Atheist Alliance International Eleventh Annual Convention

March 25-27, 2005, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles

FRIDAY

3:00-5:00 Registration

5:00-7:00 Reception, Chuck Collazzi on guitar

7:00 Dinner, Bobbie Kirkhart

    Welcome, Dale McGowan

    "Periodic Table Of Freethinkers", Andrew Bradley

    "America' Best Christian Welcomes You To Jesusland (nee USA)", Dr. Richard Dawkins

SATURDAY

8:30 Breakfast

    Joel Pelletier, His painting "American Fundamentalist" will be on display for the weekend

    Julia Sweeney, on her novel in progress, "My Beautiful Loss of Faith Story."

10:30-12:00 Morning breakouts

    Networking, Facilitator, AAI Vice President August Berkshire

    Building a Support Community, Presenter, Ruth Hollman

    Religion and Just War Theory, Presenter, Dr. Carlos Bertha

    Saving Ourselves from The TAR Pits of Society, Presenter, Margaret Downey

12:00-2:00 Lunch

    Bobbie Kirkhart, Atheist Alliance Awards

    Dr. Bruce Flamm, The Korean Fertility Prayer Scandal

    Ann Seaman, America's Most Hated Woman: The Life and Gruesome Death of Madalyn Murray O'Hair

2:00-3:30 Afternoon Breakouts I

    Start a Toastmasters' Group,
      Freethinkers' Toastmasters of Los Angeles and
      Freethought Toastmasters of Minneapolis

    Do Atheists Need a Political Lobbyist in Washington, D.C.?, Presenter, Herb Silverman

    Attracting and Activating Youth ,Presenter, August E. Brunsman.

    Growing up Muslim, Presenter, Sameer Wahaj

3:45-5:15 Afternoon Breakouts II

    Individual Members' Group Meeting, Facilitator, Dwain Deets

    Separación de la Iglesia y del Estado en América Latina,
       (Church-State Separation in Latin America),
       Presenters, Ateos Unidos
       (This session is conducted in Spanish with some English translation)

    The Religious Roots of Homophobia and Sexophobia, Presenter Ben Akerly

    Secular Youth Views, Presenters, Alex Mbom and Gustave Boum

5:15-5:45 Book signing

6:00 Dinner

    Dr. Michael Newdow, "They Really Meant It (So Help Me God)"

    Robert Price, "Night of the Living Savior"

SUNDAY

9:00 Breakfast

    Dale Reynolds, Thomas Jefferson Answers Your Questions

    Richard Dawkins, assisted by Margaret Downey, Award presentation

    Penn & Teller, Acceptance

    Bobbie Kirkhart, Close of convention

11:30 Book signing, Penn & Teller

3:00 Letting Go of God
   Not part of convention but a special price for a conventioneers-only performance.