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edit Ottawa SkeptiCamp Planning
edit Meeting Notes for October 12, 2010
edit Responsibilities
- Derek will post the meeting notes (this document) to the Wiki by 5pm Friday
- Derek and Chris Hassall will show up early Carleton to set up the room
- Chris Hassall will do an AV equipment check and report to the discussion list by the end of the week (10pm Sunday).
- Chris Hassall and Dana will both bring projectors
- Chris Hassall will check if we can keep the room until 6pm (and report to the discussion list by 10pm Sunday)
- Jonathan will bring a microphone, USB or something better, and he will have tested it
- Jonathan will start a SkeptiCamp Facebook Event
- Jonathan will show up early to set up the AV
- Jonathan will download and install OpenOffice on the SkeptiCamp laptop before the 23rd.
- Carley will be the MC for the evening
- Dana will bring
- Display port to VGA adapter (Dana: please confirm with Jonathan that it's the right kind and that it works)
- A MacBook (SkeptiCamp backup laptop)
- A projector (so will Chris Hassall)
edit Resolutions
- The meeting will start at 1pm, October 23rd, not 12:00 or 12:30.
- The presenter shall repeat audience questions so that the microphone captures it and the YouTube audience can understand the Q&A.
- We shall videotape the talks. Whoever does not want their talk published, please contact Jonathan before October 23rd.
- Presenters should e-mail their powerpoint/openoffice/keynote slides Jonathan a few days before October 23rd. Avoid transitions and special effects, since they may not work on the SkeptiCamp laptop.
- (Derek adds: Please do not bring it on USB at the last minute and expect it to work perfectly. Also, CC it to Dana, who will bring the backup laptop)
edit Open Issues
- What are we doing for refreshments?
- At Carleton, we have to use Carleton's food services
- Option 1: Vegan appetizers from the Garden Spot at $2 per person
- Option 2: Timbits
- Option 3: Have a policy of "Bring your own lunch"
- What bar are we going to after Skepticamp?
edit General Notes
- It will be held at the Azrieli Pavilion at Carlton University.
- SkeptiCamp can be described as “A series of short talks on science and pseudoscience.”
- There is parking under the library
- General advice for presentations
- Presentations are only 10 minutes.
- Debunk stuff. People want to see bad science put in its place.
- Science should be introductory level
- Timing is: 10 minutes for presentations, 5 minutes for questions.
- We expect 30 to 40 people
- There will be no amplification, and it is a lecture hall that fits up to 100. Presenters have to speak up.
- There will be speakers and sound available on the laptop if you need to play anything.
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