Canberra Skeptics

About Us

Canberra Skeptics Incorporated is a non-profit association incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory for the purpose of promoting critical thinking. While it is a branch of the Australian Skeptics, the two organisations are independent. For more details about the Australian Skeptics, visit their website. More details of the objectives of Canberra Skeptics are listed here

Canberra Skeptics tends to steer clear of religion, i.e. we don't ordinarily debate issues relating to mainstream religion/s. In fact, while we generally support the pursuit of rationalist answers, we are not an atheist organisation. To quote from the Australian Skeptics pamphlet entitled "Do you believe everything you are told?" - "Nor are we an atheist group – we do not as an organisation oppose religious belief in all its forms. We are, however, critical of attempts, such as creationism, to misuse religion to explain natural phenomena and to undermine science."
If you are interested in atheism, we suggest you visit the Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc which is located at http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/articles.

Committee

The Canberra Skeptics committee usually meets once a month.

Kevin Davies - President
Jim Manning - Secretary and public officer
Greg Lloyd - Treasurer and memberships
Pierre Le Count - Webmaster and notices for meetings

Committee members:
Nick Ware, Antonia Lehn, Dustin Welbourne, Felix Bloomfield, and Michael O'Rourke.

Objectives of Canberra Skeptics Inc

To maintain a network of critical-thinking individuals with a social conscience who are interested in seeking the evidence for extraordinary claims and phenomena, and popular beliefs.
To prepare bibliographies and maintain a library of material relating to such matters, extraordinary claims and phenomena, and popular beliefs.
To make information and relevant expertise relating to such matters available to the public and to the media.
To encourage research into these matters by impartial inquirers.
To support the publication of articles and material which carefully examine extraordinary claims and phenomena, and popular beliefs.
To convene conferences and meetings.
To foster links with similar organisations.
To promote a sceptical attitude.

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Rules of the Canberra Skeptics Inc

PART I – PRELIMINARY

1. Interpretation

PART II - MEMBERSHIP

2. Membership qualifications
3. Nomination for membership
4. Membership entitlements not transferable
5. Cessation of membership
6. Resignation of membership
7. Fee, subscriptions, etc
8. Members' liabilities
9. Disciplining of members
10. Right of appeal of disciplined member

PART III - THE COMMITTEE

11. Powers of the committee
12. Constitution and membership
13. Election of committee members
14. Secretary
15. Treasurer
16. Vacancies
17. Removal of committee members
18. Committee meetings and quorum
19. Delegation by committee to subcommittee
20. Voting and decisions

PART IV - GENERAL MEETINGS

21. Annual general meetings - holding of
22. Annual general meetings - calling of and business at
23. General meetings - calling of
24. Notice
25. General meetings - procedure and quorum
26. Presiding member
27. Adjournment
28. Making of decisions
29. Voting
30. Appointment of proxies

PART V - MISCELLANEOUS

31. Funds - source
32. Funds - management
33. Alteration of objects and rules
34. Custody of books
35. Inspection of books
36. Service of notices
37. Surplus property

To download the full detailed explanation of the rules as outlined above click here. (length 31 Kilobytes)