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Got a Taste For Some BAHACON in 2025?

If you’ve been hankering for a Canadian secular humanist conference ever since the Imagine No Religion series ended with INR7 in Toronto back in 2017, the folks in the Bluewater region (Sarnia, Ontario) may have served-up just the thing.

The first BAHACON conference was held in 2022 and everyone had such a good time, it seemed to be self-evident that a follow-up was going to happen.

According to the Bluewater Atheists, Humanists and Agnostic’s (BAHA) website and Facebook pages, the second edition of their conference (BAHACON) is scheduled to take place in Sarnia from August 8-10, 2025 – with tickets going on sale on April 1, 2025.

Currently, BAHACON appears to have a slate top-notch speakers lined-up:

Seth Andrews

Forrest Valkai

Dr. Abby Hafer

Erika (Gutsick Gibbon)

Dr. Andrew White

Dr. Christopher DiCarlo

John Loftus

Jasmin Fault-Dickerson

Dr. Phil Zuckerman

Dr. Anthony Pinn

BAHA’s mission is to nurture a community in the Sarnia-Port Huron area that values secular humanism, promotes and preserves freethought in the public square, provides supportive fellowship, and engages in humanitarian good works.

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  1. Featured Photo Courtesy of : Bluewater Atheists, Humanists, Agnostics

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World Federation of Right to Die Societies Conference 2024 – Dublin, Ireland

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Update & Invitation to WFRtDS Members

The agenda is pretty stacked, with great talks shaping up well!

The conference aim is not only to raise awareness of Assisted Dying, but to help inform healthcare professionals, to deepen understanding of what is for many, a complex issue.  Hence, the agenda features global experts whose presentations will be available for use in GP/Healthcare Professional Training. 

A kind supporter made a donation specifically to enable a couple of medical interns to attend. So Janie Lazar, Chair of End of Life Ireland is now hoping to expand the impact of this important conference by seeking additional sponsored places for medical interns. The goal is to have  20 (+!) gifted medical intern registrations!!

Anyone who would like to sponsor any part of the conference, from tea breaks, lunch breaks, coffee breaks – or just for the sheer satisfaction of it, is encouraged to contact End of Life Ireland.

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  1. Featured Photo Courtesy of : https://wfrtds.org/

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WeCanReason: A Conference

According to Rocky Mountain Atheists, the lineup of speakers is locked, the Keynote Speaker will be Seth Andrews and, on top of that, the early bird discount of $40 was extended to until March 31.

But don’t wait: tickets are limited and are going fast.

Tickets are now on sale! Early registration discount until March 31!! Save $40 by registering early!

Full Conference Ticket includes all speakers, Lunch, Dinner and 2 coffee breaks throughout Saturday

Conference ticket includes all speakers and Lunch on Saturday

Saturday Dinner is for anyone who can only attend the dinner and enjoy the entertainment Saturday night

Speaker’s Lunch: a limited number of seats are available to have a private catered lunch with our guest speakers in attendance. This ticket is separate from any attendance tickets and for those who would be interested in having a deeper discussion with one or more of our speakers. The lunch will be in a private dining area at the Hotel Clique.

Friday Fun: meet your future friends at the Hotel Pub on Friday night! This is a free social event, no cost, no registration and no tickets!

Donations: In addition to the Donation button below, or purchasing a Donation ticket, if you want to support the conference financially, in any amount, or to sponsor a speaker or attendee, we can also accept Interac e-transfers in any amount. Please send an email to Conference@WeCanReason.com to discuss.

ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. You will receive an email with a copy of your order and payment confirmation. You MUST bring this email to the conference (phone version acceptable, or print)

Hotel Rooms: The Hotel Clique has provided a special rate of $109/night for conference participants, if you are coming in from out of town or just want to spent the night! You need to call the hotel directly at 403-460-9588 and mention you are attending the “We Can Reason” conference. Special rate is available ONLY until April 4!

Register Now:

Ticket type:Ticket Qty:Per Ticket Price:
FULL CONFERENCE (EARLY)Lunch, Dinner, 2 breaks and entertainment Saturday evening$185.00
CONFERENCE (EARLY)Lunch and 2 breaks on Saturday$150.00
SAT EVENINGDinner and entertainment only, Saturday after the conference$75.00
DONATIONDonate or sponsor someone to attend, multiples of $75$75.00
SPEAKERS LUNCHAn intimate lunch with our speakers. Seating is limited.$100.00

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Featured Photo Courtesy of : Rocky Mountain Atheists

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Ontario Humanist Society Conference & AGM

Join us for two days of education, activities, fun and fellowship.

We have an exciting *agenda of events including provocative guest speakers, discussion groups, activities, and more.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29 @ 1:00PM – SUNDAY, APRIL 30 @ 2:00PM

  • Saturday Guest Speaker: Tibby Johnston – “Truth; How the Indian Residential System Broke Community, and becoming an Ally for Reconciliation”
  • Panel Discussion: “Why Choose Humanism?”
  • OHS Strategic Plan 2023 – Mission, vision and goals
  • Complimentary professional portraits
  • #FillYourLife – Ethical Actions Committee activity
  • Discussion Group – “Humanists Solve”
  • Catered Luncheon
  • OHS Annual General Meeting
  • OHS Ceremonies Committee AGM
  • Hospitality and more
  • Sunday Guest Speaker: Adam Shoalts – “Solo Journeys in the Wild”

Every year Adam Shoalts spends months alone in some of the most remote places in Canada, often going weeks or longer without even seeing another human. His expeditions have included crossing Canada’s Arctic alone to mapping rivers, tracking endangered species, and searching for lost explorers. Shoalts will discuss insights from his solo adventures with us, including the value of the wild in ever more interconnected, digital world.

*Agenda subject to change

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Humanism In The Digital Age: The Urban Contribution Online Conference

Critical thinking about the social impacts of technology is becoming urgent, particularly in a scenario of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and algorithmic automation. Global digitalisation continues to widen the inequality gap as well as the digital divide, as digitalisation is not happening equally all over the world.

The event aims to explore how to build a digital transition that does not leave anyone behind, protects and reinforces human rights in the digital age, and places both people and the planet at the centre of the technological deployment.

It will assemble top-leading thinkers and doers who will discuss, identify, and address the challenges our societies are facing from a human-centred technological perspective, through themes such as Digital Inclusion, Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Digital rights.

When
Monday, November 15th
9:30 h – 18:30 h CET

Where
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona.

REGISTRATION

The event will take place in Barcelona on November 15th and it will also be streamed online. Please select below the registration option you prefer. Registration for the in person and online modalities is free.

All sessions will have simultaneous translation in Spanish, Catalan and English.

In case you have already registered and need to do a modification, please click on ‘View/Edit your registration’.