Triangle SkeptiCamp 2024
Friday – Pre-Event Social Event at Transfer Co. Food Hall
Join the organizers and speakers for an evening social event.
| Times | Description | Location |
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Pub Night Join the Triangle SkeptiCamp organizers and speakers for a social hang the evening before the main conference day. Each attendee is responsible for their own food and drink, available from the many vendors on site. We will meet inside. Venue rules limit signage; look for the Triangle Skeptics logo on a table tent. | Transfer Co. Food Hall |
Saturday – Main Conference Day at John Chavis Community Center
The main conference day will take place in the community center of John Chavis Memorial Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
| Times | Description | Presenter(s) |
| 9:45am – 10:00am | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Jeff Gehlbach |
| 10:00am – 11:30am | Presentation and Workshop Telling Stories with Wikipedia | Susan Gerbic |
| 11:45am – 12:15pm | Presentation How to Challenge Your Views Without Looking Like an Idiot | Coleman Watts |
| 12:30pm – 1:45pm | Lunch Break (on your own) Make a group delivery order with new friends, pick up something nearby, or brown bag it. Each attendee is responsible for their own food and drink. | Group |
| 1:45pm – 2:15pm | Presentation Gory Details | Erika Engelhaupt |
| 2:15pm – 2:30pm | Book signing Bring your own copy of Gory Details to have it signed by the author! Erika may have a limited number of copies available for purchase on site, but this is not guaranteed. | Erika Engelhaupt |
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm | Presentation Strategies for Investigating Mysteries | Kenny Biddle |
| 3:05pm – 3:35pm | Presentation The UFO Presentation THEY Don’t Want You to Attend | Rob Palmer |
| 3:40pm – 4:10pm | Presentation Visual Illusions: When Perception Differs From Reality | Eric Harris |
| 4:15pm – 4:25pm | Lightning Talk Talking About the Big Stuff Podcast | Michael Cole Matt Krevat |
| 4:30pm – 4:40pm | Lightning Talk Open slot. Got an informal hip-pocket talk to propose? Talk to an organizer! | Your Name Here? |
| 4:45pm – 5:00pm | Closing Keynote and Farewell | Organizers |
| 5:30pm – until | Post-Event Social Hang Keep the fellowship going over dinner and drinks at Transfer Co. Food Hall. Each attendee is responsible for their own food and drink, available from the many vendors on site. | Group |
Sunday – Investigative Field Trip with Kenny Biddle
Join CFI Chief Investigator Kenny Biddle and fellow conferees for an investigation into reputed hauntings.
| Times | Description | Location |
| 1:00pm – 4:00pm | Investigative Field Trip to Mordecai Historic Park We’ll meet at the visitor center of Mordecai Historic Park in downtown Raleigh, the site of “the most haunted house in Raleigh”, where we’ll tour Mordecai House; bring a pen and paper to take notes! After the guided tour we will mount a lighthearted yet probing investigation into the legends surrounding the site. The park is also the current site of the birthplace of Andrew Jackson and several other structures, many with a reputation for paranormal activity. Each attendee is responsible for their own admission (adults $7; children and seniors $4). Parking information at park web site. | Mordecai Historic Park |
| 4:00pm – until | Post-Investigation Social Hang We’ll adjourn together to a nearby establishment for food and drink. | TBD |
Participation in all aspects of Triangle SkeptiCamp is subject to the code of conduct.