Yay, it’s FtBCon!
I haz a sad cuz my ‘puter died, and the temporary replacement would esplode if I asked it to do a Google Hangout, so no talk from me. But that’s okay, because there’s soooo much other awesome stuff going on! Pick a session or twelve or all of them and enjoy! Saturday and Sunday’s schedule after the jump.
Day 2 Saturday 24th January 2015
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9:00am Understanding Ex-Muslims
presented by Kaveh Mousavi, Heina Dadabhoy and Sakeena Almulhida
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10:00am The Psychology of Trolls
presented by Valerie Aurora, Tauriq Moosa, Jason Thibeault, Stephanie Zvan and Miri M.
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11:00am Secular Symbiosis: Cooperation Between Student and Community Secular Groups
presented by Gordon Maples and Kelley Freeman
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12:00pm Why Are Secular Students Awesome, and How Can Non-students be Involved?
presented by Cara Zelaya
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1:00pm Become a Secular Safe Zone Ally
presented by Pete Zupan
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2:00pm Identifying and Addressing Christian Privilege in Intersectional Spaces
presented by Lyz Liddell
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3:00pm People of Color Beyond Faith and Moving Social Justice Forward
presented by Jennifer Taylor, Kay Vee, Raina Rhoades and Donald Wright
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3:00pm Student Advocacy and Why Students Need to be Involved in Politics
presented by Cara Zelaya and Dan Pemberton
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3:00pm Kinky Sex: Learning the Ropes (See What We Did There?)
presented by Dan Williams, Trina Gardinier, Irregular Panda, Heina Dadabhoy and Neil Wehneman
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4:00pm The Little People Argument: The Difference between Respect and Forbearance, and Why It Matters
presented by Sastra
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5:00pm SW: How to Stay Positive in a Negative Online Environment
presented by Radium Yttrium, Lauren Lane, Stephanie Zvan, Amy Davis Roth and Monette Richards
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5:30pm Secular Cults
presented by Angie Jackson, Vyckie D. Garrison, Karen Stollznow, Adam Lee and Russell Glasser
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7:00pm Evidence-Based Feminism 2
presented by HJ Hornbeck
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8:00pm The Humanism of Star Trek
presented by Scott Lohman
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9:00pm Secular Asian Community: The Binary Nature of Diversity Discussions
presented by Marissa Torres Langseth, RN, MSN, ANP, Vic Wang, Yau Man Chan, Cindy Cooper, Michelle Huey, Mai Dao, Mike Nam and Lilandra
Day 3 Sunday 25th January 2015
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10:00am The True Version of the False: Can Atheists Argue Over the “True” Version of Religion?
presented by Kaveh Mousavi, Alex Gabriel, Dan Fincke, Russell Glasser and Dr. Richard Carrier
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11:00am Questioning the Historicity of Jesus: Commentary and Q&A by Dr. Richard Carrier
presented by Dr. Richard Carrier
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11:00am Building a Better Workshop
presented by RJ Redden, Valerie Aurora, BibleName and Stephanie Zvan
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12:00pm SW: Block Bot and Other Strategies
presented by M. A. Melby, James the red nosed, SJW Vivian and Raethfall
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12:00pm Reasonable Relationships: How Does Our Skepticism Influence our Romantic or Non-Romantic Relationships?
presented by Wes Fenza, Chana Messinger, Franklin Veaux and Miri M.
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1:00pm Fundraising for a Secular Cause: Because It Takes Money To Change the World
presented by Harry Shaughnessy, Maria Greene, Nick Fish, Amy Boyle and Neil Wehneman
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2:00pm Introduction to Secular Women Work Conference
presented by Chelsea Du Fresne, Monette Richards and Stephanie Zvan
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3:00pm Did You Remember Your (Love) Life Vest? Polyamory in the Deep End
presented by Wes Fenza, Miri M., Karen Hill, Irregular Panda, Heina Dadabhoy and Neil Wehneman
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4:00pm Teaching Critical Thinking
presented by Dan Linford, Matt Lowry, Chana Messinger and Hiba Krisht
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5:00pm Make Your Code of Conduct Work for You
presented by Michael Damian Thomas, Chelsea Du Fresne and Stephanie Zvan
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6:00pm Digital Self-Defense
presented by Leigh Honeywell, Tim Farley, Jason Thibeault, Ben Blanchard and Neil Wehneman
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7:00pm Wrapping It Up!
presented by Miri M., Brianne Bilyeu, Jason Thibeault and Stephanie Zvan
RIP Dana’s ‘puter. It’s gone to that big cyber-recycling center in the sky (or Seattle, whichever is appropriate).
Kryten (Red Dwarf character) would understand, I’m sure.
That being said, I’m sorry that you couldn’t show up for the event, Dana. :(