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To: Ilaine who wrote (97852)	1/31/2005 6:53:55 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793587

Ayn Rand on the Library of Congress website. Neither ARI or the Ayn Rand metasite have anything on it.

To: Ilaine who wrote (97852)	1/31/2005 3:45:01 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793587

Here's the info you wanted: Ayn Rand Centenary Celebrating the 100th birthday of Ayn Rand! February 2, 2005 -- 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM Library of Congress Jefferson Building (Members of Congress Room) Washington, DC Join The Objectivist Center in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 100th birthday of Ayn Rand! Ayn Rand was a soul-stirring novelist and a revolutionary philosopher. Born Feb. 2, 1905 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Rand escaped the Soviet tyranny to build an amazing life of achievement and courage in the United States. On the centenary of her birth, The Objectivist Center has organized a morning and luncheon conference to remember Rand and to celebrate her legacy. Register Online (Secure) Program features: Two panel discussions —Great Ideas: Rand's radical philosophical insights. —Political Freedom: the freedom movement and Rand's moral defense of capitalism. Special session, "A View from the Hill," with remarks by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin). Free luncheon, with a talk on Rand's American success story by TOC Director of Programs William Thomas. The conference will be held in the Congressional Member's Room in the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, which is at 1st St. SE between E. Capitol Street and Independence Avenue in Washington D.C. The Ayn Rand Centennial Conference is free of charge to those who register in advance. Register here or contact David Shetterly at The Objectivist Center, 1-800-374-1776. Mention the conference when you call. Ayn Rand Centennial Conference Program Master of Ceremonies: Ed Hudgins 8:30-9:00 AM Registration 9:00-9:10 Introductory remarks: Ed Hudgins 9:10-9:50 Panel 1 "Great Ideas" (Speakers include:) Chair: Ed Hudgins Michelle Kamhi: "What Art Really Is" David Kelley: "Reason, Absolutely" 9:50-10:05 Break 10:05-10:30 A View from the Hill: Congressman Paul Ryan 10:30-11:00 Panel 1, Continued Madeleine Cosman: "The Passion for Excellence" 11:00-11:15 Break 11:15-12:30 Panel 2 "Political Freedom" (Speakers include:) Chair: Fred Smith Robert Poole: "Rand and the freedom movement" Ed Hudgins: "Merit vs. Equality" Ed Crane: “The Libertarian Idea” Howard Dickman: "Capitalism is Moral" 12:30-12:45 Final remarks: Will Thomas: "Ayn Rand and America" 12:45-1:30 Buffet Lunch Register Online (Secure) Speaker Bio: Howard Dickman, Ph.D. is Assistant Chairman for Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities. He was for many years a Senior Editor at Reader’s Digest. He is the author of Industrial Democracy in America: Ideological Origins of National Labor Relations Policy (La Salle, Illinois: Open Court, 1987). Return to top. objectivistcenter.org