Category Archives: Upcoming Events
Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
[ Thursday, September 6, 2012; 12:00 am to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday of every month, Sydney-siders (and even those just passing through) are welcome to come along and mingle at the Skeptics in the Pub. Location: Mezz Bar, Coronation Hotel, Park Street in the City (next door to Woolworths). Turn up around 6pm and make some new friends or bump into some old ones. Very … Read on »
Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
[ Thursday, August 2, 2012; 12:00 am to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday of every month, Sydney-siders (and even those just passing through) are welcome to come along and mingle at the Skeptics in the Pub. Location: Mezz Bar, Coronation Hotel, Park Street in the City (next door to Woolworths). Turn up around 6pm and make some new friends or bump into some old ones. Very … Read on »
Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
[ Thursday, July 5, 2012; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday of every month, Sydney-siders (and even those just passing through) are welcome to come along and mingle at the Skeptics in the Pub. Location: Mezz Bar, Coronation Hotel, Park Street in the City (next door to Woolworths). Turn up around 6pm and make some new friends or bump into some old ones. Very … Read on »
Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
[ Thursday, June 7, 2012; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday of every month, Sydney-siders (and even those just passing through) are welcome to come along and mingle at the Skeptics in the Pub. Location: Mezz Bar, Coronation Hotel, Park Street in the City (next door to Woolworths). Turn up around 6pm and make some new friends or bump into some old ones. Very … Read on »
Skeptics Sydney dinner — June 23
[ Saturday, June 23, 2012; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Don’t you know it’s magic! A fabulous night of prestidigitators, mentalists, and close-up magic with Steve Walker, Peter Rodgers, mentalist Dale Sadler and award-wining Joel Howlett. Be amused, be perplexed, be astounded, be there! Even the best Skeptic will believe! And, as a special door prize, one lucky attendee will have their dinner fee reimbursed. Dinner and … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: The Great Debate – Should Illegal Drug Laws Be Changed?
[ Tuesday, June 12, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] 12 June 2012 Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm Venue: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation The topic of illicit drugs in Australia is a topic that attracts continued controversy. Some argue that drug policy should continue to remain based on the principle of prohibition while others argue that such prohibition should be repealed. Canberra … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: Nuclear Issues in Australia and Beyond; One Perspective
[ Monday, May 14, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Date: Monday, 14 May 2012 Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm Venue: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Speaker: Professor Dr George Dracoulis, FAA Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation Nuclear issues in Australia have had a conflicted history. We are a country with significant uranium resources but no nuclear power. This talk will cover selected aspects of uranium production, … Read on »
2012 National Convention — Melbourne
[ Friday, November 30, 2012 to Sunday, December 2, 2012. ] Australian Skeptics’ 2012 National Convention will be held in Melbourne from November 30 — December 2. Speakers will include James Randi, Rebecca Watson, DJ Grothe, Ken Harvey, Richard Saunders and Rachael Dunlop — more to be announced. Oranised by the Victorian Skeptics, the convention is made up of an evening meet-and-greet cocktail event (Nov 30), followed by … Read on »
Canberra Skeptics Lecture: The Atlas of Living Australia: an online tool for discovering Australia’s biodiversity
[ Tuesday, April 17, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Speaker: John La Salle, Director Atlas of Living Australia Date: 17 April 2012 Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm Venue: Optus Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation The Atlas of Living Australia is a national initiative to deliver web-based information about Australian plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms. Existing information about Australian species is distributed … Read on »
Sydney dinner — Prof John Dwyer & FSM
[ Saturday, March 31, 2012; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] PLUS your chance to win free tickets to the Richard Dawkins/ Lawrence Krauss lecture in Sydney Professor John Dwyer, AO, is Emeritus Professor of Medicine at UNSW, founder of the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance, and clinical consultant to the NSW Government’s Inter-Agency Committee on Health Care Fraud. He also has the distinction of having a … Read on »
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