Skeptical Events

2005

A lot goes on in Australian Skeptics. Here are some of the things we did in 2005.

February 2005

Melbourne - Monday, February 21 - Skeptics Social Night
Brisbane - Monday, February 28 - The Mormons : A cult or a caring community? See the details here.

March 2005

Sydney - Saturday, March 12 - Skeptics Dinner Meeting - Dr Alex Ritchie from the Australian Museum will address the question "Whither Darwin in the 21st Century?". You can see a flyer here.
Canberra - Sunday, March 13 - Mystery Investigators.
Sydney - Wednesday, March 16 - Skeptics in the Pub
Melbourne - Monday, March 21 - Skeptics Social Night
Brisbane - Monday, March 28 - Sustainable Ecology, Dr Geoffrey Chia.

April 2005

Melbourne - Wednesday, April 6 - Peter Bowditch: Internet Scams - old scams with a fresh new look. Beehive Hotel function room, 84 Barkers Road, Hawthorn. Meal from 6:00pm, talk 7.30 or 8.00.
Canberra - Wednesday, April 13 - Borek Puza: Lies, damned lies -- and statistical traps.
Melbourne - Monday, April 18 - Skeptics Social Night
Sydney - Wednesday, April 20 - Skeptics in the Pub
Brisbane - Monday, April 25 - Dr Steven Mercer: Tissue Therapies. Qskeptics public meeting. See the flyer for the meeting here.

May 2005

Canberra - Friday, May 13 - Ray Williams: Don't Believe What you Read - Blame the Journalists.
Melbourne - Monday, May 16 - Skeptics Social Night
Sydney - Thursday, May 19 - Skeptics in the Pub (Please note change of date from regular Wednesday)
Brisbane - Monday, May 30 - Qskeptics public meeting. See the flyer for the meeting here.

June 2005

Adelaide - Wednesday, June 1 - Dr Richard Smith: Historic and Prehistoric Archeology in Israel.
Sydney - Wednesday, June 15 - Skeptics in the Pub
Sydney - Saturday, June 18 - Skeptics Dinner Meeting - Prof Arthur Benjamin, Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College.
Melbourne - Monday, June 20 - Skeptics Social Night
Brisbane - Monday, June 27 - Qskeptics public meeting. John Kennedy talks about the myths surrounding superannuation. See the flyer for the meeting here.

July 2005

Canberra - Wednesday, July 13 - Peter Bowditch: Herbal Remedies History, Heresy and Hereafter.
Melbourne - Wednesday, July 13 - Veterinarian Dr Chris Andrews: Homeopathy in the veterinary world. At the Imperial Hotel (opposite Parliament Station). Dinner at 6:30pm, talk starts at 8:00pm.
Melbourne - Monday, July 18 - Skeptics Social Night
Sydney - Wednesday, July 20 - Skeptics in the Pub
Brisbane - Monday, July 25 - Qskeptics public meeting.

August 2005

Sydney - August 2-4 and 9-11 - Science in the City at the Australian Museum.
Adelaide - Wednesday, August 3 - Phil Grummett: ‘Blood on my hands..." A brief overview of the use of casualty and wound simulation and special effects makeup.
Gold Coast - August 13 and 14 - 2005 National Convention at Bond University
Melbourne - Monday, August 15 - Skeptics Social Night
Canberra - Tuesday, August 16 - Dr Colin Keay, retired Assoc Prof of Physics, Newcastle University, Prof Aidan Byrne, Head of Dept of Physics, ANU and Prof Michael Denborough (Emeritus Prof, JCSMR, ANU, Nuclear Disarmament Party founder): Debate: "Nuclear Energy for Australia?"
Sydney - Wednesday, August 17 - Skeptics in the Pub
Brisbane - Monday, August 29 - Qskeptics public meeting. Dr Paul Massarotto Principal Research Fellow School of Engineering, The University of Queensland: On CO₂ Geosequestration.

September 2005

Canberra - Tuesday, September 13 - Dr Benjamin Kelly: The da Vinci Code as Junk History. You can see a flyer about this event here.
Sydney - Saturday, September 17 - Skeptics Dinner Meeting - Prof David Mills from the Dept of Applied Physics at Sydney University.
Melbourne - Monday, September 19 - Skeptics Social Night
Sydney - Wednesday, September 21 - Skeptics in the Pub
Brisbane - Monday, September 26 - Qskeptics public meeting.
Rotorua, New Zealand - Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2 - New Zealand Skeptics 2005 Annual Conference.

October 2005

Adelaide - Wednesday, October 5 - Dr Nigel Starck: The newspaper obituary: a revival of journalism's dying art.
Canberra - Thursday, October 13 - Tricky Nick, Magician and Conman: The Art of Deception: Con Artists - Past, Present and Future.
Melbourne - Monday, October 17 - Skeptics Social Night
Sydney - Wednesday, October 19 - Skeptics in the Pub
Brisbane - Monday, October 31 - Qskeptics public meeting. Professor Jim Allan on David Hume and Miracles.

November 2005

Canberra - Sunday, November 13 - Peter Stanley: Thinking Skeptically about War.
Sydney - Wednesday, November 16 - Skeptics in the Pub
Melbourne - Monday, November 21 - Skeptics Social Night
Brisbane - Monday, November 28 - Qskeptics public meeting.

December 2005