Atheist Alliance International (AAI) in conjunction with The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (RDF) is hosting what is shaping up to be one of the best conventions this year. It will be held in Los Angeles at the Burbank Airport Marriot & Convention Center from October 2 to October 4.
The list of speakers has grown to include people from a wide variety of fields. Convention attendees will not be left wanting. The list of speakers includes:
Richard Dawkins
Bill Maher
Daniel Dennett
Sean Faircloth
Eugenie Scott
Brian Dalton
Lawrence Krauss
Carolyn Porco
Jerry Coyne
J. Anderson Thomson
Anthony Pinn
Richard Haynes "Brother Richard"
Stuart Bechman
Tom Melchiorre
Steve Uhl
Sunsara Taylor
James Tepfer
Russell Blackford
Sikivu Hitchens
Jonathan Kirsch
Roy Sablosky
In addition to the speakers, there will be a fundraiser comedy night that will feature the comedy stylings of Troy Conrad, Jimmy Dore, Eric Andre, and Dan Dominguez.
A live music party hosted by Atheist Nexus has just been added to the schedule.
There will also be a bus trip to La Brea Tar Pits and a guided tour of the area and the Page Museum.
AAI has made arrangements for discounted airfare and hotel accommodations.
For more information or to register, you can visit the convention Web site.
Comments
I'm there!
Can we get an East Coast version? There are godless heathens like me over on this side of the country, too, ya know!
Bill Maher is a bitter old man.
Why does everything happen in New York or Los Angeles and hardly anywhere else? The SF Bay Area gets no love. Wish I could attend.
Seam Chalk, if by bitter you mean that he's sick of having other peoples imaginary friends shoved down his throat, let me tell you, there are a LOT of bitter individuals out there. Myself included.
Jetta,
Actually there are 3 places these thing take place in. Unfortunately, Las Vegas isn't anywhere nearer to SF than LA is. I guess Los Angeles is as close as it's gonna get for you. It could be worse, you could live in San Antonio Texas, and be nowhere near the convention.
Trina,
I think you mean Sikivu Hutchinson and Christopher Hitchens mixed up. No big deal, I'm just saying.
Trina,
I think you have Sikivu Hutchinson and Christopher Hitchens mixed up. No big deal, I'm just saying.
Has Bill Maher ever considered a nose job? If not maybe he should, what a honker!
I'd sell my soul to raise the cash for that trip.
Really. I'm not using it. Any takers?
These are the times when I hate living in Florida. But then again, I am a college student; hmm...
Jerome, how much are you asking for it? I know some of the parishioners in my flock who could REALLY use a fresh soul, with what they have done to their current one. One catch, much as I hate to play the usual religion-based shell game on you, but can I pay you for it in the next life?
If they are as boring and suck as much as Bill Maher this would be a rather long night. No Thanx
Jetta I feel the same way! What about the Seattle area? We've got almost 3 million in the huge metroplitan area.
Maher bills higher than Dennett?
Sad
And no PZ?
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