Ohio Shroud of Turin Conference Schedule

UPDATED TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 14, 2008

5-7 p.m. On-site registration

6:45-7 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

Friday, August 15, 2008

7:00-9:00 a.m. On-site registration

8:00-9:30 Breakfast

8:45-9:00 Opening remarks

9:00-9:30 The STURP Experience by Tom D’Muhala, former President of STURP

9:30-10:00 The Sudarium of Oviedo: A Study of Fiber Structures by Ray Rogers, STURP member and Shroud Science Group member, read by Joanna Emery.

10:00-10:30 VP-8 Shroud Image Analysis, Impact and History by Peter Schumacher

10:30-11:00 My White Linen White Paper by Kenneth Stevenson, STURP member and Shroud Science Group member

11:00-11:15 Visibility of the Shroud Image: An Optical Physicist’s Perspective by John Dee German, STURP member

11:15-11:45 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

11:45-12:00 Question/Answer session with STURP members (time permitting)

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:00 Role of Calcium Carbonate in Fiber Discoloration on the Shroud of

Turin

by M. Sue Benford and Joseph G. Marino, Shroud Science Group member

2:00-2:30 Digital Image Analysis of the Shroud of

Turin

: An Ongoing Investigation by Ray Schneider, Shroud Science Group member

2:30-3:00 A Physical Hypothesis on the Origin of the Body Image embedded into the

Turin

Shroud by Paolo Di Lazzaro

3:00-3:30 Revisiting The Right Eye Image: What is it? By Alan and Mary Whanger, Shroud Science Group members

3:30-4:00 Shroud Coins Dating By Image Extraction by T.V. Oommen

4:00-4:30 Aspects of The Shroud in Botany and Related Art By Alan and Mary Whanger, Shroud Science Group members

4:30-4:52 Body Image Formation Hypotheses Based on Corona Discharge: Discussion by Giulio Fanti, Shroud Science Group Member

4:52-5:14 Resolution of images obtained without an acquisition system using MTF by Giulio Fanti, Shroud Science Group member and Roberto Basso

5:14-5:36 Statistical analysis of dusts taken from different areas of the

Turin

Shroud

by Giulio Fanti, Shroud Science Group member and Roberto Basso

5:36-6:00 Scourge bloodstains on the

Turin

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

6:00-8:00 Dinner

8:00 Rest of evening free

Saturday August 16, 2008

8:00-9:30 a.m. Breakfast

8:45-9:00 Opening remarks

9:00-9:30 What Went Wrong with the Shroud's Radiocarbon Date?  Setting it all in context by Paul Maloney, Shroud Science Group Member

9:30-10:00 Overview of and New Findings for Historical and Scientific Evidence Pertaining to Possible “Invisible Mending” of the C-14 area of the

Turin

Shroud by Joseph G. Marino, Shroud Science Group member and M. Sue Benford

10:00-10:30 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

10:30-11:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED

11:00-11:30 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

11:30-12:00 Questions for morning speakers

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:00 Neutron Radiation Effects on Linen Fibers and Consequences for a Radiocarbon Dating by Francesco Barbesino & Mario Moroni

2:00-2:30 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 Miguel Lorente

2:30-3:00 The death of the Shroud Man: an improved review by Barbara Faccini, Shroud Science Group member

3:00-3:30 The Shroud of

Turin

, The Holographic Experience by Petrus Soons

3:30-4:00 Botany of the Shroud of

Turin

by Avinoam Danin

4:00-4:30 Jesus Christ, the Man of the Shroud, and Bilirubin by Carlo Goldoni, read by Roberto Basso

4:30-5:00 Ancient

Edessa

and the Shroud by Jack Markwardt

5:00-5:30 On

Besancon

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

5:30-6:00 Was Sixth-Century Desertification a Factor in the Transfer of Relics from

Palestine

? by Diana Fulbright, Shroud Science Group member

6:00-8:00 Dinner

8:00-10:00 GENERAL OPEN FORUM: Twenty Years After – Where Do We Stand with the Carbon dating? moderated and with a brief introduction by Bill Meacham, Shroud Science Group member and member of the 1986 conference convened by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Archbishop of Turin to Advise on carbon dating the Shroud

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2008

8:00-9:30 a.m Breakfast

8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks

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 Ray Schneider, Shroud Science Group member

10:00-11:00 GENERAL OPEN FORUM: The 2002 “Restoration” – its Impact and Prospects for Future Testing moderated and with a brief introduction by Bill Meacham, Shroud Science Group member and member of the 1986 conference convened by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Archbishop of Turin to Advise on carbon dating the Shroud

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

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