X-Conference 2008 Schedule

Friday - May 7 Grand Ballroom Program Details The registration desk will be open from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Party attendees who have registered in advance will be able to pick up their registration packets. Others can register and avoid the rush on Saturday morning. [All times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time]
Meet the Speakers Cocktail Party & Documentary A dinner's worth of hors d'oeuvres >Separate Ticket - No Day Pass Required < 7:00 - 9:00 pm
	Documentary [Free event open to the public. No Ticket or Day Pass required] The Day Before Disclosure by New Paradigm Films & Terje Toftenes (Norway) Premier Showing - See Trailer 9:00 - 11:00 pm

This schedule is subject to change at any time.

Saturday - May 8
Grand Ballroom
(Lectures)
The Registration Desk opens at 7:30 am and remains open until 7 pm.
Program Details
[All times are Eastern Standard Time]

Delay due to technical issues
8:45 - 10:45 am

Conference Opening
Stephen Bassett & Cheryll Jones
10:45 - 11 am

Break (30 minutes)

Lecture
Richard Dolan
11 am - 12:30 pm

Break (30 minutes)

Special Presentation-Luncheon
with George Hass & William Saunders - the Martian/Cydonia Codex
>Separate Ticket - No Day Pass Required <
[1:00 - 3:00 pm Presentation begins at approximately 1:30 pm]
Note: no food or beverage can be brought into the Press Club. If you are not attending the luncheon, the 4th Estate Restaurant can serve about 60 with a special menu for quick service.
The Corner Bakery Cafe (Sat/Sun 8 am - 4 pm) is right off the first floor of the Press Building.

Break (30 minutes)

Lecture
A. J. Gevaerd (Brazil)
3:30 - 5:00 pm

Break (30 minutes)

Lecture
Paul Stonehill
5:30 - 6:45 pm

Break (75 minutes)
Attendees from out of town will have time to return to their hotels, relax and freshen up before the banquet. Since the White House is only two blocks away and the Washington Mall museums are only four blocks away, others may choose to do some sightseeing before the banquet.

Banquet - PRG Awards
(Advance booking helpful)
Special Guest Dr. Edgard Mitchell (via live video), more TBA
> Separate Ticket. No Day Pass Required <
[8 to 11 pm - Presentations begin at 9 pm EST]
Speakers will be assigned tables throughout the banquet hall.
Note: no food or beverage can be brought into the Press Club. If you are not attending the luncheon, the 4th Estate Restaurant can serve about 60 with a special menu for quick service.
The Corner Bakery Cafe (Sat/Sun 8 am - 4 pm) is right off the first floor of the Press Building.

Sunday - May 9
Grand Ballroom
(Lectures)
The Registration Desk is open from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm
Program Details
[All times are Eastern Standard Time]

Opening Remarks
Stephen Bassett & Cheryll Jones
8:45 - 9:00 am

Lecture
TBA
9:00 - 10:30 am

Break (30 minutes)

Lecture
George Knapp
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Break (30 minutes)

Special Presentation-Luncheon
with George Noory
host of Coast to Coast AM - the #1 late night talk show in America
>Separate Ticket - No Day Pass Required<
[1:00 - 3:00 pm Presentation begins at approximately 1:45 pm]
Note: no food or beverage can be brought into the Press Club. If you are not attending the luncheon, the 4th Estate Restaurant can serve about 60 with a special menu for quick service. The Corner Bakery Cafe (Sat/Sun 8 am - 4 pm) is right off the first floor of the Press Building.

Break (30 minutes)

Lecture
Linda Moulton Howe
3:30 - 5:15 pm

Break (30 minutes)

Lecture
Gary Heseltine (UK)
5:45 - 7:00 pm

Closing Remarks
Stephen Bassett & Cheryll Jones
7:00 - 7:15 pm
(Group photos)