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Parapsychological Association Convention 2008
51st Annual Parapsychological Association Convention
held in conjunction with the Society for Psychical Research
The University of Winchester West Downs Centre
Winchester, England
Wednesday,
August 13 - Sunday, August 17, 2008
[updated 30 Apr 2008]
CALL FOR PAPERS |
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PA 2008 CONVENTION VENUE ANNOUNCED
 
The 2008 joint PA / SPR meeting will be held in
Winchester, England, 13-17 Aug 2008.
Richard Broughton has accepted the position of
Arrangements Co-chairman together with the SPR's
secretary, Peter Johnson. Simon Sherwood has accepted the position of
Program Chairman. [Eagle-eyed cinema-goers may have
spotted
Winchester Cathedral doubling as the Vatican in Ron
Howard's Hollywood blockbuster
The Da Vinci Code, based on Dan Brown's
bestselling novel.] |
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DETAILS
The Parapsychological Association and the Society for Psychical Research
will jointly hold their annual conventions on August 13–17, 2008 at West
Downs Centre of The University of Winchester, Winchester, UK. Registration
begins on Wednesday evening (Aug 13) and the convention proceedings start
promptly Thursday morning and continue through Sunday lunchtime. PA and SPR
conventions feature papers and symposia on a wide range of experimental,
theoretical and historical topics related to parapsychology, psychical
research and the study of consciousness. The banquet address (Saturday) will
be given by Max Velmans, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at
Goldsmiths, University of London. PA President Roger Nelson, director
of the Global Consciousness Project, will deliver the PA presidential
address.
The convention program is being organized by committees from both
organizations with Simon Sherwood chairing the PA program committee and
Bernard Carr chairing the SPR programme committee. There is still time to
submit papers and information on submitting papers is available in the call
for papers.
The convention venue is in one of Britain’s most popular tourist
destinations, the historic cathedral city of Winchester, England's ancient
capital and former seat of King Alfred the Great. It is easily accessible by
road, rail and air (via coach and rail links). Southampton airport is only
minutes away by rail and serves dozens of UK and European cities. London is
about an hour away by train and numerous other tourist attractions
(including Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge) are nearby. Convention
attendees can arrange to extend their stay in the convention accommodations
for a few days before or after the convention.
This convention will be the 51st annual convention of the Parapsychological
Association, an international professional organization of scientists and
scholars engaged in the study of 'psychic' experiences, such as telepathy,
clairvoyance, psychokinesis, psychic healing, and precognition and is
affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The
Society for Psychical research, founded in 1882, is among the world’s oldest
scholarly societies and was the first established to examine allegedly
paranormal phenomena using scientific principles.
To request notification when registration details are available online, or
to have them sent to you, please
email PA
Convention or phone the SPR at +44 (0) 207 9378984 (SPR). |
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