Registration for NECSS 2012 is now open!
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 07:46PM The fourth Northeast Conference on Science & Skepticism will take place April 21-22 in New York City! Join us as we once again welcome a fantastic lineup of speakers and panelists for the Northeast’s largest conference dedicated to critical thinking and science education. The conference has again expanded and we will now offer two full days of lectures, panels, live podcasts, plus a number of “extras” taking place throughout the weekend.
We have a stellar lineup this year, including legendary skeptic James Randi, blogger and biologist PZ Myers, SETI astronomer Seth Shostak, game developer Kevin Slavin, paranormal investigator Joe Nickel, physicist Brian Wecht, science journalist John Bohannon, and more! We will also welcome back as emcee the inimitable Jamy Ian Swiss, along with Steve Novella, “Skepchick” Rebecca Watson, and the entire Skeptics Guide to the Universe “Rogues,” as well as George Hrab, and Massimo Pigliucci and Julia Galef of the Rationally Speaking podcast.
This year we’ve teamed up with NECSS speaker Brian Wecht to organize a very special edition of The Story Collider – a spoken word show that will feature a number of NECSS speakers. Other events taking place throughout NECSS weekend will include our popular museum visits, the NECSS fundraising reception, and, as always, Drinking Skeptically.
This year the conference will be returning to Florence Gould Hall – along with some new amenities! In addition to the main conference hall we will have Tinker Auditorium available for socializing, refreshments, and as a vendor/exhibitor area. Plus, the entire conference facility now boasts complimentary wireless internet access.
Last, but certainly not least, as a result of last year’s successful pilot program, we’ve established the NECSS Student Sponsorship Program. The program will provide free NECSS registration to qualified high school and college students through tax-deductible donations. We are committed to increasing student attendance at NECSS, and we’ve already set aside five sponsorship slots for this year’s conference. Our goal is to allow 25 students to attend NECSS for free in 2012. Please consider sponsoring a student today!
We will be announcing more speakers and events in the coming weeks, so be sure to follow NECSS on Twitter, become a fan on our Facebook page, or subscribe to the NECSS news feed for the latest updates. And, of course, we hope you can join us at NECSS 2012!
P.S. NECSS completely sold out the last two times the conference was held at Florence Gould Hall, and we expect another sell-out crowd this year. So don’t wait – register today!