Friday November 22
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 6.00pm | Welcome social event | Occidental Hotel, York St, Wynyard |
Saturday November 23 – Spreading the Science
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00am | Welcome and introduction | Alanta Colley + Jessica Singer |
| 9:15am | Communicating science | Dr Karl Kruszelnicki |
| 10.00am | Science projects | Young Skeptics |
| 11.00am | MORNING BREAK | |
| 11.30am | Teaching science | Philippa Miller, STA NSW |
| 12.00 noon | Annie McCubbin | |
| 12.30pm | Paranormal | Ben Radford |
| 1.00pm | LUNCH | |
| 2.00pm | How to start up a successful Skeptics in the Pub | Amelia Willmer |
| 2.30pm | Human rights & pseudoscience | Sue Ieraci |
| 3.00pm | AFTERNOON BREAK | |
| 3.30pm | Robyn Williams | |
| 4.00pm | Wonders of science | Special guests |
| 5.00pm | Close of first day |
Saturday November 23 – gala dinner
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 6.30pm – 10.30pm | Gala dinner | Rydges Sydney Central, 28 Albion St, Surry Hills – bookings essential |
Sunday November 24 – The World Around Us
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9.30am | Welcome and awards | Alanta Colley + Tim Mendham |
| 9.45am | Acupuncture | Alanta Colley |
| 10.15am | UFOs & cryptids | Panel – Ben Radford, Bill Chalker, Paul Cropper, Richard Saunders |
| 11.15am | MORNING BREAK | |
| 11.45am | Animal myths | Macquarie Uni Behavioural Ecology Lab |
| 12.45pm | Challenges | Ian Bryce |
| 1.15pm | LUNCH | |
| 2.15pm | Bushfires and climate change | Jason Evans |
| 2.45pm | Love life of spiders | Caitlin Creak |
| 3.15pm | Squaring the Zone podcasts | Ben Radford, Richard Saunders + guests |
| 4.15pm | Closing remarks |
Note that the schedule may vary due to speaker availability and unforeseen circumstances
Note re catering:
While we will have tea and coffee available throughout the convention period, there will be no lunch served. However, the UTS venue and Railway Square are well supplied with a wide array of food outlets, ranging from up-market restaurants to take-aways, all within a few hundred metres of the convention venue.