Talk & book signing by Michael Shermer, PhD, Skeptics Society Executive Director
Thu, Oct 12, 7 pm Oakton High School 2900 Sutton Rd., Vienna, VA 22181
Discount book sales & signing 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The program will start at 7:30 pm.
Only 30 minutes from Rockville or Bethesda (map, custom directions & travel times)
At this event, Dr. Shermer will be presented the first NCAS Philip J. Klass Award for "outstanding contributions in promoting critical thinking and scientific understanding." FREE & PUBLIC. Co-sponsored with the Alliance for Science.
By Metro:
Oakton HS is 1/2 mile west of Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metro on foot, taxi cab or bus 2W (Map).
By Car:
- From I-495, the capital beltway, take I-66 West.
- Exit I-66 at Nutley Street, which is the first set of exits outside the beltway.
- The Nutley Street exit is a long service road with three separate exit points.
- Go to the 3rd / last of these exits. The sign will say, "Metro Parking."
- Take the "Metro Parking" exit to a traffic light at Country Creek Road.
- Turn left onto Country Creek Road. Oakton High School is dead ahead.
- Go to the 4-way stop at Sutton Road.
- Go straight through the stop sign into the Oakton High School parking lot.
- Aerial photo showing route to Oakton High School Southwest parking lot by car.
Free NCAS 20th Anniversary That's Nice, Prove It! button to all at this event.
Noon Oct 12 Dr. Shermer at Cato Institute (event web page) FREE & PUBLIC
Dr. Shermer will give another free public book talk and signing for Why Darwin Matters at noon October 12 at the Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW., Washington, D.C. Jonathan Wells, Senior Fellow, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute and author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design, will provide comments in disagreement with Dr. Shermer. Reservations required. To make your reservation for the Cato Institute event by 12:00 noon, Wednesday, October 11, 2006 go to cato.org/events/calendar.html (bottom of page) or call (202) 789-5229 or e-mail events@cato.org . The Cato Institute requests business attire. NCAS is not a sponsor of this Cato Institute event.
