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I applied for a scholarship to because I have little disposable income. When I actually received the scholarship I thought, damn, now I have to buy a hotel room for the weekend... Until I had a brainwave: Camp at Lake Mead for the weekend! It is ~28 miles from the hotel and a 40 minute...

Emily Rosa was originally scheduled to a be a speaker at TAM 7, but has canceled. She posted an "explanation" on her Myspace page. According to her page, she declined to be a speaker at TAM because the JREF would not comp her a free conference pass for someone that she wanted to bring along...

I was wondering if any TAM veterans can post any tips for TAM noobies? Stories of your first TAM would also be appreciated, especially if they have comical endings.

I'm definitely going to the Penn & Teller show during TAM, but can't make up my mind on whether I should go on Saturday or Sunday. What day are all of the cool people going on? :) (Oh, and I apologize in advance if this shouldn't be a separate thread. I kind of wanted to make it a little...

The TAM 7 website is now live! Registration is open, the speaker list is there, and there was much rejoicing. Feel free to comment here. If you find any problems with the site, please feel free to contact Jeff or me so we can take a look. Enjoy! I can't wait for July! I hope to see as many...

As we all know, over the past couple of years the Official Forum Party (aka the Skepchick/Forum Party at TAM 6) has been shut down at unfortunately early hours by hotel security. On behalf of an organization that was considering sponsorship of a Forum Party at TAM 7, I made a discrete inquiry...

Okay, so we're bringing the Peanut with us to TAM. We're also bringing a sitter, but even so, we'd like advice from anyone else who has done the child-at-TAM thing. We'd also like to chat with anyone else who is planning on bringing their offspring to TAM this year. She's a pretty grown-up 9...

Howdy all, So who has ever brought a spouse to a TAM who isn't so into the skeptic thing? I ask because there's a chance that Mrs. Maximus might be joining me at TAM7, but I'm not sure she'd be interested in doing so much of the other stuff typically done by JREFers. Regardless, I'll...

Anyone want to try this again this time? I imagine the World Series of Poker will be going on at the same time, but since we're off the strip, it might not be as much of an obstacle as last year. Now that I'm an Experienced Poker Tourney Setter Upper, it should go smoothly. Any interest?

The other day, I was going through some paperwork relating to my professional certification when I had a thought. In order to maintain my certification, I have to complete a certain amount of continuing education, as, I'm sure, do most licensed professionals here. And that continuing education...

I've just come back from a week in Vegas, and had promised a few people to take a look at the South Point Casino, where TAM 7 will be held, and report back. So, here it is. I'll break it down into a few sections dedicated to some of the events we've had in the past, so those interested in a...

As several of you may already know, I help run a convention named CONvergence, which occurs every 4th of July weekend in Minneapolis, MN. CONvergence just had it's 10th convention, with attendees numbering 3,200+. As the name implies, CONvergence is a sci-fi/fantasy/genre convention that...

I had a wonderful time at TAM meeting people to talk 'smart' with. Looking for any group within an hour of South Lake Tahoe (the little city at the south side of the Lake). It is a loooong time between TAMs even if you count a .5. Anybody out there????

The world can be divided into four types of people: 1. Those who went to TAM. 2. Those who did not, but would have liked to. 3. Those who know all about TAM and think that it is evil/dangerous/threatening, etc. (Think hardcore Sylvia fans here). 4. The rest of the world, who I will call...

Not much time, so we better hurry... :) Neil "daG" Tyson. He has to be back, if not at TAM7, then at TAM8. He is not a lecturer, he is a performer - one who also had a lot of fun. If not on stage, then as a participant, like Adam Savage. The major reason: When he signed books at the book...

I am! Man, work tomorrow is going to suck...

I guess I don't have any real complaints. Wait, yes I do. My complaint is that it ends on Sunday. I don't know about anybody else. All I know is that I wait for this weekend like a port in a storm. It's the one weekend out of the year that I get to meet new people and really--truly--be ME. Not...

Howdy all, I decided to jump the gun a wee bit and start posting pictures from TAM6. I'm cheating a smidge because this first one is of me before I left (I posted this Tuesday night - I leave tomorrow for LV)... Feel free to post your favorite pics! See ya in Vegas!!! :D

If I could ask someone to please bring me any of the following in their bags, that would be most appreciated. Polo Mints Jaffa Cakes Musk-flavoured Life Savers (mainly because I don't believe that they exist, but I love flower flavoured candies) Vegemite (in a tube!) I'll reimburse you for...

Way over yonder (whoa, did I just use the word yonder?) in this thread, Claus suggested having a poll to vote for the best time to do the group photo. So here you go... with four Planet X options! Multiple choices are allowed.

The single ticket is for the Saturday show and is one of the block of tickets that were initially available with TAM registration. The cost is $65.00 which is what I paid and represents a $20 discount. I’ve seen P&T live before and have decided to avail myself of some other activities. (or rest...

Hi all, Please see this message and let me know what you think.

Just saw P&T's show at the Rio this weekend, finally. It was awesome. It would be a really nice nighttime activity at the Amazing Meeting. Lots of the stuff they did would complement the convention nicely. They talked some about psychics and did a cold reading bit. They did a lot with...

SkeptiCrashing: Sylvia Browne at TAM!! Well, not quite. But Sylvia Browne is following in the footsteps of John Edward and is appearing at the Excalibur in Las Vegas, from June 21 - 26, 28. And, as you know, TAM6 is from June 19-22. So..... (rubbing hands together, cackling) I am proposing...

Hey, I haven't seen anything here about the now-annual poker tourney for TAM 6. Who usually organizes it? I was already thinking of planning what stupid thing I would do this year to crap out.

TAM Forum Party Net-A-Thon Time to empty your pockets for lint and coins. We (well, Rebecca) need $850 for the Forum Party: Suite (with jacuzzi) and drinks/snacks. Either Paypal (skepchick@skepchick.org) or pledge. Of course, you don't need to attend to contribute... :) I'm in for $20.

I'm looking for a good, and not too expensive, costume shop in Vegas. Does anyone have any leads?

So, I noticed at last TAM that several people were wearing some pretty awesome skeptical/geeky/nerdy/science-y t-shirts and/or clothing. I was wondering what you guys think of me setting up a camera at some corner of the conference room and having people come and let me take a picture of them in...