2011 Events Are Final
Posted by Adversarial Writer #2 on March 23, 2011
Gen Con has finalized the times and locations for all of our events. You can find a permanent (and regularly updated, should the need arise) schedule at the Event Schedule page, but, to make things easier just at the moment, here is the current lineup:
| Date | Time | Event | Presenter(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 4 August | 10:00AM – 11:00AM | Archaeology vs. Pseudoarchaeology | Sara Head | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom C |
| Thursday 4 August | 2:00PM – 4:00PM | Skepticism, Critical Thinking, and Pop Culture | Don Riefler, Tom Foss, Jon Maxson, Sean Bennett, Elyse Anders | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom B |
| Thursday 4 August | 4:00PM – 6:00PM | Women’s Intuition and Other Myths | Jen Myers and hopefully some other fabulous Skepchicks | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom B |
| Friday 5 August | 10:00AM – 11:00AM | Between the Nazca Lines: Archaeology vs. Aliens | Sara Head | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom B |
| Friday 5 August | 11:00AM – 12:00PM | Cargo Cult Science | Don Riefler and Tom Foss | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom B |
| Friday 5 August | 3:00PM – 5:00PM | Skepticism, Critical Thinking, and Pop Culture | Don Riefler, Tom Foss, Jon Maxson, Sean Bennett, Elyse Anders | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom D |
| Friday 5 August | 6:00PM – 7:30PM | Mythical Monsters and Folktale Fauna | Don Riefler, Tom Foss, Jon Maxson | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom F |
| Saturday 6 August | 9:00AM – 11:00AM | Women’s Intuition and Other Myths | Jen Myers and hopefully some other fabulous Skepchicks | Marriott, Phoenix |
| Saturday 6 August | 11:00AM – 12:00PM | Culture and the Paranormal | Don Riefler | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom D |
| Saturday 6 August | 3:00PM – 5:00PM | Skepticism, Critical Thinking, and Pop Culture | Don Riefler, Tom Foss, Jon Maxson, Sean Bennett, Elyse Anders | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom B |
| Saturday 6 August | 5:00PM – 6:00PM | Crazy Conspiracies and Coverups: Secrets THEY Don’t Want You To Know About | Don Riefler and Tom Foss | Marriott, Indiana Ballroom D |
We have lost a couple of talks from last year, but we like to think of it as cutting the chaff and working to our strengths. We’re experimenting with a couple of new talks which we think will go over very well. We’ve also expanded the annual choose-your-own-adventure panel to three events, and that’s always a blast for presenters and audience alike. We’ll see you there!
William Brinkman said
Looks like a great line up, and you managed to keep the events close to each other this year. Last year was a mess, and there were competing events.
When only one person shows up at my talk last year, that was a sign that I wasn’t going to make the cut this year. So good luck. 🙂
Don said
Yeah, no hard feelings I hope. What we learned, I think, was go for more mass appeal. Your talk was a bit niche, my vaccine talk was definitely niche, the talks about pyramid schemes and e-mail forwards? Also niche. We’re trying to keep things broad this year and as pop culture relevant as possible.
Thanks for the well wishes!