FEATURE STORY June 15-17, 2001 RV Conference 2001 by Dick Allgire A big announcement this past month from the organizers of the 2001 REMOTE VIEWING CONFERENCE. Former astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, Sc.D., Captain USN (Ret.) will be the keynote speaker at the event. Mitchell will speak in conjunction with the speaker's reception on the evening of Saturday, June 16. Dr. Mitchell was the sixth man to walk on the Moon, one of only a handful of humans who have ever set foot on another celestial body. He is a scientist, test pilot, naval officer, astronaut, entrepreneur, author and lecturer, Dr. Mitchell's extraordinary and varied career personifies humankind's eternal thrust to widen its horizons as well as explore its inner soul. He is author of Psychic Exploration: A Challenge for Science, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1974, a major reference book; and The Way of the Explorer, Putnam 1996. The 2001 Remote Viewing Conference will be held Friday through Sunday, June 15-17, 2001 at the Texas Station Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference began as a rather humble gathering of a few remote viewers several years ago, but now is becoming a major event. “We are definitely planning for this to be a bigger event,” says conference organizer Paul Smith. The conference is moving to a much larger facility this year, from Mesquite to Las Vegas, Nevada. “Arranging for a new venue was a major step,” explains Smith. “We weren't confident that the Mesquite facility could handle the anywhere from 400 to a thousand people that we expect.” “Even at that,” Smith warns, “a limiting factor will be hotel rooms. We have a relatively large, but still limited block in the Texas Station, and blocks of rooms reserved in nearby hotels as well. We recommend that if you have your heart set on being in the Texas at the center of all the action, you better act soon!” In the past the conference has been sort of a family affair. Now the growing popularity has required organizers to get some professional help. “As far as handling the logistics,” says Paul Smith, “we have had to hire an administrative company to field phone calls and registrations. Angela Thompson Smith will continue to function as the coordinator and administrative officer on-the-ground in Vegas, but some of her workload will be relieved by this company.” They are still seeking volunteers. Anyone who would like to help out at the conference can email Angela Thompson Smith at Catalyst@sprintmail.com. Part of the charm of the smaller events was the chance for audience members to ask questions after speakers’ presentations. But often the expanded Q & A sessions got the schedule off track. “We are going to try to ‘make the trains run on time’ this year,” says Paul Smith. “To do that we are considering getting an emcee to stage-manage things. We also will try to build in more, longer breaks between sessions. The problem is we have so many good invited speakers lined up, as well as a number of excellent proposals, that we will have a hard time working everything in.” To solve that problem they will have what they call “concurrent sessions” on Saturday and Sunday. Some presentations will be held in side rooms while other speakers are doing their thing in the main room. In case you miss one of the presentations, all of the sessions will be videotaped. Smith says the quality of the tapes should be better this year. “The video company last year responded to our request to come tape at short notice,” he said. “Because of that, plus some other technical difficulties, some of the videos didn't come out quite as well as we and they would have liked. We think these problems have been rectified for this conference.” Smith will himself be one of the main presenters. We couldn't resist asking about the title of his session: "Remote Viewing's Biggest Bugaboo: How we come to think we know what really isn't so." So what is it about? “It’s about mental noise,” explains Smith. “Some thoughts on where it comes from, and some hints on how to defeat it, though don't expect a sure-fire, just-add-water-and-stand-back solution. There are no easy answers. I'll have some interesting (and perhaps even amusing) illustrations and examples, talk a little psychology, a little philosophy, and a lot of remote viewing. Discussing "mental noise" may sound like about as much fun as pulling teeth, but I think it will be both entertaining and informative!” On Target - The RV News will be at the conference. Look for reports in upcoming issues.    PRINT THIS ARTICLE Privacy Statement Copyright © 2001, H.R.V.G. All rights reserved.

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