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2004
RNA Conference Schedule
Below
is a tentative schedule. Specific panel times are subject to change.
WEDNESDAY,
Sept. 8, 2004
| Noon
- 10 p.m. |
Religion
Reporting 101 Fellowships Program
(invitation only)
|
THURSDAY,
Sept. 9, 2004
| 8
a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Religion
Reporting 101 Fellowships program continues |
| 1 -
9 p.m. |
RNA Conference registration desk opens |
| 5 - 6 p.m. |
Pew Forum Press Conference, with John Green
|
| 6 - 9 p.m. |
Exhibitor Room setup |
| 6:15 - 8:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception,
The National Cathedral |
FRIDAY,
SEPT. 10
| 7
a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Registration
desk open |
| 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Exhibitor Room & Sponsor Hospitality Area open |
| 8
- 9 a.m. |
Continental
breakfast |
| 8
- 9 a.m. |
New
Member Breakfast with RNA Board
(invitation only) |
| 9
- 9:15 a.m. |
Welcome & Announcements
by RNA President Jeffery Sheler
|
| 9:15
- 10:30 a.m. |
Keynote Address: Jim Towey, director of the White House Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives |
| 10:30
- 10:50 a.m. |
Refreshment break |
| 10:50
a.m. - 12:10 |
Panel: Politics, Polls and God
• Andy Kohut, Pew Research Center
• John Green, University of Akron
• Anna Greenberg, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
|
| 12:10
- 2 p.m. |
Luncheon, "Faith Under Fire: Intelligent Design," sponsored by Zondervan. Featuring author Lee Strobel at The Galileo restaurant. Tickets required. |
| 2
- 3:20 p.m. |
Panel: God
and the Courts: The State of Separation
• Tony Mauro, Legal Times/American Lawyer Media
• James Standish, Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Sarah Barringer Gordon, University of Pennsylvania |
| 3:20
- 3:40 p.m. |
Refreshment break |
| 3:40
- 5 p.m. |
Panel: Catholic Politicians: Conscience v. Faith?
• George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center
• Amy Sullivan, Political Aims
• Rosa DeLauro, U.S. House of Representatives,
D-Conn.
|
| 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Travel to and Reception
on Capital Hill at Dirksen Senate Building, Rm. 562 |
| 7:30
p.m. |
Dinner
on your own |
| 8:30
- 11 p.m. |
Optional:
Twilight Tour of D.C. monuments.
(Pre-registration required.
To register, send an email to compan@religionwriters.com. Space limited.) |
SATURDAY,
SEPT. 11
| 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Registration desk open |
| 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Exhibitor Room Open |
| 7 - 8 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast, featuring author Paula White. Sponsored by Thomas Nelson Publishers |
| 8 - 9:10 a.m. |
Shoptalk: Readership, Religion & News:
What's Wrong With This Picture?
• Debra Mason, Religion Newswriters Association
• Stephen Scott, St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Cristal Williams, American Society of Newspaper Editors
|
| 9:15
- 10:40 a.m. |
Panel: Challenges
to Contemporary Theological Education
• Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary
• Katarina Schuth, St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity
• Daniel Aleshire, Association of Theological Schools |
| 10:40 - 11
a.m. |
Refreshment break
|
| 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. |
Panel: God
and the White House
• Maureen Shea, The Episcopal Church, USA
• David Aikman, author of "A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush"
• Shaun Casey, Wesley Theological Seminary
|
| 12:30 - 2
p.m. |
Lunch Break
Invitation only active RNA members luncheon with author and Jesus Seminar Scholar Marcus Borg
Talk: The Two Christianities in North America Today
Tickets required.
|
| 2
- 3:20 p.m. |
Panel: The State of Our Unions: The Fight Over Marriage
• Robert Knight, Culture & Family Institute, Concerned Women for America
• Jonathan Rauch, The Brookings Institution
• Theodora Ooms, Center for Law and Social Policy
|
| 3:20
- 3:35 p.m. |
Refreshment break
|
| 3:35
- 4:55 p.m. |
Panel: Muslims
and Political Life
• Karen Leonard, University of California, Irvine
• Muqtadar Khan, Adrian College
• Amaney Jamal, Princeton University |
| 5
- 6:20 p.m. |
Shoptalk: Mainstreaming Religion News and Surviving Turf Wars
• David Colton, USA TODAY
• Caryle Murphy, The Washington Post
• Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| 7
- 8 p.m. |
Pre-banquet
reception and Silent Auction benefiting RNA Conference Scholarships. Tickets required. |
| 8
- 9:45 p.m. |
Awards
Banquet
Tickets required.
|
| 9:45 - 11
p.m. |
Dessert
Reception
Tickets required.
|
SUNDAY,
SEPT. 12
| 8
- 8:45 a.m. |
Continental
breakfast |
| 9
- 11 a.m. |
RNA
Members-Only Meeting. Conference adjourns. |
| 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
RNA
Board Meeting |
| 12 - 1 p.m. |
RNA & RNF Board lunch |
| 1
- 5 p.m. |
RNF
Board Meeting |
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