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MattusMaximus · 23rd July 2012, 10:02 PM

So who's going?

I'll be there, stupid busy with the Science/skeptic tracks and trying to just get stupid otherwise.

Sound off!

Estellea · 24th July 2012, 08:10 AM

If I can make it work that I'm in Atlanta that week, I'll go to some talks/workshops. I'll be sure to hunt you down as it would be sceptic/science topics that I would attend.

Este

Wowbagger · 24th July 2012, 08:12 AM

Let's build a table!

I am willing to make forum avatar badges like I did last year, if anyone wants. I think I will make them a little smaller, this time.

Also indicate if you are attending the Star Party, hosted by Atlanta Skeptics:
http://www.atlantaskeptics.com/starparty/

And, if you are going to be wearing one or more costumes on one or more of the days, it might be fun to indicate that.

Forum Name	Real Name (optional)	Star Party?	Avatar Badge?	Costumes?	Notes
MattusMaximus
Wowbagger	Mitch Lampert	Most Likely	Yes, Please	Spaceman Spiff, Arthur Dent	Might be my last D*C for a couple of years.

crocofish · 24th July 2012, 05:32 PM

Forum Name	Real Name (optional)	Star Party?	Avatar Badge?	Costumes?	Notes
crocofish	David Price		Don't have-atar yet	I avoid attention	This will be the fourth time at D*C/SkepTrack
MattusMaximus
Wowbagger	Mitch Lampert	Most Likely	Yes, Please	Spaceman Spiff, Arthur Dent	Might be my last D*C for a couple of years.

Chevstriss · 24th July 2012, 08:09 PM

I'm considering it = lots of details to work out first

Wowbagger · 24th July 2012, 08:20 PM

This will actually be my 7th Dragon*con, in case anyone is interested. I've been attending it since 2006.

But, next year (2013) I intend to go to Burning Man instead. And, if I like it enough, I might go again in 2014. Even if I don't, I might end up skipping D*C, anyway, for the sake of trying out a bunch of other conventions, for the sake of variety.

So, the next D*C after this one might end up being 2015, for me.

The Central Scrutinizer · 24th July 2012, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

This will actually be my 7th Dragon*con, in case anyone is interested. I've been attending it since 2006.

But, next year (2013) I intend to go to Burning Man instead. And, if I like it enough, I might go again in 2014. Even if I don't, I might end up skipping D*C, anyway, for the sake of trying out a bunch of other conventions, for the sake of variety.

So, the next D*C after this one might end up being 2015, for me.

How will D*C go on without you?

Fitter · 25th July 2012, 05:28 AM

Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer

How will D*C go on without you?

How will Burning Man react to a Spaceman Spiff costume?

Wowbagger · 25th July 2012, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer

How will D*C go on without you?

I think it has learned enough from me, that it doesn't need me to watch over it, anymore.

Originally Posted by Fitter

How will Burning Man react to a Spaceman Spiff costume?

I don't think I will be wearing that costume at Burning Man. It will likely be waaaaaaay too hot for that sort of thing!

But, if I did wear it, I suspect it would be considered rather nifty. Have you seen the sorts of things people wear at Burning Man? (When they are wearing anything at all.)

The Central Scrutinizer · 25th July 2012, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Fitter

How will Burning Man react to a Spaceman Spiff costume?

A beating, would be my guess.

Estellea · 26th July 2012, 07:35 AM

Originally Posted by crocofish

Forum Name	Real Name (optional)	Star Party?	Avatar Badge?	Costumes?	Notes
Estellea	Este B.	Possibly	Sure (pending confirmation)	None (but will be clothed)	Would be first D*C event
crocofish	David Price		Don't have-atar yet	I avoid attention	This will be the fourth time at D*C/SkepTrack
MattusMaximus
Wowbagger	Mitch Lampert	Most Likely	Yes, Please	Spaceman Spiff, Arthur Dent	Might be my last D*C for a couple of years.

