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| name = CSICon |
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| logo = CSICon logo.jpg |
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| image = CSICON 2011-Barry Karr.JPG |
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| caption = CSI Executive Director [[Barry Karr]] speaking at CSICon 2011 |
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| status = Active |
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| genre = [[science]] and [[scientific skepticism|skepticism]] |
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| location = Las Vegas since 2016 |
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| country = United States |
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| first = 2011 (1983) |
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| organizer = [[Committee for Skeptical Inquiry]] |
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| attendance = 500 in 2015<ref name="Frazier2015">{{Cite journal |last=Frazier |first=Kendrick |authorlink=Kendrick Frazier |date=September 2015 |title=‘Reason for Change’: Quacks and Cranks, GMOs and Climate, Science and Philosophy |url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/reason_for_change_quacks_and_cranks_gmos_and_climate_science_and_philosophy |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |publisher=CSI |volume=39 |issue=5 |accessdate=October 25, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717014843/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/reason_for_change_quacks_and_cranks_gmos_and_climate_science_and_philosophy |archivedate=July 17, 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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| website = {{URL|csiconference.org}} |
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'''CSICon''' or '''CSIConference''' is an annual [[list of skeptical conferences|skeptical conference]] typically held in the [[United States]]. CSICon is hosted by the [[Committee for Skeptical Inquiry]] (CSI), which is a program of the [[Center for Inquiry]] (CFI). CSI publishes ''[[Skeptical Inquirer]]'', subtitled ''The Magazine for Science and Reason''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.csiconference.org |title=The Conference Dedicated to Science and Skeptical Inquiry |work=CSIConference.org |publisher=CSI |accessdate=October 25, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027055312/http://www.csiconference.org/ |archivedate=October 27, 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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== History == |
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=== 1983–2005: CSICOP conferences === |
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[[File:CSICOP Banquet.jpg|thumb|left|Banquet at the 1983 CSICOP Conference in [[Buffalo, NY]].]] |
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CSICon's current format stems from 2011, but similar conferences by CSI (until 2006 known as CSICOP, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal) go back as far as 1983, when the first was held at the [[State University of New York at Buffalo]] (SUNY).<ref name="POI">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pointofinquiry.org/csicon_the_conference_dedicated_to_scientific_inquiry_and_critical_thinking/ |title=CSICon – The Conference Dedicated To Scientific Inquiry And Critical Thinking |author=Adam Isaac |work=[[Point of Inquiry]] |publisher=CFI |date=October 5, 2011 |accessdate=October 21, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026083135/http://www.pointofinquiry.org/csicon_the_conference_dedicated_to_scientific_inquiry_and_critical_thinking/ |archivedate=October 26, 2016 |df= }}</ref> The second international CSICOP conference, themed "Paranormal Beliefs: Scientific Facts and Fictions", was held at [[Stanford University]] in 1984. The third, the first European CSICOP conference, was held at [[University College London]] in Britain, themed "Investigation and Belief".<ref name="CSICOP timeline">{{Cite journal |last=Frazier |first=Kendrick |authorlink=Kendrick Frazier |date=June 2001 |title=CSICOP Timeline |url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/csicop_timeline |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |publisher=CSI |volume=25 |issue=3 |accessdate=October 25, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223130301/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/csicop_timeline |archivedate=February 23, 2017 |df= }}</ref> |
