Here are the agendas for each day of the conference. All are subject to change.

Friday May 3 2024

Please PRE ORDER food, this will allow for the Hotel to provide your food more quickly and be prepared for our event. The Hotel has asked that pre-orders be in on or before April 24. You do NOT need to pay at this time – the Hotel will collect payment when you arrive at Pub Night.

Pre order form IS HERE

7PM – ??Pub Night at Sandman Hotel – STAR WARS Theme!
7-9PMRegistration Open (Sandman Pub) – Mezzanine Level
7-8 PMTrivia, spoon bending, have fun!
8 PMStand Up comedian
8:15 – 9:15 PMThe Heathens (RMA’s own cover band) Set 1
9:15 PMPrizes for trivia, costumes, more fun!
9:30 PMThe Heathens, Set 2
10:30Pub Night ends; Hospitality Room is Rm 1805

Saturday May 4 2024

ALL EVENTS ON SATURDAY ARE AT THE U OF C DOWNTOWN CAMPUS!

ALL EVENTS …… ARE AT THE U of C DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
8-10AMRegistration Open, U of C Downtown Campus
9AMOpening Remarks and Welcome
9:15 – 10:15 Opening Keynote Speaker Hemant Mehta – Why I’m Still Optimistic About Atheist Activism
10:30 – 11:30Kat MacLeod – Herbal Hell: The Wickedness of Woo
11:30 – 12:30James Fell – Holy Blowback and Ecclesiastical Unintended Consequences
12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch at the U of C Downtown Campus
1:30 – 2:30Richard Saunders – The Skeptical Box of Tricks!
2:30 – 3:30Jonathan Jarry – We Love These Science Stories But Did They Really Happen?
3:30Break
3:55Silent Auction / Announcements
4:00PMKeynote Speaker Dr Cara Santa Maria
5:00 PMClosing Remarks; Presentations; Cocktail Reception at the Conference Centre
5:30 – 6:30 PMEvening Entertainment (Conference Centre)
6:30 PMConference Closes
9:00 PMHospitality Room (Sandman, Suite 1805) opens

Sunday May 5 2024

TBDMeet for Car Pooling
Downtown Calgary
Field Trip to DrumhellerJoin us for a special "Behind the Scenes" tour with a scientist from the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Reserve your spot on our Tickets! page