It’s that time of year again when we all head to Denver for the MUFON Symposium. Below is the schedule of events as well as links to hotel if you need to make reservations. DVDs of the presentations will be available both at the event as well as on our store website immediately after. www.UfoCongressStore.com
MUFON 2009 Symposium – August 6-9, 2009 Denver, Colorado
Schedule of Events – (Silent Auction: All Weekend)
Thursday, August 6, 2009 Field Investigator Training Workshops all day
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Workshop Registration
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM Jan Harzan – MUFON’s 10 Step Investigation Process in Detail
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Jude Talaba – CMS Basics
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Debbie Ziegelmeyer and Chuck Zukowski – Field Work Basics
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH – ON YOUR OWN
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Marc D’Antonio – Photo and Video Analysis Basics Every Investigator Should Know
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Chuck Modlin – Field Investigator Equipment—Far Out Gadgets
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Richard Lang – Witness Interview Techniques
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM Marc D’Antonio – Astronomy 101 for Field Investigators
Friday, August 7, 2009
Friday, August 7 – Morning/Afternoon
8:00 AM Registration starts
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM State Directors Meeting
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM MUFON Business Board Meets with State Directors
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Press Conference
11:30 AM – 3:00 PM MUFON Business Board Meets
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Benefactor Reception
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cocktail Hour (cash bar)
Friday, August 7 – Evening
6:00 PM Symposium Opening
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM Stanton Friedman—Pseudoscience of Anti-Ufology
Dinner and Program (Meal requires advance reservation) MUFON 40th Anniversary Celebration Party!
7:30 PM – 8:45 PM Dinner/Speaker:
8:45 PM – 9:30 PM Awards Program: MUFON Award for Excellence in Ufology
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Saturday, August 8 – Morning
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Dr. Frank Salisbury—Reflections of an Old UFO Chaser
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM John Ventre — UFOs Over Pennsylvania
12:00 Noon – 1:30 PM Luncheon – (Meals by advance reservation)-John Greenewald Project Preserve History
Saturday, August 8 – Afternoon
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Dr. Jeffrey Bennett— Beyond UFOs: The Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Life
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM Ted Phillips—Dramatic Changes in Trace/Landing Events
4:45PM – 7:00 PM Dinner Break (On your own)
Saturday, August 8– Evening
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Marc D’Antonio—How to Talk to a Skeptic About UFOs
8:30 PM – 9:45 PM Dr. Kevin Randle – Moving Ufology into a Scientific Arena
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Sunday, August 9 – Morning
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Peter Robbins—Politics, Religion and Human Nature: Roadblocks On the Path to Disclosure
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Chris Rutkowski—20-year Longitudinal Study of Canadian UFOs
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch Break (On your own). MUFON State Directors Luncheon
Sunday, August 9 – Afternoon
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Bruce Maccabee–A 35 Year Perspective on UFO Photo Investigation
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM James Carrion– New Research Avenues for Ufology
4:00 PM—5:00 PM Speaker Panel – moderated by John Greenewald
5:00 PM—5:30 PM 2010 MUFON International Symposium Announcement and Closing
