Skepticon Giving Back

Post Date March 23, 2012
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Thanks to our speakers for allowing us to put their recordings online Skepticon has received around $125 from online support. In accordance with our promise we wanted to give this money back.

We decided to put the funds into individual loans through Kiva. “Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world.” www.kiva.org

For more information on who Skepticon has been supporting, take a look at the links below.

Eufemia Margarita

Azhar

Fazilat

Bothina

Halima

Also i want to give a special thanks to our Media Production …

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New Date for Skepticon V

Post Date March 20, 2012
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Big change for Skepticon V! This year’s event has been moved one week earlier to November 9th -11th.

Please spread the word and stay tuned for more updates.

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Become a Volunteer!

Post Date February 09, 2012
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Now is your chance to sign up, Skepticon Needs Volunteers!

I could sit here and tell you how much your contribution means to us at Skepticon, and I will! You are the ones that allow us to put on this event; it is all thanks to your donated time and effort that lets us make the decisions that keep Skepticon going, but when it comes down to it, you volunteer because you want to. Also, getting to spend time with the speakers is an added bonus.

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Update: Kitten Billboard

Update: Kitten Billboard
Post Date February 02, 2012
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Thanks to your generous donations, we’re able to move forward on our ridiculously adorable billboard!

This is our current frontrunner design – but we’re looking for your suggestions and criticisms. By all means, have at it!

If we’re able to afford a second billboard, we’ll be using the next most popular image:

Your support makes us feel warm and fuzzy!

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Local Support

Local Support
Post Date January 25, 2012
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Tons of local businesses went out of their way to serve HUGE Skepticon crowds on short notice. Farmer’s Gastropub was AMAZING! Jimmy John’s and Pickleman’s showed us lots of love! Trolley’s opened early for us & made us a special express menu! If you had a positive experience with a local restaurant, please give a nice review!

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