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AmazingMeeting

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.

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The Amaz!ng Adventure 5:
Skeptics of the Caribbean
March 6-14, 2010
Round trip from Fort Lauderdale, FL

Voyaging through the Bermuda Triangle to the Turks & Caicos, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of St. Thomas and St. John.

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The Amaz!ng Meeting 8
July 8-11, 2010
South Point Hotel and Casino.
9777 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89183
southpointcasino.com

Details coming soon!

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TAM London
October 3-4, 2009
Mermaid Conference Centre
Blackfriars, London, UK
tamlondon.org

Speakers: James Randi and Phil Plait, Adam Savage of Mythbusters, Jon Ronson, Ben Goldacre, and many more. Our first non-US TAM is SOLD OUT, but tickets may become available.

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The Amaz!ng Meeting 7
July 9-12, 2009
South Point Hotel and Casino.
9777 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89183
southpointcasino.com

Speakers: Phil Plait, James Randi, Bill Prady of "The Big Bang Theory," Adam Savage, Joe Nickell, Michael Shermer, Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, and many many more. There was also a medical conference, 4 stellar workshops, shows and a vaccination fair.

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The Amaz!ng Adventure 4
Chasing el Chupacabra
March 8-15, 2009
Roundtrip from Los Angles, CA


In March 2009, our fourth adventure on the deep blue seas, took James Randi and the JREF south to sunny Mexico in search of fellowship, fun and a bit of frivolity. With three ports and three days of lectures, we experienced a one-of-a-kind environment where intellect was fed as well as appetite.

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The Amaz!ng Meeting 6:
I, Skeptic -
Modern Skepticism in the Internet Age

June 19 - 22, 2008
Las Vegas, NV

 

New speakers this year included Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, PZ Myers, Matthew Chapman, and Sharon Begley. Many of our old friends joined us as well, including Phil Plait (the Bad Astronomer), Penn & Teller, Richard Saunders, Dr. Richard Wiseman, Dr. Michael Shermer, Adam Savage (from the Mythbusters), and Steve Novella.

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Amaz!ng Adventure GALAPAGOS!
August 8 - 18, 2008
Quito, Ecuador

Darwin Was Right

The James Randi Educatonal Foundation privately chartered the Celebrity Cruise Liner Xpedition, and hosted an adventurous 90 passengers on this exclusive and once in a lifetime voyage to the the land where Charles Darwin made his influential discoveries.

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The Amaz!ng Meeting 5.5:
Skepticism and Activism

January 25 - January 27, 2008
Plantation Hotel & Conference Center
Plantation Florida

TAM 5.5 was unlike any other. With speakers Robert Lancaster, Rebecca Watson, Mike Stackpole Mark Roberts and Kelly Jolkowski, a new format, and more audience interaction, this was a unique opportunity to experience a more intimate gathering with your fellow skeptics.

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The Amaz!ng Meeting 5:
Skepticism and the Media

January 18 - 27, 2007
Riviera Casino and Resort
Las Vegas, NV

 

  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.

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Amazing Adventure:
Escape from the Bermuda Triangle
August 27 - September 2, 2006

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.

 

The Amazing Meeting 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 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.

 

The Amaz!ng Meeting 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 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.

 

The Amaz!ng Meeting 2
January 15 - 18, 2004
Tuscany Casino
Las Vegas, NV

The Amaz!ng Meeting 2 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.

 

The Amaz!ng Meeting

January 31 - February 2, 2003

Renaissance Hotel
Ft Lauderdale, FL

The Amaz!ng 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.

 

Last Updated on Monday, 18 January 2010 14:23