2nd Colloquium on Consciousness Studies /

2^nd Colloquium on Consciousness Studies /

Southeastern Paranormal Studies Intercollegiate (PSI) Conference

Gainesville, Florida, USA - April 2 to 4, 2004

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Seating is limited – you may reserve a seat by email: patagao@ufl.edu

The Science of Self Club was founded in April 2003 to stimulate education, research, and debate on the greatest mystery of science: the self; spanning psychology, parapsychology, physics, medicine, philosophy, and spirituality. What a better way to celebrate our 1st anniversary then high-caliber lectures and roundtable discussions!

The 2^nd CCS / Southeastern PSI Conference at the University of Florida brings together regional and internationally-renown scholars and scientists on contemporary approaches to parapsychology, physical anomalies, complementary alternative medicine, ethics, and science & spirituality.

Featuring:

Internationally renowned parapsychologist and investigator Andrew Nichols, PhD

Friday: Physics & Consciousness
Saturday: Paranormal & Anomalous Phenomena
Sunday: Medicine & Spirituality
Detailed PROGRAM OF EVENTS
For more information contact: patagao@ufl.edu or + 1 (352) 262-9181

Organized by:
Science of Self Club (University of Florida), member:
Intercollegiate Organization for Paranormal Studies
Society for Scientific Exploration – Young Explorers

Partner UF Student Organizations:
Undergraduate Philosophy Society
Student Center for Spirituality & Health
Multicultural Psychology Association
Sponsored by:
Student Government of the University of Florida
Society for Scientific Exploration
Deadlines:
There is one speaker opening for Sunday topics:
ETHICS & SPIRITUALITY
MEDICINE & CONSCIOUSNESS (Health & Spirituality)

Program of Events
Please note program changes due to postponed / cancelled speakers
(Updated on: TUESDAY, March 30, 2004) Topic: PHYSICS & CONSCIOUSNESS
FRIDAY, APRIL 2
Start Time: 6:00 pm
End Time: 8:45 pm
Venue: New Engineering Building, Room 101, University of Florida (Center Drive between Reitz Union and Shands Hospital, across from Psychology Building)

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
"Modern Physics as a Catalyst of Consciousness Studies"
Russell Donda

7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
"Ghosts, Electromagnetics, and Altered States"
Dr. Andrew Nichols, president
American Institute of Parapsychology
City College, Gainesville

Topic: PARANORMAL / ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
SATURDAY, APRIL 3
Start Time: 10 am
End Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: Reitz Union Auditorium, 2nd floor, University of Florida
(Center Drive and SW 8th St / Museum Road)

10:00 – 11:30 pm
OBEs, NDEs and Other Transformative States of Consciousness
Scott A. Olsen, Ph.D.
Florida Institute of Noetic Sciences, Nature Coast, Florida

12:30 – 2:00 pm
Psychic Phenomena and You: Scientific Proof Versus Personal Evidence
Rodrigo Medeiros
International Academy of Consciousness, Miami

2:00 – 3:30 pm
Transpersonal Psychology & Parapsychology (04/03)
Dr. Donadrian L. Rice, Professor and Chair
Department of Psychology
State University of West Georgia

4:00 – 6:00 pm
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Approaches to physical and non-physical inter-relations.
Guest Participants:
Dr. Nichols, Dr. Rice, Dr. Olsen, Medeiros
Intercollegiate Organization for Paranormal Investigation (ICOPS):
Science of Self Club, University of Florida
Pennsylvania State University Paranormal Research Society
Paranormal Investigation Research Org., University of New Haven

Topic: MEDICINE & SPIRITUALITY
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
Start Time: 10 am
End Time: 6 pm
Venue: Reitz Union, Room 282, University of Florida

~~THE FOLLOWING TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED ~~

Possible Mechanisms of Anosognosia: a defect in self awareness
Dr. Kenneth M. Heilman Department of Neurology, University of Florida

10:00 – 11:30 am
Maya - The World as Virtual Reality
Dr. Richard Thompson

12:30 – 2:00 pm
Integral Health: the role of projectiology in profilaxia, diagnosis, and remission
International Academy of Consciousness

2:00 – 3:30 pm
Cosmoethics & Consciential Evolution [Online Conferencing]
Jeffrey Lloyd

LIVE FROM NEW ZELAND! International Academy of Consciousness

Cyber Talk by Wagner Alegretti CANCELLED , London, United Kingdom. International Academy of Consciousness, President, Researcher 4:00 – 6:00 pm

ROUND TABLE discussion
Theme 1: Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Theme 2: Contemporary Issues in Ethics & Spirituality - Ecology, Biology, and More
Invited participants:
Spiritual & religion student organizations
The general public CAM practicioners / clients
International Academy of Consciousness
Florida Institute of Noetic Sciences
Objectivists, Ayn Rand Club - UF
The Ethics Group, College of Law - UF
Center for Spirituality & Health - UF<
Student Center for Spirituality & Health – UF
Undergraduate Philosophy Society – UF
Science of Self Club – UF
Falung Gong - UF

For up-to-date program, re-visit this page: https://cref.tripod.com/club_events.html
Or contact:
Nelson Abreu, president
Science of Self Club
patagao@ufl.edu
+1-352-262-9181

PREVIOUS EVENTS

2003 Colloquium WHAT: 2003 COLLOQIUM ON CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES

For event report: See Journal of Conscientiology, N. 23

or here

WHERE: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

WHEN: Saturday, August 2^nd, 2003 - 11 am to 6:30 pm

Other Events & Activities and more about the SoS Club

[AUDIO STREAMS AVAILABLE SOON FOR:]

"Out-of-Body Experience & Consciousness Studies," Rodrigo Medeiros & Patricia Sousa, IAC-Miami

"Dependency in Humanitarian Aid" lecture, Recurso, UF