RNA
Annual Conference
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2003:
Seattle, Washington
September
5-7, 2003
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THURSDAY,
SEPT. 4
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. FACS program at at Crowne Plaza Seattle
Downtown
"God & Law: Religious Liberty and the Courts." Includes
continental breakfast and lunch. Preregistration with FACS
required. Limited seating.
6:00
- 9:00 p.m. RNA Registration open in lobby level.
FRIDAY,
SEPT. 5
7:00 a.m. Registration opens
(First floor lobby)
Hospitality
Room open 7:00 a.m.-Midnight (5th Floor, Exec. Boardroom)
All stories and section selections as finalists in the 2003 RNA
Contests are here for perusal at your convenience (Notation of winning
entries will be made during the Saturday Awards Banquet).
Exhibitor
room open 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Yellowstone Rm., Lobby Level)
8:00-9:00
a.m. Continental breakfast
9:00-9:15
a.m. (Sequoia & Glacier Rms., Lobby Level)
Welcome & Announcements by RNA President Sandi Dolbee
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9:15-10:30
a.m. (Sequoia & Glacier Rms., Lobby Level)
Bishop Wilton Gregory, of Belleville, Ill., president, the
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Introduction by Patricia
Rice, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
10:30-10:50
a.m. (Yellowstone, Lobby Level)
Break (Refreshments served in Exhibitor Room)
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10:50 a.m.-Noon (Sequoia & Glacier Rms., Lobby Level)
Religion & the Environment
Moderator: Shelby Oppel, The Oregonian
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John Carr, head of the U.S. Catholic Bishops office for social
development.
• The Rev. Sally Bingham, Grace Cathedral
• Paul Gorman, National Religious Partnership for the Environment
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Noon-2:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
2:00-3:10
p.m. (Sequoia & Glacier Rms., Lobby Level)
In Search of Progressive Islam
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Moderator:
Deborah Caldwell, Beliefnet.com
• Ebrahim Moosa, Duke University
• Omid Safi, Colgate University
• Kecia Ali, visiting professor and research assistant,
Harvard Divinity School
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3:10-4:00
p.m. (First floor lobby, front doors)
Travel to Seattle University. Buses will depart outside the front
lobby doors of the Crowne Plaza promptly at 3:30 p.m.
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Driving
directions from the Crowne Plaza to Seattle University Murphy
Parking Garage: Start heading NW on 6th Avenue toward Seneca.
Turn left onto Seneca Street. Turn left onto 5th Avenue. Turn
left onto James Street (James Street changes to Cherry Street).
Stay in the right lane. Continue to 11th Avenue. You will see
a sky bridge. Once you go by the bridge, turn right into the
Archbishop Thomas Murphy Apartments. The Murphy Parking Garage
is located on the corner of 11th and East Cherry Street.
Walking
directions from the Murphy Parking Garage to the St. Ignatius
Chapel: The chapel is located approximately at Madison and
11th Street. Go north on 11th until you pass Marion Street,
and the chapel is just ahead.
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4:00-4:30 p.m. (Seattle University)
Tour of St. Ignatius Chapel, Seattle University, designed by acclaimed
New York architect Steven Holl.
4:30-4:45
p.m.
Walk to New Student Center, Rm 160 A & B (LeRoux Conference
Room) for Unchurched panel. The center is located on 11th, before
Cherry Street.
4:45-6:00
p.m. Spirituality and the Unchurched (Seattle University, New
Student Center, LeRoux Conf. Rm.)
Moderator:
Cathy Grossman, USA Today
• Mark Shibley, Southern Oregon University
• Patricia O'Connell Killen, Pacific Lutheran University
• Sharon Daloz Parks, Whidbey Institute
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6:00-6:30
p.m. Travel to Space Needle for reception. Buses will be waiting
outside the New Student Center. The buses depart for the Needle
promptly at 6:15 p.m.
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Driving directions to Space Needle
from Seattle University:
Take James Street until you reach Broadway Ave. Turn right (heading
north) onto Broadway Avenue, and stay on Broadway until you
reach Denny Way. Turn left (heading west) onto Denny Way and
follow until you reach 4th Street. Turn right (heading north)
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6:30-8:00
p.m. Hors d'oeuvre reception at Seattle Space Needle.
The Space Needle is located at: 400 Broad St.
Two
drink tickets will be provided per person for beer, wine and non-alcoholic
selections. A cash bar is available for mixed drinks. Reception
includes free admission to the observation deck on the upper level.
After
the reception, you may hail a taxi, or you may travel back to the
Crowne Plaza via the monorail. (Tickets will be provided. The Space
Needle is adjacent to the Seattle Center monorail station.)
