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Wednesday
, August 26
TBA
TBA •
Thanks to the Lilly Endowment for providing scholarship support.
Thursday
, August 27
Commonwealth
10:00am •
Pre-Conference: Forefront Science for Religion Reporters — Welcome and Introduction
10:30am •
How Does Science Work? A Brief Introduction to the History, Philosophy and Practice of Science
1:30pm •
What Does It Mean to be Human? Implications of Genetic Engineering
3:00pm •
What Does It Mean to be Human? Implications of the Search for Life Beyond Earth
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
TBA •
Thank you to our 2015 pre-conference organizer and sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and its program Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion (DoSER).
4:30pm •
Pre-Conference Ends
Millennium Hall
12:00pm •
Lunch Session: What Does It Mean to Be Human? Implications of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
5:30pm •
Please be sure to stop by for a sneak peak of the exhibitor room!
6:30pm •
Dinner (RNA Conference begins)
8:00pm •
Dessert & Drinks
Friday
, August 28
Commonwealth
10:00am •
Pope Francis: Myths and Realities
1:15pm •
Pope Francis and the Meaning of Family
3:00pm •
Ethnicity, Family and the Changing Face of the U.S. Catholic Church
4:45pm •
Bishops' Panel on Pope Francis and His Visit
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
TBA •
Friday program: "The Church Up Close in the United States" — Thank you to the School of Communications-Pontifical University Santa Croce and Columbia Magazine for sponsoring and arranging Friday's programming.
Millennium Hall
7:15am •
Please be sure to stop by and visit our exhibitors!
8:00am •
Breakfast panel: World Meeting of Families and the Papal Visit
11:45am •
Lunch and panel: What to Expect from Francis: An Insider's View
7:30pm •
Dinner
Saturday
, August 29
Commonwealth
9:30am •
Muslim Matters: What American Muslims are Talking About
11:00am •
Religion and Violence
1:45pm •
Church In the City: Thriving, Dying or Just Getting By?
3:05pm •
How to Cover a Papal Trip in Three Easy Steps
Congress Hall
4:30pm •
Active Member Meeting
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
TBA •
Thank you to the RNA conference committee for organizing the Saturday and Sunday events and panels
Millennium Hall
7:45am •
Please be sure to stop by and visit our exhibitors!
8:00am •
Breakfast
12:20pm •
Lunch
6:00pm •
Silent Auction & Reception
7:15pm •
Awards Banquet
Sunday
, August 30
Area Tours
10:00am •
Papal Site Tours
12:30pm •
Box lunch and panel: Everything You Didn’t Think to Ask Yet About the Papal Tour
Commonwealth
8:30am •
Breakfast
TBA
2:00pm •
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