11.00 - 13.00 Registration
13.00 - 14.00 Opening Plenary Session
J. Heřt (Czech Rep.), Welcome Address
C. De Jager (Netherlands), Congress Opening
R. Zahradník (Czech Rep.), Word of Honorary President of the Czech Academy of Sciences
B. Karr (USA), Reflections on CSICOP at 25th Anniversary
14.00 - 14.30 Coffee Break
14.30 - 17.00 Paranormal Scene in Europe, co-chaired by C. De Jager, B. Karr, and J. Heřt
C. De Jager (Netherlands), Delightful Delusions. The Wisdom of Folly
A. Sarma (Germany), General Talk on Dealing with the Paranormal Experiences Over a Decade
E. P. Kruglyakov (Russia), Pseudoscience in Russia Yesterday and Today
N. A. Kutuzova (Belarus), The New Paranormal Situation in Belarus
V. Mornstein (Czech Rep.), Czech "Researchers of Paranormal" Before and After 1989
17.15 - 19.45 Sightseeing Walk-in Downtown Prague
20.00 - 21.45 Welcome Reception (Restaurant Staročeská koliba, Národní str. 15, Praha 1)
10.00 - 12.30 Alternative Medicine, co-chaired by B. Beyerstein, P.J.D. Drenth, and P. Lemež
W. Betz (Belgium), Quality Assurance in Medicine: How To Circumvent the Rules
B. Burkhard (Germany), Alternative Medicine in Germany. Trends, Facts and Health
C. N. M. Renckens (Netherlands), Theory and Practice of Quackbusting: the Dutch Experience
T. Natchev (Bulgaria), Growth of Alternative Medicine in Eastern Europe - Why Now?
J. Heřt (Czech Rep.), Alternative Medicine in the Czech Republic and Sisyfos
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 Alternative Medicine, co-chaired by W. Betz, B. Burkhard, and V. Mornstein
B. Beyerstein (Canada), Why Do Bogus Medical Therapies Seem To Work?
P.J.D. Drenth (Netherlands), Para-science and Pseudo-science in Psychology
J. Günther (France), A High-tech Dowsing Device as Alternative Medicine Tool
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 - 17.30 Alternative Medicine, co-chaired by R. Bate, T. Natchev, and K. Galuščák
P. Lemež (Czech Rep.), Big Boom of Healing Practices in Oncology in Czech Republic during Last Decade
A. Inam (Turkey), How is Philosopho-therapy Possible?
R. Bate (UK), How Environmentalism Kills the Poor - Malaria and the DDT Story
20.00 - 23.00 Congress Dinner
9.30 - 12.00 Miscellanea, co-chaired by E. P. Kruglyakov, F. S. Singer, and J. Grygar
F. S. Singer (USA), On Climate Changes
G.-R. Weber (Germany), Possible Causes of Climatic Warming in Europe During the Last Decades
C. De Jager (Netherlands), Myths and Facts about the Origin of the Universe
M. Wonner (France), Turmoil Around a PhD in Sociology for an Astrologer in La Sorbonne University
J. Grygar (Czech Rep.), The UFO Phenomenon
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.00 Miscellanea, co-chaired by M. T. Beck, M. Wonner, and J. Zahradil
J. W. Nienhuys (Netherlands), Morfogenesis and Crystals
M. T. Beck (Hungary), Bad Science and Parasciences are Social Constructions
J. Zahradil (Czech Rep.), Arrogance of Blind Faith
T. Trachet (Belgium), Historical Enigmas
C. De Jager, Closing Remarks
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