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Throughout the 1980s, the European readership of the ''[[Skeptical Inquirer]]'' was increasing, while CSICOP members [[James Randi]] and [[Paul Kurtz]] were visiting several European countries to help found national skeptical organizations with their own magazines. In 1989, the second European CSICOP conference occurred in [[Bad Tölz]], [[Germany]], co-organized by the [[GWUP]] and also known as the 1st [[European Skeptics Congress]]. It was followed by the formation of the [[European Council of Skeptical Organisations]] in 1994, that would henceforth host international skeptical conferences in Europe.<ref name="EarlierEvents">{{Cite web |url=http://szkeptikustarsasag.hu/14th-european-skeptic-congress/earlier-european-events |title=Earlier European skeptic events |author=[[Gábor Hraskó]] |publisher=[[Hungarian Skeptic Society]] |accessdate=October 24, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527214128/http://szkeptikustarsasag.hu/14th-european-skeptic-congress/earlier-european-events |archivedate=May 27, 2014 |df= }}</ref> |
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Subsequent CSICOP conferences were always held inside the United States. These included the First World Skeptics Congress at SUNY Buffalo (1996), "That’s Entertainment! Hollywood, the Media, and the Supernatural" with the Council for Media Integrity in [[Los Angeles]] (1998), "Science Meets 'Alternative Medicine'" in [[Philadelphia]] (1999) and others.<ref name="CSICOP timeline"/> |
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=== 2005–2011: hiatus === |
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Around 2005, the CSICOP conferences that were on average held every year and a half, usually at a major American university in conjunction with the relevant faculties such as physics, psychology and philosophy, went into a seven-year hiatus. According to [[Kendrick Frazier]], the organization struggled with its leadership, focus and future perspective, prompting amongst other things the 2006 renaming from CSICOP to CSI, the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. In the meantime, the annual skeptical conference in [[Las Vegas]], [[The Amaz!ng Meeting]] run by the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]] (JREF), started to fill the gap and grew larger every year.<ref name="4decades">{{Cite journal |last=Frazier |first=Kendrick |authorlink=Kendrick Frazier |date=March 2015 |title=Organized Skepticism: Four Decades ... and Today |url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/organized_skepticism_four_decades_..._and_today |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |publisher=CSI |volume=39 |issue=2 |accessdate=October 25, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003140636/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/organized_skepticism_four_decades_..._and_today |archivedate=October 3, 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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=== 2011–present: CSICon === |
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[[File:CSICON 2011-Bill Nye-CFI In Praise of Reason Award.JPG|thumb|[[Bill Nye]] received the "In Praise of Reason" Award at CSICon 2011.]] |
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[[File:CSI Tacoma.jpg|thumb|CSI, CFI and CSH gathered at the joint CFI Summit in [[Tacoma, Washington]] in 2013.]] |
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[[File:2016 CSICon logo.jpg|thumb|2016 CSICon Logo]] |
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When CSI stabilized in 2011, it held its first newly styled CSICon in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name="4decades"/> At this first CSICon, [[Planetary Society]] president [[Bill Nye]] was presented with the "In Praise of Reason" Award for his efforts in science communication with shows such as "[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]" and later series and lectures.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.csicop.org/news/show/bill_nye_wins_in_praise_of_reason_award |title=Bill Nye Wins In Praise of Reason Award |work=CSI website |publisher=CSI |date=January 20, 2012 |accessdate=October 24, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917133641/http://www.csicop.org/news/show/bill_nye_wins_in_praise_of_reason_award |archivedate=September 17, 2016 |df= }}</ref> '''Bill Nye is a frequent speaker at the conference, with speaking slots in 2011 and 2013. He also attended the conference in a non speaker role in 2018.<ref name="meetTheFirsttimers">{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Rob |title=CSICon 2018: Meet the First-Timers |url=https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/csicon_2018_meet_the_first-timers |website=CSI |publisher=CFI |accessdate=20 January 2019}}</ref> |
