AAI PRESS RELEASE: August 20, 2007
[for immediate distribution as news report, letter or commentary]
Atheist Alliance International Convention, September 27-30, 2007
View the Convention by Internet - Signup deadline Sept. 19
The Atheist Alliance International's "Crystal Clear Atheism" 2007 convention is completely sold out. However, AAI is pleased to offer the opportunity to view all or part of the convention as a live Internet video stream. You will be able to see speeches by Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Julia Sweeney, Eugenie Scott, and many others from the comfort of your own home for one tenth of what it would have cost for you to attend in person.
You can purchase an Internet password through AAI for $35 for one event, $70 for two events, or $95 for all five events. The five events are: (1) Thursday, September 27: Celebrity Fundraiser; (2) Friday, September 28: Dawkins and Harris; (3) Saturday, September 29: Daytime Plenary; (4) Saturday, September 29, Evening Awards Banquet; and (5) Sunday, September 30: Secular Ceremonies Event and closing ceremonies.
For more program details, visit the convention schedule page.
To order live streaming of the convention, go to:
http://www.onsitestreaming.com
As an extra bonus, you will be able to log on after the show and download the WMV file so that you can watch it from your own hard drive. The shows will be posted after the live broadcast, and the convention activities will remain on the server for a week to be viewed or downloaded only by people who have purchased passwords.
Please note that the following restrictions apply:
- You cannot log on from more than one computer at any time using the same password. This prevents anyone from sharing a password. If the same password is used on another computer, both computers will stop receiving transmission.
- Anyone with a slow ISP such as a dial up will not be able to watch in real time as their computer will frequently pause to "buffer" the stream.
- The deadline to sign up and pay is September 19, 2007.
- If you sign up for one or two events and decide later to view all five events, you will not be able to upgrade or transfer/apply credit.
We suggest that you consider hosting a party so that as many people as possible can share in this historic convention. AAI's goal is to connect atheists all over the world and this convention is the first attempt to synchronize the movement through the inspiring words of atheist leaders, scientists, writers, philosophers, and passionate non-theist people.
AAI Convention DVDs
Information about DVD's will be available soon. Watch the AAI homepage news section.
Autographed books from the AAI Convention Order by September 20
Atheist Alliance International and EvolveFish (evolvefish.com) are extending a special offer to those who are not able to attend the "Crystal Clear Atheism" convention. You can still get an autographed book from the convention and save 20% at the same time! EvolveFISH has created a special book sales webpage.
(click on the upper left box entitled "Atheist Alliance International Convention")
Please act now. Autographed book order requests will not be taken after September 20, 2007.
For more information contact:
Margaret Downey
Atheist Alliance International President
P. O. Box 242, Pocopson, Pennsylvania 19366
Phone: (610) 793-2737 • Fax: (610) 793-2569 • Email:
ATHEIST ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL
The Democratic Alliance of Autonomous Atheistic Societies
Website: www.atheistalliance.org
Atheist Alliance International (AAI), founded in 1991, is an umbrella organization for local, autonomous, religion-free groups as well as individual members.
It has 54 member societies in the United States and 10 in other countries. AAI is the only fully democratic atheist organization in the United States.
Its purposes are to help establish and strengthen the religion-free community at the grassroots level and to achieve visibility and acceptance for atheists as respected contributors to discussions of public policy.
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