The dates have been set for next year's event. It will be held on the weekend of October 14-16, 2005, again in Jefferson, TX. The speaker line-up so far will include Rick Noll (with a much expanded, longer presentation), Jimmy Chilcutt, Loren Coleman and Jeff Meldrum. I'm still working on lining up additional speakers.

If only you could arrange it for the following weekend

:dancedude: Sweet, just marked it in outlook, will remind myself every month until then. I recently discovered the Sasquatch phenom was a local one to me in NW Louisiana. Not long after that, I surfed onto the Texasbigfoot banner for the that meeting in Jefferson. Wish I could have made the last one but had to spend that weekend studing.

You should try to get Jane Goodall to come Craig.

It would be interesting to hear her take on the subject, and having her there would definitely draw interest from the press.

It would also be great to invite TLC, the Discovery Channel...and what about that Brit who's been searching for Orang Pendek in Indoenisia? All would be great to have.

The only other thing I can think of would be to invite local Anthropology departments and see what they have to offer on the subject.

I plan on making it, so long as I am here within a year.

well, craig, i should be attending that one, i plan on being in the area at that time, will be nice to see a few friends again, and to see what is going on down there......

Conference Update:
Chris Murphy has been added to the lineup.

There will be a special activity on Friday afternoon when we take a tour of the local area to the site of 5 or 6 sighting reports. We will also go to the location of a sighting from 1965 that was written up in the local newspaper.
Link to article.
Several of the speakers will also be on this tour.

Friday night will be the BBQ dinner with the speakers. There will also be a special presentation after dinner.

The Conference will be 2 days, 10 am - 6 pm on Saturday and 10 am - 4 pm on Sunday.

Conference update

Paul Cropper of Australia has been added to the speaker linep.

Here is his bio:
Paul Cropper is a marketing manager with a major Australian telecommunications company and one of the country's leading cryptozoologists.

Since 1975, he has actively investigated strange animal reports across Australia and New Zealand. Together with Canberra-based colleague Tony Healy, he co-authored "Out of The Shadows" (Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 1994) a comprehensive summary of Australian animal mysteries. Paul and Tony are currently completing a new book on the Yowie, a Bigfoot type creature reported from the more rugged areas of the countries eastern coast.

Paul will be providing a detailed summary of his research and summarizing the case for and against the creatures existence.

Jefferson is right around the corner. I will be sure to make it.

Thanks for the updates.

Conference Update:

Kathy Moskowitz has been added to the lineup. Come out and welcome our own Hairy Man.

:dance:

I can't wait, Craig !!!
It'll be my first BF Conference & I know it'll be a BLAST !

Hope everybody can make it !
I'll wear my "Saskwatcher" name tag !

Planning on making it myself!!!!!

Hey gang, let's sound out and see who all from the BFF is going this October.

I'll be there.

I want to go, I'm trying to figure out a way to convince my wife that we need to spend a weekend up in Jefferson, TX. Craig maybe you can line up Patrick Swayze or Brad Pitt to speak. I bet she'll go then.

And about the new addition to the line up....

I might trade a expedition trip this year for this conference sound like the TBRC
puts on a great weekend of events.

As of right now I plan to be there!

I'll move heaven and earth to be there. No offence to any other conferences but the TBRC is the best sasquatch conference anywhere on the planet. Aside from excellent speakers those TBRC people have to be the friendliest most hospitable people you could ever meet.

See y'all in Texas, pardner. Sorry Craig, that was a rather ghastly attempt at being Texan!!

Oh you'll be here...that you can bet on!!!

Im hoping to make it there myself if i can get a ride

The final speaker lineup has been posted to the website here.

The schedule and registration information has been posted to the website here.

I hope to see many of you from Bigfoot Forums at the event.

Conference update here. I have a few additions to the speaker lineup. I'm still not sure how I'm going to do it, but Alton Higgins and Matt Crowley have been added as speakers for the 5th Annual Texas Bigfoot Conference. I should have the info up on the website ASAP.

I'd love to be there, but the airline tickets have gone silly this year, and have trebled in the past couple of months.

Whatever it takes mi amigo! I WILL be there.

I only found this thread tonight and I still have much to take care of (yes, at 3am...I'm a night person) so I've yet to re-check the latest additions to the line-up on your website. I'd best save that for after the weekend, and I can hardly wait! Sounds like a great scene you've got lined up!

