Conference schedule as of July 23, 2008

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

Redux (what we might have seen if we did it right) by Joseph Accetta, STURP member

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

: An Ongoing Investigation by Raymond J. Schneider, Shroud Science Group member

2:00-2:30  A Physical Hypothesis on the Origin of the Body Image embedded into the

Turin

Shroud by Paolo Di Lazzaro

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

Shroud

by Giulio Fanti, Shroud Science Group member and Roberto Basso

5:09-5:29 Scourge bloodstains on the

Turin

Shroud: an evidence for different instruments used by Barbara Faccini, Shroud Science Group member, read by Giulio Fanti

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

identifies discrepancies in Radiocarbon Dating Region by M. Sue Benford and Joseph G. Marino, Shroud Science Group member

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

:  Compatibility Between the Evidences of Vitality and the Absence of Signs of Death on the Cloth by Dr. Miguel Lorente

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

, The Holographic Experience by Petrus Soons

3:15-3:45 Botany of the Shroud of

Turin

by Avinoam Danin

3:45-4:15 Ancient

Edessa

and the Shroud:  History Concealed by the Discipline of the Secret by Jack Markwardt

4:15-4:45 On

Besancon

and Other Plausible Theories for the Shroud During the Missing 150 Years, 1204 to 1355 by Daniel C. Scavone, Shroud Science Group member

4:45-5:10 Was Sixth-Century Desertification a Factor in the Transfer of Relics from

Palestine

? by Diana Fulbright, Shroud Science Group member

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 21^st 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

by Raymond J. Schneider, Shroud Science Group member

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

by Chris Knabenshue

11:30 Closing remarks; End of Conference