The first rule of SkeptiCamp is – you do talk about SkeptiCamp.
And email about it. I received an email from Reed Esau, one of the organizers of this skeptics conference in Denver on August 3 to 4 this year. Reed tells me:
It ain't your typical affair.
The format is based on Barcamp, a gathering where most participants give presentations. It's supported by local sponsors and free to attendees.
Should it prove successful, we hope that like Barcamp, similar events will be spontaneously organized around the world by passion skeptics as ourselves.
I’d never heard of Barcamp, but the idea seems to be that it’s a conference on a given subject (and with this conference the subject is skepticism) – with the key feature being that everyone has to participate. No spectators. If you live in the area and always wanted to present something about skepticism but haven’t been asked – here’s your chance.
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