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Event Schedule

2011 Event Schedule

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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, Hilary Mark Nelson, Ryan Michael Whitmore Marriott, Indiana Ballroom B
Thursday 4 August 4:00PM – 6:00PM Women’s Intuition and Other Myths Jen Myers, Elyse Anders, 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, Hilary Mark Nelson, Ryan Michael Whitmore 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, Elyse Anders, 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, Hilary Mark Nelson, Ryan Michael Whitmore 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

Last updated on Wednesday 23 March 2011 at 12:39PM EST.

Past Schedules

2010 Event Schedule

Date Time Event Presenter(s) Location
Thursday 5 August 10:00AM – 11:00AM The Power of Immunization Don Riefler, and likely a bunch more Westin Chambers
Thursday 5 August 11:00AM – Noon Acupuncture – An Implausible Premise Lacking Evidence Colin Thornton Marriott Indiana Ballroom C
Thursday 5 August 3:00PM – 3:30PM Evolution, Creationism, and Gaming Tristan Zimmerman Westin Chambers
Thursday 5 August 4:00PM – 5:00PM Myths, Monsters, and Legends Colin Thornton Marriott Indiana Ballroom C
Friday 6 August 10:00AM – 11:00AM Archaeology vs. Pseudoarchaeology Sara Head Westin Chamber
Friday 6 August 1:00PM – 3:00PM Skepticism, Critical Thinking, and Pop Culture Don Riefler, Tom Foss, Sean Bennett, Jon Maxson Westin Council
Friday 6 August 4:00PM – 5:00PM Cargo Cult Science Don Riefler and Tom Foss Westin Chambers
Saturday 7 August 9:00AM – 10:00AM The Power of Immunization Don Riefler, and likely a bunch more Westin Council
Saturday 7 August 10:00AM – 11:00AM Building Local Skeptical Communities Jen Myers of Skepchick Marriott Indiana Ballroom B
Saturday 7 August 11:00AM – 12:00PM Confessions of a Fictional Tabloid Writer William Brinkman Marriott Indiana Ballroom A
Saturday 7 August 11:00AM – 12:00PM How Financial Scams Work Sean Bennett Westin Council
Saturday 7 August 1:00PM – 3:00PM Skepticism, Critical Thinking, and Pop Culture Don Riefler, Tom Foss, Sean Bennett, Jon Maxson Westin Council
Saturday 7 August 4:00PM – 4:30PM Evolution, Creationism, and Gaming Tristan Zimmerman Westin Council
Saturday 7 August 4:00PM – 5:00PM Culture and the Paranormal Don Riefler Westin Council
Sunday 8 August 10:00AM – 11:00AM Building Local Skeptical Communities Jen Myers of Skepchick Marriott Indiana Ballroom D
Sunday 8 August 11:00AM – Noon Break the Chain: E-mail forwards and Introductory Critical Thinking Tom Foss Marriott Indiana Ballroom F

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