Oh, I can't find a speaker schedule. Is it available or does my search ability fail me?
Este

Wowbagger · 26th July 2012, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by Estellea

Oh, I can't find a speaker schedule. Is it available or does my search ability fail me?
Este

Dragon*Con has several tracks of events going on at once. The schedules probably won't be finalized and available until a week or two before it starts.

There is a list of guests who will be there, focusing on actors and such first, but there is a list of professionals in other areas towards the bottom, some of whom will be part of SkepTrack:
http://dragoncon.org/dc_guests_list.php

SkepTrack has its own web site. When its schedule is available, I am sure you will find it there: http://www.skeptrack.org/

Wowbagger · 26th July 2012, 07:55 AM

Also: You must take tables OUT of the QUOTE tags, when adding or editing them. That makes it easier for the next person to preserve your changes. If you don't do that, your changes or additions could get lost along the way.

I'll recopy your entry, this time. But, next time, you'll have to do it yourself, if you forget again.

Forum Name	Real Name (optional)	Star Party?	Avatar Badge?	Costumes?	Notes
crocofish	David Price		Don't have-atar yet	I avoid attention	This will be the fourth time at D*C/SkepTrack
Estellea	Este B.	Possibly	Sure (pending confirmation)	None (but will be clothed)	Would be first D*C event
MattusMaximus
Wowbagger	Mitch Lampert	Most Likely	Yes, Please	Spaceman Spiff, Arthur Dent	Might be my last D*C for a couple of years.

Estellea · 26th July 2012, 07:56 AM

Thanks Wowbagger. I'm interested in Skeptrak so I will keep my eye on that for a speaker schedule and then I can confirm my party attendence.

Este

cornsail · 26th July 2012, 08:03 AM

Forum Name	Real Name (optional)	Star Party?	Avatar Badge?	Costumes?	Notes
crocofish	David Price		Don't have-atar yet	I avoid attention	This will be the fourth time at D*C/SkepTrack
MattusMaximus
Wowbagger	Mitch Lampert	Most Likely	Yes, Please	Spaceman Spiff, Arthur Dent	Might be my last D*C for a couple of years.
cornsail		Unlikely	No TY	Nah	Might be clad in a black and green godzilla shirt at some point

How would an Arthur Dent costume work I wonder?

Wowbagger · 26th July 2012, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer

A beating, would be my guess.

Two of the many thingies about Burning Man is that:
1. It celebrates freedom of expression.
2. And, everyone is supposed to act all nice and altruistic with each other.

So, your statement conflicts with both of them. And, no "beating someone" does NOT count as acceptable self-expression if it was not voluntary.

You have no authority in this thread! Begone with you!

But, like I said: I won't be wearing that costume to Burning Man. I've been sweating too much in that thing even in an air conditioned building. What makes you think I would be dumb enough to wear it in the extra-hot sun?!!

I suppose there are creative ways one could re-design the costume for use in high-temperature areas. But, I don't think I will bother putting in the effort.

And, I don't think a body paint version of the costume is appropriate for the character.

Originally Posted by cornsail

How would an Arthur Dent costume work I wonder?

The neat thing is that an Arthur Dent costume doesn't need to do a lot of work. You can stand there being a normal person, and just allow a lot of crazy, weird things to happen all around you!

My plan is to don a bathrobe stained with the "mud" of a thousand planets. The mud will be simulated, of course. I don't think I can visit a thousand planets in time for D*C. A good mixture of brown and black paint, with bits of things in it, should suffice.

And, I will have a caveman-like beard with a "rabbit bone" in it. The rabbit bone will be simulated, of course, and not real.

I will also carry around a few props: A trusty towel. Maybe a pouch to keep interesting rocks in. I dunno.

My original plan was to wear the Arthur Dent costume on Friday, with a full natural beard. Then, I would shave it all off for my Spaceman Spiff costume, the next day. But, since I have to go to a wedding the week before, and they prefer I be clean-shaven for that, I will probably have to go with a fake beard, as well. At least this gives me more flexibility: I could now decide to swap costume days if I wanted to.

