View our full lineup of conference speakers here!
Updated as of May 30, 2017
9:00am-1:00pm
AHA Board of Directors Meeting (open to all AHA members in good standing)
12:00pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:00pm-8:00pm
Registration and Exhibitors Area Open
1:00pm-8:00pm
Camp Quest Kids Program
3:00pm-5:00pm
Growing Humanism in Your Local Community | Rachael Berman & Fred Edwords
5:00pm-7:00pm
Welcome Reception (light food and cash bar)
7:00pm-8:30pm
Dinner (on your own)
8:00am-8:00pm
Registration and Exhibitors Area Open
9:00am-10:00pm
Camp Quest Kids Program
9:00am-12:00pm
Plenary Sessions
9:00am-9:45am
Rob Boston
10:00am-11:00am
Panel Discussion: What Does a More Inclusive Humanism Look Like?
Sincere Kirabo (Moderator), Diane Burkholder, Robin DiAngelo, Desiree Kane
11:10am-12:00pm
5 Easy Steps to Peace | Jefferson Glassie
12:00pm-1:30pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:30pm-4:15pm
Plenary Sessions
1:30pm-2:00pm
Ashton P. Woods
2:10pm-2:55pm
Panel Discussion: Humanists Can Also Have a Savior Complex: How to Avoid Activist Pitfalls
Rajani Gudlavalleti, Conor Robinson
3:05pm-3:35pm
Navigating Humanist Sexuality | Greta Christina
3:45pm-4:15pm
What It Means to be Human and Civil Rights | Susan Dunn
4:30pm-6:00pm
The State of Humanism Annual Meeting
6:00pm-7:00pm
Break
6:00pm-7:00pm
Feminist Humanist Alliance Meeting (open to all)
7:00pm-9:30pm
Friday Night Banquet (program begins at 8:00pm)
Religious Liberty Award | Martin Castro
Humanist of the Year | Adam Savage
8:00am-8:00pm
Registration and Exhibitors Area Open
9:00am-10:00pm
Camp Quest Kids Program
9:00am-11:45am
Plenary Sessions
9:00am-9:45am
Everything You Know About Sex is Wrong: Part 1—The Gender Binary | Abby Hafer
10:00am-10:30am
I’m Alive. I’m Human. I’m a Humanist. | Carl Coon
10:45am-11:15am
Choosing Death: A Right or A Responsibility | Beth Klajic
11:25am-11:55am
Humanism in the Courtroom | David Niose
12:00pm-2:45pm
Saturday Luncheon (program begins at 1:00pm)
Feminist Humanist Award | Susie Bright
Isaac Asimov Science Award | Sylvia Earle
President’s Award | Jim Peterson
3:00pm-6:00pm
Plenary Sessions
3:00pm-3:30pm
WTF Is Genderqueer? | Trav Mamone
3:40pm-4:10pm
Lucien Greaves
4:20pm-4:50pm
How to Be Green and Slow Global Warming |Paul Donohue
5:00pm-6:00pm
Panel Discussion: Throwing Out the Bathwater but Keeping the Baby: Religion, Humanism, and Community
Paul Golin, Maria Greene, Tom Krattenmaker
6:00pm-7:00pm
Humanist Contributors Reception (This is a fundraising event. Advanced RSVP required; email Meredith Thompson at mthompson@americanhumanist.org.)
7:00pm-9:30pm
Saturday Night Banquet (program begins at 8:00pm)
Lifetime Achievement Award | Herb Silverman
LGBTQ Humanist Award | Staceyann Chin
9:00am-12:00pm
Registration and Exhibitors Area Open
9:00am-12:00pm
Camp Quest Kids Program
9:00am-10:40am
Plenary Sessions
9:00am-10:40am
Maintaining Jefferson’s Wall: From Your Backyard to Our Nation’s Capital
Matthew Bulger & David Williamson
10:00am-4:00pm
On-Site Training for Humanist Celebrants (note: separate registration required)
David Breeden & Kristin Wintermute
10:45am-11:50am
Keynote Speaker | Dot Scott
12:30pm-4:00pm
Post-Conference Cruise of Charleston Harbor (buses depart conference hotel at 12:30pm)
AHA's Virtual Annual Conference | September 14-15, 2024 | American Humanist Association
1821 Jefferson Place NW, Washington, DC 20036 | (800) 837-3792 | conference@americanhumanist.org
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