SPD Faith & Science Conference

3-6 July 2023

Mantra on View Surfers Paradise

22 View Avenue Surfers Paradise Gold Coast, QLD 4217

Seminar 2

Standard geological science and dating models present some significant challenges to the Biblical account of Noah’s Flood. Can we integrate standard geological conclusions into our Biblical beliefs? Or are there other solutions that we can explore to reconcile the geological and paleontological challenges to what the Bible teaches?

This Conference will build your confidence in sharing the eternal good news of the history of Jesus’ love for humanity and how He has interacted with our planet.

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PRESENTERS


Richard Davidson

Leonard Brand

Birgir Óskarsson

Michael Oard

Suzanne Phillips

Paul Giem

Stacie Hatfield

Limoni Manu

Joses Imona

Tasman Walker

Ross Grant

Sven Östring

WHO IS INVITED


School Chaplains

Scientists

Teachers

Pastors

University Students

Church Administrators

Church Members

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW


Registration is open now

Venue: Mantra Goldcoast, 22 View Avenue Surfers Paradise Gold Coast, QLD 4217

Conference Commences: 2:00pm Monday 3rd July 2023

Conference Concludes: 12:30pm Thursday 6th July 2023

Departure with takeaway lunch: 1pm Thursday 6th July 2023

Field trip: 2pm Thursday 6th July 2023

PRESENTATION TOPICS


  • Philosophical Foundations
  • The Biblical Flood – Local or Universal?
  • Exegesis of Genesis 6-9
  • History of Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism
  • The Colossal Nature of past Volcanic Activity
  • Rapid Lard-scale Sedimentary Transport
  • Flood and Biblical Eschatology
  • Digging for Fossils
  • Ice Age Chronology
  • The Flood in The New Testament
  • A Critical Approach to Radiometric Dating
  • Paleontological Molecules and Soft Tissues
  • Sedimentary Record and Geological Time
  • Geological Record and Phylogenetic Evolutionary Tree
  • The Ice Age and Catastrophic Models of Origins
  • Catastrophism and Plate Tectonics
  • The Biblical Flood: God’s Response to Evil
  • Flood Stories Across the Globe
  • Where to from here?

REGISTRATION


Registration for the Faith and Science Conference 2023 is open now

Cost

Early Bird Rates: Register by 31st May 2023 – $200

Standard Rates: Register from 1st June 2023 – $260

Field Trip (transportation to the destination included): $48

Registrations close on 15th June 2023

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CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATION


The conference registration does not include accommodation to allow you the flexibility to select the accommodation location, sharing arrangements and costs that work best for you.

If you would like the convenience of staying onsite in the Mantra on View Surfers Paradise Hotel, you can book a hotel room directly with the hotel:

https://www.mantra.com.au/queensland/gold-coast/surfers-paradise/accommodation/hotels/mantra-on-view-hotel/

If you would prefer to book other accommodation, some websites you can search for accommodation in Surfers Paradise include:

Tripadvisor: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au

wotif: https://www.wotif.com

Booking.com: https://www.booking.com

stayz: https://www.stayz.com.au

airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com.au

If you book accommodation elsewhere, check that it is a short walking distance from the Mantra on View Surfers Paradise Hotel:

Google Map for Mantra on View Surfers Paradise Hotel

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION


The conference venue is a 42-minute drive north of the Gold Coast Airport and a 1-hour drive south of the Brisbane Airport (depending on the current traffic conditions).

Directions from Gold Coast Airport: goo.gl/maps/SX8VstUK1cFr4C6Z8

Directions from Brisbane Airport: goo.gl/maps/dcVxk9gbKnP7XaQ49

The airport websites have information about transport options:

Gold Coast Airport: https://www.goldcoastairport.com.au/parking-transport

Brisbane Airport: https://www.bne.com.au/passenger/to-and-from-airport

If you will not have your own car at the conference, you can hire a car. The airport websites have information on car hire companies that are located in the airport terminals:

Gold Coast Airport Car Hire: https://www.goldcoastairport.com.au/parking-transport/car-hire

Brisbane Airport Car Hire: https://www.bne.com.au/car-hire-brisbane

You can also take public transport from the airport where you will fly into to the hotel:

Public Transport from Gold Coast Airport

Catch bus number 700 or 777 from Gold Coast Airport Station to Broadbeach South Station. From Broadbeach South Station, catch the G Link Tram to Cypress Avenue Station and then walk to the Mantra on View Surfers Paradise Hotel. The trip will take about 50 minutes and cost AUD $6.10 for a single fare. You can find current timetable and fare information for the journey Gold Coast Airport to Mantra on View Surfers Paradise from the translink website:

translink: https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/journey-planner/

Public Transport from Brisbane Airport

Catch the Gold Coast train from the Domestic Airport Station to Nerang Station. At Nerang Station, catch bus number 740 to the Surfers Paradise Cypress Avenue Station and then walk to the Mantra on View Surfers Paradise Hotel. The trip will take about 2 hours and 15 minutes and cost about AUD $40.90 for a single fare.

Alternatively, catch the Gold Coast train from the Domestic Airport Station to Helensvale Station. At Helensvale Station, catch the G Link tram to the Surfers Paradise Cypress Avenue Station and then walk to the Mantra on View Surfers Paradise Hotel. The trip will take about 2 hours and 15 minutes and cost about AUD $40.90 for a single fare. translink: https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/journey-planner/

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