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Walking directions from the Westlake monorail
station to the Crowne Plaza: Take Pine Street southeast to 6th
Street, and make a right onto 6th Street. Follow 6th Street
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8
p.m. Dinner on your own
SATURDAY,
SEPT. 6
Exhibitor room open 7 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Hospitality
Room open 8:15 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Silent
Auction donations should be taken to the RNA Registration Desk no
later than 1:30 p.m. Auction forms will be available there.
7:00-7:55
a.m. (Yellowstone, Lobby Level)
Continental breakfast (For the New Member Breakfast with the RNA
Board, see the registration desk.)
7:55-8:00
a.m. (Glacier & Sequoia Rms., Lobby Level)
Announcements
8:00-9:10
a.m. (Glacier & Sequoia Rms., Lobby Level)
Mormons: Assimilation at Home and Abroad
Moderator: Peggy Fletcher-Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
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Jan Shipps, professor emeritus of history and religious studies,
IUPUI
• Armand Mauss, professor emeritus of sociology and religious
studies, Washington State University
• Mark Paredes, press attaché, Consulate General
of Israel in Los Angeles
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9:15-10:25 a.m. (Glacier & Sequoia Rms., Lobby Level)
Shop Talk: Battling Burnout
Moderator:
Douglas Todd, The Vancouver Sun
• Steve Maynard, The News Tribune
• Peggy Fletcher-Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
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Julia Lieblich, freelancer & former Chicago Tribune reporter
• Gayle White, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
10:25-10:45
a.m. (Yellowstone, Lobby Level)
Break (Refreshments served in Exhibitor Room)
10:45
a.m.-Noon (Glacier & Sequoia Rms., Lobby Level)
Immigrants & Faith: Tradition and Change
Moderator:
Gustav Niebuhr, visiting fellow/scholar in residence at the
Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton
• Sharon Suh, professor of Religious Studies, Seattle University
• Roberto Lint-Sagarena, Professor of Religion, University
of Southern California
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Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola, Center of Research and Advanced Studies
in Social Anthropology, Mexico
Noon-1:30
p.m. Lunch Break. (Active members-only luncheon off-site. See
registration desk for details.)
1:30-2:40
p.m. (Glacier & Sequoia Rms., Lobby Level)
Investigating Finances of Religious Institutions: Private Watchdogs
& Databases
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Moderator: TBD
• Daniel Borochoff, founder and president, American Institute
of Philanthropy
• Rusty Leonard, founder and chairman, Wall Watchers
• William Lobdell, Los Angeles Times
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2:40-3:00
p.m. (Yellowstone, Lobby Level)
Break (Refreshments served in Exhibitor Room)
3:00-4:10
p.m. (Glacier & Sequoia Rms., Lobby Level)
Reaching the Next Generation: Whither Christian Youth?
Moderator:
Janet Tu, The Seattle Times
• Richard Flory, Biola University sociology professor and
author of "GenX Religion"
• Colleen Carroll, author of The New Faithful: Why Young
Adults are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy
• Rev. Karen Ward, pastor, Church of the Apostles |
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4:15-5:25
p.m. (Glacier & Sequoia Rms., Lobby Level)
Faith-Based Initiatives: The State of the Law
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Moderator:
Adelle Banks, Religion News Service
• Ira Lupu, George Washington University Law School
• Robert Tuttle, George Washington University Law School
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5:30-5:40
p.m.
(Glacier & Sequoia Rms., Lobby Level)
Closing/Announcements
6:30-7:45 p.m.
(Third Floor Outdoor Patio)
Pre-Banquet Reception & Silent Auction. Bidding
will conclude at 7:30 p.m. |
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SUNDAY,
SEPT. 7
8:00-11:00
a.m.
RNA Business Meeting
11:00
a.m.-Noon
RNA Committee Meetings
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Auction
winners may pick up and pay for their items during the Dessert Reception.
Proceeds benefit RNA's Conference Scholarship Fund.
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7:45-9:30
p.m. (Glacier, Sequoia and Yellowstone Rms., Lobby Level)
Awards Banquet
This year RNA will honor Richard
Philbrick - a former RNA president and groundbreaking Chicago
Tribune religion reporter for two decades - as the winner
of RNA's 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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9:30-11:00
p.m. (Third Floor Outdoor Patio)
Dessert Reception. Please pick up and pay for auction items at this
time.
SUNDAY,
SEPT. 7
7:00-8:00 a.m. (Sequoia, Lobby Level)
Continental breakfast
8:00-11:00
a.m. (Sequoia, Lobby Level)
RNA Business Meeting (RNA members only, please)
11:00
a.m.-Noon (Sequoia, Lobby Level)
RNA Committee Meetings & RNA Board Meeting
Noon
Conference adjourns
1:00-5:00
p.m. (Hospitality Suite-5th Fl. Executive Boardroom)
RNF Board Meeting
2004
RNA Conference
Join us next year in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10-12 at the Wyndham
City Center Hotel. See you there!
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