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CSICon 2 took place in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] in October 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |url= |title=Skeptics, atheists share their doubts at conference |author=Bob Smietana |work=[[The Tennessean]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |date=October 26, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=Frazier2012/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/how-long-will-a-lie-last-new-study-finds-that-false-memories-linger-for-years/ |title=How Long Will a Lie Last? New Study Finds That False Memories Linger for Years |author=Kyle Hill |work=Scientific American Blog Network |publisher=[[Scientific American]] |date=November 14, 2012 |accessdate=October 25, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128195819/https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/how-long-will-a-lie-last-new-study-finds-that-false-memories-linger-for-years/ |archivedate=November 28, 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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In October 2013, CSICon 3 was held as part of a larger CFI conference, including the Council for Secular Humanism (CSH), called the CFI Summit in [[Tacoma, Washington]].<ref name="4decades"/> This combined congress was an experiment, as some people like [[Ray Hyman]] and [[Daniel Loxton]] feared or argued the goals and focus of skepticism and humanism differed too much from each other to be discussed at a single conference. On the other hand, [[Ronald A. Lindsay]] and [[Eddie Tabash]] defended the decision of a joint conference, and [[Susan Gerbic]] wrote afterwards she was "completely impressed" by how well the two camps overlapped (citing the [[creation–evolution controversy]] as the most important common ground), and "have to work together".<ref name=FrazierSummit/><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gerbic |first=Susan |authorlink=Susan Gerbic |date=March 2014 |title=CFI Summit: Impressions. Conference Report. |url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/cfi_summit_impressions |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |publisher=CSI |volume=38 |issue=2 |accessdate=October 25, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108034407/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/cfi_summit_impressions |archivedate=November 8, 2016 |df= }}</ref> In June 2015, again a joint CFI conference was organized under the banner "Reason for Change", with almost 500 people attending. Frazier opined that "[s]cientific skepticism and secularism/humanism blended fairly seamlessly" in [[Amherst, New York]], the headquarters of CFI.<ref name="Frazier2015"/> |
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After the last installment of [[The Amaz!ng Meeting]] in 2015, Las Vegas was chosen as the location for CSICon 2016 to fill the void.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://skeptoid.com/blog/2016/03/19/are-you-frustrated-that-tam-the-jref-are-no-more-and-the-skeptical-community-has-disintegrated/ |title=Are you frustrated that TAM & the JREF are no more, and the skeptical community has disintegrated? |author=[[Brian Dunning (author)|Brian Dunning]] |work=Skeptoid blog |date=March 19, 2016 |accessdate=October 21, 2016}}</ref><ref name=HallDyer/> |
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There are active efforts to bring more students to CSICon, such as by Oregonians for Science and Reason (O4SR) which in 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/lets_bring_more_students_to_csicon|title=Let’s Bring More Students to CSICon - CSI|last=Gerbic|first=Susan|authorlink=Susan Gerbic|date=|website=www.csicop.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213163751/http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/lets_bring_more_students_to_csicon|archive-date=2017-02-13|dead-url=no|access-date=2017-02-12|df=}}</ref> and 2017 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/2017_o4sr_scholarship_winners_for_csicon|title=2017 O4SR Scholarship Winners for CSICon - CSI|last=Gerbic|first=Susan|authorlink=Susan Gerbic|date=|website=www.csicop.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425211109/https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/2017_o4sr_scholarship_winners_for_csicon|archive-date=2018-04-25|dead-url=no|access-date=2018-05-31|df=}}</ref> gave three scholarships that included conference fees, travel, hotel and food costs. |
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'''2018 saw a large number of first time attendees.<ref name="meetTheFirsttimers" />''' |
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'''An opinion piece by Rob Palmer is of the sentiment that the conference attracts most of its first time attendees by the big name speakers, but what makes them return is the lasting friendships and the invaluable networking done on the conference floor.<ref name="meetTheFirsttimers" />''' |
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==== Sunday Morning Papers Session ==== |
