CSICOP UFO Workshop
SkeptInq@aol.com
Fri, 2 May 1997 11:44:39 -0400
For Additional Information See: http://www.csicop.org/events/ufo.html
UFOs 50 Years of Myth
June 20-21, 1997
Doubletree Guest
Suites Hotel
6555 E. Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ
Evaluating UFO Claims
Studies the claims of UFO sightings. UFO incidents and photographs are
scrutinized within a framework of the philosophy of science, emphasizing that
all scientific hypotheses be both fully objective and falsifiable.
Speakers:
•James McGaha, Major, U.S. Air Force (retired); astronomer; director,
Grasslands Observatory
Robert A. Baker, professor emeritus of psychology, University of Kentucky,
author of Hidden Memories
Robert Sheaffer, freelance writer and longtime skeptical UFO investigator;
author of The UFO Verdict: Examining the Evidence
David E. Thomas, physicist; vice president and communications officer of New
Mexicans for Science and Reason
Schedule
June 20 - Friday
•9:30 am - 12:00 pm -- 50-Year History of UFOs •12:00 pm - 2:00pm -- Lunch
•2:00 pm - 5:00 pm -- Kenneth Arnold and Roswell
June 21 - Saturday
•9:30 am - 12:00 pm -- Famous Cases •12:00 pm - 2:00pm -- Lunch •2:00 pm -
5:00 pm -- Psychology of UFO Belief •7:30 pm -- Dinner/Concluding Remarks
•9:30 pm -- Stargazing
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Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel
6555 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85710
June 20-21, 1997
•Workshop Registration -- $100 •Workshop Registration ($95) •2 Luncheons + 1
Dinner ($55) = $150
Rooms are available at the Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel at the discount rate
of $69 per night (single/double). Call 1-800-222-8733 by May 19. Mention the
UFO Workshop to obtain the discount rate. (Costs for course and workshop
materials not included in prices)
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Make checks payable to CSICOP and mail to: P.O. Box 703, Buffalo, NY 14226
(You can also register by calling 1-800-634-1610)
Contact Barry Karr for details at 1-800-634-1610 or 716-636-1425