Thursday, August 14, 2008
5:00-7:00 p.m. On-site registration
6:45-7:00 Opening remarks
7:00-8:30 Opening address: The Shroud: An Eternal Challenge by Rex Morgan, Shroud Science Group member
8:30-8:45 Break
8:45-9:00 A Tribute to STURP by Barrie Schwortz, STURP documenting photographer and Shroud Science Group member
9:00-10:00 Informal gathering in Ballroom (Refreshments provided)
Friday, August 15, 2008
7:00-9:00 a.m. On-site registration
8:00-9:30 Breakfast (provided by Hotel)
8:30-8:45 Opening remarks
8:45-9:15 The STURP Experience by Thomas D’Muhala, former President of STURP
9:15-9:45 The Sudarium of Oviedo: A Study of Fiber Structures by Raymond Rogers, STURP member and Shroud Science Group member, read by Joanna Emery.
9:45-10:15 VP-8 Shroud Image Analysis, Impact and History by Peter Schumacher
10:15-10:45 My White Linen White Paper by Kenneth Stevenson, STURP member and Shroud Science Group member
10:45-11:00 Visibility of the Shroud Image: An Optical Physicist’s Perspective by John Dee German, STURP member
11:00-11:30 The Spectroscopy of Various Candidate Processes Associated with Image Formation and Features of the Shroud of Turin
11:30-12:00 Question and Answer session with STURP members
12:00-1:30 Lunch (provided by Hotel)
1:30-2:00 Digital Image Analysis of the Shroud of Turin
2:00-2:30 A Physical Hypothesis on the Origin of the Body Image embedded into the Turin
2:30-3:00 Shroud Coins Dating By Image Extraction by T.V. Oommen
3:00-3:30 Revisiting The Right Eye Image: What is it? By Dr. Alan and Mary Whanger, Shroud Science Group members
3:30-4:00 Aspects of The Shroud in Botany and Related Art By Dr. Alan and Mary Whanger, Shroud Science Group members
4:00-4:22 Body Image Formation Hypotheses Based on Corona Discharge: Discussion by Giulio Fanti, Shroud Science Group Member
4:23-4:45 Resolution of images obtained without an acquisition system using MTF by Giulio Fanti, Shroud Science Group member and Roberto Basso
4:46-5:08 Statistical analysis of dusts taken from different areas of the Turin
by Giulio Fanti, Shroud Science Group member and Roberto Basso
5:09-5:29 Scourge bloodstains on the Turin
5:30-6:00 Questions and Answers--afternoon speakers
6:00-8:00 Dinner (not provided by hotel)
8:00-9:00 Informal presentation: History of the Holy Grail by Daniel C. Scavone (Refreshments provided)
9:00-10:00 Judging of Student Posters (Refreshments provided)
Saturday August 16, 2008
8:00-9:30 a.m. Breakfast (provided by Hotel)
8:30-8:45 Opening remarks
8:45-9:15 What Went Wrong with the Shroud's Radiocarbon Date? Setting it all in context by Paul Maloney, Shroud Science Group Member
9:15-9:45 Invisible Mending and the Turin Shroud: Historical and Scientific Evidence by Joseph G. Marino, Shroud Science Group member and M. Sue Benford
9:45-10:15 Surface chemical analysis of the Shroud of Turin
10:15-10:45 SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
10:45-11:15 SEM-EDXA Analysis of Red Particles Removed from the Underside of the Turin Shroud in 1988 by Parr RL, Reguly B, MacKenzie A, Merriwether DA, Benford MS, Baraldi P, and Fanti G
11:15-11:45 Questions and Answers--morning speakers
11:45-1:15 Lunch (provided by Hotel)
1:15-1:45 Neutron Radiation Effects on Linen Fibers and Consequences for a Radiocarbon Dating by Francesco Barbesino & Mario Moroni, read by Giulio Fanti
1:45-2:15 A Global Forensic Analysis of the Elements of the Shroud of Turin
2:15-2:45 The death of the Shroud Man: an improved review by Barbara Faccini, Shroud Science Group member, read by Giulio Fanti
2:45-3:15 The Shroud of Turin
3:15-3:45 Botany of the Shroud of Turin
3:45-4:15 Ancient Edessa
4:15-4:45 On Besancon
4:45-5:10 Was Sixth-Century Desertification a Factor in the Transfer of Relics from Palestine
5:10-5:30 A Note on “the Servant of Peter” by Diana Fulbright, Shroud Science Group member
5:30-6:00 Questions and answers--afternoon speakers
6:00-8:00 Dinner (provided by Hotel)
8:00-10:00 GENERAL OPEN FORUM: Twenty Years After – Where Do We Stand with the Carbon dating? moderated by Barrie Schwortz, Shroud of Turin Research Project Documenting Photographer and Shroud Science Group member
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2008
8:00-9:30 a.m. Breakfast (provided by Hotel)
8:30-9:00 Jesus Christ, the Man of the Shroud, and Bilirubin by Carlo Goldoni, read by Roberto Basso
9:00-9:30 Advancing the Shroud into the 21st Century: Reaching the next generation by Russ Breault, Shroud Science Group member
9:30-10:00 Focus Projects for Student Involvement in Researching the Scientific Properties of the Shroud of Turin
10:00-11:00 GENERAL OPEN FORUM: The 2002 “Restoration” – its Impact and Prospects for Future Testing (and miscellaneous topics) moderated by Barrie Schwortz, Shroud of Turin Research Project Documenting Photographer and Shroud Science Group member
11:00-11:30 The Tangible Emmanuel: How the Scriptures Shed Light on the Meaning and Presence of the Shroud of Turin
11:30 Closing remarks; End of Conference