 Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS), pronounced "nexus", is a three-day conference focusing on science and skepticism held each April in the New York, New York area.Founded in 2009, it is a joint conference between the New York Skeptics and the New England Skeptical Society (NESS).According to Novella and Evan Bernstein, the NESS was asked to speak for the New York Skeptics September 12, 2009.