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	<title>Comments on: Skepticamp thoughts</title>
	<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/</link>
	<description>I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog.</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Reed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78868</link>
		<dc:creator>Reed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78868</guid>
		<description>Last night BC Skeptics announced the first skepticamp to happen outside its birthplace of Colorado.  They'll be hosting an event in Vancouver on June 28th

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=109725

Skepticamp is now an international concern.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last night BC Skeptics announced the first skepticamp to happen outside its birthplace of Colorado.  They&#8217;ll be hosting an event in Vancouver on June 28th</p>
<p><a href="http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=109725" rel="nofollow">http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=109725</a></p>
<p>Skepticamp is now an international concern.</p>
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		<title>By: Joe A</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78867</link>
		<dc:creator>Joe A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78867</guid>
		<description>BA, Reed, Katsu, thank you very much for your kind words.  You've made my day!  Now if I can ever get to the level of the BA's moon hoax talk...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BA, Reed, Katsu, thank you very much for your kind words.  You&#8217;ve made my day!  Now if I can ever get to the level of the BA&#8217;s moon hoax talk&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Sergeant Zim</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78866</link>
		<dc:creator>Sergeant Zim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78866</guid>
		<description>@ Michael Lonegran,

You may have images of Bible Camp, but somehow, when I read the title of this post, I heard Alyson Hannigan in my head:

"This one time....at Skep-camp...."</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Michael Lonegran,</p>
<p>You may have images of Bible Camp, but somehow, when I read the title of this post, I heard Alyson Hannigan in my head:</p>
<p>&#8220;This one time&#8230;.at Skep-camp&#8230;.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Reed</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78865</link>
		<dc:creator>Reed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78865</guid>
		<description>Skepticamp is still very much in the experimental stage. Even though it's adapted from the highly successful barcamp format, we are nevertheless treading new ground, especially among skeptics.

Listening to and absorbing feedback is a big part of organizing these event.  Look to see what we learned first event last August for example, chronicled in the 'feedback' section of http://barcamp.org/SkeptiCampColorado1

Your suggestions are well taken and will find their way to future organizers in much the same way who can tweak and experiment with the format to squeeze from it the best results.

And next time, let me gently suggest that you don't hide in the back row if you'd like to see more interaction.  ;^)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Skepticamp is still very much in the experimental stage. Even though it&#8217;s adapted from the highly successful barcamp format, we are nevertheless treading new ground, especially among skeptics.</p>
<p>Listening to and absorbing feedback is a big part of organizing these event.  Look to see what we learned first event last August for example, chronicled in the &#8216;feedback&#8217; section of <a href="http://barcamp.org/SkeptiCampColorado1" rel="nofollow">http://barcamp.org/SkeptiCampColorado1</a></p>
<p>Your suggestions are well taken and will find their way to future organizers in much the same way who can tweak and experiment with the format to squeeze from it the best results.</p>
<p>And next time, let me gently suggest that you don&#8217;t hide in the back row if you&#8217;d like to see more interaction.  ;^)</p>
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		<title>By: Katsu</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78864</link>
		<dc:creator>Katsu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78864</guid>
		<description>I'm glad you had fun at SkeptiCamp! :D Joel's talk was my favorite, too. (And could also be used as an example of how best to enhance a presentation with powerpoint...)

I wish I'd had time to come up with a presentation this year... I'd kind of like to do something more science-y, probably about reading sedimentary rocks, but I think the crowd's getting a bit too large to pass hand samples around. :/ Maybe next year school won't be eating my head. (Haha...)

Anyway, it was really nice meeting you! And I never got the chance to say so, but I did come to the black hole talk you did at Fiske and I loved it! :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m glad you had fun at SkeptiCamp! <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> Joel&#8217;s talk was my favorite, too. (And could also be used as an example of how best to enhance a presentation with powerpoint&#8230;)</p>
<p>I wish I&#8217;d had time to come up with a presentation this year&#8230; I&#8217;d kind of like to do something more science-y, probably about reading sedimentary rocks, but I think the crowd&#8217;s getting a bit too large to pass hand samples around. :/ Maybe next year school won&#8217;t be eating my head. (Haha&#8230;)</p>
<p>Anyway, it was really nice meeting you! And I never got the chance to say so, but I did come to the black hole talk you did at Fiske and I loved it! <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Janiece</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78863</link>
		<dc:creator>Janiece</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78863</guid>
		<description>I just saw an enormous spike in my site's traffic, and then realized I was the recipient of The Bad Astronomer Bump™.

I enjoyed Joe's talk, too, and wondered if a multi-track approach might be more beneficial?

Thanks!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just saw an enormous spike in my site&#8217;s traffic, and then realized I was the recipient of The Bad Astronomer Bump™.</p>
<p>I enjoyed Joe&#8217;s talk, too, and wondered if a multi-track approach might be more beneficial?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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		<title>By: Todd</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78862</link>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/24/skepticamp-thoughts/#comment-78862</guid>
		<description>The . at the end got included, sorry.  Here's the working link: http://vaccineawakening.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The . at the end got included, sorry.  Here&#8217;s the working link: <a href="http://vaccineawakening.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow">http://vaccineawakening.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html</a></p>
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