The North Carolina Mason

D irected by Wilkerson College Lodge No. 760, this year's Educational Symposium sessions will cover a variety of topics meaningful to officers and members alike. The Annual Communication Convention will take place entirely on the lower level of the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem from Thursday, September 28, through Saturday, September 30. Thursday's symposium is entirely optional for members; however, all eight sessions are open to all delegates and Master Masons. Lunch that day will be provided by the NC Masonic Foundation. The Symposium, Vendors Room, Registration, and the Annual Communication will all be located on the lower level of the Benton Convention Center. There will be no events in the Embassy Hotel or at the Grand Pavilion. All delegates and Master Masons attending must sign up on their Grand View portal online by visiting nc.grandview.systems and clicking on the purple "2023 Annual Communication" tile. Hotel reservations in the Grand Lodge block of rooms at the Marriott or the Embassy can be made directly through the links located on the Annual Communication portal. Please register on the portal prior to September 20. Registrations will not be processed after that date, so please do not wait to sign up! SCAN THE QR CODE to the left to log in to Grand View to sign up for Annual Communication and its events today! Annual Communication 2023 Building a More Education-Centered Experience This year's Annual Communication will feel a bit different. After last year's information panels, we received tons of positive feedback about the leveled-up experience many of you had and how it brought more value to your experience that you could take home to your lodges. This year, we wanted to take that experience even further. 4 | T H E M A S O N M AGA Z I N E

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