List of skeptical conferences

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This is a list of 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]
Denkfest 2011 Zürich   Switzerland Sponsored by the Freethinkers Association of Switzerland.[5] 350 attendees (2014).[6]
European Skeptics Congress (ESC) 1989 Various  Europe Sponsored by the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) since 1994.[7]
CSICon / CFI Summit 1983 Various  United States Sponsored by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.[8][9][10]
Het Denkgelag 2012 Ghent/Antwerp, Flanders  Belgium Independent.[11][12] 1,000 attendees (Ghent 2013),[13] 2,000 attendees (Antwerp 2015).[14]
Kritisk masse 2010 Oslo  Norway Sponsored by Skepsis Norge.[15]
New Zealand Skeptics Conference 1986 Various  New Zealand Organised by the New Zealand Skeptics.[16] 120 attendees (2007).[17]
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.[18][19] 400 attendees.[18]
Question, Explore, Discover (QED) 2010 Manchester, England  United Kingdom Sponsored by the Merseyside Skeptics Society and the Greater Manchester Skeptics.
SkepKon (GWUP-Konferenz) 1987 Various[20]  Germany[20] Sponsored 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.
SkeptiCalCon 2010 Oakland, California  United States Sponsored Bay Area Skeptics and Sacramento Area Skeptics.[26] 300 attendees (2013).[27]
SkeptiCamp 2007 Various Various Organised by various local groups.
Skepticon 2008 Springfield, Missouri  United States Organised by students from Missouri State University. 1,500 attendees (2012).[28]
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.[29]
SkepchickCON 2009[30] 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,
SkepTrack 2008 Atlanta, Georgia  United States Part of the science fiction / fantasy conference Dragon Con.[31]
The Amaz!ng Meeting (TAM) 2003 Las Vegas, Nevada  United States Sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation. 1,000+ attendees (2014).[32]
World Skeptics Congress (WSC) 1996 Various Various Sponsored by the Center for Inquiry and various local or regional organisations.[7] 300 attendees (2012).[33]

See also

References

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  13. ↑ The event, held in the Leon De Meyer auditorium (1000 seats) of the Universitair Forum (UFO), was completely sold out. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ The event "A Passion for Science and Reason" in the Stadsdschouwburg Antwerpen (2,000 seats) was completely sold out. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 GWUP conferences have been held in various cities in Germany, except the 2011 conference in Vienna, Austria.
  21. ↑ (German) SkepKon website
  22. ↑ (German) Konferenzen Übersicht
  23. ↑ 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.
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  26. ↑ SkeptiCalCon website
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  31. ↑ Skeptrack on Lanyrd
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