Comments on: I’ve Been Waiting For A Conference Like SkepTech (guest post by Tim Farley) http://www.skep-tech.com/ive-been-waiting-for-a-conference-like-skeptech-guest-post-by-tim-farley/ Announcing SkepTech - A Conference About Secularism and Innovation Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: sgerbic http://www.skep-tech.com/ive-been-waiting-for-a-conference-like-skeptech-guest-post-by-tim-farley/#comment-6 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:04:20 +0000 http://www.skep-tech.com?p=101#comment-6 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.

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