Can't wait to lay eyes on the odd assortment of people I've met over the years. And to be audience before the names on your itinerary. There is much to be learned.

See you all there!

Edited because I CAN.

:flagcanada: would love to get to texas one of these years. but it seems to be getting harder rather than easyer as the years go by with skyrocketing ticket prices, high fuel costs, not to mention the ever changing rules at the border
Soon all canadians will need a passport to visit the U.S. And in canada the process to get one is one huge headache.

Oh, for heaven's sake! We should just be the same country! Wait, I take that back - that would be offensive to Canadians.

For whatever reason (I'm not saying racism), we don't have billions of $$$, helicopters, and heat-seeking unmanned aircraft flying around the Canadian border keeping Canadians out, now do we? NO! Maybe we just fear learning Spanish more than we fear French.

It's a crying shame you can't make it to the harmless town of Jefferson for a convention about an animal.

READY! AIM! FIRE!

I've been shot at so much I don't even feel it anymore. Let 'er rip. I'm about as sickened as I can get.

Sorry Mr. Steenburg. If you're the T.Steenburg I'm thinking of, I've heard of you for many years.

Respectfully,
K.Sherman

Edited because I CAN.

Do border agents ever ask you about the Sasquatch sign on your car door?

As far as local accomodations go I can't speak very highly of the Jefferson Inn's beds. The one my wife and I had was like trying to sleep on a sheet of plywood. In all fairness they appeared to be remodeling but I think you might be better off going with one of the local bed & breakfasts or a motel in one of the nearby towns and driving in.

The bed and breakfasts, while more expensive, do look like they might be considerably more comfortable.

:flagusa: It wouldn't offend this canuck silva. the only thing i would miss was the Saturday night hockey game.
Thomas Steenburg

tube, indeed they do every time it seems. followed by the same question. "didn't prove that was all a hoax recently "?
Of course I can't let that go by.

hey driving to texas isn't too bad - it's all down hill from canada

Well, I'm in!

Wife and I will be there if nothing drastic happens.

Is this conference going to be recorded and sold on VHS/DVD later for us less geographically fortunate?

-Carl

Rick Noll will be filming the event to produce a similar package to what he did for the Willow Creek Symposium.

Ah, COOL!!

AHHHH! That only gives me a month to lose 10 pounds!

Actually Kathy, you've got just over 6 weeks...

Good!

And I have an hour, right?

Can I had out tests at the end of the talk???

What!! Nobody said anything about test.......I hope it's not algebra.

Kathy,
Yep, you have a whole hour. But let's not scare people away by talking about tests...

Craig

John Freitas has been added to the lineup.

I guess you could divorce Bob - thats about 170lbs right there

[quote=Paul1968UK,Sep 13 2005, 06:34 AM] AHHHH! That only gives me a month to lose 10 pounds! [/QUOTE]
I guess you could divorce Bob - thats about 170lbs right there [/quote]
Um, but who would keep me warm at night when I'm out bigfooting? And who would do all those other wonderful special things that he does for me? Unless you are planning on hopping on a plane tomorrow Paul, I'm keeping him!

I can't wait !!!


Our little Research Team will be launching a 2 week Expedition deep into the swamps & bayous of Caddo Lake.
We'll come in for the Conference & my Saturday night Show, then...
back to the swamps for another week of pokin' around !!!

If they're in there,
we're gonna give 'em plenty of time to find us !!!

Joe, I like the new icon. As a matter of fact, we will have a copy of the very same cast in the auction at the Conference.

Actually, I'll be suprised if Kathy shows up, being that there is a festival in her honor that same day in Round Rock, TX, a suburb of Austin.

11th Annual Hairy Man Festival

Go to that link, then click 'Legend'.......


hmmmm....

And rightly so! It's about time I was honored.... Think anyone will notice I'm actually a girl???

Article about Conference

hi ecwool good morning whats new i hope you have a awesome conferance this year im sorry i cant make it. i see your getting alot media coverage about it maybe you will start hearing from people in certain parts of texas about sasquatch sightings etc. is the conferance going to be on dvd. do you still have past conferances on dvd i will try to save my money. i see alot researchers are going to the conferance to sell bigfoot memberielas. please keep me informed ok. thanks bill :bf:

Kathy,
I contacted the festival organizer and they are sending up some of the Hairy Man Festival shirts for us to sell at the Conference. So people will be able to pay tribute to you with their outerware...as opposed to the usual way.