Rossdorf, October 5-6, 2002

Hotel Aron, Arheilger Weg 9, 64380 Rossdorf, Germany

Program:

Saturday, October 5, 2002

13.30 Registration

INVESTIGATING PARANORMAL CLAIMS

14.00 – 14.45 Joe Nickell: Investigating Paranormal Claims

14.45 – 15.00 Discussion

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 – 16.15 Joe Nickell: Investigative highlights

16.15 – 16.30 Discussion

16.30 – 16.45 Jiri Grygar: Recent investigations by SISYFOS (Czech Rep.)

17.00 – 19.00 ECSO Board Meeting

19.30 Dinner Buffet

Sunday, October 6, 2002

9.00 – 9.35 Jan Willem Nienhuys: The fun of investigating together.

9.35 – 9.45 Discussion

9.45 – 10.20 Jochen Bergmann: Testing dowsers in Würzburg

10.20 – 10.30 Discussion

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

SCIENCE – PSEUDOSCIENCE - PARASCIENCE

11.00 – 11.45 Martin Mahner: Demarcating science from pseudoscience. But

what, if anything, is parascience?

11.45 – 11.55 Discussion

11.55 – 12.20 Amardeo Sarma: How to deal with fringe-science claims

12.20 – 12.30 Discussion

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Buffet

Registration Information

Please note that there are two types of registration. Registration fee T includes the following

services and meals: Coffee break Saturday afternoon; Dinner-Buffet (incl. 1 softdrink), coffee

break Sunday morning; Lunch-Buffet (incl. 1 softdrink) as well as table water in the

conference room. Registration fee V includes in addition a single room (EZ) or a double room

(DZ) for the night Saturday/Sunday (incl. breakfast). The DZ fees are to be understood as

"per person".

Category A: Individuals belonging to ECSO member organisations.

Category B: Nonmembers

Category C: Reduced fee (e.g. students)

A-V (EZ): 125 Euro B-V (EZ): 145 Euro C-V (EZ): 95 Euro

A-V (DZ): 110 Euro B-V (DZ): 130 Euro C-V (DZ): 80 Euro

A-T: 80 Euro B-T: 100 Euro C-T: 50 Euro

There are special rates for additonal nights before or after the symposion: Euro 50 for a

single room, and Euro 32 per person for a double room. Please register also for such extra

nights.

We accept Visa and Master/Eurocard. Advance payment required.