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2000 Summer Seminar >
A week in Atlantis
 "A
life-changing event."
"A thinking person's vacation."
"The best week I've had in ten years."
That's how past participants describe the annual Summer
Seminars of The Objectivist Center. The eleventh Summer
Seminar in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 1st will
set new benchmarks for excellence and enjoyment.
What is the Summer Seminar?
It's a week-long cultural feast...where you can
take a full course on Ayn Rand's philosophy—plus
presentations on the state of our culture, postmodern
philosophy, Shakespearian tragedy, and
mathematics—then attend an evening film, a piano
recital, or even give a presentation of your own. All that
and more...on the very first day.
It's a free marketplace of ideas...where, in an
atmosphere that encourages open discussion and debate,
brilliant teachers will help you explore and understand
thinkers such as Rand, Hayek, Nozick, Spinoza, Nietzsche,
Heidegger, and Chomsky. But it's also an environment that
nurtures your personal growth, offering you daily
practical workshops on how to compose speeches, music,
paintings, and poetry—on how to exercise more
productively, teach your child to read, or overcome
barriers to your happiness.
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It's a summer holiday excursion...where you can
rock climb, hang-glide off a mountaintop, or dare
white-water rivers on a raft...surf, sail, or scuba-dive
in the Pacific... attend world-class concerts, plays,
museums, or galleries...enjoy four-star restaurants,
quaint coffeehouses, Irish pubs, or comedy clubs.
Finally, it's a week of fellowship, families, and
friends...where you'll live in a close community of
happy, accomplished people, eager to share your ideas and
values, and to forge relationships that can last a
lifetime.
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"No other place or experience in my life has
put me in contact with so many intelligent,
gracious, informed, enthusiastic, and friendly
people..."
- Elaine Ring
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 All this awaits
you on the beautiful campus of the University of British
Columbia. Sited on a forested peninsula surrounded by
ocean beaches, scenic parks, and a golf course, UBC boasts
state-of-the-art accommodations and facilities, plus
outstanding educational, cultural, and recreational
resources. The campus overlooks Vancouver, B.C., a modern,
cosmopolitan city nestled between the ocean and the
majestic mountains. From its bustling Chinatown to its
charming "antiques row," from its splendid parks to its
magnificent harbor, Vancouver has become one of the
hottest film locations for the movie and TV
industry—and one of the most desirable tourist
destinations in the world.
If you've been to a past Summer Seminar, you already know
what kind of experience awaits you. But Summer Seminar
2000 will provide you the most ambitious program, the
finest faculty, the most beautiful setting, and the
widest-ranging entertainment ever offered.
If you've never attended before, the best testimonials
come from our past attendees.
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"You have to be here!" insists Jim Jeck, who
brought along his entire family for a unique vacation.
Adds veteran participant Thach Pham: "If you want to learn
more of a philosophy for living on earth, there is not a
better place on earth than the Summer Seminar conference."
Faith Farr, who attended in 1999 with her husband, John,
wrote us saying, "It has taken us 10 years to show up...In
the future, the question won't be 'Should I go?' but 'How
can we arrange things to make sure we go?'" Her
sentiments are echoed by fellow participant Hanah Metchis:
"If I had to get a second job to pay to go even to Africa
for a Summer Seminar, I would do so in a heartbeat!"
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"If you love Ayn Rand's ideas, you will never
have a more enjoyable and challenging week
than at The Objectivist Center's Summer
Seminar."
- Bill Perry
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From the opening picnic to the closing banquet and dance,
the Center staff has done everything possible to make this
event an experience you'll always treasure.
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Read about the entire 2000 TOC Summer Seminar:
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