Description
The FAIR Conference is an annual event that brings together a variety of people from a variety of areas. Each comes with a unique perspective on history, science, or theology, and all come with a desire to help discuss issues that are sometimes challenging to testimonies and faith.
The FAIR Conference is a great way to get informed. This year’s conference is geared toward providing information and answers needed to faithfully deal with criticisms leveled against the Church and gospel.
Each year we strive to present speakers that address wide-ranging topics. We invite you to join us for a frank, thought-provoking, faith-building, and enjoyable experience. Come see what the excitement is all about!
Everyone is invited.
—Scott Gordon
President of FAIR
Registration Information
Pre-registration tickets are no longer available. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $64.95 for the full conference (both days) or $39.95 for a single day.
Note: No refunds after 18 July due to food and facility commitments.
Conference streaming is also available. More information here.
NEW Location!
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This year’s conference will be held at Utah Valley Convention Center 220 W. Center Street Provo, UT 84601 For more information on our facilities, visit this page. |
Speakers
Confirmed speakers include Michael R. Ash, Ron Barney, Don Bradley, Janet L. Eyring, Kris Fredrickson, Ralph Hancock, Maxine Hanks, Valerie Hudson, Robert Kirby, Neylan McBain, Seth Payne, Dan Peterson, Morris Thurston, Wendy Ulrich, Rosalynde Welch, Lynne Wilson, and Mark Alan Wright.
To see a sampling of conference presentations from previous years, visit this page.
Schedule
Conference sessions begin at 9:00 am each day and end at 5:45 pm. Registration is available before the first session each day. Dress is business casual.
| Thursday Schedule | ||||
| Time | Speaker/Event | Presentation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration | |||
| 8:50 am | Opening | |||
| 9:00 am | Michael R. Ash | Shaken Faith Syndrome, Part Deux | ||
| 10:00 am | Ron Barney | Joseph Smith’s Visions | ||
| 11:00 am | Panel Discussion Neylan McBain Valerie Hudson Wendy Ulrich Kris Fredrickson Maxine Hanks |
Charity Never Faileth: Seeking Sisterhood Amid Different Perspectives on Mormon Feminism | ||
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:00 pm | Ralph Hancock | Mormonism and the New Liberalism: the Inescapability of Political Apologetics | ||
| 2:00 pm | Morris Thurston | “Kidnapping” at Palestine Grove: Missouri’s Final Attempt to Extradite Joseph Smith | ||
| 3:00 pm | Snack Break | |||
| 3:15 pm | Seth Payne | Why Mormonism Matters: Pastoral Apologetics and the LDS Doubter | ||
| 4:15 pm | Robert Kirby | Why It is Important to Laugh at Ourselves | ||
| 5:15 pm | Closing | |||
| Friday Schedule | ||||
| Time | Speaker/Event | Presentation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Registration | |||
| 9:00 am | Lynne Wilson | Was Joseph a Product of the Second Great Awakening | ||
| 10:00 am | Rosalynde Welch | Disenchanted Mormonism | ||
| 11:00 am | Don Bradley | The Original Context of the First Vision Narrative: 1820s or 1830s | ||
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 12:50 pm | FAIR Business | |||
| 1:00 pm | Mark Alan Wright | Heartland as Hinterland: The Mesoamerican Core and North American Periphery of Book of Mormon Geography | ||
| 2:00 pm | Maxine Hanks | Working With the Church: Another Narrative | ||
| 3:00 pm | Snack Break | |||
| 3:15 pm | Panel Discussion Don Bradley Janet L. Eyring Maxine Hanks |
The Loss and Rekindling of Faith | ||
| 4:15 pm | Dan Peterson | Toward a More Effective Apologetics | ||
| 5:15 pm | Closing | |||
Conference Sponsors
Hotel
The official hotel for the FAIR Conference is the Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, located across the street from the Convention Center.
Not only is it convenient, but the Marriott is an upscale hotel providing rooms at the unbelievably low discounted rate of $85 per night (plus tax). This special FAIR Conference room rate is only available through July 10, 2013. Hurry and book your hotel room. Last year, we sold out of our room block.
FAIR Conference
• Check-in: Wed Jul 31, 2013
• Check-out: Sat Aug 03, 2013
• Special rate available until: Wed Jul 10, 2013
Make your reservation by clicking on this link and fill in the grey colored block on the left of the screen:
Guest room with 1 King or 2 Double beds $85 per night
Or call 1-800-777-7144 and tell them you want a FAIR Conference room.
Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
101 West 100 North
Provo, Utah 84601 USA
1-801-377-4700
Conference Streaming
This year we are providing Conference streaming for your Windows, Android, Apple, and even Roku devices. Here is a way for you to have your own FAIR Conference in your home or office. We have updated our technology on this, so the price for streaming the conference into your home, or to your phones, computers, or tablets is $25 for both days. We also leave the video on line available for viewing after the conference. So those who are in different time zones can take advantage of this opportunity.
What many conference attenders opt to do is go to the conference and purchase the streaming. That way they can attend the conference and interact with the speakers and other attendees, with talks at their fingertips when they get home.
Sign up for full-conference streaming (both days)
Streaming includes both audio and video. Due to the nature of streaming, some presentation content may be illegible. When you sign up, in the comments section please mention which device or devices you are planning on using (Roku, iphone, ipad, Android tablet, etc.).
Previous Conference Presentations
To see a sampling of conference presentations from previous years, visit this page.
