BHA brings 2016 Annual Conference to Birmingham, home of the Midlands Enlightenment

12 October, 2015

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Tickets for the British Humanist Association (BHA) Annual Conference 2016 are now available online.

Annual Conference 2016 will take place in Birmingham, home of the Midlands Enlightenment, over 10-12 June 2016. Three months after the enormous success of the 2015 Annual Conference in Bristol – the biggest to date – supporters and members of the public can now look forward to 2016, and to the BHA’s most ambitious Conference so far.

As tickets went on sale, the BHA announced the first four fantastic speakers in what it promises will be an incredible line-up. Comedian Shappi Khorsandi, BHA Vice President and journalist Polly Toynbee, Bible scholar Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou, and science writer Dr George Zarkadakis will be taking to the stage in Birmingham in June 2016.

BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson said, ‘We are immensely looking forward to taking the BHA Annual Conference to Birmingham, the home of the Midlands Enlightenment, next summer. Delegates can look forward to hearing from voices from across science, history, comedy, art, and the humanities – and to meeting friends old and new at the many social events planned throughout the weekend. With such a strong initial lineup of speakers, Annual Conference 2016 is our most exciting to date, and we’re confident that it will meet and exceed all expectations.’

Get your ticket now at humanists.uk/BHA2016.

Notes

The British Humanist Association (BHA) is the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people who seek to live ethical and fulfilling lives on the basis of reason and humanity.

Shappi Khorsandi is a well-loved British comedian, famed for her deadpan delivery and take on modern life. She is also a BHA Patron.

Polly Toynbee, a journalist and columnist for the Guardian, is Vice President of the BHA, and served as BHA President from 2007-2012.

Francesca Stavrakopoulou is Professor of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Religion at Exeter’s Department of Theology and Religion. She presented the BBC TV series The Bible’s Buried Secrets and also contributed to Channel 4’s The Bible: A History.

Dr George Zarkadakis is a science writer, playwright, and novelist with a PhD in artificial intelligence. He has worked for organisations including the European Commission and the British Council, Silicon Graphics, and the European Bioinformatics Institute; appeared on the History Channel; written for publications such as Aeon digital magazine and the Washington Post; and been knighted by the French government for his services to science communication.