting and teaching experience. She also hosts the State of the Art conference (SOTA).
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Website update
Sunday, March 6, 2011
SOTA 2011 - Overview & Hotel info
THE STATE OF THE ART CONFERENCE
October 27 - 30, 2011
Sheraton at the Falls (former Crowne Plaza)
300 Third St.
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
1-800-325-3535
sheraton.com/atthefalls
See below for:
- Hotel reservation info
- Speaker list
SCHEDULE
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Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Illumination Expo (Friday evening)
Beginners' Day (Saturday; separate ticket)
FEES & REGISTRATION
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Register online | Conference Policies
PRINTABLE DOWNLOADS
- Full program (very large PDF, 26.4MB)
- Main conference flyer (PDF, 128KB)
- Illumination Expo flyer (PDF, 68KB)
- Beginners' Day flyer (PDF, 76KB)
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Rooms: $114 per night (single or double)
Sheraton reservations: 1-800-325-3535
Be sure to identify yourself as a SOTA 2011 conference attendee.
Room rates are guaranteed until 30 days prior to the Conference.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
- Robert Corre and Baris Ilhan
- Michael Barwick
- Dr. Patricia Bell
- Ellen Bourn
- Peter Burns
- Cassandra Butler
- Nick Dagan Best
- Kathy Hanley
- Jacqueline Janes
- Janet Markham
- Marion McMillan
- Franco Minatel
- Wendy Nemeth
- Chantal Patenaude
- Alison Price
- Samuel Reynolds
- Sandra-Leigh Serio
- Nadiya Shah
- Julie Simmons
- Sylvia Jean Smith
- Kelly Surtees
- Kay Taylor
- Donna van Toen
SOTA 2011 - Fees & Registration
For information on how to register, see below.
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DELUXE
Includes Opening Ceremonies, Illumination Expo, Banquet, and Friday through Sunday lectures.
Does not include Pre-Conference, Luncheon Lectures, or Beginners' Day.
- Until March 25: $250
- Until June 25: $280
- Until September 25: $300
- After September 25: $330
FULL CONFERENCE or SINGLE DAYS
Friday through Sunday lectures; does not include Luncheon Lectures, Beginners' Day, or evening events.
- Until March 25
Full: $225; Single: $85 each - Until June 25
Full: $260; Single: $95 each - Until September 25
Full: $280; Single: $105 each - After September 25
Full: $310; Single: $115 each
PRE-CONFERENCE
Does not include evening event
- Until March 25: $85
- Until June 25: $95
- Until September 25: $105
- After September 25: $115
LUNCHEON LECTURES
Priced individually
- Until September 25: $25
- After September 25: $30 (if available)
OPENING CEREMONIES
Included in Deluxe Conference
- Until June 25: $25
- Until September 25: $30
- After September 25: $35
ILLUMINATION EXPO
Included in Deluxe Conference
- Until June 25: $15
- Until September 25: $20
- After September 25: $25
BEGINNERS' DAY
- Until June 25: $50
- After June 25: $60
BANQUET
Included in Deluxe Conference
- Until September 25: $50
- After September 25: $60 (if available)
Proceed to Checkout
How to register:
- PayPal: Clicking a button above will add the item to your "shopping cart". To return here, click "Continue Shopping". You can add a note to Donna when checking out by clicking the "Add" link under Special Instructions. After checkout, PayPal will send you an email confirming your payment.
- Interac is also available.
- Prefer to register by snail mail? Send your registration cheque, made payable to Full Circle Seminars, to:
Full Circle Seminars
36 Leslie St.
Toronto, ON M4M 3C4
Canada
SOTA 2011 - Conference Policies
CANCELLATIONS:
- Full refund until May 30.
- After May 30, a $50 cancellation fee applies.
- Absolutely no refunds after July 30.
- Registration may be transferred at any time and without penalty to anyone not already registered by notifying us in writing.
CELL PHONES: We request that you turn off your cell phone or have it on "vibrate" during the lectures.
OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
- Personal taping is not permitted.
- Laptops and other devices that can be used for the transcription/
recording of lectures are not permitted in the lecture rooms.
- CDs of the lectures will be available during and after the conference.
- CDs of the lectures will be available during and after the conference.
Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
SOTA 2011 - Thursday Schedule
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10:00-5:00
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Ticket required.
X Room
ON SOLAR REVOLUTIONS
Robert Corre
Revolutions (or, as they are called today, returns) are one of the most popular traditional forecasting techniques. They are an extension of transits that add the complexity of needing to take into account both the natal and return houses. More than any forecasting technique, revolutions yield great insight into the revival or precipitation of events for the year based on the natal chart. The content of this session is drawn from Book 23 of the 17th-century French astrologer and physician Morin de Villefranche's Astrologia Gallica.
Y Room
NEPTUNE: FINDING OUR WAY IN THE FOG
Baris Ilhan
We are not all artists, mystics, or mediums, but we all have Neptune somewhere in our charts. What does this Neptune want from us? How can we honor this cosmic guide? We will investigate the subject with Neptune's sign and house positions and more. Psychospiritual perspective. Suitable for all levels.
7:00-9:00 PM
OPENING CEREMONIES AND KEYNOTE
Ticket required.
Z Room
IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET OR ARE YOU JUST PACKING A LOADED EIGHTH HOUSE?
Julie Simmons
A short, deep dive into the notion of astrologers, projection, and countertransference as 2012 approaches. What are we carrying and how heavy is it?
(Cash bar; hot and cold finger foods.)
SOTA 2011 - Friday Schedule
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Registration opens at 8 AM; trade show 9 AM - 10 PM
B Room
9:00-10:00: LOOK MOM, NO BOOKS!
Robert Corre
10:30-11:30: ASTRO-PALMISTRY
Peter Burns
2:00-3:00: SOMETIMES IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE (FORECASTING)
Donna van Toen
3:30-4:30: SYZYGY
Marian McMillan
C Room
9:00-11:00: ASTROLOGY, JUNGIAN ARCHETYPES, AND HEALING
Ellen Bourn
2:00-4:00: ALCHEMY THROUGH SYMBOLS
Kay Taylor
D Room
9:00-Noon: ASTROLOGY'S BAD BOYS: HOUSES 4, 8, AND 12
Baris Ilhan
LUNCHEON LECTURE: AWAKENING TO 2012
Chantal Patenaude
(Lunch included; pre-purchased ticket required)
2:00-5:00: EMBRACING THE LESSONS OF SATURN
Jacqueline Janes
ILLUMINATION EXPO
Coffee, tea, cookies, and 10-minute presentations on a variety of topics.
(Ticket required)