Here's an updated table. Consail: You didn't copy my last version with Estellea's line. So, I got it back in. Also, I am sorting them by alphabetic order, for some weird and possibly not worth-while reason.

Since I now have a StarParty ticket, I upgraded my response to "Yes".

Forum Name	Real Name (optional)	Star Party?	Avatar Badge?	Costumes?	Notes
cornsail		Unlikely	No TY	Nah	Might be clad in a black and green godzilla shirt at some point
crocofish	David Price		Don't have-atar yet	I avoid attention	This will be the fourth time at D*C/SkepTrack
Estellea	Este B.	Possibly	Sure (pending confirmation)	None (but will be clothed)	Would be first D*C event
MattusMaximus
Wowbagger	Mitch Lampert	Yes	Yes, Please	Spaceman Spiff, Arthur Dent	Might be my last D*C for a couple of years.

Wowbagger · 26th July 2012, 10:47 AM

Here's an image of my Spaceman Spiff costume from 2009:

I really should upload a newer image, someday.

Kevin 251 · 26th July 2012, 05:49 PM

Forum Name	Real Name (optional)	Star Party?	Avatar Badge?	Costumes?	Notes
cornsail		Unlikely	No TY	Nah	Might be clad in a black and green godzilla shirt at some point
crocofish	David Price		Don't have-atar yet	I avoid attention	This will be the fourth time at D*C/SkepTrack
Estellea	Este B.	Possibly	Sure (pending confirmation)	None (but will be clothed)	Would be first D*C event
Kevin 251		Yes	No thanks	No	6th Dragon*Con for me
MattusMaximus
Wowbagger	Mitch Lampert	Yes	Yes, Please	Spaceman Spiff, Arthur Dent	Might be my last D*C for a couple of years.

MattusMaximus · 26th July 2012, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Estellea

Thanks Wowbagger. I'm interested in Skeptrak so I will keep my eye on that for a speaker schedule and then I can confirm my party attendence.

Este

There's a lot of good stuff in the Science Track, too (wink wink

)

AvalonXQ · 26th July 2012, 08:27 PM

Not to derail the thread, but is there any sort of skeptic thing going on at Gen Con Indy next month?

Estellea · 26th July 2012, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by MattusMaximus

There's a lot of good stuff in the Science Track, too (wink wink

)

Linky please and I will absolutely check it out. Thanks.

Este

MattusMaximus · 26th July 2012, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Estellea

Linky please and I will absolutely check it out. Thanks.

Este

Try this: http://science.dragoncon.org/

Nothing much there yet, but it'll start to fill up in the next few weeks.

RemieV · 26th July 2012, 08:44 PM

Keep an eye out for the Dragon*Con mobile app.

Estellea · 26th July 2012, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by MattusMaximus

Try this: http://science.dragoncon.org/

Nothing much there yet, but it'll start to fill up in the next few weeks.

Thank you; I'll keep an eye on both to see what will be do-able and hopefully the Star Party too.

Este

Wowbagger · 27th July 2012, 07:05 AM

Another good place to watch for updates is here:
http://dailydragon.dragoncon.org/

It's a blog of various updates to the convention. As it gets closer, there will be updates every single day (hence its name). Though, at the moment, it looks like there's barely a trickle.

Originally Posted by AvalonXQ

Not to derail the thread, but is there any sort of skeptic thing going on at Gen Con Indy next month?

I don't know for certain. But, I doubt it. It's more of a specialized convention (gaming). Whereas Dragon*Con is much more generalized.

AvalonXQ · 27th July 2012, 07:14 AM

Yeah, I did a quick Google search, and it looked like there was a skeptic track over the last couple of years but nothing this year.

Wowbagger · 27th July 2012, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by AvalonXQ

Yeah, I did a quick Google search, and it looked like there was a skeptic track over the last couple of years but nothing this year.

