Freedom From Religion Foundation32nd Annual ConventionNov. 6 - 8, 2009 |
32nd Annual FFRF Convention, Nov. 6-8, 2009
Seattle, Washington
Tentative Schedule
Red Lion Hotel, Seattle
Friday, Nov. 6
| 5 pm | Registration Opens |
| 7:30 | Phil Zuckerman "The Goodness of Godlessness" |
| 8:30 | Ron Reagan, Q&A |
Saturday, Nov. 7
| 8 am | Nonprayer Breakfast |
| 9:30 am | Welcome | Dan Barker & Annie Laurie Gaylor | Beth Taylor, author Frommer’s Seattle Day by Day |
| 10 am | Barry Kosmin, "The Rising Tide of Secularity" |
| 11 am | Daniel Everett, "The Pirahas: A People who Define Happiness Without God" | Booksigning, Don't Sleep: There are Snakes |
| Noon to 2 | Lunch, sightseeing on your own |
| 2 pm | Freethought Heroine Award | Jennifer Michael Hecht, "My Atheist Paradise: Leaving Our Bodies to Art" |
| 2:45 pm | Emperor Has No Clothes Award | Ursula K. Le Guin | Booksignings for both authors |
| 6:30 pm | Banquet Dinner |
| 8 pm | Drawing for "clean" (pre-In God We Trust) money | Emperor Has No Clothes Award | William Lobdell, "Free at Last" | Booksigning for William Lobdell’s book Losing My Religion |
Sunday, Nov. 8
| Complimentary hot beverages | |
| 8:30 am | "Early Bird Special" | Presentation of FFRF Activism | Fun powerpoint showcasing TV coverage, billboards |
| 9 am | Annual Membership Meeting |
| 11 am | Annual Board of Directors Meeting |
| Adjourn by noon |