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
- Registration includes attendance for all program sessions Monday 3 July – Thursday 6 July – the entire conference:
- Monday, 3rd July – Thursday, 6th July program sessions – the entire conference.
- Thursday, 6th July after lunch FIELD TRIP. However, you will have to arrange for your travel from the conference venue at Mantra to the field trip site.
- Lunches on Tuesday 4 July – Thursday 6 July
- In addition to the registration, we have a field trip organised after lunch on Thurs, 6th July. It is optional but recommended. Transportation will be provided if you add it to your registration.
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:
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/