There should be one this year: http://www.skeptrack.org/

They just don't have the schedule complete, yet.

The track was quite popular. Many events were room fillers. No reason to quit, yet.

AvalonXQ · 27th July 2012, 12:37 PM

I don't see anything about Gen Con events at that link.

Wowbagger · 29th July 2012, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by AvalonXQ

I don't see anything about Gen Con events at that link.

Sorry. I thought you meant D*C. I forgot you were talking about GC.

Kevin 251 · 7th August 2012, 03:14 AM

Just added to the Dragon*Con guest list: James Randi.

Wowbagger · 7th August 2012, 08:25 AM

They also added Neal Adams. I already confronted him, once, about his "Growing Earth theory". (I asked him to give us a prediction from his "theory", he gave me a rasberry sound effect.) I am wondering what I should do for a sequel. (aside from filming it, this time.)

krelnik · 11th August 2012, 12:38 PM

Derek and I have entered the entire Skeptrack schedule into Lanyrd here. You can find the Twitter handles of all the speakers, other people who are going, and so on. There's a mobile version of the website and a smartphone app you can download, and you can sync it into your calendar.

Dragon*Con as a whole has their schedule in their own Smartphone app as well, but we wanted to have a nice focused place for just the skeptic stuff. As blogs, videos and so on are posted I'll link to those in Lanyrd as "coverage".

RemieV · 11th August 2012, 04:21 PM

To download the app, direct your mobile device's browser to http://m.core-apps.com/dragoncon12

This will take you to the download for your device type.

Enjoy!

Chevstriss · 13th August 2012, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by krelnik

Derek and I have entered the entire Skeptrack schedule into Lanyrd here. You can find the Twitter handles of all the speakers, other people who are going, and so on. There's a mobile version of the website and a smartphone app you can download, and you can sync it into your calendar.

Dragon*Con as a whole has their schedule in their own Smartphone app as well, but we wanted to have a nice focused place for just the skeptic stuff. As blogs, videos and so on are posted I'll link to those in Lanyrd as "coverage".

where did you find the schedule to enter? I can't make any schedule come up just on my computer. This is the first I've seen it - links don't work from the DC site

krelnik · 15th August 2012, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Chevstriss

where did you find the schedule to enter? I can't make any schedule come up just on my computer. This is the first I've seen it - links don't work from the DC site

I started with the schedule that is in the official Dragon*Con smartphone app, then I got Derek onboard and he entered the latest changes.

Wowbagger · 15th August 2012, 01:04 PM

Since there doesn't seem to be any great demand for avatar badges, I might just skip them, entirely, this year.

If you REALLY want me to make one, let me know, though. I might make a small one for myself.

I've met sooo many celebs at previous Dragon*Cons, I feel like I barely need to do so this year. But, there are a few on my list:

Ellen McLain (the voice of GLaDOS!!

)
Adam Baldwin (Jayne from Firefly. For some reason, I never met him, yet.)
Gillian Anderson (X-Files, duh! Yes, she re-confirmed her appearance.)

Maybe Adam West and Burt Ward, if the line for them isn't too long.

Susan Gerbic · 22nd August 2012, 08:08 AM

I'm going to my FIRST Dragon*Con. Mark Edward has something like 5 appearances in the Skept Track. Super excited.

Can someone add me to the list!

sowellfan · 23rd August 2012, 06:48 AM

I'm not all that active on the forums here (moreso in skepticsrock irc channel), but in any event, I'll be at the Star Party and DragonCon. I went last year and had a great time, but didn't actually spend all that much time in the Skeptics Track. I'm planning on being in there more this year, I think.

