Checklist for HumanistSG Events

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Separating Science from Nonsense: A Guide for Dummies

“There’s so much uncertainty in life,” said Dr Teja Celhar, a research scientist at A*STAR, at the end of the latest public lecture held by the Humanist Society Singapore (HSS) on Saturday (Sep 28). “Knowing how some parts of life works – that is comforting to me.”

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2019

exco 2018 photo after AGM 2017
The Humanist Society (Singapore) invites all our members to our next Annual General Meeting (AGM).
If you want to find out more about HSS and our activities, our past events in 2018 and our future plans for 2019 and beyond, do join us on Saturday 16 March 2019.
We will also be electing several key appointment holders for 2019 (see below) and we would certainly appreciate your support.

Date
16/03/2019 (Saturday)

Time
To Be Confirmed

Location
OnePeople.SG   381 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh S319758

AGENDA
  1.  Introduction by President
  2. Events and Activities in 2017/18
  3. Press and media coverage in 2017/18
  4. Auditor and Treasurer’s report
  5. Election of New committee members
    1. Vice-President (Open to members of the society for a minimum of 1 year and must be a Singaporean citizen / permanent resident)
    2. Secretary (Open to members of the society for a minimum of 1 year and must be a Singaporean citizen / permanent resident)
    3. Assistant Secretary (Open to members of the society for a minimum of 6 months)
    4. Committee Member (Open to members of the society for a minimum of 6 months)

Names for the above offices shall be proposed and seconded in writing and submitted to the Secretary not more than two months (after 15 Jan 2019) and not less than one month before (by 15 Feb 2019) the Annual General Meeting. The term of office of any member of the Committee is two years. (Section 9.1.1  https://humanist.org.sg/about/our-constitution/)

To attend the AGM, you must be a member of HumanistSG. You can sign up https://humanist.org.sg/membership-faq/membership/ on the day of the AGM or renew your membership to attend the AGM.

PSYCHOLOGY TALK II: OF AGENTS, MODELS AND DETERMINISTIC CHAOS

Last Saturday saw the second segment of Humanist Society Singapore’s Psychology Talk Series. Entitled: “Agent-Based Modeling Game Theory”, the talk started out with participants filling out one of two questionnaires, picked out at random. This would provide the data points for the Ultimate Game afterwards.

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A heart-thumping session

Humanists value the only life we have. Sometimes just a few critical minutes can mean the difference between life and death. On Apr 28, 2018,  a group of women and men responded to our call for the Emergency Preparedness Workshop at People’s Association HQ on King George’s Avenue.

The workshop began with a theory lesson introducing us to the human anatomy and the basics of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators (AED). The class was lively with enthusiastic questions and laughter as the trainer dispelled many TV-inspired myths about the practice of CPR and AED.

Emergency preparedness lesson

After the break, we proceeded to the practical session, breaking up into smaller groups led by individual trainers. It was a very different feeling to get our hands on the training mannequin and AED set, taking turns to perform chest compressions and ventilations (commonly known as mouth-to-mouth).

CPR and AED practical session

The course was provided free of charge by PA as part of its emergency preparedness initiative. Certified trainees are encouraged to participate in community volunteer programmes to keep their skills fresh and current. If you get the opportunity to participate in a course like this, we cannot recommend it enough. Someone’s life could depend on you one day.

Darwin Day 2018 – A Celebration of Natural History

On 22 Feb 2018, the Humanist Society (Singapore) organised a visit to the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum to commemorate the birth of Charles Darwin.

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Mid-Autumn Night’s Moon Viewing & Mooncakes

HumanistSG’s second event with People’s Association was another resounding success. A total of 40 people turned up for an event that was supposed to be for 30 people based on the size of the venue.  It was also the first time that HumanistSG got to work with the Galaxy Astronomy Club, led by Dylan.

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