TAM Australia site live

[Sc00ter]

http://www.tamaustralia.org/

Registration opens June 20th for early bird registration. JREF and Australian Skeptics members only at 9AM Sydney time (June 19th 7pm Eastern US Time)

$395AU (~$324.50US)

After July 5th $445AU (~$367.57US)

Optional Conference Harbour Cruise Dinner, Saturday 25th November $85AU (~69.83)


REGISTRATION INCLUDES:
* Access to all sessions from Friday 26th -Sunday 28th November
* Conference satchel, complete with program book
* The welcome function on the evening of Friday 26 November
* Morning/afternoon teas and lunches on Saturday and Sunday
* GST. A tax invoice (receipt) will be provided for all registrants as the fee includes a GST component, which will represent a credit for some delegates. The ABN for the conference is 90 093 246 176. All rates quoted include GST and are in Australian dollars.
A dinner on Saturday night will be available at an additional charge – only limited numbers are available.

[lionking]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll put this in my diary.

As I said in another thread, this price will turn people off, but I guess I'll be there, provided I can organise a "work" trip to co-incide with it. ;)

[lionking]

I've renewed by membership of the aussie skeptics so I can get in an early order.

[Alan]

Thank you. I've been wondering when the registration would open and it's good to have a date.

[Syameese]

in the diary!

Hope I have more "luck" in getting a ticket than I did on my first attempt to join the Canberra sceptics about 20 years ago. Even after a cpl of calls and going to a meeting they still never sent me a membership form - I figured they were even sceptical about membership applicants and just let it slide:D

Thankfully I was able to subscribe to The Skeptic last year, so I am hoping I am on their list to buy tickets early:)

[SkepticScott]

Thanks for the update Sc00ter!

[arthwollipot]

I've set an alarm... :)

[Alan]

I'm a member of the Australian Skeptics and will register at 9am on the 20th...but are there any estimates on how long it will take to fill up?

[Sc00ter]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll put this in my diary.

As I said in another thread, this price will turn people off, but I guess I'll be there, provided I can organise a "work" trip to co-incide with it. ;)

The price is in line with TAM Vegas and TAMLondon. There's been a lot of griping about this on Twitter as well. This seems in line with most conferences that run this long and include meals.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

The price is in line with TAM Vegas and TAMLondon. There's been a lot of griping about this on Twitter as well. This seems in line with most conferences that run this long and include meals.

Yeah. The price is quite fair.

[Chris H]

Did anyone else think it was a little strange that tickets go onsale on a Sunday?

For those of you stateside, there are some pretty cheap flights available right now to get to Oz during the weeks either side of TAM Oz. Return from LA to Sydney non-stop for around $1000 USD.

[Sc00ter]

Did anyone else think it was a little strange that tickets go onsale on a Sunday?

I think that's a great idea, since people will be at home rather than at work. Also, it's early enough US time that most people won't be out doing their normal Saturday night thing. People in Europe kind of get screwed however.

[Chris H]

I think that's a great idea, since people will be at home rather than at work. Also, it's early enough US time that most people won't be out doing their normal Saturday night thing. People in Europe kind of get screwed however.


Good point. :-)

[arthwollipot]

Yeah. The bitching on Twitter has been irritating me a bit. I figure let them bitch - they'll get over it soon and they either will pay the price or not.

Although I have to mention a couple of things. Yes, the price is somewhat outside the scope for starving students living in rezzies and eating pot noodles. There's not much that can be done about that.

Second, the cost of a subscription to The Skeptic magazine is extremely reasonable. And it's not a bad mag, either.

Third, public liability insurance is both very expensive and absolutely necessary for an event like this. You just can't run a conference without it.

[Marius vanderLubbe]

Yeah. The bitching on Twitter has been irritating me a bit. I figure let them bitch - they'll get over it soon and they either will pay the price or not.

Although I have to mention a couple of things. Yes, the price is somewhat outside the scope for starving students living in rezzies and eating pot noodles. There's not much that can be done about that.

Second, the cost of a subscription to The Skeptic magazine is extremely reasonable. And it's not a bad mag, either.

Third, public liability insurance is both very expensive and absolutely necessary for an event like this. You just can't run a conference without it.

I suspect that the bitchin' is mostly coming from those with the good fortune of being unencumbered with years.

Thing is, that in the unsubsidized real outdoors, things costs money to run. I wager the organizers are not banking on this event making much bank.
For an event of the scale of this one,ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this is cheap.
Get another paper round, sell the Wii, or just beg, borrow or steal it from Mater and Pater..

[arthwollipot]

I wager the organizers are not banking on this event making much bank.As Sc00ter will attest, one quite prominent member of the Australian skeptical community has opined that he believes that the organisers will make a lot of money off this event.

[Marius vanderLubbe]

As Sc00ter will attest, one quite prominent member of the Australian skeptical community has opined that he believes that the organisers will make a lot of money off this event.
Should this be correct (which is by no means established) that would be a problem because....?
Does this nameless person suppose that organizations like the Australian skeptics run on sunshine and goodwill alone?

[Chris H]

Does this nameless person suppose that organizations like the Australian skeptics run on sunshine and goodwill alone?


You forgot rainbows. :)

[arthwollipot]

Should this be correct (which is by no means established) that would be a problem because....?
Does this nameless person suppose that organizations like the Australian skeptics run on sunshine and goodwill alone?Said person is not a member of this forum, and as such does not have an opportunity to respond, so it would be inappropriate for me to say more. I probably shouldn't have mentioned it at all.