Skepticon 14 – Care and Comfort
Hey there, Skeptonauts! With so much in this year of our noodly lord 2022 trying to make life hazardous, we know that safety and comfort is more than a luxury reserved for the wealthy and well-connected. You deserve the best a free conference can offer, so here is a primer Read more…
SK11 Fundraising Update and Matching Challenge!
Hey there awesome Skeptonites! We’ve been examining our finances, and need your help! With one week to go, we still need to raise about $10,000 between now and August 11th, when the last SK11 attendee floats home on a lovely cloud of post-con bliss. The good news is that starting Read more…
Don’t Wait! Hotel Deadline for SK11 is Coming!
Hey Skepticoners! Zoooooom! That’s how fast Skepticon 11 is approaching. For those coming from out of town, or just wanting a place to stay overnight after Skeptiprom, you need to nab a hotel room soon. The deadline for our reserved block of rooms at the $109 rate is July 18th, Read more…
Will You Be Our BFF?
Hi Skepticonville! We’re two months away from Skepticon 11! It’s time to reveal the thank-you gifts that we have for our most generous donors, our bestest best friends. Okay, maybe you’re thinking that we’ve never revealed our $100 donor gift ahead of time before. Well, that’s because we sometimes … Read more…
Skepticon 11 – Save the Date!
Hello St. Louis! What Are You Doing on August 9-11, 2019?
Ahem. Skepticon is pleased to announce that we have found our new home!
Help Our Legal Defense Fund, Get Dino Swag
Well, Skepticon fanaroos, here we are, two years into our legal fight with Richard Carrier, and we’re still standing strong for what we believe. But it’s costing us dearly to keep going. So, we’re throwing a fundraiser! And you can choose an amazing and dino-filled, hand-made thank-you gift for your donation. That’s right, each of the fabulous creations on this page were made one at a time by a human Skepticon organizer (okay, except the postcards).
Inside Skepticon – Hand Over Your Money and the Dinosaurs Won’t Get Hurt
You can’t spell fundraising without the fun! And we can’t put on an amazebananas free-to-attend Skepticon without the fundraising. Almost all of the money needed for Skepticon comes from donations by wonderful people like you. We also pledge that every penny donated to the conference goes to putting on Skepticon. Read more…
Inside Skepticon – I Like Big Bots!
In this modern age, everything depends on the interwebs, and Skepticon is no exception. We have a resident Tech wizard on the board, and his name is Bart! And do you know how we got Bart? He told Lauren that our website was a giant pile of [censored]. Yes, gentle Read more…
Inside Skepticon – So, The Thing About Corporations
The thing about corporations is that they have certain rules, and even little non-profits based in Missouri and secretly run by dinosaurs need to follow them. The rules aren’t terribly burdensome. They’re there to protect shareholders, and consumers, and to ensure that someone can be found who is responsible for Read more…