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International Conference on The Shroud of Turin
Seeking Solutions to the Mysteries of the ShroudJuly 19-22, 2017
TRAC Center
Pasco, Washington
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On July 19-22, 2017, an International Conference on the Shroud of Turin - "Seeking Solutions to the Mysteries of the Shroud," was held at the TRAC Center in Pasco, Washington. The event was sponsored by Mark Antonacci and his Test the Shroud Foundation and was organized and managed by Robert Rucker (and family). The Official Website of the event is no longer available but the Conference Schedule, Abstracts, Biographies of the presenters and all the papers presented are now available at the Shroud Research Network. As we have done with many conferences in the past, we created this page which is dedicated to the event. It includes conference details, photos, links to a few of the papers, several reviews written by conference attendees and much more. Since I was unable to attend the conference myself, I could not write my usual summary of the event, so I asked STERA, Inc. Board member Russ Breault, to write a brief overview for us. Russ acted as Master of Ceremonies for the conference and made a number of presentations himself. In fact, you can already find links to videos of each presentation and Abstracts of every paper on the Shroud University Pasco 2017 page of Russ' website. Here is his article:
The International Conference on the Shroud of Turin held in Pasco, Washington July 19-22 was a great success. Robert Rucker and his organizing team along with his wife and daughter worked tirelessly to pull off a well-organized and well promoted conference. Numerous exhibits were developed by his talented daughter, Joleen. She created an exhibit on how flax is prepared, a simulated crown of thorns and even created a realistic model representing the empty tomb. They brought in several posters and life-size photo replicas to grace the walls of the TRAC Center where the conference was held. Bob was able to bring in a video crew from his church who were able to film and live stream the entire event on Youtube with all the talks available for anyone to view right now. Here is the best link for anyone who wants to explore some of the excellent presentations made during this three day event: http://www.shrouduniversity.com/pasco17.php
Bob and his team also arranged for lunch and dinner all three days of the conference creating a wonderful time of fellowship with fellow researchers and participants. Hotels were adjacent to the conference center making it very convenient for people to come and go from their rooms. The visual displays were excellent offering two large screens on either side of the stage. The sound system worked flawlessly as well. Now for the best part. I was exceedingly pleased to see so many of our fellow researchers from "across the pond" including Italy, Spain, France and Australia. Since there is a direct link above to all the presentations, there is no need for me to critique any of them. Watch, enjoy and come to your own conclusions.
An added bonus to the conference were two film crews on site to interview various experts for two new documentaries. One will air here in the US and the other will air in China! One last shout out and thanks…to Treau, a young lady from New York who volunteered to be our time keeper for each speaker. She was indispensable for keeping us all on track. Once again, kudos to Bob Rucker and his team for putting together a terrific conference and sharing it with the world via streaming video. It was my honor to emcee the event.
Russ Breault
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2017 --- THURSDAY, July 20, 2017 --- FRIDAY, July 21, 2017 --- SATURDAY, July 22, 2017
A Review of the Conference by Charles Huneycutt --- A Review of the Conference by Al Roca
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017, Introduction and Summary
Opening Remarks - by Robert Rucker
Overview of the Shroud - by Robert Siefker
CSI Jerusalem, Case of the Missing Body - (Opening Presentation) - by Russ Breault
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Thursday, July 20, 2017, Preliminary Issues & History
Opening Remarks - by Russ Breault
The Crown of Thorns: The Paradoxical Lordship of the King of Kings - by Andrew Dalton, LC
Exposition of John 20 - by Fred Baltz
The Role of Epistemology in Approaching Truth in the Shroud of Turin, - by Cheryl White
