Global Atheist Convention

The Global Atheist Convention was run twice in Melbourne, Australia in the years 2010 and 2012. It was sponsored by the Atheist Foundation of Australia and Atheist Alliance International.

In 2010, the prominent atheists who attended the 2010 global atheist conference, which included Richard Dawkins, were challenged to a debate by Creation Ministries International. Richard Dawkins, PZ Myers and other prominent atheists refused to debate the creation scientists at Creation Ministries International. Generally speaking, creation scientists tend to win the creation vs. evolution debates (See: Creation vs. evolution debates).

2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled

See also: 2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled

Salman Rushdie was scheduled to be a speaker at the 2018 Global Atheist Convention. On November 6, 2017, atheist PZ Myers announced the 2018 Global Atheist Convention was cancelled.

The 2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled was billed as the third Global Atheist Convention and its theme was "Reason to Hope". It was sponsored by the Atheist Foundation of Australia. See also: Irreligion in Australia

Robert Martin from Melbourne's City Bible Forum indicated about the cancellation of the 2018 Global Atheist Convention: "This is a massive blow to the Atheist Foundation as an organisation and to organised atheism in Australia. Where to next? What do they stand for?” According to Martin, fragmentation within today's atheist movement in Australia is a key reason that the convention may have been difficult to sell (see also: Atheist factions).

The convention was cancelled due to lack of interest in the convention which was proceeded by atheist infighting concerning a woman speaker (see: 2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled).

External links

• 2012 Global Atheist Convention stimulates Christian evangelism by Creation Ministries International