tam 11

Howdy! Didn't find any threads like this, so here goes. Lots of people were taking photos and it would be nice to look what other people have shot. Here's a dropbox link to my photos. Feel free to use the photos, I'd appreciate if you mentioned my name if you're publishing them somewhere. WB...

I am supplying a collection of games for folks to borrow (and play, of course) while at TAM2013. The games are available for check-out (library-style) for your gaming pleasure. The current list of games includes: Game|Owner|Owner Real Name (optional)|Type of Game|Website|Info UNO|Baloney|Mark...

I'm flying in far too late to take a shuttle (11:30pm on Wednesday) and I'm also trying to avoid paying for a cab (I am broke :(). I don't think anyone else is flying in that late, but if you are... or if you have a car and want to be super nice to me, please let me know!

There has been some discussion of seeing various Vegas shows in this thread, but nothing concrete yet. Going to see Penn & Teller at the Rio on Sunday evening was mentioned a few times. I'll likely be going, so I thought I'd start a thread about it to gauge interest. The show is at 9pm, but...

Is anyone looking for a roomate at tam? I managed to clear my schedule but i'm sure all the rooms are gone by now...

Am coming to TAM and have room, and roommates, secured for Thursday-Saturday. But I changed my flight to Wed. in order to get a better deal money-wise, and also to be able to volunteer. Need a place to crash Wed. night. Anybody else coming early and have a piece of floor, or even a bathtub, I...

Last year there was a group of forumites who organized a team to help folks find their way around during TAM. We had bright orange buttons that said "Tambassador" and tried our best to help folks learn the little tricks that make TAM even more fun. Are we planning to do this again this year...

Ok, I am officially starting the thread for all who want their forum avatars for their badges. They will be stickers to attach to your badge. I will be printing them out just before I leave for TAM. So, who wants one?

Would anyone else be interested in this? There's an offer on for the next few weeks where a bus tour starting from the Strip to the Canyon is only $79. I'm pretty sure I'm going to do it regardless, but the long bus ride would be much more tolerable with a larger group. Maybe plan it for the...

Hi everyone, it's that time again. Last year we saved the JREF a $significant$ amount of money by staffing the registration booth on Thursday. Volunteers never miss any of TAM -- we help only before and after the events each day, and people will cover part of the lunch breaks. If you're...

As I mentioned last year, I happen to belong to a bit of a social skeptical group, in New York City, called The Jolly Thirteen Club. It is based on the old Thirteen Club, an anti-superstition social gathering established in the 1880's. We meet on the 13th of every month, usually for dinner in...

Each year at TAM we usually have a group that organizes to see Penn and Teller at the Rio. Unfortunately this year they are dark July 8-12 so we may have to find another form of entertainment for Wednesday July 10th. Has anyone had experience with the Cirque du Soleil shows? Or perhaps a...

With embarassment I read the e-mail that announced the presence of Michael Mann at TAM 2013. Regardless of your position in the scientific debate about climate change, Mann's behaviour with regard to the infamous "hockey stick" has not met skeptic standards. To understand why what he did was...

As with last year, let's get this started. I don't have anything planned, so this is a start for folks. Event|Organizer|Date|Time|More Info (Thread / FB Event) Drinking in the Del Mar |Scrut|Wed - Sun|24 hours a day|Public event for all. Bring your humour and have a good time. What “THEY”...

I am not much of a nightclub-goer, really. But, if anyone would like to go here, I wouldn't mind tagging along to check the place out: http://www.insertcoinslv.com/ It's a nightclub with video game consoles and vintage arcade boxes lying around, that you can play as much as you want, at no...

In a couple of past TAMs I had tried various forms of skydiving: Both indoors and outdoors! (Indoor skydiving: http://www.vegasindoorskydiving.com/ ) I suppose I could do one of those again. But, this year I would rather try something different, even if it is not quite as prestigious: The...

I would be glad to rent a room at TAM 2013 with one or more willing roomies. I don't drink, smoke, or party excessively, but I realize that Vegas is a 24/7 locale, and that TAMs tend to come pretty close to that, too. I haven't missed one of these yet, and I lectured at the 2009 TAM, so I've...

Forum Name|Real Name (optional)|Arrival Date & Time|How|Departure Date & Time|How|Notes Crazylegsmurphy|Mr Personality|||||I'll be organizing another singles meetup for socially awkward people. Perhaps a Penny Slots meetup?? The Central Scrutinizer|A. Lanza|10 July @ ??:??|Boeing Dreamliner|15...

That's the message I will post on Feb 15th. http://www.amazingmeeting.com/

For those who didn't get the notice and are planning on or even just considering attending TAM 11/XI/2013, July 11-14 at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Vegas, there is a room sale that starts tomorrow, January 15, at noon PST and lasts for 72 hours. In the past, these sales have on occasion...

Probably to early, but then again, it is never to early to start planning.... This year, five friendly, fulsome and fun-loving Forumites (2 Canadians, 1 Brazilian, and 2 old codgers) spent five days in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park before TAM, and managed...quite well, thank...

This was the first year I intended to attend TAM. Unfortunately I couldn't because an opportunity to work Comic-Con came up that turned out to be worth quite a bit of money, and this looks like it will be an on-going gig. That's just me. More generally, do they consider scheduling conflicts...

They are having a reddit AMA right now (with way too many questions from the public to keep track of anything) http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ybmmh/we_are_engineers_and_scientists_on_the_mars/ I would like to find out whom to direct this request, and to add to it that if members DO come...