Ayn Rand Centenary Conference
February 2, 2005 -- 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Library of Congress Jefferson Building (Members of Congress Room)
Washington, DC
Join The Objectivist Center in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 100th birthday of Ayn Rand!
Ayn Rand was a soul-stirring novelist and a revolutionary philosopher. Born Feb. 2, 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Rand escaped the Soviet tyranny to build an amazing life of achievement and courage in the United States.
On the centenary of her birth, The Objectivist Center has organized a morning and luncheon conference to remember Rand and to celebrate her legacy.
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Program features:
- Two panel discussions
- —Great Ideas: Rand's radical philosophical insights.
- —Political Freedom: the freedom movement and Rand's moral defense of capitalism.
- —Political Freedom: the freedom movement and Rand's moral defense of capitalism.
- Special session, "A View from the Hill," with remarks by Congressman Ed Royce (R-California) and Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin).
- A talk on Rand's American success story by TOC Director of Programs William Thomas
- Free buffet lunch at close.
- —Great Ideas: Rand's radical philosophical insights.
The conference will be held in the Congressional Member's Room in the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, which is at 1st St. SE between E. Capitol Street and Independence Avenue in Washington D.C.
The Ayn Rand Centennial Conference is free of charge to those who register in advance. Register here or contact David Shetterly at The Objectivist Center, 1-800-374-1776. Mention the conference when you call.
Conference Program
Master of Ceremonies: Ed Hudgins
| 8:30-9:00 AM | Registration |
| 9:00-9:10 | Introductory remarks: Ed Hudgins |
| 9:10-10:20 | Panel 1 "Great Ideas" (Speakers include:) Chair: Ed Hudgins Madeleine Cosman: "The Passion for Excellence" Michelle Kamhi: "What Art Really Is" David Kelley: "Reason, Absolutely" |
| 10:20-10:35 | Break |
| 10:35-11:05 | A View from the Hill: Congressmen Ed Royce and Paul Ryan |
| 11:05-11:20 | Break |
| 11:20-12:30 | Panel 2 "Political Freedom" (Speakers include:) Chair: Fred Smith Robert Poole: "Rand and the freedom movement" Ed Hudgins: "Merit vs. Equality" Ed Crane: “The Libertarian Idea” Howard Dickman: "Capitalism is Moral" |
| 12:30-12:45 | Final remarks: Will Thomas: "Ayn Rand and America" |
| 12:45-1:30 | Buffet Lunch |