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Comment on Breaking News by David McConnell

David McConnell — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:27:53 +0000

I had already figured that that was the case.
My comment was more to let you know that you might want to update the wording clarify the situation so that others may not be confused as I was.
Looking forward to the conference.
David

Comment on Maps & Resources by Skep-Tech board

Skep-Tech board — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:26:55 +0000

Not at all. All the free parking near the University is also within walking distance, assuming you’re willing to walk about a mile. Since most people aren’t willing to walk that distance and since Minnesota weather is unpredictable, we include the bus route info.

Comment on Maps & Resources by secret agent girl

secret agent girl — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:24:07 +0000

Okay. I s’pose the city has a vested interest in not making such spots known. BTW, did you mean to be ironic by using bus routes to describe free parking for cars?

Comment on Maps & Resources by Skep-Tech Board

Skep-Tech Board — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:23:38 +0000

Hi Secret Agent Girl,

Unfortunately, there’s no clear map or link to where the free parking is. However, if you drive around the area you’ll see people parked on the streets. If you can’t see a meter or parking spot number, chances are it’s free.

The one area of free parking I know of for sure is along Bus Route 2 near the university (this includes 8th St SE and the surrounding streets. If you take Route 2 Westbound from 8th St, it will drop you off directly at Wiley Hall (about a 10 minute bus ride)

http://metrotransit.org/Schedules/WebSchedules.aspx?route=2&service=2

Comment on Maps & Resources by secret agent girl

secret agent girl — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:23:16 +0000

“Parking too expensive? There is free street parking available within busing distance of West Bank.”

Some details – even a link to further info – would be useful.

Comment on I’ve Been Waiting For A Conference Like SkepTech (guest post by Tim Farley) by sgerbic

sgerbic — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:04:20 +0000

Well said. I also do not think we have enough conferences. Think about how easy it is to find a religious gathering if you feel the need to socialize with like minded fellow believers. As skeptics we are often alone in our communities, the most often cited reason people attend these events is “the people”.

We need more skeptic’s in the pub events and definitely more SkeptiCamps. Smaller local events grow our movement. With my own group, Monterey County Skeptics, we put up a meetup whenever someone wants to go to the movies or just hang out and get pizza. Nothing formal, just fulfilling the need we have to bond and socialize with others.

I know this isn’t exactly what Tim was getting at, he is advocating more “conferences” which I think will be outcome of these local meetups. As more people are meeting each other locally, they will be more inclined to attend the larger more formal events.

Specializing is indeed going to be the next step. Robert Sheaffer is currently attending a pro-UFO conference in Arizona. I’m loving his reports on his blog Bad UFO, and that isn’t even my favorite paranormal topic. But my point is that we all have different interests in this giant tent of skepticism. As we find each other we will need to diversify.

It is an exciting time to be in our movement. I look forward to more gatherings.

Comment on Breaking News by Brendan

Brendan — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:26:58 +0000

Hi David,

While that would be a great perk, I assure you we do not cover individual hotel stays for attendees. But you’re right, the option to find people willing to share rooms is indeed free – the rooms are not.

Comment on Breaking News by David McConnell

David McConnell — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:25:39 +0000

When I went to the registration and looked at the options I was quite confused about whether the hotel stay is free or if it is just the “being assigned a room to share” is the free part.