Physical Cause of Jesus' Death - by Pietro Pescetelli
Identifying the Tomb of Jesus for Turin Shroud Research - by Dean Schulz
The Mandylion in Constantinople: Literary and Iconographic Sources - by Alfonso Caccese, Emanuela Marinelli, Laura Provera and Domenico Repice (Link to paper on Academia.edu)
Who Saw the Mandylion and What was its Size? - by Mario Latendresse
Geoffrey de Charny's Acquisition of the Shroud of Turin: Texts, Fictions, and Forgeries - by Jack Markwardt
The Holy Shroud and Othon de La Roche: notes for a working hypothesis on the “Missing Years” (1204-1356) - by Alessandro Piana - (Read by Michela Marinelli)
There is no Evidence that Othon de la Roche Acquired the Shroud of Turin" - by Mario Latendresse
The Shroud of Turin and the Sainte-Chapelle of Paris - by Mario Latendresse
The image of Edessa included the whole body but only its empty reliquary arrived at Paris - by Cesar Barta and Jorge Manuel Rodriguez Almenar
The Simony Theory: The Passage of the Shroud of Turin from Constantinople to Lirey - by Jack Markwardt
Avignon and the Shroud of Turin: Authenticity Confirmed - by Jack Markwardt
Panel discussion regarding the day’s presentations
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Friday, July 21, 2017, Science & Dating of the Shroud
Opening Remarks - by Russ Breault
Uncovering the Frailties of Ecclesiastical Authorities in the Holy Shroud Guild Archives - by Giorgio Bracaglia
Pollens on the Shroud and the Sudarium of Oviedo - by Marzia Boi (Presented by Cesar Barta)
Sources of DNA on the Shroud - by Gianni Barcaccia
Use of the VP-8 Image Analyzer with a photograph of the Shroud of Turin exhibiting 3D results - by Janis Winchester
The “Other Images” on the Shroud of Turin - by Paolo Di Lazzaro and Daniele Murra (Link to updated version of PowerPoint presentation on Academia.edu)
Numismatic dating of the Turin Shroud through the analysis of Byzantine coins - by Giulio Fanti
Hypothesis of face-cloth wrapping of the Turin Shroud Man: experimental and numerical results - by Gianmaria Concheri, Giulio Fanti and Sergio Rodella
Politics of the Shroud C-14 Dating - by Joe Marino
Invisible Reweave on the Shroud: Evidence For - by Joe Marino
Was the Shroud of Turin Invisibly Rewoven With Foreign Material at the Radiocarbon Site to Match the Rest of the Cloth? - by Mark Antonacci
Dating Techniques other than Carbon Dating - by Giulio Fanti
Statistical Analysis of the 1988 Carbon dating - by Robert Rucker
The Neutron Absorption Hypothesis - by Robert Rucker
Art, Icon, or Relic - by Russ Breault
Panel discussion regarding the day’s presentations
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Saturday, July 22, 2017, Image Formation on the Shroud
Opening Remarks - by Russ Breault
Image Characteristics - by Giulio Fanti
Investigating the Color of the Blood on the Shroud - by Paolo Di Lazzaro, A. Di Lascio, P. Iacomussi, M. Missori and D. Murra (Link to updated version of PowerPoint presentation on Academia.edu)
Chemistry of the Image Imprinting - by Jose Carlos Godinez
Naturalistic Processes for Image Formation - by Mark Antonacci
Role of Radiation in Image Formation - by Robert Rucker
Critical Analysis about the Radiation Direction in the Formation of the Shroud of Turin Image - by R. Campion and Giulio Fanti
Characteristics of the Image and Its Formation - by Giuseppe Baldacchini
A Geometric Mechanism for the Image Formation on the Shroud of Turin - by Mario Latendresse
Linen Coloration by Pulsed Radiation, A Review - by Paolo Di Lazzaro and Daniele Murra
Chromosome acting as loop antenna matches wavelength for colorization of Shroud of Turin - by Tony Fleming
Image Formation by Corona Discharge - by Giulio Fanti
Experimental Effects of Coronal Discharges on Linen - by Michael Schaffer
Free Electron Model of Image Formation on the Shroud of Turin - by Chuck Rogers
Image Formation by Charged Nuclear Particles - by Arthur Lind
Evidence for Image Formation by a Cloth Collapse Model - by Mark Antonacci
Problems with the Cloth Collapse Hypothesis for Image Formation - by Robert Rucker
Do we really need new evidence and arguments about the Turin Shroud? - by Tristan Casabianca
Panel discussion regarding the day’s presentations
Where are We Now, and Where do we go from Here? - by Mark Antonacci
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WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2017 --- THURSDAY, July 20, 2017 --- FRIDAY, July 21, 2017 --- SATURDAY, July 22, 2017
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