Wowbagger · 23rd August 2012, 06:59 AM

Forum Name	Real Name (optional)	Star Party?	Avatar Badge?	Costumes?	Notes
cornsail		Unlikely	No TY	Nah	Might be clad in a black and green godzilla shirt at some point
crocofish	David Price		Don't have-atar yet	I avoid attention	This will be the fourth time at D*C/SkepTrack
Estellea	Este B.	Possibly	Sure (pending confirmation)	None (but will be clothed)	Would be first D*C event
Kevin 251		Yes	No thanks	No	6th Dragon*Con for me
MattusMaximus
Sowellfan		Yes
Susan Gerbic	Susan Gerbic	?
Wowbagger	Mitch Lampert	Yes	Yes, Please	Spaceman Spiff, Arthur Dent	Might be my last D*C for a couple of years.

krelnik · 23rd August 2012, 11:11 AM

FWIW: I've just been told that in addition to one panel I am on, I will be speaking at 1pm on Monday at Dragon*Con Skeptrack.

See you there!

23rd July 2012, 10:02 PM	#1
MattusMaximus Intellectual Gladiator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the midst of a vast, beautiful & uncaring universe Posts: 14,204	*DragonCon** So who's going? I'll be there, stupid busy with the Science/skeptic tracks and trying to just get stupid otherwise. Sound off!
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24th July 2012, 08:20 PM	#6
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,673	This will actually be my 7th Dragoncon, in case anyone is interested. I've been attending it since 2006. But, next year (2013) I intend to go to Burning Man instead. And, if I like it enough, I might go again in 2014. Even if I don't, I might end up skipping DC, anyway, for the sake of trying out a bunch of other conventions, for the sake of variety. So, the next D*C after this one might end up being 2015, for me.
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24th July 2012, 09:04 PM	#7
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 42,572	Originally Posted by Wowbagger This will actually be my 7th Dragoncon, in case anyone is interested. I've been attending it since 2006. But, next year (2013) I intend to go to Burning Man instead. And, if I like it enough, I might go again in 2014. Even if I don't, I might end up skipping DC, anyway, for the sake of trying out a bunch of other conventions, for the sake of variety. So, the next DC after this one might end up being 2015, for me. How will DC go on without you?
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25th July 2012, 08:21 AM	#9
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,673	Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer How will DC go on without you? I think it has learned enough from me, that it doesn't need me to watch over it, anymore. Originally Posted by Fitter* How will Burning Man react to a Spaceman Spiff costume? I don't think I will be wearing that costume at Burning Man. It will likely be waaaaaaay too hot for that sort of thing! But, if I did wear it, I suspect it would be considered rather nifty. Have you seen the sorts of things people wear at Burning Man? (When they are wearing anything at all.)
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25th July 2012, 09:09 PM	#10
The Central Scrutinizer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The White Zone Posts: 42,572	Originally Posted by Fitter How will Burning Man react to a Spaceman Spiff costume? A beating, would be my guess.
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24th July 2012, 08:10 AM	#2
Estellea Graduate Poster Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,132	If I can make it work that I'm in Atlanta that week, I'll go to some talks/workshops. I'll be sure to hunt you down as it would be sceptic/science topics that I would attend. Este

24th July 2012, 08:09 PM	#5
Chevstriss Scholar Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: East TN Posts: 65	I'm considering it = lots of details to work out first

25th July 2012, 05:28 AM	#8
Fitter Illuminator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Where the pavement ends Posts: 3,519	Originally Posted by The Central Scrutinizer How will D*C go on without you? How will Burning Man react to a Spaceman Spiff costume?

26th July 2012, 07:47 AM	#12
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,673	Originally Posted by Estellea Oh, I can't find a speaker schedule. Is it available or does my search ability fail me? Este Dragon*Con has several tracks of events going on at once. The schedules probably won't be finalized and available until a week or two before it starts. There is a list of guests who will be there, focusing on actors and such first, but there is a list of professionals in other areas towards the bottom, some of whom will be part of SkepTrack: http://dragoncon.org/dc_guests_list.php SkepTrack has its own web site. When its schedule is available, I am sure you will find it there: http://www.skeptrack.org/
	__________________ WARNING: Phrases in this post may sound meaner than they were intended to be. SkeptiCamp NYC: http://www.skepticampnyc.org/ An open conference on science and skepticism, where *you* could be a presenter! By the way, my first name is NOT Bowerick!!!!