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One part of TAM that was carried over directly to CSICon is the Sunday Morning Papers Sessions. As described by Ray Hall, who has been in charge of vetting the Sunday Papers since TAM2 in 2002 and continued in that role for CSICon 2016, "The Sunday Papers are an opportunity for anyone with a specific expertise to lend their skills to the [skeptical] movement . . . Proposals that make it to the stage have some or all of these characteristics: they are well researched (with citations), introduce new data and analysis, discuss successes in media outreach, and the speaker’s credentials are well matched to the content of the proposal."<ref name=HallDyer/> As Jay Diamond described them, "The Sunday Papers are 'best of' the skeptical community. Grassroots skeptics get fifteen minutes to discuss their passion, so they are concise and clear."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.csiconference.org/interview-diamond.html|title=Fifteen Minutes of Skepticism: The Sunday Papers, An Interview with Jay Diamond - CSICon Las Vegas|last=Gerbic|first=Susan|authorlink=Susan Gerbic|date=|website=CSIConference.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080350/http://www.csiconference.org/interview-diamond.html|archive-date=2017-02-11|dead-url=no|access-date=February 8, 2017|df=}}</ref> Speakers are given a strict time limit of 15 minutes. According to Diamond, " It’s much easier to do an hour-long talk than fifteen minutes. For the short talk, you need to be very well rehearsed." In 2016, the wide-ranging topics included Creationist attacks on genetic algorithms, Rh-negative blood types, Homeopathy, concussions in American football, teaching critical thinking in college, and chemtrails.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/csicon_las_vegas|title=CSICon Las Vegas: "Go for the speakers, return for the people" - CSI|last=Gerbic|first=Susan|authorlink=Susan Gerbic|date=|website=www.csicop.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213163934/http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/csicon_las_vegas|archive-date=2017-02-13|dead-url=no|access-date=2017-02-12|df=}}</ref> |
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In 2017, the Sunday Papers presentations included teaching people to recognize pseudoscience, the history of phrenology and parallels to the current misuse of functional MRI, the influence of prayer on sports outcomes, the belief in the paranormal among university students, and a review of aberrant treatments promoted on naturopath websites.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerbic |first1=Susan |authorlink=Susan Gerbic |title=CSICon Sunday Papers 2017 |url=https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/csicon_sunday_paper_2017 |website=CSI |publisher=Center for Inquiry |accessdate=15 June 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615191025/https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/csicon_sunday_paper_2017 |archivedate=15 June 2018 |df= }}</ref> |
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In 2018, the Sunday Papers presentations included speakers from the USA, Brazil, India, and Denmark:<ref>{{cite web |title=CSICon 2018: Speakers and Schedule |url=https://csiconference.org/ |website=CSIConfernce.org |publisher=CFI |accessdate=17 November 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010024449/https://csiconference.org/ |archivedate=10 October 2018}}</ref> |
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*''Politicization of Science: CAMs in the Brazilian Public Healthcare System'', by Natalia Pasternak Taschner |
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*''Our Fight to Bring in the Anti-black Magic Law in India'', by Shantanu Abhyankar |
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*''Patented Woo: Why does the Patent Office issue patents on homeopathic “cures" and other pseudoscience?'', by Rick McLeod |
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*''Pseudoscience Ruins Adolescence: Myths About Sex, Drugs, and Self-Control'', by Stephen Hupp |
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*''Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia: Your Pathway to Skeptical Activism'', by Rob Palmer |
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*''The Harrit Syndrome: A New Explanation of Why and How People Become Evangelical Conspiracy Theorists'', by Steen Svanholm & Claus Flodin Larsen |
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== Events == |
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|October 27–30, 2011 || [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] || CSICon || [[Bill Nye]], [[Phil Plait]], [[Barbara Forrest]], [[Lawrence Krauss]], [[Harriet Hall]], [[Steven Novella]], [[William B. Davis]], [[Chris Mooney (journalist)|Chris Mooney]], [[Karen Stollznow]], [[James Underdown]] and The Heathens, [[Joe Nickell]], [[James Randi]], [[Ray Hyman]], [[Massimo Polidoro]], [[D. J. Grothe]], [[Indre Viskontas]], [[Ben Radford]], [[Margaret Downey]], [[PZ Myers]], [[Sandra Blakeslee]], Michelle Blackley, [[Richard Saunders (skeptic)|Richard Saunders]], [[Kendrick Frazier]], [[Robert Sheaffer]], and others. || Theme: "The Conference Dedicated To Scientific Inquiry And Critical Thinking"<ref name="POI"/><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lavarnway |first=Julia |date=March 2012 |title=CSICon New Orleans 2011 - Where Meeting Awesome Skeptics Is As Easy As Saying ‘Hello’ |url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/csicon_new_orleans_2011_-_where_meeting_awesome_skeptics_is_as_easy_as_sayi |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |publisher=CSI |volume=36 |issue=2 |accessdate=October 26, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010184704/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/csicon_new_orleans_2011_-_where_meeting_awesome_skeptics_is_as_easy_as_sayi |archivedate=October 10, 2016 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/01/ufo-nfl-game_n_1033966.html |title=UFO At NFL Game: TV Camera Captures Strange Object In Flight During Broadcast |author=Lee Speigel |work=[[Huffington Post]] |date=November 1, 2011 |accessdate=October 26, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026163741/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/01/ufo-nfl-game_n_1033966.html |archivedate=October 26, 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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|October 25–28, 2012 || [[Nashville, Tennessee]] || CSICon 2 || [[Ronald A. Lindsay]], [[Kendrick Frazier]], ''[[The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe]]'' (Steven, Bob, and Jay Novella, [[Rebecca Watson]], and Evan Bernstein), [[George Hrab]], [[PZ Myers]], [[James Alcock]], [[Elizabeth Loftus]], [[Indre Viskontas]], [[Massimo Polidoro]], [[Richard Wiseman]], [[Jon Ronson]], [[Sara Mayhew]], [[Eugenie Scott]], [[Dan Kahan]], [[David Morrison (astrophysicist)|David Morrison]], [[Sharon A. Hill]], [[Scott Lilienfeld]], [[Anthony Pratkanis]], [[David Gorski]], Harriet Hall, [[Kimball Atwood]], Richard Lippa, [[Carol Tavris]], and others. || Theme: "The Conference Dedicated To Science And Skeptical Inquiry"<ref name=Frazier2012>{{Cite journal |last=Frazier |first=Kendrick |authorlink=Kendrick Frazier |date=March 2013 |title=Ideas and Insights, Inquiries and Investigations |url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/ideas_and_insights_inquiries_and_investigations |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |publisher=CSI |volume=37 |issue=2 |accessdate=October 21, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808011330/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/ideas_and_insights_inquiries_and_investigations |archivedate=August 8, 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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|October 24–27, 2013 || [[Tacoma, Washington]] || CSICon 3 (part of the CFI Summit) || [[Ronald A. Lindsay]], [[Ray Hyman]], [[Daniel Loxton]], [[Edward Tabash]], [[Susan Gerbic]], [[Barry Kosmin]], Michael De Dora, [[Ophelia Benson]], Mark Hatcher, Bill Cooke, [[Zack Kopplin]], [[Bill Nye]], [[Ben Radford]], [[James Underdown]], [[Joe Nickell]], [[Leonard Mlodinow]], Lindsay Beyerstein, [[Josh Zepps]], and others. || Co-organized with the Center for Inquiry as part of the "CFI Summit: A meeting of minds — a call to collaborative action"<ref name=FrazierSummit>{{Cite journal |last=Frazier |first=Kendrick |authorlink=Kendrick Frazier |date=March 2014 |title=CFI Summit: Highlights. Skeptics, Humanists Come Together in Tacoma in First Joint Conference: Skepticism, Humanism, or Both? |url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/cfi_summit_highlights |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |publisher=CSI |volume=38 |issue=2 |accessdate=October 23, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003142116/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/cfi_summit_highlights |archivedate=October 3, 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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|June 11–15, 2015 || [[Amherst, New York]] || Reason for Change{{#tag:ref|Unlike the 2013 CFI Summit that incorporated CSICon 3,<ref name="Frazier2012"/> "Reason for Change" was not officially named a "CSICon", although CSI again co-organized it.<ref name="4decades"/> Instead, it was dubbed "A CFI Conference", while the 2016 CSICon in Las Vegas has been ranked the "4th".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://csicop.org/uploads/audio/misc/CSICON_ad_final.mp3 |title=CSICon ad final |author=Barry Karr |authorlink=Barry Karr |work=CSIConference.org |publisher=CSI |accessdate=October 25, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026025811/http://www.csicop.org/uploads/audio/misc/CSICON_ad_final.mp3 |archivedate=October 26, 2016 |df= }}</ref>|group="note"}} || [[Ronald A. Lindsay]], [[James Underdown]], [[Kendrick Frazier]], [[Tom Flynn (author)|Tom Flynn]], [[Michael Specter]], [[Eugenie Scott]], [[Harriet Hall]], [[Steven Novella]], [[David Gorski]], Leonard Tramiel, [[Rebecca Goldstein]], [[Stephen Law]], [[Mark Boslough]], [[Scott Mandia]], Jan Dash, Joshua Rosenau, [[Dave Thomas (skeptic)|Dave Thomas]], [[Ray Hyman]], [[Scott Lilienfeld]], Amardeo Sarma, [[Barry Karr]], and others. || Co-organized with the Center for Inquiry as "A CFI Conference"<ref name="Frazier2015"/> |
