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FREE MINDS '09:
The past, present, future of Objectivism.

June 30-July 8, 2009 at the Embassy Suites, Las Vegas.


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FREE MINDS '09

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DAILY SPEAKER SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 30 -- Wednesday, July 8, 2009


REGISTRATION/ORIENTATION DAY
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

2:00 p.m.
  • Conference volunteers instruction and coordination meeting.

    4:00 p.m.
  • Registration table open.
  • Reception and orientation meetings with new comers and students.

    6:00 p.m.
  • Welcoming Reception.

    CONFERENCE DAY #1
    Wednesday, July 1

    8:00 a.m. Registration & Conversation
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference speakers and topics:

  • The Impact of Objectivist-Based Problem Solving
    Fred Stitt, Architect. Director, San Francisco Institute of Architecture.

  • Objectivism, Reason, and Freedom Status Report 2009
    Edward Hudgins, Ph.D., Director of Advocacy, the Atlas Society.

  • The Future of Objectivism
    David Kelley, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director the Atlas Society.

    12:00 - 1:50 p.m. Lunch break

  • Creativity, Computers and Objectivism
    Jay Friedenberg Associate Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Psychology, Manhattan College Founder/Director, Cognitive Science Program.

  • Education and Problem Solving with Socrates Café, Group Genius, and Unconferencing.
    Fred Stitt, Architect. Director, San Francisco Institute of Architecture.

  • These Senses are Made for Walking: Percepts and the Foundations of Objectivist Epistemology
    Christopher A. Robinson, Ph.D, Professor of Psychology, University of Alabama.

  • "Open Objectivism" -- Q&A Session.
    David Kelley, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director the Atlas Society.

    DAY #2
    Thursday, July 2

    8:00 a.m. Registration & Conversation
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference speakers and topics:

  • SPECIAL REPORT: The Next Great Leaps in Science and Technology:
    Their Impact on Free Minds and Free Markets.

  • The Impact of Objectivist-Based Activism
    Robert Poole, Reason Magazine, Founder and President Emeritus, Reason Foundation.

  • My Intellectual Odyssey with Ayn Rand
    Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D., Psychologist, Author.

  • The Prospects of Objectivism in today's Philosophic Climate
    Tibor Machan Ph.D. Research Fellow, Hoover Institution (Stanford University); R. C. Hoiles Endowed Chair in Business Ethics and Free Enterprise, School of Business & Economics, Chapman University.

  • Closed Objectivism is Religious Objectivism
    Christopher A. Robinson, Ph.D, Professor of Psychology, University of Alabama.

    12:00 - 1:50 p.m. Lunch break

  • The Secret Power of the Sentence Completion Technique
    Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D., Psychologist, Author.

  • Howard Roark Laughed: Humor and Objectivism
    Bradley Doucet, Author, Musician.

  • The Objectivism Starter Kit: Common Mistakes of Young Objectivists and How to Avoid Them
    Scott Schneider, Programmer, former moderator of Boston & Los Angeles Objectivist Networks.

  • Frederic Bastiat, Freedom's Funnyman
    Bradley Doucet, Author, Musician.

  • Participant Sponsored Seminars to be Announced.

    DAY #3
    Friday, July 3

    8:00 a.m. Registration & Conversation
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference speakers and topics:

  • SPECIAL REPORT: New Discoveries in Cognitive Science on Reasoning and the Brain.

  • Objectivist Epistemology and the Renaissance of Liberal Education
    Milo Schield, Ph.D. Director of the W.M. Keck Statistical Literacy Project
    Professor of Business Adminisration, Augsburg College
    V.P. the National Numeracy Network.

  • Atlas Shrugged in its Many Manifestations
    Mimi Gladstein Department Chair, Professor. Theatre, Film and Literature, University of Texas El Paso.

  • Entrepreneurs and Monopolies in the 19th Century
    Chris Baylor, MA, History.

    12:00 - 1:50 p.m. Lunch break.

  • The Doctrine of the Arbitrary Assertion
    Robert L Campbell, Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Clemson University; Editor, New Ideas in Psychology.

  • Individual Rights at a time of Collectivist Thinking.
    Tibor Machan, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution (Stanford University);
    R. C. Hoiles Endowed Chair in Business Ethics and Free Enterprise,
    School of Business & Economics, Chapman University.

  • The Declaration of Independence: An Explanatory Reading
    Alexander Cohen, Doctoral student in philosophy, University of Virginia.

