Fwd: New Zealand & Australia's Secular Heritage and its Future Conference - Wellinton 30 August

[Des Vize]

Please find attached the latest flyer for the New Zealand & Australia's Secular Heritage and its Future conference to be held in Wellington on August 30^th.

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Des Vize

www.the-brights.net
THE BRIGHTS: ILLUMINATING AND ELEVATING THE NATURALISTIC WORLDVIEW.
(A bright is a person who has a naturalistic worldview, free of supernatural and mystical elements.)

[Ian Luxmoore]

I am gutted I can’t make this (I have to teach a block course this weekend) – is there any chance it will be videoed/recorded? 

 

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[Ken Perrott]

I asked Max Wallace about making the presentations available in
document form. He is keen on doing this (and for the Aussie conference
too) but I guess it will be a matter of getting documents out or
presenters.

Seeing the Rationalists have been keen on videoing debates and
lectures in Auckland perhaps they could do the same for the Wellington
conference?

Ken.

On Aug 25, 10:47 am, "Ian Luxmoore" <ianluxmo...@yahoo.co.nz> wrote:
> I am gutted I can't make this (I have to teach a block course this weekend)

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[Des]

Ken

I understand that there are plans to record the conference. More
later.

Cheers,
Des

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[Des]

I didn't think I would make this conference, but have now booked
flights. Looking forward to catching up with any other Brights who
attend.

Cheers,
Des

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[Ken Spagnolo]

Red carnations?

Des wrote:

I didn't think I would make this conference, but have now booked
flights.  Looking forward to catching up with any other Brights who
attend.

Cheers,
Des

  

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I believe that one ought to have only as much market efficiency as one needs, because everything we value in human life is within the realm of inefficiency  – love, family, attachment, community, culture, old habits, comfortable old shoes.    - Edward Luttwak

[John Shaw]

Certainly has more style than funny handshakes.

John

[Des Vize]

Thoughts on the conference?

 

I thought the speakers were of a very high standard, especially Lloyd Geering and Nicky Hagar.  Ian Middleton was a bit wide of the mark, but the others were very good.  It was also great to meet a number of NZ Brights and chat over a Guinness and then dinner.  Well worth the trip to Wellington.

 

Cheers,

Des

2008/8/28 John Shaw <g.j...@xnet.co.nz>

[Helen Breeze]

I enjoyed the young republican fellow, I thought he made a good case and delivered it well.  Bill Hastings was charismatic and entertaining.  Lloyd Geering warmed my heart.  

The podcasts are on their way to going online, i'll post a link asap.  

2008/9/5 Des Vize <des....@gmail.com>

[Ken Spagnolo]

I agree, it was a good day and the speakers almost all of high quality.  No one has mentioned Max Wallace and Bill Cook, so I'll add them to the list of talks I enjoyed.  It was also great to have a drink with other Brights and dinner too with some of the speakers.  I went looking forward to the intellectual discussions I knew would be had and wasn't disappointed.  The only thing that would have made it better is more people, but they say we did better than in Sydney, so I guess that's good.

Cheers,
Ken