Before I get into the Friday morning summary I’m going to talk about the Thursday night reception.  Every year at TAM there is a Thursday reception where many of the speakers show up early and mingle with the common folk.  However, as TAM has grown this event has become more structured and has now lost some of its charm.  In past years I was able to talk to Neil deGrasse Tyson and Adam Savage.  This year there are over 1,300 people and is seems like many of them made the event.  The best you could do is to get a photo or a signature and then move out of the way for the next person to get their photo. 

Here is a Photo of Phil Plait and Adam Savage.

Here is a picture I got later in the bar….

Now to Friday……….

The day opened with a live recording of The Skeptic Guide To The Universe.  You need to check out this podcast. 

I also took a photo of the crowd. 

We then had introductions from Phil Plait

 and the new president of the JREF D.J. Grothe. 

We then had presentations from Michael Shermer the president of the Skeptic Society and

Sean Faircloth the director for Secular Coalition for America.

We topped this off with a panel on women in skepticism and an interview of James Randi

Tomorrow I will do a post for Friday afternoon and you will never guess who I had lunch with!

 

 

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