The FAIR (Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research) Conference for 2009 is coming up soon (August 6-7 in Sandy, Utah). If you live nearby or plan to be in the region at that time, come! I’ve attended three times and plan to go again this year (alas, I missed last year due to a cross-country move just beforehand). I’ve enjoyed every one. My write ups for each are here: 2005 pt 1, 2005 pt 2, 2006, 2007.
Visit the FAIR website to register.
What awaits us this year?
- Ron Barney – Good History, Bad History, and Mormon History: Why It is Important to Not Take Everything On the Internet at Face Value
- Matthew Brown – Brigham Young’s Teachings on Adam
- Brant Gardner – Nephi’s Narrative and the Missing “Others”
- John Gee – The Book of Abraham: The Larger Issue
- Scott Gordon – The Place for Apologetics
- John Lynch – “Uh oh!” to “Ah ha!” in Apologetics—20/20 Foresight for a Faithful Future in Defending the Church
- Ugo Perego – Haplogroup X in Light of Recent Book of Mormon Claims.
- Daniel C. Peterson – title to be announced
- Richard Sherlock – title to be announced
- Greg Smith – Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Plural Marriage * But Were Afraid To Ask
- Vicky Taylor – Sariah Dilemma: Finding Increased Faith When Our Children Misplace Their Own
- Robert White – On Being An Apologist: Imperatives, Predicaments, Perils, and Blessings
I’m there! It was at a FAIR Conference a few years ago that I heard Blake Ostler. Becoming acquainted with his thoughts and getting to know him personally has truly blessed my life. There were some questions I never thought I would get answers to in this life, but the answers are out there and I found lots of them through FAIR.
I wanted to attend last year, but had scheduling conflicts. Any hope of attending this year’s conference went out the door with a 10% cut in pay offered to me by my company (recessions really are wonderful, aren’t they?).
The topics look interesting, so I look forward to reading your write-ups (hint, hint) from the conference.
Kent, I’m glad the conference helped out so much!
Brian, pay cut… ouch. I do indeed plan to write-up the conference, though 🙂
I would be there, but I got a 100% pay cut that went out the door along with my job. (yes the economy rocks) But I look forward to reading somebody’s online notes.
Morgan, condolences on the lack of job. Hopefully next year will be more economically fruitful! (Well, hopefully life will be more economically fruitful for you much sooner than that, but maybe you’ll be able to come next year.)
This is the good stuff I miss not living near home (Sandy is my hometown). Tanya I would also enjoy a report if you can.
Thank you Tanya. My eventual goal is to present there someday since I feel my research is original enough that many will like it. For now I am content with my blog though 🙂 Thanks for the notes from past years, they are a fun read.
JA, don’t let distance keep you away. I’m coming all the way from Washington, DC! (Admittedly, my parents are near Sandy and I wanted to visit them this summer anyway, so I figured the first week in August was as good as any time….) But I know what you mean about missing some good stuff by not living near so many LDS-related conferences and whatnot.
Morgan, when you feel ready, you should contact FAIR with a proposal of what you’d like to present. I have no doubt they’d consider it.