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MUFON UFO JOURNAL
NEWS FROM AROUND THE NETWORK
MUFON 1997 UFO SYMPOSIUM
MUFON's twenty-eighth International UFO Symposium
will be held July 11, 12, and 13, 1997, at the elegant
Amway Grand Plaza' Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
hosted by Michigan MUFON. David E. Toth, Ph.D., is the
symposium coordinator. "The Fiftieth Anniversary of
Ufology" is the symposium theme. Several of the speakers
will address the monumental events of 1947 to recognize
the anniversary of the modern era of ufology. The speaking
program is published in this issue of the Journal for your
convenience.
The host committee has announced that pre-registration
tickets are now available for $65 for all five sessions before
the cutoff date of June 21, 1997, and $75 thereafter.
Individual sessions will be $20 per session. The cost to at
tend the reception Friday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. will be
$15 per person with a cash bar. Checks or money orders
should be made payable and sent to "MUFON 1997 UFO
Symposium," 3628 Aragon Drive, Lansing, MI 48906
3508. Advance registrants will receive a postcard confirm
ing receipt of their attendance fee. An information envelope
with your tickets will be held at the registration desk in
Grand Rapids for your arrival. Vendor tables will cost $25
per day. Make your reservations for tables at the same ad
dress listed above in Lansing, MI.
The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel is located at Pearl and
Monroe Streets in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Special guest
room rates for the symposium are for a single (1 person)
$82, double (2 persons) $89, triple (3 persons) $96, and
quad (4 persons) $103 per night. Reservations may be made
by calling the hotel at (616) 774-2000,1-800-253-3590 or
FAX (616) 776-6496. The group block cutoff date is June
10, 1997. These rates cannot be guaranteed after that date.
An advance registration form was included with the May
issue of the Journal for your convenience.
Plan your family vacation now to visit the beautiful state
of Michigan and the historical sights in Grand Rapids.
There will be additional activities for the spouses and chil
dren.
If you have not already made your hotel reservation,
please do so now since the cut-off date is June 10th. The
hotel will try to honor all reservations after June] 0, space
permitting. We will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of
Ufology with special events to make your attendance more
enjoyable. Your director is looking forward to meeting
many of you in person. Please extend your hand and intro
duce yourself, so I can put names with faces. Sometimes,
this is our only opportunity to get better acquainted. It is a
thrill to meet the great members of the MUFON team.
ADDITIONAL EVENTS AT GRAND RAPIDS
A press conference for all speakers is scheduled for
Friday, July II th from I to 3 p.m. The annual
State/Provincial Director's meeting will be held from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on July II th with Dr. John C. Kasher, moderat-
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ing. Time will be allocated for short activity reports from
each State and Provincial Director. If the State Director will
be unable to attend, he/she should designate someone to
represent them. The MUFON Annual Board of Directors
meeting will take place on Sunday, July 13th from 9 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.
All State and Provincial Directors will submit their an
nual reports to Dr. Kasher at the meeting if they or a repre
sentative attends. If'they do not attend, the reports should be
mailed to Walt Andrus. Here is your opportunity to share
with your colleagues your accomplishments and ideas in
promoting MUFON. For people arriving on Thursday or
Friday, three workshops have been scheduled during the
day on July 11th.
NEW OFFICERS
Emma Popik, M.A., has again been selected as the
Representative for Poland. She is a writer and has attended
a BUFORA UFO Conference in London. We look forward
to receiving further UFO articles from Poland for the
Journal. Due to the resignation of Duncan R. Crow, J.D.,
as the State Director for Alabama, Lavada "Sue" Pitts
(Huntsville), his assistant, was promoted to this position.
Ricardo A. Atristain (Midlothian) has accepted the posi
tion of State Director for Virginia, and Don W. Lovett,
B.S. (Smithville) will continue as Assistant State Director.
Dimitri Ossipov (Tempe) has been appointed Assistant
State Director for Arizona by Thomas R. Taylor. Thomas
J. Lyon (Warsaw, NY) has joined the MUFON Staff as
Director, Associate Member Auxiliary.
Kenny F. Kerber (Casa Grande, AZ) is the new State
Section .Director for Pinal County and B. J. De La Riva,
B.A. (Gate City, V A) was reassigned to Scott, Washington,
and Russell Counties.
NEW CONSULTANTS AND RESEARCH SPECIALISTS
Five new Consultants volunteered their expertise to MU
FON this month. They were Frank T. Drake, M.D.
(Sarasota, FL) in Medicine; M. Wayne Smith, D.D.S.
(Greenwood, IN) in Dentistry; John E. Brandenburg,
Ph.D. (Annandale, VA) in Plasma Physics; Berne L.
Bennett, Ph.D. (Durham, NC) in Chemistry; and Deborah
D. Scott, Ph.D. (Chicago, IL) in Clinical Psychology. An
equal number of Research Specialists joined MUFON this
month: Freddy J. Odiorne, M.A. (Austin, TX) in
Education; John S. Hale, M.A. (Fairfax, V A) in Communi
cations; Melante A. Mecca, M.A. (North Potomac, MD) in
Philosophy; Mineko Nakazawa, M.A. (Stevenson, MD) in
Chemistry; and Haig Raky, M.S. (Cranston, RI).
FUND RAISING PROGRAM
Fund Raising Director, Mrs. Carolyn McNellis is de
veloping a program to raise money for future MUFON pro
jects in UFO research to be timed with the 50th Anniversary
of Ufology. Money is available to fulfill the goals and ob
jectives of MUFON, provided it is directed and orchestrated
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