 | The Amaz!ng Meeting is a celebration of critical thinking and skepticism sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation. Thinking people travel the world to share learning, laughs and life with fellow skeptics and distinguished guest speakers. |  | The Amaz!ng Meeting 6 I, Skeptic: Modern Skepticism in the Internet Age June 19 - 22, 2008 Las Vegas, NV | The Amaz!ng Meeting 6 - I, Skeptic: Modern Skepticism in the Internet Age June 19 - 22, 2008 You can't stop James "The Amaz!ng" Randi, and he's at it again with the Amaz!ng Meeting 6. Our theme this year - I, Skeptic: Modern Skepticism in the Internet Age. New speakers this year include Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, PZ Myers, Matthew Chapman, and Sharon Begley. Many of our old friends will be joining us as well, including Phil Plait (the Bad Astronomer), Penn & Teller, Richard Saunders, Dr. Richard Wiseman, Dr. Michael Shermer, Adam Savage (from the Mythbusters), Steve Novella, and Christopher Hitchens. READ MORE . | Amazing Adventure GALAPAGOS! August 8 - 18, 2008 Quito, Ecuador | 3 CABINS LEFT!!! The James Randi Educatonal Foundation has privately chartered the Celebrity Cruise Liner Xpedition, and will be hosting an adventurous 90 passengers on this exclusive and once in a lifetime voyage to the the land where Charles Darwin made his influential discoveries. More Pricing starts at $5400 per person, double occupancy. Registration Open! Click HERE to book now. |  | TAM 5 Skepticism and the Media January 18 - 27, 2007 Riviera Casino and Resort Las Vegas, NV | Held at the Riviera Casino and Resort in Las Vegas. Our biggest yet, with Trey and Matt from Southpark, Adam and Tory from Mythbusters, shows by Julia Sweeney, Jill Sobule, Banachek, Jamy Ian Swiss and Hal Bidlack, as well as Peter Sagal, Scott Dikkers, John Rennie, and many others. Many have said it was our most succesful TAM to date. Anderson Cooper talking on Sylvia Browne with Randi was a highlight. More | Amazing Adventure 1 Escape from the Bermuda Triangle August 27 - September 2, 2006 Bermuda | James Randi and guests survived a Caribbean cruise through the Bermuda Triangle, and beyond. Despite problems with weather, and one of our team being injured mid-journey, the Amaz!ng Adventure was a great success, featuring lectures by Michael Shermer, Banachek and Hal Bidlack and many oceanside chats with Randi. More | TAM 4 Science in Politics and the Politics of Science January 26 - 29, 2006 Stardust Casino and Resort Las Vegas, NV | The Amaz!ng Meeting 4 was held at the Stardust Casino and Resort. It was our largest meeting ever with nearly 800 attendees. The Mythbusters, Murray Gell-Mann and Nadine Strossen, Ellen Johnson were among the guest speakers while Todd Robbins and Mack King supplied magical entertainment. Many of our past guests returned as well. More | TAM 3 From Eve to Newton The Apple of Knowledge January 13-16, 2005 Stardust Casino and Resort Las Vegas, NV | The Amaz!ng Meeting 3 was held at the Stardust Casino and Resort in Las Vegas from January 13-16, 2005. We had nearly 600 attendees. Dr. Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Dr. Richard Wiseman, Dr. Joe Nickell and Dr. Michael Shermer were among the many distinguished guest speakers. More | TAM 2 - 2004 January 15 - 18, 2004 Tuscany Casino Las Vegas, NV | The Amaz!ng Meeting 2 was held at the Tuscany Casino in Las Vegas from January 15-18, 2004. We had nearly 250 attendees. This was Penn & Teller's first appearance with us. Highlights included magic by Banachek, Lance Burton and Jamy Ian Swiss, Julia Sweeney's rough draft of "Letting Go of God," mentalist Ian Rowland and scientist Eugenie Scott. | TAM 1 - 2003 January 31 - February 2, 2003 Renaissance Hotel Ft Lauderdale, FL | The Amaz!ng Meeting was held at the Fort Lauderdale Renaissance Hotel from January 31 - February 2, 2003. The first meeting was suggested by forum members, and when our numbers reached an unexpected 150, we knew there would be more than one Amaz!ng Meeting. Guests included Hal Bidlack, Jack Horkheimer, Jose Alvarez, Phil Plait and Robert Todd Carroll among others. |
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