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"The New Zealand Skeptics" First Annual Convention

1st 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