"The New Zealand Skeptics" First Annual Convention

- 1 November 1986

8-10 August, 1986, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

Friday, 8th August

• 12 - 2 p.m.,

• Press Conference,

• Committee Members and guests

Saturday, 9th August

• 9 - 10 a.m.

• “What Is Pseudoscience?”

• Denis Dutton (University of Canterbury) Secretary, NZCSICOP.

• 10 - 11 a.m.,

• “Creationism & the Misuse of Biology”

• Gordon Hewitt, (Victoria University), Committee Member, NZCSICOP

• 11 - 11.30 a.m.,

• COFFEE/TEA

• 11.30 - 12.30

• “The Australia- New Zealand Stop-Over For International Psychics”

• Mark Plummer, (Melbourne), Founding Chairman, Australian Skeptics.

• 12.30 - 1.30 p.m.

• LUNCH

• 1.30 - 2.30 p.m.

• “Psychics I Have Known”

• David Marks, (University of Otago), Founding Chairman, NZ Skeptics

• 2.30 - 3.00 p.m.

• ‘Psychic Powers: A First-Person Account”

• A prominent psychic will be invited to speak.

• 3.00 ~ 3.30 p.m.

• COFFEE/TEA

• 3.30 - 4.30 p.m.

• “Psychics, Clairvoyants, & Cold Reading”

• Denis Dutton

• 4.30 - 5.30 p.m.

• Open Forum & Discussion

• 5.30 - 7.00 p.m.

• Drinks, University Staff Club

• 7.00 - 11.00 p.m.

• Convention Dinner & Annual Press Awards, University Staff Club.

• (Tickets, $25)

Sunday, 10th August

• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

• Other speakers, to be announced.

• 12 - 1 p.m.

• A.G.M.

REGISTRATION FORM (Please return to Dr D. Marks, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin)

I would like to pre-enrol for NZCISCOP’s First Annual Convention

Member $5

Non-member $10

I would like to attend the Conference Dinner $25

I would like to reserve accommodation for the nights of:

University College ($19/night bed & breakfast)

Motel ($55 room, double occupancy) ($65 room, triple occupancy)

8 - 9 August

9 - 10 August

10 - 11 August