| What I didn't mention in the announcement (which came from the editor,
who asked me to post it) is that I do a column for the JSE -- brief
little news items which I think may be of interest to the journal's
readers.
I sent out a second announcement at the same time, but I think I messed
up the address. In any case, it hadn't appeared last time I checked.
I'll try again if it doesn't show up soon.
Anyway, I'll post it in the next reply -- save todd the trouble.
Topher
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| UPCOMING MEETING OF SOCIETY FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION
The Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Society for Scientific Exploration
will be held at the Best Western Inn at Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico
June 24 - 26, 1993. Local arrangements have been made by SSE members
Dr. John Alexander and Dr. Larry Dossey. Any Associate or Member of
SSE is entitled to present a paper at this meeting.
The Program Committee for this year's meeting consists of Henry Bauer,
Brenda Dunne, Michael Epstein, Beverly Rubik, and Michael Swords
(chair). The Committee has structured this meeting to be both
educational and entertaining. We plan to cover two areas of great
current interest. One is the so-called Mind-Body interactions with
implications for health, placebo effects, psychoneuroimmunology, and
bio-electromagnetism. The other comprises UFO phenomena, especially
concrete evidence, physical effects, and abductions. These subjects
will be the twin themes of the conference, with talks on these topics
dominating two of the three days. A tentative list of invited speakers
includes: Robert Ader, Larry Dossey, Beverly Rubik, Harry Rubin, and
Jan Walleczek for mind-body topics, and John Alexander, Richard Haines,
Donald Johnson, Mark Rodeghier, and Don Schmitt for UFO topics.
To encourage in-depth discussion, the talks and panel discussions will
have significant amounts of question time. To allow other SSE members
to present papers on their own research, the Program Committee has
decided to create what they hope will prove an attractive format for a
poster session, to be held in concert with a wine-and-cheese reception.
An excursion to an "exotic" setting will be scheduled: either the Los
Alamos Supercomputer facility or the ancient Anasazi Pueblo ruins near
Santa Fe. Cocktails and a banquet are scheduled for Friday evening.
SSE Associates and Members are encouraged to contribute papers for
possible oral or poster presentation. Please submit an abstract (of
200 words or less, to be received by April 24) to the Program Committee
Chair: Dr. Michael Swords; Department of Science Studies; Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.
To obtain your registration material please contact Professor Larry
Frederick at Society for Scientific Exploration, P.O. Box 3818,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903-0818. Please note
that there will be a late registration fee after May 15.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Inn at Loretto at the special
conferences rates of $98 per night for a single room, and $108 per
night for a double room. The address is: Inn at Loretto, 211 Old Santa
Fe Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87504, USA, Telephone: 505-988-5531,
FAX 505-984-7988. Please make your own reservations directly with the
hotel.
We look forward to seeing you in New Mexico!
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| RE: .3
Well, this is a particularly eclectic bunch -- those who really believe
that serious scientific study is the correct response to anomalous
claims. While lip-service to this ideal is widespread in the
scientific community, actual response to anomalous claims tends to
range from "it's probably nothing so its not worth checking" to
"it is without any question total nonesense and those who suggest
otherwise are either members of the anti-science conspiracy or their
dupes". So this is much more likely to be the choice than for, say,
a meeting of AAAS.
Topher
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