Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism

Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism
StatusActive
GenreScience and skepticism
Location(s)New York City
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2009[1]
Attendance~500[2]
Organized byNew York City Skeptics, New England Skeptical Society & Society for Science-Based Medicine[3]
WebsiteNECSS.org

The Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS, pronounced as "nexus") is a four-day conference focusing on science and skepticism founded in 2009 and held annually in New York City.[4] NECSS is jointly run by the New York City Skeptics (NYCS) and the New England Skeptical Society (NESS). The Society for Science-Based Medicine joined as a full sponsor of the conference in 2015.[3] As of 2016, attendance was estimated at approximately 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "About NECSS". NECSS website. NECSS. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Dobler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Save the date for NECSS 2015". NECSS website. NECSS. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  4. ^ "NECSS on Vimeo". Vimeo. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2015.