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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. |