NCAS 20th Anniversary


As we approach the 20th anniversary of NCAS on March 29, 2007, we invite you to join us in our celebrations. We will be looking back at our experiences and achievements, as well as forward toward ever more effectively promoting critical thinking and scientific understanding among NCAS members and in society.                                                                    
The Founding of  NCAS
On a very pleasant Sunday March 29, 1987, at the outdoor amphitheater of the Edmund Burke School in northwest Washington, D.C., more than 100 very enthusiastic people attended the inaugural meeting to found the National Capital Area Skeptics. NCAS became a new and independent membership organization to examine objectively claims of paranormal phenomena and fringe science, and more generally to promote critical thinking and scientific understanding. That event is described in the first issue of the NCAS newsletter, Volume 1 Number 1, a precursor to our current, more mature Skeptical Eye newsletters. A special 20th Anniversary reprint of that very first NCAS Skeptical Eye newsletter is available free to everyone at each NCAS event during our 20th anniversary celebration year.

NCAS 20th Anniversary Year Events
Each NCAS event through June 2007 will feature some aspect celebrating our 20th Anniversary. See Coming Events for details. Anyone may subscribe to our monthly Shadow of a Doubt events and announcements bulletin.

NCAS 20th Anniversary Year Memorabilia
The following is a growing catalog of NCAS memorabilia available at our events throughout the 20th Anniversary celebration September 2006 through June 2007. Please check here for new items as they are added.

NCAS Member Discussions
Throughout this anniversary year, NCAS Members will be invited to participate in casual discussions about past personal experiences as a Skeptic and as an NCAS member in a "demon-haunted world". There will also be focused discussions about how NCAS can become ever more relevant and effective in the future in promoting critical thinking and scientific understanding.