You're all going, right? They've just announced the next Global Atheist Convention for 13-15 April, in Melbourne, Australia, with Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, and Hitchens committing to attending. There are a few other noisy rude arrogant atheists that I've heard will be showing up, but they're going to dribble out the announcements to torment you.
By the way, the Australian government has been forced to recognize that the last GAC was pretty darned successful, and this time they've actually agreed to subsidize it to a small degree, like any other profitable convention that would help the local economy. Progress!
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