TAM

On My Way To TAM8 – The Amazing Meeting

Posted in TAM on July 8th, 2010 by Phil – Comments Off

Right now I am in the Kansas City airport.  Flight leaves at 7:00 AM.  Plan to arrive in Vegas around 8:05 (Vegas time).  It’s time for TAM8.  It is the annual conference put on by the JREF – James Randi Educational Foundation.  Last I heard there are over 1,100 people signed up to go.

check out this speaker list….

The God Delusion’s Richard Dawkins (Keynote event)

JREF Founder James Randi

Bad Astronomer Phil Plait

Doubt’s Jennifer Michael Hecht

Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show Head Writer David Javerbaum

Skeptic Society’s Michael Shermer

Center for Inquiry Founder Paul Kurtz Mythbuster Adam Savage

Skeptical Inquirer Editor Ken Frazier

Social Scientist and Author Carol Tavris

JREF President D.J. Grothe

Trick or Treatment’s Simon Singh

Steve, Jay, Bob, Rebecca and Evan: The Skeptics Guide to the Universe

Renowned Geologist Donald Prother

That is just a sample…

On Friday the perfect wife and I will have a lunch with James Randi and Richard Dawkins.  I’ll try to take lots of pictures and do some posts over the weekend – If I have time.