Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Skepchicamp Speakers!

What the heck is Skepchicamp? I'll leave that to my friend Don:
My name is Don Riefler, and I'm the speaker coordinator for Skechicamp Chicago 2010, a grassroots skeptical conference organized on the Skepticamp model. That basically means it's run from the ground up, and all of our speakers are people who simply want to throw their hats into the ring and say something. It's my job to find and coordinate those people.

The subject of the conference is science, skepticism, and critical thinking (with a feminist bent), and we're specifically looking for women to help fill out the roster. If you think you might have something to say, and you can be in Chicago on Saturday March 6, please consider being a speaker. We'd love to have you.

If you're interested, please contact me directly at don@skepchicamp.com as soon as possible. If you want to talk but aren't sure what about, that's fine. Most of us are in the same boat at this point.

Thanks for your time!

Don Riefler
Supreme Speaker Conjurer, Skepchicamp Chicago 2010
A skeptical conference powered by freethinking feminists?! I don't think it can get any better than that! But wait...the Skepchicks will be there? Hemant will be there? I'll be there!?! Oh my FSM, best conference ever!

Now you totally need to come. And ladies, please think about signing up to be a speaker! We're still outnumbered by males. Come on, can't we make a good showing for a skepchick-y conference?

Speaking of speakers...I still haven't decided what my talk is going to be about yet. They're supposed to be 10 to 15 minutes long, so my Creation Museum lecture isn't exactly going to cut it. Any topics you really like hearing me ramble and rant about?
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14 comments:

  1. How awesome Olympic Hockey is...
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  2. I wish I wasn't all the way out here on the west coast! I would totally be there - maybe even attempt a talk of my own.

    How about a talk on the Porn and Popcorn event you attended - seems to be a hot topic on your blog. I'm sure a lot of people would like to hear about it.
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  3. Oh lord, I'm mildly terrified of giving a pro-porn talk to a room full of feminists...
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  4. Well, your massacre/annihilation/utterly merciless desecration of that Porn & Popcorn fiasco was entertaining enough to read … it’d be killer, verbally. =P

    Although, on the slight chance that it wouldn’t be an appropriate subject *gulps* you could always go to your strengths and give a lecture on how comparing evolution to Creationism is bollocks and etc. That’s sure to be good fun.

    (Note – bloody freakin’ Hell, here I was thinking I was the first to think of Porn & Popcorn as a speech subject. Curses to you, Jaki! May your favorite hat become yellow and woolen.)
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  5. My favorite hat is Yellow!!
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  6. Fine, brown. Brownish-green. And add a bauble at the top. Or two.

    I want it to be freakin’ hideous, dangit!
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  7. Oh well fine, Joe. I'll wear the ugly hat. You should be happy that we are on the same page. :)

    I'm a moderate feminist, and was insulted by the continued usage of the phrase "girl," and the complete lack of and distortion of facts they presented.

    Anyway, I know you will come up with an amazing topic to discuss. Can't wait to hear about it.
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  9. I wouldn't want to give a pro-porn speech in front of a room of feminists. Sorry, I would say don't do that one. Perhaps you should give a talk about the difficulties of running a pro-skeptic club in a rural area of the USA.
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  10. Hrm, Jaki has made me think (as she oft does, Twitter rocks): perhaps the talk shouldn't be about the event itself, but the manner in which it was shown, and the reaction you saw on the blog, where it seemed like the porn predator guy was denigrating women with his word choices, almost like he had established a mental block about it, considering women subservient to him in that really creepy way that made my skin crawl.
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  11. *tries to figure out how to say the word Skepchicamp*
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  12. @Brian!:
    I figure it’s something like “skep + chi + camp”. *Glances at Jen for confirmation*
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  13. Well, if you don't want it to be pro-pr0n, then just continue The Professor and the (not so) Dominatrix.
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  14. I would definitely do the pro-porn speech. A topic that sparks dissent is what a *skeptics* conference should be all about!
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