#QEDcon – Day1 (Part2 – Evening)

So far I’ve posted …

• Skepticamp pictures
• Day1 pictures

… and so here below are a few shots I captured in the evening during Day1 (yes, I’m that far behind now) If you would like higher resolution copies, ping me, or if these are OK, feel free to simply grab and reuse. I’ll do my Day2 pictures tomorrow, and then proceed to resume my normal blogging after that (Apologies, yes perhaps describing what I do in the blogosphere is redefining the word “normal”)

Rebel Dinner

No Gala dinner pictures, because I attended the rebel dinner instead. Yep. we made our traditional pilgrimage to TOPS, the ideal venue where you pay a flat fee and have a wide selection. Looking at it on the map I realised we were a short walk to the Alan Turing statue, so suggested that we make a small detour there on the way back, and that is exactly what we did. So here is the Alan Turning special interest group …

and since I was holding the camera I’m not in it, so here is me (least you wonder, I’m the one on the right).

Awards

Best Blog winner is: Haley is a Ghost

Best Podcast : Godless Spellchecker (Yes, we finally get to see what he looks like :-) )

Best Campaign – Stop the SaatchiBill

• David Hills ‏@WanderinTeacake  Tweeps behind #SaatchiBill campaign: @DrDarrenConway @scrubsblues @White_Suz @zeno001 @lecanardnoir @MichaelBaum11 (& me) thanks all #QEDcon
• David Hills ‏@WanderinTeacake  Also key in #Saatchibill campaign: @NigelPooleQC of course #QEDcon #ockhamawards

Editors Choice – Mark Tillbrook

• If curious what the story is, then you can read about it here – https://www.skeptical-science.com/people/skeptics/sally-morgan-psychic-happen/

Entertainment

Joe Foreman – @jayforeman

• Diana Barbosa @diraquel · A protest song from resistant bacteria? Brilliant, @jayforeman! #QEDcon

  Jay Foreman ‏@jayforeman  So sorry I didn’t bring enough CDs to #QEDcon. If you missed out on one, they’re available from here. http://www.jayforeman.co.uk/orderCD 

Kate Smurthwaite

• Bethany Eve Baker ‏@vintageideas  @Cruella1 was stupidly, wonderfully splendid! #QEDcon
• Best line … “Reki Wank”
• Best quote … Leonie ‏@LeonieHilliard  “I like hardened milk but am not comfortable with the word ‘cheese’.” Kate Smurthwaite describes the fear of the word ‘feminism’. #QEDcon
• Sean Ellis ‏@sean_t_ellis  Comedian Kate Smurthwaite at #QEDcon has a humble suggestion for improving the health service: fund it.
• Rosie Campbell ‏@RosieCampbell  Threatening an atheist with burning in hell == threatening them with a homeopathy overdose… @Cruella1 #QEDcon

The wonderful Mitch Ben

• Rob McQuisitor ‏@Your_FunnyUncle  Intelligent design! It’s a new type of science! #QEDcon @MitchBenn
• Leonie ‏@LeonieHilliard  Thank you Mitch Benn for laughing at the ridiculous #QEDcon

Oh and finally let’s not forget about the Richard Wiseman’s Chicken

Day2 pictures will be posted tomorrow.