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|October 27–30, 2016 || [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] || CSICon 4 || [[James Alcock]], [[Banachek]], [[Julia Belluz]], Lindsay Beyerstein, [[Robyn Blumner]], [[Richard Dawkins]], Katie Dyer, [[Sanal Edamaruku]], [[Mark Edward]], [[Kevin Folta]], [[Kendrick Frazier]], [[Susan Gerbic]], Stephanie Guttormson, [[Harriet Hall]], Ray Hall, [[David Helfand]], [[George Hrab]], [[Ray Hyman]], [[Maria Konnikova]], [[Lawrence Krauss]], [[Ronald Lindsay]], [[Elizabeth Loftus]], [[Michael Mann]], [[Joe Nickell]], [[Paul Offit]], [[Massimo Polidoro]], [[Anthony Pratkanis]], [[James Randi]], [[Joe Schwarcz]], [[Eugenie Scott]], Kavin Senapathy, [[Jamy Ian Swiss]], [[Jill Tarter]], [[Carol Tavris]], [[James Underdown]], Bertha Vazquez, and Tamar Wilner.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.csiconference.org/ |title=CSICon Las Vegas: Speakers |work=CSIConference.org |publisher=CSI |accessdate=October 24, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027055312/http://www.csiconference.org/ |archivedate=October 27, 2016 |df= }}</ref> || Theme: "Celebrate Science and Reason"<ref name=HallDyer>{{Cite web |url=http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/from_tam_to_csicon_an_interview_with_ray_hall_and_katie_dyer |title=From TAM to CSICon: An Interview with Ray Hall and Katie Dyer |author=[[Susan Gerbic]] |work=CSI website |publisher=CSI |date=September 22, 2016 |accessdate=October 21, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025120620/http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/from_tam_to_csicon_an_interview_with_ray_hall_and_katie_dyer |archivedate=October 25, 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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|October 26–29, 2017 || [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] || CSICon 5 || [[James Alcock]], [[Teresa Giménez Barbat]], Evan Bernstein, Lindsay Beyerstein, Kenny Biddle, [[Robyn Blumner]], Rob Brotherton, [[Richard Dawkins]], [[Rachael Dunlop]], Katie Dyer, [[Taner Edis]], [[Mark Edward]], [[Kevin M. Folta]], [[Kendrick Frazier]], [[Susan Gerbic]], [[David Gorski|David H. Gorski, MD]], [[Harriet Hall|Harriet Hall, MD]], Raymond Edward Hall, Sheldon W. Helms, [[Britt Hermes]], [[George Hrab]], [[Ray Hyman]], [[Maria Konnikova]], [[Lawrence Krauss]], [[Michael E. Mann]], Natalie Newell, [[Joe Nickell]], Bob Novella, Jay Novella, [[Steven Novella|Steven Novella, MD]], [[Loren Pankratz|Loren Pankratz, PhD]], [[Massimo Polidoro]], Carrie Poppy, [[James Randi|James “The Amazing” Randi]] - withdrawn (health),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Randi|first1=James|title=Video message to CSICon attendees|url=https://www.facebook.com/CSIConference/videos/1484609861615742/|website=Facebook|publisher=CSICon - Skeptical Inquirer Conference|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref> [[Cara Santa Maria]], [[Richard Saunders (skeptic)|Richard Saunders]], [[Eugenie C. Scott]], Kavin Senapathy, [[James Underdown|Jim Underdown]], [[Richard Wiseman]]<ref name="Vegas 2017">{{cite web|title=CSICon Las Vegas 2017|url=http://www.csiconference.org|website=CSICon Las Vegas 2017|accessdate=30 April 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506045506/http://www.csiconference.org/|archivedate=6 May 2017|df=}}</ref>||Your alternative to alternative facts.<ref name="Vegas 2017"/> <br><br>[[Science Moms]] had its American premiere.<ref name=siue.edu>{{cite web|last1=Hupp|first1=Stephen|title=SIUE's Hupp Produces Skeptical Film Premiering this Weekend|url=http://www.siue.edu/news/2017/10/Hupp-ExecProducer-ScienceMoms.shtml|website=SIUE.edu|publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|accessdate=18 November 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118181200/http://www.siue.edu/news/2017/10/Hupp-ExecProducer-ScienceMoms.shtml|archivedate=18 November 2017|dead-url=no}}</ref> |
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|October 18–21, 2018 || [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]] || CSICon 6 || [[James Alcock]], [[Banachek]], Kenny Biddle, [[Susan Blackmore]], [[Mark Boslough]], Tim Callahan, Troy Campbell, [[Timothy Caulfield]], [[Adam Conover]], John Cook, [[Richard Dawkins]], [[Yvette d'Entremont]], Craig Foster, [[Stephen Fry]], [[Susan Gerbic]], Jen Gunter, Abby Hafer, Ray Hall, [[George Hrab]], [[Deborah Hyde]], William M. London, [[Stephen Macknik]], [[Susana Martinez-Conde]], [[Joe Nickell]], [[Paul Offit]], [[Steven Pinker]], [[Massimo Polidoro]], [[James Randi|James “The Amazing” Randi]], Kavin Senepathy, [[Joseph Uscinski]], Bertha Vazquez, [[Mick West]], [[Carl Zimmer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=CSICon Las Vegas 2018|url=https://csiconference.org/|website=CSICon Las Vegas 2018|accessdate=26 April 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502234046/https://csiconference.org/|archivedate=2 May 2018|df=}}</ref>||Bigger venue. Bigger stars. Bigger ideas. Bigger fun.<ref>{{cite web|title=CSICon Las Vegas 2018|url=https://csiconference.org/|website=CSICon Las Vegas 2018|accessdate=26 April 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502234046/https://csiconference.org/|archivedate=2 May 2018|df=}}</ref> |
