This is a list of notable conferences that promote or practice scientific skepticism.
| Event | Established | City | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Various | 450+ attendees (2014).[1] | ||
| Australian Skeptics National Convention | 1985 | Various | Organised by the Australian Skeptics.[2] [3] 320 attendees (2012).[4] | |
| CSICon / CFI Summit | 1983 | Various | Sponsored by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.[5] [6] [7] | |
| European Skeptics Congress (ESC) | 1989 | Various | Sponsored by the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) since 1994.[8] | |
| 2012 | Organized by Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[9] | |||
| 2012 | Independent.[10] [11] 1,000 attendees (Ghent 2013),[12] 2,000 attendees (Antwerp 2015).[13] | |||
| New Zealand Skeptics Conference | 1986 | Various | Organised by the New Zealand Skeptics.[14] 120 attendees (2007).[15] | |
| Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS) | 2009 | New York City | Organised by New York City Skeptics, New England Skeptical Society & Society for Science-Based Medicine.[16] [17] 400 attendees. | |
| 2011 | Manchester, England | Organised by the Merseyside Skeptics Society and the Greater Manchester Skeptics Society. 650 attendees (2016).[18] | ||
| SkepchickCON | 2009[19] | The scientific skepticism track at CONvergence, a 4-day science fiction and fantasy conference held annually in Bloomington Minnesota on the first full weekend in July. | ||
| SkepKon (GWUP-Konferenz) | 1987 | Various[20] | Organised by the Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften.[21] [22] | |
| 1987 | Utrecht[23] | Sponsored by Stichting Skepsis.[24] 400 attendees (2011).[25] | ||
| 1992 | Founded by Ray Hyman, sponsored by the Center for Inquiry. | |||
| 2007 | Various | Various | Organised by various local groups. | |
| 2008 | Founded as a student-run event at the Missouri State University. Later became independent. 1,500 attendees (2012).[26] | |||
| Skeptics in the Pub (SitP) | 1999 | Various | Various | Organised by various local groups. |
| Skeptics on the Fringe (SotF) | 2010 | Sponsored by the Edinburgh Skeptics.[27] | ||
| 2008 | Part of the science fiction / fantasy conference Dragon Con.[28] | |||
| 2000 | The annual student conference of the Secular Student Alliance. | |||
| The Amaz!ng Meeting (TAM) | 2003 | Sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation. 1,000+ attendees (2014).[29] | ||