    DAY #4
    SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2009

    FREE DAY FOR TOURING.


    DAY #5
    Sunday, July 5

    8:00 a.m. Registration & Conversation
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference speakers and topics:

  • SPECIAL REPORT: Survey Results -- Unmet Needs in Objectivism.

  • Panel: Home School and Alternative School Objectivist Educators.

  • Panel: Making it in Academia
    Objectivist Educators in Higher Education.

  • Atlas Shrugged 50 Years Later
    Stephen Moore Senior Economics Writer, Editorial Board Member Wall Street Journal.

    12:00 - 1:50 p.m. Lunch break.

  • Ayn Rand's Life and Literature: The Impact of People and Events on Her Novels.
    Anne C. Heller, author of the new biography: "Ayn Rand and the World She Made."

  • Planning a New College of Reason-Based Education
    Marsha Enright, Reason Freedom Individualism Institute.

  • The Short Stories of O. Henry (and why he was a favorite of Ayn Rand) in two parts.
    Michael Shapiro, Composer.

  • Property Rights and the Abuses of Eminent Domain: A Legal Defense Strategy
    Laura Murray, Constitutional/Individual Rights Attorney
    Andrew Murray, Attorney and Real Estate Broker.

  • A Political Standard for Absolute Political Freedom
    Robert Hartford, writer on the foundations of ethics and application of epistemology and ethics to promote a culture of self responsibility and political freedom.

  • Participant Sponsored Seminars to be Announced.

    DAY #6
    Monday, July 6

    8:00 a.m. Registration & Conversation
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference speakers and topics:

  • SPECIAL REPORT: Benchmarks in the Evolution of Reason and the Next Steps.

  • Panel: The Impact of Libertarian Thought and the Successful Activism of the Libertarian International.

  • Provoking the Future: Peter Diamandis and the X-Prizes
    Linda Abrams, Performer, Investor.

  • Triumph and Tragedy in the Thought of Ayn Rand
    Douglas Rasmussen, Ph.D. Prof., St. John’s University
    Editor: "The Philosophic Thought of Ayn Rand."

    12:00 - 1:50 p.m. Lunch break.

  • Two Essential Sciences for Objectivism: Complexity and Game Theory
    John Chisholm, John Chisholm Group., MBA, Harvard; Computer/Electrical Engineering, MIT

  • The Middle Ages: Setting the Stage for the Renaissance
    Emily Merrill, MA, Medieval History.

  • Liberty a Step at a Time Through Free Trade Zones
    Mark Frazier, Openworld, Inc. “Awakening assets for good” Entrepreneurial Schools.

  • Economics for Objectivists: Lessons of Reality for the Modern World
    Mark Frost, Vice President, Business Strategy & Decision Science Fiserv Corporation.

  • Is There an Objectivist Physics?
    David Saum, MS Physics.

  • Participant Sponsored Seminars to be Announced.

    DAY #7
    Tuesday, July 7

    8:00 a.m. Registration & Conversation
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference speakers and topics:

  • SPECIAL REPORT: The Next Great Advances in Education.

  • Self Interest 2.0 and the Growth of Generosity
    Mark Frazier, Openworld, Inc. “Awakening assets for good”
    Entrepreneurial Schools.

  • Education for a New Enlightenment
    Marsha Enright, Reason Freedom Individualism Institute.

  • Freedom in Crisis
    David Boaz, Executive VP, Cato Institute.

    12:00 - 1:50 p.m. Lunch break.

  • Statistical Literacy, Induction and Liberal Education
    Milo Schield, Ph.D. Director of the W.M. Keck Statistical Literacy Project
    Professor of Business Adminisration, Augsburg College
    V.P. the National Numeracy Network.

  • Toward an Objectivist Aesthetics of Music
    Roger Bissel, Musician, Writer.

  • Speculators and Derivatives
    Merlin Jetton, Actuary, Asset Liability Management.

  • Can We Be Objective about Literature?
    Vickie Oddino, Author, Professor, Mission College, Sylmar, Calif.

  • Panel: New Prospects and Possibilities for Objectivism.

  • Evening Farewell Reception

    CONFERENCE DAY #8
    Wednesday, July 8

    9:00-10:30 A.M.
    Summing up:

  • Survey results on the most crucial issues of Objectivism.

  • Panel discussion on unmet needs, how to meet those needs,
    and Scenarios of The Future of Objectivism



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