Francis Collins
Deborah Haarsma
Jon Collins
Tim Mackie
Visit the frontier of technological change and envision its impact on humanity, from artificial intelligence to genetic engineering.
The questions we’ll address: (1) What's happening on the frontiers of technology? (2) How will our lives be shaped by these advances? (3) How might Christians draw truth and wisdom from Scripture to guide us in responding, shaping, and contributing to those advances?
We’ll spend one day diving into the world of genetic engineering and another day on artificial intelligence, concluding with a half-day of synthesis and imagination.
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Schedule
Monday, October 23
[Optional] Pre-Event Wine Reception + Dinner
Tuesday, October 24
Breakfast
Worship + Talk
Bible Teaching
Talk: Artificial Intelligence
Lunch
Talk: Augmented Reality + Wearables
Demo: Headsets + glasses
Dinner
Talk: Generative A.I. + Human Creativity
Talk: A.I. + Work
Wednesday, October 25
Breakfast
Worship
Talk: Genetic Engineering
Fireside Chat: Francis Collins + Randy Scott
Panel: A.I. in Biology
Panel: Bioethics and Theology
Lunch
Talk: Autonomous Vehicles
Dinner + Live Music
Thursday, October 26
Breakfast
Worship
Benediction: Francis Collins
Prayer
Inform: What is happening now?
Imagine: What should happen next?
Investigate: How might I respond?
[Optional] Tour of Google + Lunch
Hotel
We will be staying at the Stanford Park Hotel.
We have a discounted room block at $409 per room per night. Please contact maggie@thegathering.com to secure a room on our block.
Travel
• San Francisco International Airpot - 20 miles, ~50 minutes to hotel
• San Jose Airpot - 17 miles, ~30 minutes to hotel
• Oakland Airpot - 30 miles, ~60 minutes to hotel
Payment
Save your seat
To register, please log-in to our Portal, create a profile and register for the Exploration under the "Events" tab. If you have trouble logging in, first reset your password, then contact Maggie Lechner. Please make a suggested donation to The Gathering for $1,000 per person. This is a tax deductible gift that supports the year-round work of helping our community give wisely and faithfully.
Cost
We will tabulate all shared expenses for the trip (meals, transportation, honoraria for speakers, staff expenses) and split the cost equally per person. We will invoice each party after the trip. This is NOT a tax deductible gift.
Cancellation/refund policy
If you’re unable to attend for any reason outside of a medical emergency or COVID infection, given the time and expenses we’ve incurred in planning the event, we are unable to refund your donation. Thank you for understanding and for supporting our efforts to create memorable learning experiences!
Criteria to join our community events
- Follow Jesus as Lord and Savior.
- Give at least $200,000 a year to Christian causes. Though the number isn't a rigid threshold, it represents a proxy for the types of people who are asking and wrestling with the same questions around wise stewardship, giving well, avoiding pitfalls, raising the next generation, allocating resources, defining a family legacy, etc. People come to The Gathering to pursue relationships with peers who are exploring similar issues with a measure of humility, vulnerability, and trust.
