An awful lot of people were sorry to have missed the Women in Secularism conference last year. They couldn’t afford to go after the Reason Rally. They didn’t know the conference was welcoming to men. They didn’t find out in time to make it a priority. Whatever the reason, they didn’t go.
If you were one of those people, you’ve got another chance. Registration for Women in Secularism 2 just opened today. It’s May 17-19, 2013, once again in D.C. And just look at that list of speakers:
Lauren Becker educator, organizer, vice president & director of CFI Outreach
Ophelia Benson author, editor, commentator, Butterflies & Wheels
Jamila Bey author, editor, journalist
Soraya Chemaly writer, activist
Greta Christina writer, blogger, Greta Christina’s Blog
R. Elisabeth Cornwell evolutionary psychologist, executive director of Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science US
Vykie Garrison creator of No Longer Quivering
Debbie Goddard activist, organizer, director of CFI On Campus and African Americans for Humanism
Adriana Heguy biologist
Melody Hensley executive director of CFI–Washington, DC, organizer, Women in Secularism
Teresa MacBain public relations director, American Atheists
Amanda Marcotte author, journalist, executive editor, Pandagon
Katha Pollitt essayist, critic, poet
Edwina Rogers executive director of the Secular Coalition for America
Amy Davis Roth artist, blogger, skepchick.org
Desiree Schell activist, podcast host, Skeptically Speaking
Shelley Segal singer, songwriter
Rebecca Watson cohost of Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe, creator of skepchick.org
Stephanie Zvan blogger, Almost Diamonds, radio host, Atheists Talk
Huh. Lookit that. Yes, I’ll be on one panel and moderating another next year. That means you won’t get the full benefit of my live-tweeting all the sessions, so you’d best see it in person.
Prices are discounted through March 15 of next year, but I wouldn’t wait that long. It won’t surprise me at all if registration is full this year.
Wow, what a lineup! I’m on the wrong side of the country to go affordably, but from a distance I can enjoy the live tweeting.
There will likely be a few more speakers if/when they confirm.
Sweet. I am so psyched for this. WiS1 was phenomenal I can hardly wait for WiS2.
As I side note: I started reading this blog after WiS1. I sat at the same table as you, Skatje Myers, Lauren Becker, and others (I’m not good with names) for dinner/reading by Jennifer Hecht. I would have been the one with the beard. I mostly lurk around the blog but I wanted to express my excitement for this con. It’s going to be awesome (again).
Hi, phil. I remember. It’ll be good to see you again.