SkeptiCamp Winnipeg

edit What

SkeptiCamp Winnipeg is a conference for the sharing of ideas. It is free and open to the public: anyone can attend and participate!

A SkeptiCamp is an open conference based on the highly successful BarCamp model. The basic idea is that attendees are participants; everyone attending SkeptiCamp should help out in some way (this usually takes the form of a short presentation on a topic related to science and skepticism, but can also involve coordinating presenters, organising food, etc.).

edit When

Saturday, September 17^th, 2011

11:00–18:00

edit Where

Aqua Books (map)

274 Garry Street, Winnipeg, MB

Note: While Aqua Books may be closing its doors this autumn, we have confirmed that Aqua Books will remain open for SkeptiCamp.

edit Media

Videos of the 2010 presentations can be found on Startled Disbelief or the Winnipeg Skeptics blog:

* Part 1
* Part 2
* Part 3
* Part 4

T-shirts are on sale at Zazzle.com.

edit Who

If you plan on attending SkeptiCamp Winnipeg, please register here!

edit Registration Instructions

Please RSVP by emailing SkeptiCampWinnipeg@gmail.com. (Or simply edit the list of participants below to include your name!) It's never too late, and we won't be turning people away at the door unless we just cannot fit anyone else in the room!
Once you've RSVPed, please promote your participation in this event (in your blog, Twitter feed, Facebook page, by word-of-mouth, etc.), directing people to this page.
If you're presenting a talk, that talk should be roughly 15 minutes. Please be prepared to answer questions and engage in discussion afterward.
A projector, speakers, and a computer with PowerPoint will be provided. If you have slides, bring your presentation on a USB stick.

edit Organisers

Name	Affiliation	Role
Ashlyn Noble	Winnipeg Skeptics	Speaker List and Venue
Richelle M.	Winnipeg Skeptics	Communication/Outreach
Gem Newman	Winnipeg Skeptics	General Troubleshooting
Robert Shindler & Leslie Saunders	Winnipeg Skeptics	MCs

edit Presentations

Time	Talk	Name	Affiliation
11:00	Welcome & Announcements	Leslie Saunders & Robert Shindler	Winnipeg Skeptics
11:15	Logical Fallacies	Paul Nordin	Winnipeg Skeptics
11:45	Free Will: What is it? and Do we have it?	Gem Newman	Winnipeg Skeptics
12:15	Denialism	Jeff Olsson	Humanist Association of Manitoba
12:45	15 Minute Break
1:00	Intellectual "Property" Rights	Gary Barbon
1:30	Free Energy and Perpetual Motion... Science or Pseudoscience?	Javier Hernandez-Melgar	Physics Student at U of M
2:00	Polyamory and Questioning Mononormative Assumptions	Anlina Sheng	PolyWinnipeg, Poly Leadership Network
2:30	30 Minute Break
3:00	Social Role Devaluation by Charities and the Media	Heather Harland
3:30	Scientific Spirituality	Ali Ashtari	Winnipeg Skeptics
4:00	Science & Media: A Love Story	Richelle M.	Winnipeg Skeptics
4:30	15 Minute Break & Silent Auction Draw
4:45	Realities and Myths about Sex Work	Anlina Sheng	PolyWinnipeg, Poly Leadership Network
5:15	How to Change Minds	Mike Innes	Winnipeg Skeptics
5:45	Evaluating Rational and Emotional Arguments	Brendan Curran-Johnson	Winnipeg Skeptics

The schedule above is subject to change.

edit Attendees (RSVP Here)

Leslie Saunders
Ashlyn Noble
Jeff Olsson
Gem Newman
Laura Creek Newman
Javier Hernandez-Melgar
Richelle McC.
Brendan Curran-Johnson
Mike Innes
Anlina S.
Marielle Duplak
Sharene G.
Ali Ashtari
Eric Davies
Stephanie
Paul Nordin
Ash Burkowski
Donna Harris
Grant Rogerson
Eric Davies
Bhavek Budhia
Gary Barbon
Heather Harland
Colin Barbon
Paul Brown
Dustin Hildebrandt
Robert Shindler
Tim Herd
Robert McGregor
Matt H.
Victor Dobchuk
Meagan Griffiths
Laurie Abbey
James Cordeiro
Ryan Wagner
Lauryn Pizey-Allen
Lauren Z.
Elise d'Awson
John Correia
Grigori Christianovich
Allen F.
Colin Barbon
Guest
Cameron Brown
Ron Bowes
Mark Forkheim
Leslee Silverman
Christian M.
Lukas Benjamin Thiessen
Andrew Walton
Amber Mapes

edit Contact

Email: WinnipegSkeptiCamp@gmail.com

edit Website

Blog: http://winnipegskeptics.com/

Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/WinnipegSkeptics/

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