Veritas Weekend is The Veritas Forum’s flagship student leadership conference. It is a private, invitation-only event for students who are part of The Veritas Forum’s student community. This conference gathers invited students for a time of encouragement and equipping. During the conference, students interact with Christian scholars, writers, and artists, and share experiences with peers from other campuses.

Veritas Weekend has two tracks: The Augustine Collective Conference track for students who are part of an AC journal and the Forums Leadership track for students who plan and execute Veritas Forum events on their campus.

The Augustine Collective track is for students who are involved with a student publication that is officially affiliated with the Augustine Collective journal network, either as regular contributors or as official staff. Students who are not yet involved with an existing publication but are seriously exploring involvement are also welcome to register for the AC track at Veritas Weekend—as are invited students who are seriously considering starting a journal on their campus. 

To meet, think, discuss, and pray with your fellow Veritas students from across the country? To hear from and interact with fantastic speakers? To strategize with your teams for the future? To acquire or refine the skills necessary to help build a thriving publication? To renew your vision for the work you’re doing? Pick your reason! Whatever brings you to the conference, we’re thrilled to see you.

Want to learn more? Check out this promo video from a previous conference.

The full schedule is still to come, but you can see the current schedule above. It will conclude by noon on Sunday the 11th. The weekend will consist of a mix of plenary sessions, breakout sessions, worship, time to connect as a team, and time for fellowship with students from publications across the country.

Speakers this year include C. Kavin Rowe with more to be announced. The theme is “Loving God with Your Mind."

The Boston Park Plaza Hotel will host this year’s conference. This 4-star hotel, located near the historic Boston Common, was recently renovated and features great meeting spaces for this growing event. Lodging at the Plaza will be guest rooms that hold two students with a separate bed for each.

The Park Plaza is a close walk from a few different T stops.

Park Plaza Hotel Address: 50 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

- Monday, October 16, 2023: Registration Opens

- Monday, November 27, 2023 11:59 pm EST: Registration Closes
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- Wednesday, November 29, 2023 11:59 pm EST: Final Admissions off Waitlist Issued and Decisions On Applications for Additional Financial Assistance Released
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- Monday, December 4, 2023 11:59 pm EST: Travel Receipts for Student Purchased Travel Due
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-Friday, February 9, 2024: Conference Begins

We do not want finances to be a barrier to anyone's attendance at the 2024 Veritas Weekend, so all student attendees receive a subsidy from Veritas for half of their travel costs (up to $200). The link to apply for additional financial assistance is here. This is for those who need additional assistance for the remaining half of travel costs. You should apply at the time when you register for the conference. 

Although registration is on a first come, first serve basis, financial assistance applications will not be reviewed until after the close of registration. If we do not grant you sufficient financial assistance and you are not able to attend as a result, you may cancel your registration. (Please apply for financial assistance even if you are on the waitlist after registration.)

The travel reimbursement process for students who receive additional financial assistance:

-Like the rest of your team, send the money to purchase your ticket to your EiC or team point person, who will purchase travel for the whole group by the 12/4 deadline.

-Veritas will reimburse the EiC for 1/2 the cost of everyone's travel on the team immediately after the 12/4 deadline to submit receipts for reimbursement. The EiC will then send that 1/2 back to everyone coming from your journal, including you immediately

-Separately, Veritas will send you a check for the additional financial assistance you have been granted.

If you have any questions, please email us at augustine@veritas.org. As we have limited funds available for financial assistance, this application is meant for students who truly cannot attend Veritas Weekend without additional financial support. Thank you for understanding.

Your team should all take the same transportation method if at all possible. Schools are required to research and take the cheapest possible method of transportation that is realistically available to them. However, this is on “the honor system”—we do not need to confirm the option before you arrange travel.

Please work through your EiCs to arrange and book travel. The steps of the process are:

1. Students register for the conference by 11/27

2. The EiC or other designated point person will then confirm the travel method and cost with students from their school

3. Conference attendees will pay the point person from their school

4. Point person will purchase travel for the whole group (this should wait until after Wednesday, Nov. 30 if you are expecting someone from your school may be admitted off the waitlist or someone is waiting a decision on additional financial assistance)

5. Point person will submit one reimbursement form for the group by 12/4 at this link

6. The Augustine Collective reimburses the point person for half of the total travel immediately after 12/4

7. The point person reimburses each individual member for half the cost of their travel from the funds received from the Augustine Collective team

If no one in the group is willing to be the point person in terms of purchasing, we ask that one person remain our point of contact but we will work with your school to arrange for individual reimbursement. Please email augustine@veritas.org if this is the case for your school. Please note that though the first method outlined above is our ideal process, we are certainly willing to be flexible. We want to make sure that we are serving you and your team in your preparation for the conference, so you can always feel free to be in touch with us if different arrangements need to be made.

‍Note: If you are driving and we are reimbursing you for gas and parking, those receipts do not need to be submitted by December 4. They can be submitted after the weekend for ½ reimbursement (up to $200 per person). Those who are driving should plan to park their vehicles in the Boston Common Parking Garage (clearance of 6'3").

Note: If you need to come to the conference from a location other than your school, please contact us at augustine@veritas.org in order to confirm that this is possible. We reserve the right to exercise discretion, particularly if coming from your preferred location is more expensive than coming from your school.

Tip: If you are flying or taking a train or bus into the Boston airport, please plan accordingly. The T (subway) in Boston will be much cheaper than a taxi/Uber/Lyft. The Silver Line from the airport to South Station is free; for more details see here and note that it seems the reverse trip from South Station to the Boston airport upon departure is not free.

Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. We have a limited number of spots for Augustine Collective students. Students who register in excess our limit will be placed on our waitlist in case of cancellations or other circumstances. In addition, there will be a cap of 12 people per school in our registration period. Anyone who registers from a school that already has 12 people registered to attend will be put on the waitlist as well. We will admit additional students over a school’s 12-person cap after the close of registration on a first come, first serve basis.

Once you register, we will contact you to confirm whether you have secured a spot or to inform you that you have been placed on the waitlist. Even if you are aware you will be put on the waitlist, we encourage you to register anyway as we expect to be able to admit at least some people off the waitlist. 

The link to register is here

Our general expectation is that student attendees stay for the entire duration of the weekend, arriving between 4p.m. and 6p.m. on Friday, February 9th and departing after 11a.m. on Sunday, February 11th. If you have any concerns about staying for the whole weekend, please do let us know at augustine@veritas.org and we can discuss it with you further.

Before the close of registration you may cancel your registration at any time by emailing augustine@veritas.org. However, our expectation is that anyone still registered by the Nov. 27 deadline plans to attend the conference.

Please note that if you do cancel for any non-emergency reasons after purchasing your travel, we will not reimburse you for any travel you purchased and will ask you to return any money received for your travel reimbursement. If a true emergency arises, such as a medical or family situation, you should cancel and we will still reimburse your travel. Please email us at augustine@veritas.org if this situation applies to you.

The dress code is smart casual (and warm). You should bring any toiletries you would normally bring for a hotel stay. You may also wish to bring a water bottle, a notebook, a Bible or other devotional items, and any other items you’d want for a program of this kind. The event may involve walking outside, so be sure to bring shoes that are comfortable to walk in outside. As a team, your journal should bring copies of your journal's latest issue (and optionally, back issues too!) to trade with other campuses—ideally at least 50 copies.

Yes. We will provide more details closer to the event.

Yes. Conference registration will include a place to note this information.

Currently no COVID regulations are planned, but we will update you if that changes.

If you have any additional questions, please email the Augustine Collective Conference team at augustine@veritas.org.