This October 11-13, Columbus, Ohio will be holding our first mega-meetup. The theme will be:
“Leveling Up”
The site will be the HCCO conference room, and attendance will be limited to 60. Tickets will be sold in advance and will cover lunch (Tickets will be extremely cheap to buy in advance, and will pretty much just be the cost of lunch, rounded up. Their sole purpose is to reserve seats for attendees in a reasonable manner.)
If you think you might be coming, please leave a comment, along with a confidence estimation. Yes, I know the event is pretty far in the future, but an early RSVP will be extremely helpful to me! For example if you would be bringing two guests, and are 75% certain you will come:
J. Doe +2, 75%
Talks:
Note- October is far enough out in advance that all the details are tentative at this point.
Down the Rabbit Hole: Magic as Psychic Entertainment -Jack Strauss
Magician/Mentalist Jack Strauss will present a stage act as a psychic entertainer. Afterwards, there will be a sit-down talkback with the audience. Topics will be determined by audience questions and may include: ethics of performing on stage with a psychic persona, psychology of deception, techniques of cold reading, etc. The only topic off the table will be the specifics of how the act you just saw is performed.
Columbus Mega-meetup Planning- RSVPs wanted
This October 11-13, Columbus, Ohio will be holding our first mega-meetup. The theme will be:
“Leveling Up”
The site will be the HCCO conference room, and attendance will be limited to 60. Tickets will be sold in advance and will cover lunch (Tickets will be extremely cheap to buy in advance, and will pretty much just be the cost of lunch, rounded up. Their sole purpose is to reserve seats for attendees in a reasonable manner.)
If you think you might be coming, please leave a comment, along with a confidence estimation. Yes, I know the event is pretty far in the future, but an early RSVP will be extremely helpful to me! For example if you would be bringing two guests, and are 75% certain you will come:
Talks:
Note- October is far enough out in advance that all the details are tentative at this point.
Down the Rabbit Hole: Magic as Psychic Entertainment -Jack Strauss
Magician/Mentalist Jack Strauss will present a stage act as a psychic entertainer. Afterwards, there will be a sit-down talkback with the audience. Topics will be determined by audience questions and may include: ethics of performing on stage with a psychic persona, psychology of deception, techniques of cold reading, etc. The only topic off the table will be the specifics of how the act you just saw is performed.
Jesse Galef- Defense Against the Dark Arts
Elissa Caffery Fleming- Effective Altruism (tentative)
Amanda Metskas- The Next Generation (tentative)
Eric Huff- Applications of Models
Demitri Muna- Instrumental Improv workshop
Erica Edelman- Intro to Rationality
Other Events:
Friday we may do a swing dance class. Sunday we may go shopping.
Approximate Drive Times:
Dayton, OH- 1:00
Cincinnati, OH- 1:30
Cleveland, OH- 2:10
Toledo, OH- 2:20
Indianapolis, IN- 2:40
Fort Wayne, IN- 2:45
Pittsburgh, PA- 2:50
Lexington, KY- 3:00
Louisville, KY- 3:10
Detroit, MI- 3:15
Grand Rapids, MI- 4:50
Buffalo, MI- 5:00
Knoxville, TN- 5:15
Chicago, IL- 5:20
Nashville, TN- 5:30
Springfield, IL- 5:50
Rochester, NY- 6:00
Washington DC- 6:15
St Louis, MO- 6:20
Toronto, Canada- 6:30
Charlotte, NC- 6:40
Milwuakee, WI- 6:50
Philadelphia, PA- 7:15
NYC- 8:00