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 |
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Apostacon | 2009 | Various | ![]() |
450+ attendees (2014).[1] |
Australian Skeptics National Convention | 1985 | Various | ![]() |
Organised by the Australian Skeptics.[2][3] 320 attendees (2012).[4] |
Denkfest | 2011 | Zürich | ![]() |
Sponsored by the Freethinkers Association of Switzerland.[5] 350 attendees (2014).[6] |
European Skeptics Congress (ESC) | 1989 | Various | ![]() |
Sponsored by the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) since 1994.[7] |
CSICon / CFI Summit | 1983 | Various | ![]() |
Sponsored by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.[8][9][10] |
Het Denkgelag | 2012 | Ghent/Antwerp, Flanders | ![]() |
Independent.[11][12] 1,000 attendees (Ghent 2013),[13] 2,000 attendees (Antwerp 2015).[14] |
Kritisk masse | 2010 | Oslo | ![]() |
Sponsored by Skepsis Norge.[15] |
New Zealand Skeptics Conference | 1986 | Various | ![]() |
Organised by the New Zealand Skeptics.[16] 120 attendees (2007).[17] |
Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS) | 2009 | New York City | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Sponsored by the Merseyside Skeptics Society and the Greater Manchester Skeptics. |
SkepKon (GWUP-Konferenz) | 1987 | Various[20] | ![]() |
Sponsored by the Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften.[21][22] |
Skepsis Congres | 1987 | Utrecht[23] | ![]() |
Sponsored by Stichting Skepsis.[24] 400 attendees (2011).[25] |
Skeptic's Toolbox | 1992 | Eugene, Oregon | ![]() |
Founded by Ray Hyman, sponsored by the Center for Inquiry. |
SkeptiCalCon | 2010 | Oakland, California | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Sponsored by the Edinburgh Skeptics.[29] |
SkepchickCON | 2009[30] | Bloomington, Minnesota | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Part of the science fiction / fantasy conference Dragon Con.[31] |
The Amaz!ng Meeting (TAM) | 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada | ![]() |
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
- Humanism
- Lists about skepticism
- List of books about skepticism
- List of skeptical magazines
- List of skeptical organizations
- List of skeptical podcasts
- List of notable skeptics
- Rationalism
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