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What is SkeptiCamp?
SkeptiCamp is a new kind of BarCamp, a conference whose content is provided by attendees. Where BarCamp is focused on technology, SkeptiCamp instead focuses on topics of interest to skeptics, including science, critical thinking and skeptical inquiry. For full details, including a listing of other camps being organized, visit the SkeptiCamp main page.
Event details ***UPDATED**
When: February 6-7, 2009
Schedule:
Speaker Schedule Sign Up
Volunteer Schedule Sign Up
Friday, February 6th, 2009
Session sign up will begin at 5pm, Discussions start at 7pm
Food and beverages will be provided
Saturday February 7th, 2009
Discussions resume at 10am
Lunch and beverages will be provided
Shirts will be distributed
Where: Doraville Civic Center Doraville, GA
General Directions
Google Maps
Where to stay?
Holiday Inn Doraville
Sponsors
Fund For Thought
James Randi Educational Foundation
Skepchick
Spectrum Scientifics
Thinking Man Tavern
CSI/Skeptical Inquirer
Atlanta Skeptics
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine
Playing Gods - The Game of Divine Domination
***Please donate to SkeptiCamp Atlanta HERE***
Schedule
Day 1 - Friday, February 6th
5pm Session time slot** sign up and set up begins
6:30-7pm Dinner provided
7pm Discussions sessions begin
Food and beverages will be provided
Day 2 - Saturday, February 7th
9am Session time slot** sign up continues
10am Sessions begin
12:30pm Lunch provided
6pm Break for dinner
Lunch and beverages will be provided
Shirts will be distributed
**Time slots are 30 minutes each. This INCLUDES presentation time, discussion and question time, and transition between speakers.
Proposed Sessions
- Theatre Superstitions
- Genetics and Natural Selection
- Web Usability
- Skepticism 101- New to Skepticism? 10 questions every Skeptic should have answers to.
- Why Vaccinate? Explantion of Measles, Mumps and Rubella
- Debunking chiropractic psuedo-medicine
- Encouraging Skepticism in the Education of Educators
- History of the Georgia Skeptics
- Types of Logical Fallacies
- The Detox Myth
- Neuroplasticity
- The Science vs. Religion Quandary in Classic Science Fiction
- Applied Kinesiology: Dowsing for Diagnoses and other questioanble medical practices
- How to Be a Skeptical Shopper
- Science as a Candle In The Dark - An overview of Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Toolkit
- Measurements, proprtions, scaling, estimates.
Topics I would like to hear about
- What is the Scientific Method?
- Local events (i.e Bigfoot Hoax, Virgin Mary 'siting' in Conyers, Overview of old Georgia Skeptics Archives)
- Pyramid Schemes
- Vaccine-Autism Link
Planners
Taylor Proctor - AtlantaSkeptics@gmail.com
Volunteers
- Maria Walters
- Christian Walters
Participants (aka Campers)
| Name |
Email |
Contribution
(speaker, organizer, etc)
|
Attending
Fri/Sat/Both
|
T-shirt size |
| Stephen King |
|
Speaker - Theatre Superstitions |
Both |
Large |
| Maria Walters |
|
Speaker - 10 questions every skeptic will get asked, and how to answer them. |
Both |
Large |
| Christian Walters |
|
Speaker - Presenting Information to your target audience |
Both |
Tent |
|
Tim Farley
|
|
Speaker - 1 year of What's The Harm. Hear the wacky emails. Find out was surprised me and what didn't surprise me, in building a new skeptical web site.]
|
|
XXL
|
| Taylor |
|
I talk about SkeptiCamp in my sleep. Often. |
Both |
Small |
| Lisa Hammett |
|
Speaker - Genetics |
Both, speaking on Saturday. |
Large |
| Joe Anderson |
|
Volunteer |
|
XXXL |
| Scott Little |
scott.e.little@emory.edu |
Speaker - The Detox myth (can we pay Dr. Rachie to come from Aussie land? She did a great post on this topic on the skeptic zone blog...) |
As much of Friday as I can and presenting Saturday. |
XXL |
| Rich Hammett |
|
Speaker - Neuroplasticity (and dane bramage) |
Both, speaking Sat. afternoon |
XL |
| Kelley Roark |
|
Speaker- Why Vaccinate? Explantion of Measles, Mumps and Rubella and other Diseases |
|
Medium |
| Teresa Ducuara |
|
...still unsure about a topic to discuss... |
|
Medium |
| Carlos |
|
Volunteer |
|
XXS |
| Scott Weikert |
|
Volunteer |
|
L |
| Derek Colanduno |
|
Speaker - Skepticality |
|
XXL |
| Adam Levenstein |
|
Speaker - The Science vs. Religion Quandary in Classic Science Fiction |
|
XXL |
| Brian Jones |
|
Speaker - Types of Logical Fallacies (feel free to contact me on facebook if you have specific ones you'd really like discussed) |
|
XXL |
| Jerry Jobe |
|
Speaker - Applied Kinesiology: Dowsing for Diagnoses and other questioanble medical practices |
Sat |
L
|
| Andrew Sevrinsky |
|
Speaker - Evolution Is A Fact: How To Ward Off Your Local Cdesign Proponentsist |
Sat only |
L |
| Veronica Robertson |
|
Organic Food: Is it Really Better? |
|
XL |
| Laura Ross |
|
Volunteer |
|
XXL |
| Irena Rowe |
|
Volunteer |
Both |
XL |
| John P. Daigle |
|
|
|
|
| Joshua Gough |
|
Speaker - Science as a Candle In The Dark -- An overview of Carl Sagan's book The Demon Haunted World, with focus on his Baloney Detection Toolkit |
|
XL |
| Aldona Majorek |
|
Speaker - Mistakes made when estimating measures outside of our daily scale. Making large and tiny measurements easier to grasp. How real world objects scale. Order of magnitude estimates. |
Sat |
M |
| Heidi Anderson |
heidianderson@bellsouth.net |
Speaker and Volunteer - Resources for Skeptical Parenting
|
Both |
XXL
|
| John Snider |
contact@americanfreethought.com |
Speaker - American Freethought Podcast (Note: If David Driscoll and I can get back-to-back scheduling, we can do an hour.) |
|
L |
| David Driscoll |
ddriscdav1@gmail.com |
Speaker - American Freethought Podcast |
|
XL |
| Nate Shoemaker |
|
Volunteer |
Sat |
XXXL - if it's too late, not a big deal. |
| Daphne Ross |
daphne@blackcatthursday.com |
Volunteer |
Both |
XL or L |
Task List
(please -cross out- when it's done)
Tech
Wifi
Projector
Projection Screen
White Boards
Non-tech
Signs
Banner
Flyers
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Questions?
If you have questions, please email AtlantaSkeptics@gmail.com. These are some frequently asked questions:
- How long are presentation/discussion time slots? Time slots are 30 minutes each. This includes time for presentation, discussion, questions, and transition time between speakers. If you are giving a presentation, 10 to 12 minutes is a good length to allow time for discussion.
- Do I have to come Friday to sign up for a time slot? No. However sign up for time slots is first come, first serve. If you are unable to make it Friday evening, please arrive early on Saturday (between 9-9:30am) to ensure we are able to begin on-time at 10am
- What shirt size does "tent" equal to? Basically, it's a shorthand way of saying "I'm a big guy and I like loose-fitting t-shirts, so one of whatever the largest size you're supplying is great."
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