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The conference is designed to be appropriate for a general audience &#8211; no prior expertise is expected &#8211; and for medical professionals simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>More information can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencebasedmedicine.org\/?page_id=426\">here<\/a>, including links to register.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>The Amazing Meeting 7 &#8211; TAM7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 9-12 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p>This is the de facto annual meeting of the skeptical community. It is a ton of fun and very educational. The keynote speaker this year is Bill Prady who produces the Big Bang Theory &#8211; a very funny sitcom (the only one I currently watch) based on science and geek humor.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, the highlight (ahem) will be the two live <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theskepticsguide.org\/\">SGU podcast<\/a> recordings. The Rogues and I will be there to meet our listeners, take live questions, and generally do what we do (whatever that is).<\/p>\n<p>If you make the trip to Vegas you can take in TAM7 and SBM as a double-header. I promise you won&#8217;t be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DragonCon 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>September 4-7th Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dragoncon.org\/\">DragonCon<\/a> is primarily a science fiction\/fantasy\/gaming convention, but it has a science, a podcasting, and now also a skeptical track.\u00a0 It has actually evolved into quite a science science and skepticism convention, thanks mostly to Derek and Swoopy, who have their own podcast, Skepticality. I will be attending, giving several lectures and participating on panels, and also recording a live SGU show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NECSS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>September 12th, NY, New York<\/p>\n<p>The New England Skeptical Society it teaming up with the New York City Skeptics to create the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism. This will be like a mini-TAM for the Northeast. Details are still in the works, but James Randi will be there, as well and John Rennie from Scientific American, and many others. It is a full day of skeptical lectures and panels with (you guessed it) a live recording of the SGU (I sense a pattern here).<\/p>\n<p>The only downside to all these great events is that they tend to clump in the Summer and early Fall. We need to figure out a way to spread them out around the year more. This is partly why I am in such a crunch. I have multiple lectures to prepare, conferences to organize, and other projects in the works. 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