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edit Things that need to happen, in no particular order

  • Find a room or rooms
  • Pick a day & times - During university winter break? Venue availability might help dictate time
  • Identify how many time slots we can accomodate
  • Find a couple more suckers... I mean ORGANIZERS willing to handle scheduling, time keeping, registration, MC duties.
  • Identify tech and supply needs - supply a laptop or netbook already hooked up to projector if available? Do we NEED a PA?
  • Collateral printing needs? Pamphlets and handouts from local organizations looking for members, podcasts, blogs, etc.
  • Identify roomy local restaurant or pub that has room for a bunch of rowdy skeptics thirsty after a day of debunking things for a SiTP event. Third Floor at Fox and Fiddle by Wellesley Subway Station is routinely used by Skeptics Canada for the monthly SiTP event; quiet, out of the way.
  • Identify local groups that may have interested memberships - student and professional groups in addition to CFI and Skeptics Canada (ASR)
  • Advertise the event, drive traffic to the wiki page and get people to sign up or commit to talks.
  • For this first event, I'd suggest no t-shirts, no sponsorship, and no food provided. Maybe leave the last session for discussion on how to plan the next event...

edit Other questions

  • A couple people have been identified as having items that attendees might be interested in - t-shirts, jewelery, etc. Maybe a potential to have the making of shirts subsidized. This may depend on venue rules, etc, but should we allow for / plan for / encourage vendors - and should we charge a fee? Maybe have them bring coffee instead?
  • Could we provide free non-profit tables - space for ASR, CFI, etc to hand out / sell things? Some form of carbohydrate-related compensation?

edit Colorado Skepticamp Video

[1] I think this video offers a great template on how it should be done.

edit Things that are done

edit Possible people to approach

edit To contact

CFI's list of advisors has some good contact points. http://www.cficanada.ca/about/cfi_canada_advisory_fellows_board_of_directors

Engineers Without Borders http://www.ewb.ca/en/index.html

Other Science and Medical organizations? http://canadian-universities.net/Volunteer/Ontario-Toronto.html

Is there anything like a Canadian science or science lobby working in Ottawa or Queen's Park? Someone like Sean Faircloth in DC?

edit Contacted

Karl has already reached out to Dr. James Alcock at York-Glendon, and has been directed to Prof. Amanda Peet

Richard has already contacted Katie Kish and Justin Trottier at CFI specifically to recruit them as speakers / attendees. Also contacted Lisa at ASR (Skeptics Canada) to solicit passing info along to their membership at upcoming SITP events

Steve Thoms from Skeptic North is in for a talk.

Scott Gavura from Science Based Medicine is interested, but despite his Twitter activity, he's on holiday and will discuss on return.

Jonathan Abrams from Ottawa Skeptics is a maybe... not sure if we're talking about running concurrent camps in Ottawa and Toronto, or if we'd do one event.


edit Possible date

Saturday, November 6 seems to be a date bandied about on the Randi forum. If there's no objection I'll make it tentative on the skepticamp_toronto page? Mindme 12:42, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm fine with Nov 6th as a "soft date" - I can see bumping it to a week before or after, depending on room availability, etc. -- Xinit 16:10, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

edit Possible locations

Location should have:

  1. subway access
  2. whiteboards/blackboards/projector
  3. side room for coffee/bagels/etc
  4. wireless access
  • University of Toronto - look into Hart House
  • York University (Dr. James Alcock at York Glendon campus - east of Lawrence Subway Station)
  • Public library / City of Toronto rooms (including Council chambers!) [2] [3] [4]
  • Someone's condo movie theater/party room/business center?
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