26th July 2012, 07:56 AM	#14
Estellea Graduate Poster Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,132	Thanks Wowbagger. I'm interested in Skeptrak so I will keep my eye on that for a speaker schedule and then I can confirm my party attendence. Este

26th July 2012, 10:47 AM	#17
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,673	Here's an image of my Spaceman Spiff costume from 2009: I really should upload a newer image, someday.
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26th July 2012, 07:45 PM	#19
MattusMaximus Intellectual Gladiator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the midst of a vast, beautiful & uncaring universe Posts: 14,204	Originally Posted by Estellea Thanks Wowbagger. I'm interested in Skeptrak so I will keep my eye on that for a speaker schedule and then I can confirm my party attendence. Este There's a lot of good stuff in the Science Track, too (wink wink )
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26th July 2012, 08:27 PM	#20
AvalonXQ Guest Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,853	Not to derail the thread, but is there any sort of skeptic thing going on at Gen Con Indy next month?
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26th July 2012, 08:38 PM	#21
Estellea Graduate Poster Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,132	Originally Posted by MattusMaximus There's a lot of good stuff in the Science Track, too (wink wink ) Linky please and I will absolutely check it out. Thanks. Este

26th July 2012, 08:44 PM	#22
MattusMaximus Intellectual Gladiator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the midst of a vast, beautiful & uncaring universe Posts: 14,204	Originally Posted by Estellea Linky please and I will absolutely check it out. Thanks. Este Try this: http://science.dragoncon.org/ Nothing much there yet, but it'll start to fill up in the next few weeks.
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26th July 2012, 08:44 PM	#23
RemieV Lostie, Pirate, Snape Lover Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,403	Keep an eye out for the Dragon*Con mobile app.
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26th July 2012, 08:57 PM	#24
Estellea Graduate Poster Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,132	Originally Posted by MattusMaximus Try this: http://science.dragoncon.org/ Nothing much there yet, but it'll start to fill up in the next few weeks. Thank you; I'll keep an eye on both to see what will be do-able and hopefully the Star Party too. Este

27th July 2012, 07:05 AM	#25
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,673	Another good place to watch for updates is here: http://dailydragon.dragoncon.org/ It's a blog of various updates to the convention. As it gets closer, there will be updates every single day (hence its name). Though, at the moment, it looks like there's barely a trickle. Originally Posted by AvalonXQ Not to derail the thread, but is there any sort of skeptic thing going on at Gen Con Indy next month? I don't know for certain. But, I doubt it. It's more of a specialized convention (gaming). Whereas Dragon*Con is much more generalized.
	__________________ WARNING: Phrases in this post may sound meaner than they were intended to be. SkeptiCamp NYC: http://www.skepticampnyc.org/ An open conference on science and skepticism, where *you* could be a presenter! By the way, my first name is NOT Bowerick!!!!

27th July 2012, 07:14 AM	#26
AvalonXQ Guest Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,853	Yeah, I did a quick Google search, and it looked like there was a skeptic track over the last couple of years but nothing this year.
AvalonXQ Guest Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,853

27th July 2012, 12:04 PM	#27
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,673	Originally Posted by AvalonXQ Yeah, I did a quick Google search, and it looked like there was a skeptic track over the last couple of years but nothing this year. There should be one this year: http://www.skeptrack.org/ They just don't have the schedule complete, yet. The track was quite popular. Many events were room fillers. No reason to quit, yet.
	__________________ WARNING: Phrases in this post may sound meaner than they were intended to be. SkeptiCamp NYC: http://www.skepticampnyc.org/ An open conference on science and skepticism, where *you* could be a presenter! By the way, my first name is NOT Bowerick!!!!