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== Gallery == |
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Conspiracy Panel at CSICON.jpg|CSICon 1 conspiracy panel: [[Ted Goertzel]], [[Dave Thomas (skeptic)|Dave Thomas]], Bob Blaskiewicz and [[Scott Lilienfeld]]. |
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Dr. Indre Viskontas - Skepticism and the Media Panel at CSICon 2011.JPG|[[Indre Viskontas]] leading the Skepticism and the Media Panel CSICon 1. |
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Nickellzombie.JPG|[[Joe Nickell]] as a zombie at CSICon 2. |
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CSICON 2011-MassimoPolidoro.JPG | [[Massimo Polidoro]] participating in "The Investigators" panel at CSICon 2011 in New Orleans. |
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CSICON 2012-204-How to Think About Weird News 1-Sharon Hill.JPG|[[Sharon A. Hill|Sharon Hill]] speaking about weird news at CSICon 2. |
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Point of Inquiry recording.jpg|[[Point of Inquiry]] host Josh Zepps interviews [[Leonard Mlodinow]] at CFI Summit 2013. |
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Hall 2013.jpg|[[Harriet Hall]], a frequent CSICon speaker, in Tacoma 2013. |
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Bill Nye lectures at 2013 CFI Summit.jpg|Bill Nye lectures at CFI Summit 2013. |
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Nickell Balles Prize.jpg|Joe Nickell receives the Robert Balles Prize. |
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CSI Executive Council-Reason for Change.JPG|Public CSI–CFI–CSH board gathering at Reason for Change. |
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Ronald Lindsay "Why Skepticism?" at CSICon Las Vegas in 2016.jpg|[[Ronald Lindsay|Ron Lindsay]] "Why Skepticism?" 2016 |
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Mini-Skeptic's Toolbox at CSICon Las Vegas in 2016.jpg|Mini [[Skeptic's Toolbox]] 2016 |
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Dr. Paul Offitt "Opioids" at CSICon Las Vegas in 2016.jpg|[[Paul Offit]] "Opioids" lecture 2016 |
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James Randi & Massimo Polidoro at CSICon Las Vegas in 2016.jpg|[[James Randi]] and [[Massimo Polidoro]] 2016 |
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CSI Staff Halloween Party 2016.jpg|CSI Staff at Halloween Party 2016 |
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Richard Dawkins CSICon 2016.jpg|[[Richard Dawkins]] 2016 |
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Science Moms, CSICon 2017.jpg|''[[Science Moms]]'' panel discussion at CSICon in 2017 |
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Susan Gerbic presenting on GSoW at CSICon 2017.jpg|[[Susan Gerbic]] presenting on [[Susan Gerbic#GSoW|GSoW]] at CSICon in 2017 |
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Lawrence Krauss presenting at CSICon 2017.jpg|[[Lawrence Krauss]] presenting at CSICon 2017 |
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Richard Dawkins and Richard Wiseman at CSICon 2017.jpg|[[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Richard Wiseman]] at CSICon 2017 |
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Banachek & James Randi CSICon2018.jpg|[[Banachek]] and his mentor [[James Randi]] CSICon 2018 |
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CSICon 2018 Mark W. Gura & Richard Dawkins Present Stepehn Fry the 2018 Atheist Alliance Richard Dawkins Award.jpg|[[Mark W. Gura|Mark Gura]] & [[Richard Dawkins]] present Stephen Fry the 2018 Atheist Alliance Richard Dawkins Award |
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== See also == |
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*[[Skeptic's Toolbox]] |
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*[[Skepticon]] |
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*[[NECSS]] |
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*[[The Amaz!ng Meeting]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Notes== |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category|CSICON}} |
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* {{Official website|csiconference.org}} |
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* {{Facebook|CSIConference}} |
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* [[Twitter]]: official announcements are made by [https://twitter.com/SkeptInquiry @SkeptInquiry] and [https://twitter.com/center4inquiry @center4inquiry]; hashtag [https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSICon?src=hash #CSICon] is in use |
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* [http://lanyrd.com/series/cfi/ All CFI events including CSICon] – [[Lanyrd]] |
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