Skeptics present annual BS awards.

Report on the Australian Skeptics Annual Conference.

The Australian Skeptics Annual Conference last weekend was a success. Here are some of the highlights:

# Dr Karl Kruszelnicki has been voted the 2006 Skeptic of the Year,
for his tireless efforts promoting scientific (sceptical) thinking,
and presenting it in an exciting (excitable!) manner.

# The infamous Bent Spoon Award (BS Award!) has been given to "the
pharmacies of Australia that maintain a professional image whilst
selling ineffective altmed products and services such as homeopathy,
iridology, healing magnets"

# the Skeptics Prize for Critical Thinking was awarded to Martin
Bridgstock of Griffith Uni, for his innovative programme teaching
skepticism to his students

# Kylie Sturgess, an English teacher from MLC in Perth won the
Runner-Up Prize. (She and her students were mentioned in the last
issue of the Skeptic.)