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| Missed the Conference? Grab its essence in just 7 minutes! 1) Summary of the Main Conference (4 min read) 2) Summary of tours, social night and dinner (3 min read) If you want in-depth viewing, watch the conference on our IHC Youtube Playlist. For photos, it in our Flickr album. |
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The International Humanist Conference (IHC) is the first global Humanist conference to be held in Singapore. Jointly organised by Humanists International (‘HI’) and Humanist Society (Singapore) (‘HSS’), the theme of the conference is “Secularism and Interfaith Harmony”
Conference lasts 3 days from 30 Aug to 1 Sep, comprising FIVE items:
| CONFERENCE ITEM | DATE | TIME (Singapore GMT+8) | VENUE | Nature of event |
| 1. Tours | 30 Aug FRI | Various times of the day. | For registrants, please refer to email for details. | PUBLIC |
| 2. Social Night | 30 Aug FRI | 1800 HRS – 2300 HRS | Room2F, Bras Basah (Click here for Directions) | PUBLIC |
| 3. Main Conference | 31 Aug SAT | 0900 HRS – 1630 HRS | HUONE, Clarke Quay (Click here for Directions) | PRIVATE TO INVITED MEMBERS AND GUESTS ONLY |
| 4. Dinner | 31 Aug SAT | 1800 HRS – 2300 HRS | Enchanted Garden Restaurant, Lavender (Click here for Directions) | PUBLIC |
| 5. Humanist International (HI) General Assembly | 1 Sep SUN | 0900 HRS – 1800 HRS | HUONE, Clarke Quay | PRIVATE TO HI DELEGATES ONLY |
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We offer the following packages
| PACKAGE NAMES | FEE* | REGISTER AT |
| International Humanist Conference 2024 1. Tours – 30 Aug 2. Social Night – 30 Aug 3. Main Conference – 31 Aug 4. Dinner – 31 Aug | $250 (non-members of HSS) $150 (members of HSS) Sign up for membership here! It is only $20 annually. | BY INVITE ONLY |
| Only Social Night 2. Social Night – 30 Aug | $60 | BY INVITE ONLY |
| Only Dinner 4. Dinner – 31 Aug | $70 | BY INVITE ONLY |
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For more details of programme, scroll down to Conference Items Details.
If foreign participants looking for recommended accommodations, check out curated list here.
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Conference Item Details
1. Tours (30 AUG, Friday)
Venue: Only registrants of the full “International Humanist Conference 2024” package will be notified.
| TIME (Singapore GMT+8) | PROGRAMME |
| Various times of the day. | For registrants, please refer to email for details. |
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2. Social Night (30 AUG, Friday)
Venue: Room2F, 231 Bain St, #04-07, Bras Basah Complex, Singapore 180231
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| TIME (Singapore GMT+8) | PROGRAMME |
| 1800 – 2300 | Social Night! A networking party that is held just before the main Conference on Saturday. There will be food and drinks served! |
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3. Main Conference (31 AUG, Saturday)
Venue: HUONE, 3D River Valley Rd, #03-01 Block D, Singapore 179023
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| TIME (Singapore GMT+8) | PROGRAMME (View details of Speakers’ Presentations and Speakers Bio) |
| 0815 – 0900 | Registration |
| 0915 – 0945 |  Welcome Remarks by Mdm Norhaiyah Mahmood, President, Humanist Society (Singapore)  Welcome Remarks by Mr Andrew Copson, President, Humanist International |
| 0945 – 1100 |  Presentation: What Kind of Dialogue is there between Atheists and Religious People? by Dr Paul Hedges, Nanyang Technological University  Presentation: The Shift Toward a Post-Religious Society in Muslim Communities by Mr Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib, Founding Director, Dialogue Centre  Presentation: Interfaith Dialogues Between Worldviews by Ms Nazhath Faheema, Founder, Hash.peace |
| 1100 – 1200 | Panel: Improving relations between the religious and non-religious – Dr Paul Hedges – Mr Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib – Ms Nazhath Faheema Panelists will take questions from the floor |
| 1200 – 1400 | Lunch and Photos! |
| 1400 – 1515 |  Presentation: Evaluating Approaches to Interfaith Harmony in Post-9/11 Singapore by Dr Ichioka Takashi, Hosei University  Presentation: Navigating Conservatism and Secularism in Malaysia’s Sociopolitical Landscape by Dr Pepper Lim, Senior Manager, Educator and Author  Presentation: Deliberate Offense-taking and why we should be worried by Mr Paul Tobin, Founder, Humanist Society (Singapore) |
| 1515 – 1615 | Panel: How can we better engage and protect non-religious individuals at risk? – Dr Ichioka Takashi – Dr Pepper Lim – Mr Paul Tobin Panelists will take questions from the floor |
| 1615 | Closing Remarks |
| 1630 | CONFERENCE ENDS |
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4. Dinner (31 AUG, Saturday)
Venue: Enchanted Gardens Restaurant, 70 Jellicoe Rd, #04-01, V Hotel Lavender, Singapore 208767
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| TIME (Singapore GMT+8) | PROGRAMME |
| 1800 – 2300 | Dinner A networking dinner that is held after the main Conference on Saturday. |
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5. General Assembly (01 SEP, Sunday)
This General Assembly is a private event by Humanist International and not open to public.
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVITED PARTICIPANTS
| Standard [For all non-members of Humanist Society Singapore] SGD 250.00 Member [Members of Humanist Society Singapore] SGD 150.00 We prefer payment on EVENTBRITE, but can also accept: 1) Card payment via Paypal Note: – Paypal account – info@humanist.org.sg 2) Internet banking: – PayNow to UEN T10SS0142C – Email the payment reference to info@humanist.org.sg together with your details. 3) Bank transfer to UOB – Account number: 3733027590 – Branch: Tiong Bahru Plaza – Bank code: 7375 – Branch code: 050 – Email the transfer slip to info@humanist.org.sg together with your details. |
