Starts

Friday, February 22nd

Ends

Saturday, February 23rd

Location

Orlando Holiday Inn Select UCF

6th Annual Center for Inquiry Conference in Florida

Science in Ethics: Building a Good Life 

February 22-23, 2008, Orlando, Florida

Presentations include:

The Enlightenment Roots of 21st Century Biopolitics, Dr. James Hughes, Executive Director, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Tech­nol­ogies, and bioethicist and sociologist at Trinity College in Hartford Conn where he teaches Health Policy. Dr. Richard Hull, Executive Director, Text and Academic Authors Association Foundation; Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Buffalo; Visiting Distinguished Professor, Institute of Medicine and Humanities, a joint program of St. Patrick=s Hospital.

The Mind and the Brain, Dr. William Lambos, neuropsychologist, Certified Family Mediator, and partner in Cognitive Neuro Sci­ences Inc., is both a clinical therapist and a researcher.

Science Education in Florida: Another Dover? Curtis Wolf, Chairman, CFI Florida Committee on Florida Science Education Standards and a consulting member of the coalition drafting committee for the new Florida Science Education Standards.George A. Kyriazis, Biomolec­u­lar Science Center, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine at University of Central Florida Women in Science and Technology Y and more!

Conference Schedule:

Friday, February 22   4 pm: 

Registration opens   7 pm   Opening reception: an elegant Viennese Desserts Table including specialty coffees and liqueurs. Opening Keynote speaker: Dr. Richard Hull.

Saturday, February 23 Note: We are including time for that all-important Q&A with each session.   8:45  am       Welcome to conference  9:00 am

Morning Sessions10:00 am Morning break 12:30B2 pm      

Lunch & Keynote Speaker   2:30B4:30 pm 

Afternoon Sessions   6:30 pm Pre-dinner gathering for sociability   7 pm      Dinner Banquet & Keynote Speaker Sunday, February 24

Informal Breakfast with Speakers in hotel restaurant.

Please note: Registration Form is attached.

Hotel Reservations:Contact Holiday Inn Select Orlando East (UCF) and state that you are attending the CFI conference for the special rate of $99.00 per night  plus taxes & fees. To reserve, call the hotel at 407.275.900 or FAX them at 407.273.6699Holiday Inn Select Orlando East (UCF) is located at 12125 High Tech Avenue in Orlando.

Please click here to get the registration form

Two secular humanist groups are in the process of becoming organized, one at Florida International University (FIU) and the other at Miami-Dade College.  If you are a student or a professor at these Universities, become involved:

 Resources for Students

Campus Freethought Alliance programs and resources may be appreciated by students who take special interest in:

Campus Freethought Alliance programs and resources may be appreciated by students who take special interest in:

- foundations of science
- scientific rationalism
- positivism
- philosophical naturalism
- supernatural and paranormal claims
- fringe science and pseudoscience
- ancient and modern materialism
- European & American Enlightenment studies
- The American Founding
- ancient and modern skepticism
- comparative religion
- sociology or psychology of religion
- rationalistic theology
- non-theism, atheism, agnosticism
- skepticism, popular rationalism
- secular moral philosophy
- secularism and secular humanism

From downloadable flyers to help you spread the word on your campus, to free brochures and printed posters that you can order from us, CFI - On Campus offers dozens of materials designed to help you promote freethought to your high school or college community.

To start a group on your campus, first read the CFI - On Campus Affiliate Group Organizing Guide.

To join the CFI On Campus group at FIU please contact one of the following persons:

Katherine Morales 
Chris Lauer 

To join the Secular Humanist group at Miami Dade college please contact Katherine Concepcion.    

To start a Secular Humanist group at the University of Miami  or other University please contact Argelia Tejada Segor 

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