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This is a list of notable conferences that promote or practice
scientific skepticism .
Event
Established
City
Country
Notes
Apostacon
2009
Various
United States
450+ attendees (2014).
[1]
Australian Skeptics National Convention
1985
Various
Australia
Organised by the
Australian Skeptics .
[2]
[3] 320 attendees (2012).
[4]
CSICon / CFI Summit
1983
Various
United States
Sponsored by the
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the
Center for Inquiry .
[5]
[6]
[7]
European Skeptics Congress (ESC)
1989
Various
Europe
Sponsored by the
European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) since 1994.
[8]
Freethought Festival
2012
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Organized by Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
[9]
Het Denkgelag
2012
Ghent /
Antwerp ,
Flanders
Belgium
Independent.
[10]
[11] 1,000 attendees (Ghent 2013),
[12] 2,000 attendees (Antwerp 2015).
[13]
New Zealand Skeptics Conference
1986
Various
New Zealand
Organised by the
New Zealand Skeptics .
[14] 120 attendees (2007).
[15]
Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS)
2009
New York City
United States
Organised by New York City Skeptics,
New England Skeptical Society & Society for Science-Based Medicine.
[16]
[17] 400 attendees.
[16]
QED: Question, Explore, Discover
2011
Manchester , England
United Kingdom
Organised by the
Merseyside Skeptics Society and the Greater Manchester Skeptics Society. 650 attendees (2016).
[18]
SkepchickCON
2009
[19]
Bloomington ,
Minnesota
United States
The scientific skepticism track at
CONvergence , a 4-day science fiction and fantasy conference held annually in Bloomington Minnesota on the first full weekend in July.
SkepKon (GWUP-Konferenz)
1987
Various
[20]
Germany
[20]
Organised by the
Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften .
[21]
[22]
Skepsis Congres
1987
Utrecht
[23]
Netherlands
Sponsored by
Stichting Skepsis .
[24] 400 attendees (2011).
[25]
Skeptic's Toolbox
1992
Eugene, Oregon
United States
Founded by
Ray Hyman , sponsored by the
Center for Inquiry .
SkeptiCamp
2007
Various
Various
Organised by various local groups.
Skepticon
2008
Springfield, Missouri
United States
Founded as a student-run event at the
Missouri State University . Later became independent. 1,500 attendees (2012).
[26]
Skeptics in the Pub (SitP)
1999
Various
Various
Organised by various local groups.
Skeptics on the Fringe (SotF)
2010
Edinburgh ,
Scotland
United Kingdom
Sponsored by the
Edinburgh Skeptics .
[27]
SkepTrack
2008
Atlanta
United States
Part of the science fiction / fantasy conference Dragon Con.
[28]
SSAcon
2000
Columbus, Ohio
United States
The annual student conference of the
Secular Student Alliance .
The Amaz!ng Meeting (TAM)
2003
Las Vegas ,
Nevada
United States
Sponsored by the
James Randi Educational Foundation . 1,000+ attendees (2014).
[29]
See also
References
^ Michael O'Connor (September 18, 2014).
"Omaha atheists strive to be more active in community, change perceptions" .
Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
^ Williams, Barry (1993).
"From the President" (PDF) . The Skeptic . 13 (2). Australian Skeptics: 3. Retrieved 13 September 2014 .
^
"Sydney to host 30th Skeptics convention in 2014" . Australian Skeptics website . Australian Skeptics. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2014 .
^ Lachlan Hastings (21 November 2012). "Skeptics to woo you".
mX .
News Corp Australia .
^
"CSICon – The Conference Dedicated To Scientific Inquiry And Critical Thinking" .
Point of Inquiry website . CFI. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014 .
^
"The Conference Dedicated to Science and Skeptical Inquiry" . CSI Conference website . CSI / CFI. Archived from
the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2014 .
^ Bob Smietana (26 October 2012). "Skeptics, atheists share their doubts at conference".
The Tennessean .
Gannett Company .
^
"Earlier European skeptic events" . Hungarian Skeptic Society website. Retrieved 24 May 2014 .
^
"Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics (AHA!)" . www.ahauwmadison.org . Retrieved 2017-03-03 .
^ Originally, Het Denkgelag was organised and sponsored by
SKEPP , but it has become an independent
association without lucrative purpose . Dries Van Giel (25 October 2012).
"Het Denkgelag" . SKEPP website (in Dutch). SKEPP. Retrieved 9 September 2014 .
^
"Over Het Denkgelag" . Het Denkgelag website (in Dutch). Het Denkgelag. 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2014 .
^ The event, held in the Leon De Meyer auditorium (1000 seats) of the
Universitair Forum (UFO) , was completely sold out. Fabrice Luyckx (18 October 2013).
"Het Denkgelag: The Limits of Science" . Schamper (in Dutch).
Ghent University . Retrieved 9 September 2014 .
^ The event "A Passion for Science and Reason" in the Stadsdschouwburg Antwerpen (2,000 seats) was completely sold out. Isaac Demey (29 January 2015).
" 'Ik wil niemand bekeren'. Populaire evolutiebioloog Richard Dawkins houdt halt in Antwerpen" .
De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2015 .
^
"New Zealand Skeptics Conference" .
Lanyrd . Retrieved 13 September 2014 .
^ John Hartevelt (24 September 2007). "Magician a truly great headline act * Skeptics Conference".
The Press .
Fairfax Media .
^
a
b
"About NECSS" . NECSS website . NECSS. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^
"Save the date for NECSS 2015" . NECSS website . NECSS. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ Korteweg, Leon (2 December 2016).
"QED 2016 – verslag van een lang weekend tussen skeptici" .
Skepter (in Dutch). 29 (4).
Stichting Skepsis : 45–46. Retrieved 21 October 2017 .
^
"SkepchickCON 2009 Announcement" . skepchick.org . Retrieved 14 May 2015 .
^
a
b GWUP conferences have been held in various cities in Germany (Berlin/Cologne/Frankfurt/Hamburg), except the 2011 conference in Vienna, Austria.
^ (in German)
SkepKon website
^ (in German)
Konferenzen Übersicht
^ The Skepsis Congres was held in
Amersfoort in the years 1987–2001, in
Amsterdam in 2002, and has been held in Utrecht ever since 2003.
^ H.S. Verbrugh e.a. (1989).
"Alternatieve Geneeskunde, geen kunst?" .
Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij website (in Dutch).
Stichting Skepsis . Retrieved 19 August 2014 .
^ Sam de Voogt (10 December 2011). "Complotgoeroe trekt weer volle RAI".
Het Parool (in Dutch). p. 25.
^ Katie Hartman (8 May 2012).
"Press Release: Kitten Billboard" . Skepticon website . Skepticon. Retrieved 25 August 2014 .
^
"About Skeptics on the Fringe" . Edinburgh Skeptics website . Edinburgh Skeptics Society. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014 .
^
Skeptrack on Lanyrd
^
"The Amaz!ng Meeting 2014" . TAM website . JREF. 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014 .
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