Michigan Atheists 29th annual State Convention
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The Michigan Atheist Convention will be April 29th at the same location and includes a free Afterglow at 7PM at the Comfort in just down the street for convention attendees.
Speakers for the Michigan Atheists Convention include Jennifer Beahan, Wissam Charafeddine, Matt Dillahunty, Greg Forbes, Frank Zindler.
Jennifer Beahan is the Program Director for Center for Inquiry–Michigan (http://www.cfimichigan.org/).
Wissam Charafeddine is an activist, interested in all things Islam, ex-Islamics, and Islamic theology in the modern world.
Matt Dillahunty is the host of the Austin, TX web cast TV show The Atheist Experience, founder of the counter-apologetics encyclopedia Iron Chariots, and former host the Internet show: Non-Prophets Radio.
Greg Forbes teaches at Grand Rapids Community College, teaches Anatomy & Physiology and Biological Diversity courses. His areas of expertise are in organismal biology, evolutionary biology, and human anatomy & physiology.
Frank Zindler served as an interim president of American Atheists, is the editor of American Atheist Magazine and Director of American Atheists Press. He is a former professor of biology and geology at Fulton-Montgomery Community College of the State University of New York.
Richard Carrier will be tabling along with others and joining the afterglow.
Richard Carrier is the author of Sense and Goodness without God, On the Historicity of Jesus, Proving History, and many other books, chapters, and articles. With a Ph.D. in ancient history from Columbia University, he now specializes in the modern philosophy of naturalism, the origins of Christianity, and the intellectual history of Greece and Rome. For more about him and his work visit richardcarrier.info (http://www.richardcarrier.info/).
There will be an Afterglow, at the Comfort Inn, Farmington Hills, at 7 pm. You must let us know when you register for this event if you will be attending the Afterglow.
COST: Entrance fee is $35 ($40 at the door) for adults and $20 ($25 at the door) for students. Optional buffet lunch is $10 ( lunches are not payable at the door).
Send payments for Convention and lunches by April 15 to Michigan Atheists, PO Box 0025, Allen Park, MI 48101. Include names and number of attendees, number of lunches, and number of people attending the free Afterglow, address, phone and email please.
Reminder: When you send in your money, also tell us what it's for:
Number of people: ____
Number of lunches: ____
Number attending Aferglow: ____
Enclosed check amount: _____ payable to Michigan Atheists
Name(s): ______________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________
Email: ______________________________________
LODGING: We are holding 25 rooms at the Comfort Inn for April 28 and 29 located at 30715 W 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI. Price is $79 for a King and $89 for two Queens plus taxes. Lodging includes buffet breakfast. Call 1-248-471-9220 to make reservations being sure to mention the Michigan Atheist Convention. Rooms will be released April 15, 2017 if not reserved. The Comfort Inn is about a mile and a half west of the convention site.
News as of February 26th
Please note: Our venue has put some constraints on some of our plans. No other food can be brought into our convention from restaurants and it has been advised that we should not bring in bottled water to satisfy the people trying to be environmentally sound as possible. We will have water in pitchers or from jugs available at all times, along with coffee and tea. Other beverages will be served with the buffet lunch.
Also, due to construction, we will have a smaller space to contend with. But we are sure everything will work out and all will have a good time.
New March 4th: The Convention flier, with payment instructions.
New March 8th: Due do scheduling issues, Susan Jacoby will not be attending on Friday, April 28th. We understand that Susan will be speaking on Friday, April 21st. On April 28th, Richard Carrier will be speaking. RSVP at this link: https://www.meetup.com/MichiganAtheists/events/238266148/
New March 8th: While the convention events start at 10 am, it really starts at 9 am so that we can get everyone registered and so on.
Michigan Atheists 29th annual State Convention