Apostacon
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| Apostacon | |
|---|---|
| File:Apostacon.png | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | atheism, freethought, humanism, secularism and skepticism |
| Location(s) | Lincoln, Nebraska (2009–2010) Omaha, Nebraska (2011–2014) Irving, Texas (2015) |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2009 |
| Attendance | 450 (2014)[1] |
| Organized by | Lincoln Secular Humanists (AHA chapter) (2009–2010) |
Apostacon (portmanteau of "apostate" + "conference"[2]), before 2013 known as Midwest Humanist Conference, Midwest Humanist and Freethought Conference and Midwest Freethought Conference, is an annual event about atheism, freethought, humanism, secularism and skepticism in the (Midwestern) United States.[3] The conference, which embraces the parody religion of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, is aimed at "atheists, humanists, agnostics, skeptics, apostates, freethinkers, rationalists and pastafarians."[4]
History
In October 2015 Apostacon president Sarah Morehead was removed by the executive board for allegedly defrauding the conference.[citation needed]
| Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Humanist Conference | August 15, 2009 | Lincoln, Nebraska | At the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. |
| Midwest Humanist Conference II | August 22, 2010 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Theme: "No God, No Problems". 80 attendees.[5] |
| Midwest Humanist and Freethought Conference | August 12–14, 2011 | Omaha, Nebraska | Speakers included Greta Christina, Brian Keith Dalton, Fred Edwords, Hemant Mehta and Jennifer McCreight.[3] |
| Midwest Freethought Conference | August 3–5, 2012 | Omaha, Nebraska | Speakers included PZ Myers, Brian Dunning, Dan Barker, Hemant Mehta, Jerry DeWitt and Fred Edwords.[3] |
| Apostacon | September 20–22, 2013 | Omaha, Nebraska | Speakers included Hector Avalos, Dan Barker, Jamila Bey, Richard Dawkins (via Skype), Matt Dillahunty, Fred Edwords, Sean Faircloth, Nathan Phelps, Darrel Ray and David Silverman.[3] |
| Apostacon 2014 | September 19–21, 2014 | Omaha, Nebraska | Theme: "Exercise Your Noodle And "Meat" New Friends!" Speakers included Dale McGowan, David Fitzgerald, Lawrence M. Krauss, Cara Santa Maria, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Matt Dillahunty, Margaret Downey, Nathan Phelps, Darrel Ray and David Silverman.[3] 450 attendees.[1] |
| Apostacon 2015 | September 18–20, 2015 | Irving, Texas | Theme: "The Sauciest Freethought Conference in the Noodleverse!" Scheduled speakers include: Ryan J. Bell, Matt Dillahunty, Margaret Downey, David Fitzgerald and Penn & Teller.[6] |
| Apostacon 2016 | September 17–18, 2016 | Omaha, Nebraska | Theme: "The Mother of All Meat Balls" |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedO'Connor - ↑ Neil Carter (April 7, 2015). "To Abilene, Apostacon, and Beyond". Patheos. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Apostacon series". Lanyrd. Eventbrite. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ↑ Clay Farris Naff (September 13, 2014). "Is It Time for Government to Recognize the Rights of Pastafarians?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedrecap - ↑ "Apostacon 2015 Speakers". Apostacon website. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Apostacon.
- Apostacon at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 March 2016)