In addition to the main subject listed above,
the conference will offer sessions pertinent
to former members of cultic groups, families,
helping professionals, researchers, and others.
JULY 5 –7, 2018
Preconference Events: July 4, 2018
An agenda is at icsahome.com/events/
conferenceannual/agenda
On Wednesday, July 4, there will be preconference
workshops for former members of cultic groups and
relationships, families, mental health professionals,
researchers, and those interested in education.
Preconference workshops are free to conference
registrants. However, we ask that attendees sign up
for preconference workshops by completing a form
available at icsahome.com/events/conferenceannual/
preconferenceevents
If you don’t have Internet access, please contact us
by phone (1-239-514-3081) fax (1-305-393-8193)
email (mail@icsamail.com) or mail (PO Box 2265,
Bonita Springs, FL 34133, USA).
ICSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE–PHILADELPHIA, PA
You can register online and obtain details about sessions, transportation, hotels, directions, and
other information at icsahome.com/events/conferenceannual You are responsible for finding
out if you will need a visa or any other kind of travel document to enter the United States.
REGISTER AT ICSAHOME.COM—EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS APPLY
The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) will hold its 2018 Annual International
Conference jointly with Info-Secte/Info-Cult of Montreal from July 5–7, 2018 at the Loews
Philadelphia Hotel on Market Street in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Program
With more than 100 speakers, this conference will
include such subjects as
• Domestic Violence and Cults
• Why Young Kurdish Muslims Contacted ISIS in Syria
and Iraq
• What Helps Former Members Recover
• Born and Raised in Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and
Transitioning to a New Reality
• Reawakening Your Spirituality After a Cult Experience
• Voyeurism in the Media: Creating a New Narrative
• Parenting Postcult
• Government Regulation of Religious Extremist Groups:
A Case Study of FLDS
• Cults and Sexuality
• Cults in Contemporary China and Social
Transformation
• Legal Theories: Overview and Potential Strategies
• Recovery: From Victimhood to Surviving to Thriving
The global challenge of young people born, raised, or recruited into extremist
groups, abusive religious organizations, or coercive/exploitative relationships
America’s first
World Heritage City,
Philadelphia has many
restaurants and tourist
attractions, including
the Independence Day
fireworks display
on the evening of
July 4, 2018.
the conference will offer sessions pertinent
to former members of cultic groups, families,
helping professionals, researchers, and others.
JULY 5 –7, 2018
Preconference Events: July 4, 2018
An agenda is at icsahome.com/events/
conferenceannual/agenda
On Wednesday, July 4, there will be preconference
workshops for former members of cultic groups and
relationships, families, mental health professionals,
researchers, and those interested in education.
Preconference workshops are free to conference
registrants. However, we ask that attendees sign up
for preconference workshops by completing a form
available at icsahome.com/events/conferenceannual/
preconferenceevents
If you don’t have Internet access, please contact us
by phone (1-239-514-3081) fax (1-305-393-8193)
email (mail@icsamail.com) or mail (PO Box 2265,
Bonita Springs, FL 34133, USA).
ICSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE–PHILADELPHIA, PA
You can register online and obtain details about sessions, transportation, hotels, directions, and
other information at icsahome.com/events/conferenceannual You are responsible for finding
out if you will need a visa or any other kind of travel document to enter the United States.
REGISTER AT ICSAHOME.COM—EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS APPLY
The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) will hold its 2018 Annual International
Conference jointly with Info-Secte/Info-Cult of Montreal from July 5–7, 2018 at the Loews
Philadelphia Hotel on Market Street in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Program
With more than 100 speakers, this conference will
include such subjects as
• Domestic Violence and Cults
• Why Young Kurdish Muslims Contacted ISIS in Syria
and Iraq
• What Helps Former Members Recover
• Born and Raised in Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and
Transitioning to a New Reality
• Reawakening Your Spirituality After a Cult Experience
• Voyeurism in the Media: Creating a New Narrative
• Parenting Postcult
• Government Regulation of Religious Extremist Groups:
A Case Study of FLDS
• Cults and Sexuality
• Cults in Contemporary China and Social
Transformation
• Legal Theories: Overview and Potential Strategies
• Recovery: From Victimhood to Surviving to Thriving
The global challenge of young people born, raised, or recruited into extremist
groups, abusive religious organizations, or coercive/exploitative relationships
America’s first
World Heritage City,
Philadelphia has many
restaurants and tourist
attractions, including
the Independence Day
fireworks display
on the evening of
July 4, 2018.
