tam4

Just been thinking (I do that on alternate Thursdays) and took a look a the list for TAM4 (for those of you who never stray from Politics, there is a website and other forums decided to skeptical thinking and they hold a big meeting in Vegas in january..:p ;) ) just to see who from here is...

I'm making my first visit to TAM4, thanks in large part to a generous scholarship from JREF :) I'm hoping to screen my new short film "Outside In" (if I can complete it in time) at some point during or right after TAM4 (pending approval of TAM4 - it could be just a porno, but then I should...

In addition to the regularly-scheduled live auction at TAM4, we're going to hold a traditional silent auction. Each donated item will be represented by a sheet on which you can write bids. The highest bidder for each item will have the item shipped to her or him by the donor. This means that you...

Randi proposes to levitate Ed Lu at TAM4? Wow, how cheesy is that? I would have thought an old master like Randi could have come up with something a little more impressive. I mean, think about it. This guy was in space for DAYS, in orbit (a balanced circle, i.e., resonance), surrounded by...

Any smart people here know what TAM expenses I can deduct?

Excluding registry, hotel, and airline costs, around how much money, on average, does one need to "survive" a TAM? What's the least amount that someone could get away with? And just out of curiosity - let's say something miraculous happened and I was able to go to TAM4. In that event, would...

....for limited business. OK, I have been working behind the scenes trying to get some individual folks to come to TAM4, but now is the time that I open it up and really put on the pressure. :crowded: Paul and the JREF are running the scholarships and I (and many of you) have contributed so...

Once again, this year, The Amaz!ng Meeting proves fiscally elusive. I grow weary of viewing the oh-look-how-much-fun-we-had-photos, and long like no one's ever longed before to be there myself, and be with you all - but I've resigned myself that those photos are as close as I will get, at least...

Well, since Renata is being shy (it's her nature to be quiet and retiring) and since I'm supposedly a Logistics Specialist (it says so right in my title), guess I'll get things started and let everyone else build from it. Thursday Afternoon, 26 January--Last year it was devoted to preparing the...

OK, restart this one. Eveybody can see when others are arriving so that they can make plans. I arrive at 12:34PM on Thursday, 26 January, on American Flight 1395 from Dallas-Ft. Worth. I'll meet Paul Aganostoupoulos at 1:00PM and pickup a rental vehicel, so anyone with a similar arrival time...

Obviously I am the only prson in the world who does not know what this is but I did a search and didn't find anything. I am not weird or anything- is this like a skeptical convention?

I'm trying to figure out a way to go. I'm thinking I'll probably have to leave the husband at home with my 8 year old daughter, but I'd love to bring the whole family. We took her to see Penn & Teller and she's even seen a few B***S*** episodes (not the tantric sex one, though!) She is about as...

Are there any other poker fans who would be interested in trying to set up a 'World Skeptic's Series of Poker' small No-Limit Hold'Em tournament event? Say a $25 buy in out of which $10 is a donation to a JREF charity? (Or to the JREF itself!) Pretty confident if we got enough for at least 2...

I haven't decided if I am going to TAM4 but I was wondering if I could get some people who would want to go clubbing/drinking in Vegas in between events. Yea I know, maybe it's a little immature, but hey I'm 24.

Folks, We (JREF) are looking for a person to be the "2nd camera person" for TAM4. We need this second person to be able to assist our professional videographer in taping what will become the TAM4 DvDs we will later sell. We are looking for a person who is willing to help us out for basically...

As it stands now, I'll get to Vegas about Thursday noon and stay over Monday, 30 January. My plans for that day are: Morning--Drive to Hoover Dam, do the tour thing on my own schedule (the other time I was there was with Grey Line tours, and you went by their schedule) Afternoon--Drive/Walk...

Is it me, or are we missing a "who's going" thread? I just registered and reserved my hotel room. Dibs on Skepchic Pajama Party Homeland Security. ~~ Paul

New guy here, first post. I've done some searching, but haven't found an answer... What is the cost of attending TAM4? Not hotel & meals, but the lectures themselves. I'm new to this - how is it run? Is there a schedule available somewhere? Help the poor newbie. Thanks!

Most of you who have read any number of my posts know about my views on education and science. Being a science teacher, I'm determined to see education in leading nations evolving their science curriculums. At TAM3, it was shown that there were a large number of educators present. It was also...

At previous TAMs, and not only there, there has been a dispute about the relation between religion and skepticism (and, incidentally, mental health). If my memory serves me, at TAM2 Penn called religious people "(rule 8)ing retards", and at TAM3 Christopher Hitchens stated that "if you believe...

... this attraction, which is a very short walk from the Stardust.

Duppyraces had the excellent suggestion of having TAM on a cruise ship. OK maybe a small cruise ship! Maybe we could share a ship with some Scientologists and have a big food fight, or something else fun. So skepchicks in bikinis? Skepdudes in thongs (well maybe not). I think Duppy has a...