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Taslima NasrinTaslima NasrinA physician, a writer, a feminist, human rights activist and a secular humanist...

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Peter SingerPeter SingerPeter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, a position he has held since 1999...

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John PerkinsJohn PerkinsDr. John L Perkins is an economist and atheist activist and a regular contributor to freethought magazines. He has qualifications from universities in Melbourne and London...

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Ian RobinsonIan RobinsonIan Robinson is President of the Rationalist Society of Australia and for a number of years edited the Australian Rationalist...

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AC GraylingAC GraylingAnthony Grayling MA, DPhil (Oxon) FRSL, FRSA is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford...

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Simon TaylorSimon TaylorSimon Taylor defines the difference between sleight of hand and sleight of mind magic. Through studies in psychology, practice of hypnosis and experience in the performing arts...

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Program

Friday 12 March 2010

Time

Description

6.00pm

Commencement of registration

6.15pm

Commence drinks & canapes

7.30pm

Opening of 2010 Global Atheist Convention – David Nicholls, Stuart Bechman & Kylie Sturgess

7.50pm

Sue-Ann Post

8.20pm

Mark Tier

8.40pm

Catherine Deveny

9.30pm

Close

Saturday 13 March 2010 - day

Time

Description

Book signing

8.30am

Introduction - Kylie Sturgess

8.45am

Phillip Adams

9.30am

Russell Blackford

10.10am

Max Wallace

10.50am

Morning tea

Russell Blackford, Max Wallace

11.15am

John Perkins

11.45am

Taslima Nasrin

12.45pm

Lunch

Sue-Ann Post, Mark Tier

1.45pm

Panel - Maggie Millar, Lyn Allison, Leslie Cannold, Tanya Levin and Jane Caro

2.45pm

Tamas Pataki

3.30pm

Afternoon tea

Tanya Levin, Tamas Pataki

4.00pm

AC Grayling

5.00pm

PZ Myers

6.00pm

Close

Saturday 13 March 2010 - Dinner

Time

Description

6.15pm

Commencement of registration

7.00pm

Commencement of Saturday Night Dinner

7.15pm

Welcome – Dan Barker

7.55pm

Simon Taylor

8.35pm

NonStampCollector

9.25pm

Julian Morrow & Craig Reucassel

11.00pm

Close

Sunday 14 March 2010

Time

Description

Book signing

9.00am

Introduction – Stuart Bechman

9.15am

Peter Singer

10.15am

Ian Robinson

11.00am

Morning tea

Peter Singer, AC Grayling

11.30am

Kylie Sturgess

12.00pm

Robyn Williams

12.45pm

Lunch

Dan Barker, Catherine Deveny

1.55pm

Jamie Kilstein

2.05pm

Dan Barker

2.50pm

Richard Dawkins

3.50pm

Close of the 2010 Global Atheist Convention - Stuart Bechman & Kylie Sturgess

4.00pm

Close

Richard Dawkins