In 415 BC, the Athenian assembly led by Alcibiades, voted to invade Sicily. The city-state of Segesta had promised huge financial aid in return for assistance against its enemy Selinus.

Above all else, they were an attempt to make the different factions and regions of Athens into one people, with a popular assembly, and the necessary institutions to make that assembly work.

The conference will run from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. More information can be found here. IPC General Assembly Athens, Greece has been announced as the host for the 2013 IPC General Assembly.