Secular Student Alliance 2024 National Conference
Conference Schedule
We are in the process of updating the conference schedule on a regular basis. Events, workshops, meals, and times may change. Please check back soon for more information.
Thursday, June 13
Arrival Day
Plan to arrive on Thursday to make your travel plans easier. The campus housing will be available for students. Usually, students hangout in the lobby and welcome other students as they arrive.
Residence Hall Check In
More info coming soon!
Friday, June 14
Conference Registration Open
Starting at 9am
Exhibit Table Set-Up
9am to 12pm
Pre-Conference Workshop
10am to 12pm
Darrel Ray: There Are No Shortcuts to Leadership
Why the hell do you want to be a leader? It can be a thankless job. It is a job you can never do right in many people’s eyes.
Let’s explore why you want to be a leader and what it requires to effectively lead. We will examine the hazards of leading, what happens when you take shortcuts, what motivates people to follow you as a leader, how to find and keep strong members, and how to organize for success.
Opening Plenary
1pm
Conference Workshops
2pm
Break
3pm
Conference Workshops
3:15pm
Friday Afternoon Plenary
4:15pm
Dinner
Friday Night Event
Seth Andrews VS. God: Who is the Better Intelligent Designer
Religious apologists often get misty and reverent about the "obvious" design in nature, yet Seth Andrews thinks God did a pretty shoddy job. Join us for an entertaining, often funny, and sometimes alarming examination of the world's faulty wiring...and how humans could have easily done better.
Saturday, June 15
Breakfast
Saturday Opening Plenary
9am
Conference Workshops
9:30am
Conference Workshops
10:30am
Saturday Plenary
11:30am
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy :: Backbone Award Recipient
Miss Major is a Black, transgender activist who has fought for over fifty years for her trans/gender nonconforming community.
Major is a veteran of the infamous Stonewall Riots, a former sex worker, and a survivor of Dannemora Prison and Bellevue Hospital’s “queen tank.” Her global legacy of activism is rooted in her own experiences, and she continues her work to uplift transgender women of color, particularly those who have survived incarceration and police brutality.
Lunch
12pm
Conference Workshops
1pm
Break
3pm
Conference Workshops
3:15pm
Saturday Afternoon Plenary
4:15pm
Dinner
Saturday Night Plenary
7pm
Sunday, June 16
Breakfast
Residence Hall Check Out
If your travel plans have you leaving on Sunday afternoon, Residence Hall checkout is between noon-2pm.
Sunday Opening Plenary
9am
Conference Workshops
10am
Sunday Closing Plenary
11am
Exhibit Tables Closed
Plan To Start Your Travel Plans Back Home After 12pm.
Monday, June 17
Resident Hall Check Out
If your travel plans have you staying overnight on Sunday, you can reserve an extra night in the residence hall for a Monday morning departure.
