One of our past conventions at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas

41st Convention: The Future of Science, Technology, and the Human Person

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The Fellowship is proud to be honor the following people at our Convention.





Cardinal Wright Award Nick and Mary Eberstadt
Cardinal O’Boyle Award Most Rev. Joseph F. Naumann
Archbishop, Archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas
Founders Award Rev. Thomas Weinandy, O.F.M.Cap.
Scholar in Residence, Capuchin College
Founders Award Rev. Denis Meade, OSB
Professor Emeritus, Benedictine College

Description

The Fellowship of Catholic Scholars 41st Convention, “The Future of Science, Technology, and the Human Person,” addresses uses of technology in the present and future and explores their potential influence on culture and society. Panels will feature scholars in science and technology and in the humanities and social sciences. The discussions will help convention participants understand the state of the science and technology today, imagine its development into the future, and hear how humanities and other disciplines reflect on the changes that science and technology might bring.

Schedule

Friday, September 28, 2018
12:00pm Registration
Convention Registration Open
 
2:00pm Prayer
Welcoming Mass
 
3:00pm Session 1
Panel 1: The Future of Embryo Research and the Human Person
Dr. Benjamin Hurlbut – Arizona State
Session 1
Dr. Mark Schramp – Benedictine College
Session 1
Dr. Richard Crane – Benedictine College
6:00pm Dinner
Dinner
 
7:30pm Keynote
Plenary Talk
Dr. James Madden – Benedictine College
9:00pm Prayer
Compline
 
Saturday, September 29, 2018
7:00am Prayer
Mass
 
7:45 am Breakfast
Breakfast
 
9:00am Session 2
Panel 2: Future Tech and Future Person
Mr. Gil Bailie – Cornerstone Forum
Session 2
Dr. D.C. Schindler – John Paul Institute for Marriage and Family
Session 2
Dr. Anthony Crifasi – Benedictine College
11:00am Keynote
Plenary Talk
Mrs. Mary Eberstadt – Faith and Reason Institute
12:15pm Lunch
Lunch
 
1:30pm Session 3
Panel 3: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Person
Dr. Charles Sprouse – Benedictine College
Mr. Nick Eberstadt – American Enterprise Institute
Dr. Jordan Wales – Hillsdale College
3:30pm
Concurrent Sessions
 
5:45pm Prayer
Anticipated Mass celebrated by Archbishop Naumann
 
6:45pm Award Banquet
Cocktail Hour
 
7:30pm Award Banquet
Dinner and Awards Presentation
 
Sunday, September 30, 2018
8:30am Breakfast
Breakfast Business Meeting
 
10:15am Session 4
Panel 4: Technology and the Practice of Christian Faith
Msgr Stuart Swetland – Donnelly College
Rev. Thomas Petri – The Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies

Convention participants may stay at this hotel at a reduced rate:

Holiday Inn Express, Atchison

401 Main St, Atchison, KS 66002, Atchison, Kansas 66002
913-674-0033
Hotel reservation website
Update: The Holiday Inn Express is fully booked. If you require a room: Some alternate options: The Americinn (913-370-4713) The Abbey Guesthouse (913-360-7847) The Super 8 (913) 367-7666) Shuttles will be picking up participants at the Holiday Inn Express, The Super 8, The Americinn. Please notify us if you are staying at a location not on this list. Thank you.
Discount Code: FCS
Hotel Discount Deadline: The deadline has already passed

The Fellowship is happy to be able to offer the following rates to those who attend the Convention.

       
  Regular Rate
Regular Member $110
Non-Member $130
Clergy and Religious Member $80
Student Member $35
Retired $80
Banquet $70

Registration will open soon

All Convention Registrations are final as of 08/24/2018

Hotel Location Notes

Hotel Shuttle or Transportation Info

Important Note about Shuttles: Benedictine College has generously offered to provide shuttle transportation to all our attendees who are registered for the Convention. Shuttles will go between the airport and the Holiday Inn on arrival and departure days. Shuttles will run between the Holiday Inn and the College (1.5 miles) during the Convention.



Please note, that these shuttles will run in waves to ensure everyone gets a ride who needs it.



If you wish to take advantage of the offer for a shuttle from the airport, please email registration@catholicscholars.org using the Subject: "Shuttle" with the following information:



• FULL NAME

• MOBILE PHONE NUMBER

• ARRIVING AND DEPARTING FLIGHT ITINERARY INCLUDING AIRLINE AND FLIGHT NUMBER.



If you wish to secure your own private transportation from the airport, feel free to explore paid options on the airport website at: http://www.flykci.com/getting-to-from/ground-transportation/

Concurrent Sessions Groups

The Concurrent Sessions are closed for this convention.

Our special thanks to everyone involved in organizing them.

The Fellowship of Catholic Scholars


Convention Dates

Start date: 28September, 2018
End date: 30September, 2018

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