Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Tuesday, 13 Oct 1992 00:09:05 CDT
From: <U54778@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.jfk
Subject:    UP AND COMING APRIL SYMPOSIUM

I would like to share the information that I just got over the phone from
Doug Carlson, the man who put the Chicago JFK Symposium together last July.
As you will remember, he is putting together the next symp to be held here
again in April of 1993.
He has been hot on the phone, talking to everyone in the researcher
community, getting the big names to confirm their attendence.  This symp is
going to be different than the last.  Instead of one speaker per session, he
is going to have panels of guests centering their discussion around preset
topics.  The format he has chosen has attracted famous names that have not
been interested in joining in any of the former conferences in the past.
The following is a list of those confirmed at this point in time.  Many others
are expected to join the list.

*  Anthony Summers  --- coming in from England
*  Josiah Thompson  --- I know. I can hardly believe it.
*  Paul Hoch        --- This even shocks me more than getting Thompson out
                        of retirement.  Paul once told me he would never
                        attend "one of those circuses".  If you don't know
                        his name because he has never written a book, let
                        me tell you that next to  Weisberg, Ferrell and
                        Thompson, he is one of the original major
                        researchers, one who many including Lifton or
                        Hurt consult with before putting out any major work.
*  Tannenbaum      ---  Can't remember his first name.   Was chief
                        investigator for the HSCA.
*  John Davis      ---  Major writer on JFK and the mob.  If Doug can get
                        Scheim and Moldea, I would say the will be a
                        history making panel on the Mafia connection.
*  Gaeton Fonzi    ---  Investigator for the HSCA.  He figures large in
                        any speculation on the Anti-Castro cubans/CIA.
*  Edwin Lopez     ---  IMHO, he is worth the price of the whole thing.
                         His report on the Mexico City/LHO factor for the
                        HSCA is one of the major works suppressed and
                        hidden away in the National Archives.
                        National Security, indeed!!!!!
*  Bert Griffin    ---  If anything can impress you as to the history
                        making aspect of this coming symp, having one
                        of the original WC staff should.
*  Peter Dale Scott --  Great name in defining the politics of the event.
*  Phillip Melanson --  He has lately been instrumental in getting the
                        RFK case opened up again, joining forces with
                        forces with the original FBI agent in charge of
                        the case.
* John Newman      ---  Doug is trying to get his critics to take part
                        in a panel centering around the case Newman has
                        put forward for JFK/Vietnam.
* Robert Morrow    ---  I personnally don't put much faith in his accounts
                        but for those of you who do, he will be there.
* Cyril Wecht      ---  yes perhaps if Joel Grant attends he can give us
                        his slant on Wecht's public stance.
And many others with less of a recognized name factor such as Gus Russo
Larry Haapanen, Jim Lesar and others, who are nonetheless important figures
but who are only known to those who follow these matters.  The straw count so
far is about 35 guests panelists.
Doug has figured that he will have to expand this symp to 4 days but is
hesitant to begin it on April Fool's day for the bad publicity.  I'm in a
good mood, all wisecrack's are welcome.  However it comes down, it will be
happening around the weekend of April 4th.
I suggest that all those who are interested and who are able to attend should
start thinking now about making arrangements.
For those who have emailed me about the second part of my notes on the last
Chi Symp, I apologize for not finding the time to finish them.  Perhaps,
I can have them ready before the next symp gets started.
ALAN ROGERS