SPACE SCHEDULE
Friday 13th October 2023
05.30pm
Check-In Registration
07.00pm
Keynote Lecture in the Tegler
OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC
"The Search for Life on Mars:
What on Earth Do We Know Today?"
Dr Chris Herd from University of Alberta Institute for Space Science Exploration and Technology
08.20pm
Reception and Refreshments in the Tegler
Saturday 14th October 2023
All Presentations in the Tegler
08.30-09.00
Breakfast Snack
09.00-09.30
ETI and Evidence for Theism by Dr Tyler McNabb (Presenting) and Dr Chad McIntosh from Saint Francis University
09.40-10.10
Topology and Protest Before the Law by Dr Michael Schwarz from Rice University
10.10-10.40
Break for Partial Solar Eclipse
10.40-11.10
Eternal Weights of Goodness by Mr Mark McCormack from University of Alberta
11.20-11.50
An Assay on The Hobbesian Trap and Axioms of First Contact by Mr Steven J. Firth from University of Helsinki
12.00-01.00
LUNCH in the CUE Cafe
01.00-02.00
To Infinity and Beyond! Physics, Metaphysics and Ethics with Dr Stephen Portillo (CUE Astrophysicist) and Dr Travis Dumsday (CUE Philosopher)
02.00-02.30
Against the Supposed Obligation to Maximize the Longevity of the Human Species by Dr Ian Stoner from Saint Paul College
02.40-03.10
The Impact of Off-Earth Relocation and Settlement on Geo-Oriented Religious Traditions: A Case Study by Dr Eric Michael Mazur from Virginia Wesleyan University
03.10-03.25
Break
03.25-03.55
Sci-fi and the Morality of Space Exploration: Reflections on the Trolley Problem by Dr Nicolas Randazzo from ISSET at the University of Alberta
04.05-04.35
Implications of Extraterrestrial Life for Christian Theology by Dr Brian Huffling from Southern Evangelical Seminary
04.45-05.30
Roundtable Plenary Session in the Tegler
05.30-06.00
Keynote Reflection and Farewells