27th July 2012, 12:37 PM	#28
AvalonXQ Guest Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,853	I don't see anything about Gen Con events at that link.
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29th July 2012, 04:17 PM	#29
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,673	Originally Posted by AvalonXQ I don't see anything about Gen Con events at that link. Sorry. I thought you meant D*C. I forgot you were talking about GC.
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7th August 2012, 03:14 AM	#30
Kevin 251 Scholar Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 91	Just added to the Dragon*Con guest list: James Randi.
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7th August 2012, 08:25 AM	#31
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,673	They also added Neal Adams. I already confronted him, once, about his "Growing Earth theory". (I asked him to give us a prediction from his "theory", he gave me a rasberry sound effect.) I am wondering what I should do for a sequel. (aside from filming it, this time.)
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11th August 2012, 12:38 PM	#32
krelnik Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,189	Derek and I have entered the entire Skeptrack schedule into Lanyrd here. You can find the Twitter handles of all the speakers, other people who are going, and so on. There's a mobile version of the website and a smartphone app you can download, and you can sync it into your calendar. Dragon*Con as a whole has their schedule in their own Smartphone app as well, but we wanted to have a nice focused place for just the skeptic stuff. As blogs, videos and so on are posted I'll link to those in Lanyrd as "coverage".
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11th August 2012, 04:21 PM	#33
RemieV Lostie, Pirate, Snape Lover Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,403	To download the app, direct your mobile device's browser to http://m.core-apps.com/dragoncon12 This will take you to the download for your device type. Enjoy!
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13th August 2012, 09:15 PM	#34
Chevstriss Scholar Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: East TN Posts: 65	Originally Posted by krelnik Derek and I have entered the entire Skeptrack schedule into Lanyrd here. You can find the Twitter handles of all the speakers, other people who are going, and so on. There's a mobile version of the website and a smartphone app you can download, and you can sync it into your calendar. Dragon*Con as a whole has their schedule in their own Smartphone app as well, but we wanted to have a nice focused place for just the skeptic stuff. As blogs, videos and so on are posted I'll link to those in Lanyrd as "coverage". where did you find the schedule to enter? I can't make any schedule come up just on my computer. This is the first I've seen it - links don't work from the DC site

15th August 2012, 09:16 AM	#35
krelnik Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,189	Originally Posted by Chevstriss where did you find the schedule to enter? I can't make any schedule come up just on my computer. This is the first I've seen it - links don't work from the DC site I started with the schedule that is in the official Dragon*Con smartphone app, then I got Derek onboard and he entered the latest changes.
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15th August 2012, 01:04 PM	#36
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,673	Since there doesn't seem to be any great demand for avatar badges, I might just skip them, entirely, this year. If you REALLY want me to make one, let me know, though. I might make a small one for myself. I've met sooo many celebs at previous DragonCons, I feel like I barely need to do so this year. But, there are a few on my list: Ellen McLain (the voice of GLaDOS!! ) Adam Baldwin (Jayne from Firefly. For some reason, I never met him, yet.) Gillian Anderson (X-Files*, duh! Yes, she re-confirmed her appearance.) Maybe Adam West and Burt Ward, if the line for them isn't too long.
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22nd August 2012, 08:08 AM	#37
Susan Gerbic Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Salinas Posts: 1,521	I'm going to my FIRST Dragon*Con. Mark Edward has something like 5 appearances in the Skept Track. Super excited. Can someone add me to the list!
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23rd August 2012, 06:48 AM	#38
sowellfan Scholar Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 57	I'm not all that active on the forums here (moreso in skepticsrock irc channel), but in any event, I'll be at the Star Party and DragonCon. I went last year and had a great time, but didn't actually spend all that much time in the Skeptics Track. I'm planning on being in there more this year, I think.

23rd August 2012, 11:11 AM	#40
krelnik Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,189	FWIW: I've just been told that in addition to one panel I am on, I will be speaking at 1pm on Monday at Dragon*Con Skeptrack. See you there!
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