There is a Symposium scheduled for this Saturday July 30th 2011.
Here are the details according to Elizabeth von Muggenthaler’s website:

Lake Champlain Symposium

(Sponsored in part by the Radius Foundation)

Date: Saturday the 30th of July

Time: 10 am – 8 pm

Place: The Strong House Inn, 94 West Main Street Vergennes, VT 05491 Strong House Inn

Cost: $16 12 years and up, 6-11 years free

Discounted online tickets

1 Ticket $14.00 2 Tickets $24.00 4 tickets $46.00

**The scientific abstract of one of the lectures**

Lecture Lineup

Morning Session: 10 am – 2 pm Topics for Families and Children designed for ages 5 and up. There will be other activities and learning experiences outside for children.

Introduction: Elizabeth von Muggenthaler and Scott Mardis

Welcome to the 30th anniversary of the last Lake Symposium, held at Shelburne Farms in 1981.

The Human and Other Animal Senses – von Muggenthaler, The abilities of non-human animals v.s. the ability of humans.

Tales from Lake Champlain – Joe Citro

Teens can Achieve – Precious Ortiz – An inspirational lecture to other children encouraging them to realize that even at a young age they can achieve great things.

EMF: Electro-magnetic Fields what are they and how they effect us and our surroundings – Brian Leighton

Animals Sensing and Detecting Illness – Ruby Anderson

Something Big Swimming in a Very Old Fresh Water Lake – Mardis, S., von Muggenthaler, Gregory, J, Anderson, R. (2011) Echolocation in a Freshwater Lake: Great (funded by the Radius Foundation)

Interactive Session (outside) – Brian Leighton and Liz von Muggenthaler- about the tools researchers use to study scientific questions – Hands on with the equipment, question and answer.

Evening Session: 4 pm – 8 pm

Serious Science for Adults

The Paleontology and Geology of the Lake Champlain Basin – A comprehensive overview of the lake over millions of years. Scott Mardis

Can Animals Detect Natural Disasters: The potential of a major earthquake in the Champlain Basin. von Muggenthaler, E. (2009) Seismic Infrasonic Detection in Mammals. Overview of animals known to be sensitive to vibration, and the risk people of the Champlain Basin face..Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, American Institute of Physics.

Research Equipment on a Budget: Scientific instruments, their use and affordability – Brian Leighton

Autism Service Dogs – Ruby Anderson -10 years ago the rate of Autism was 1 in 10,000 today it is 1 in 110. Autism service dogs can be trained to redirect a child’s attention when they are upset and help calm and comfort them. This lecture will focus on what Autism Service Dogs can be owner trained to do, qualities needed for Autism service dogs and legal protections for service dogs.

The Felid Purr: low frequency therapeutic biomechanical stimulation. How the felid purr in all species is an internal healing mechanism. Von Muggenthaler, E. (2006) Reviewed Proceedings from the 12th International Conference on Low Frequency Noise, Vibration, and its Control, Bristol, UK

Science and Spirit – Gary Anderson – Understanding how science and spirit can work together.

Echolocation in a Fresh Water Lake – Mardis, S., von Muggenthaler, Gregory, J, Anderson, R. (2011) Echolocation in a Freshwater Lake: A Paleontological and Geological Perspective. (funded by the Radius Foundation)

Best wishes,

Robert

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 2008
BIGFOOT BODY FOUND
DNA evidence and photo evidence to be presented at a
PRESS CONFERENCE
to be held on
Date: Friday, August 15, 2008
Time: From 12Noon-1:00pm
Place: Cabana Hotel-Palo Alto (A Crown Plaza Resort) 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California 94306

Searching for Bigfoot, Inc. Menlo Park, California
Tom Biscardi, CEO

BIGFOOT BODY FOUND – EVIDENCE AND DNA DETAILS TO BE PRESENTED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15th

FROM 12 N00N TO 1:00PM AT THE CABANA HOTEL-PALO ALTO IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA

A body that may very well be the body of the creature commonly known as “Bigfoot” has been found in the woods in northern Georgia.

DNA evidence and photo evidence of the creature will be presented in a press conference on Friday, August 15th from 12 Noon to 1:00pm at the Cabana Hotel-Palo Alto at 4290 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, California, 94306. The press conference will not be open to the public. It will only be open to credentialed members of the press.
Here are some of the vital statistics on the “Bigfoot” body:
*The creature is seven feet seven inches tall.
*It weighs over five hundred pounds.
*The creature looks like it is part human and part ape-like.
*It is male.
*It has reddish hair and blackish-grey eyes.
*It has two arms and two legs, and five fingers on each hand and
five toes on each foot.
*The feet are flat and similar to human feet.
*Its footprint is sixteen and three-quarters inches long and five and three-quarters inches wide at the heel.
*From the palm of the hand to the tip of the middle finger, its hands are
eleven and three-quarters inches long and six and one-quarter inches wide.
*The creatures walk upright. (Several of them were sighted on the same day that the body was found.)
*The teeth are more human-like than ape-like.
*DNA tests are currently being done and the current DNA and photo evidence will be presented at the press conference on Friday, August 15th.

The creature was found by Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer (residents of Georgia) in the woods in northern Georgia. (The exact location is being kept secret to protect the creatures.)
Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer will be flying in from Georgia to be at the press conference. Also present at the press conference will be Tom Biscardi, CEO of Searching for Bigfoot, Inc.
Whitton is a Clayton County, Georgia, police officer, who is currently on administrative leave after being wounded in the course of duty pursuing an alleged felon. Dyer is a former correctional officer. Whitton and Dyer are co-owners of bigfoottracker.com and Bigfoot Global LLC., a company that offers Bigfoot expeditions. Whitton and Dyer are working with Bigfoot hunter, Tom Biscardi, and Biscardi’s Searching for Bigfoot, Inc., to present and conduct the scientific study of the evidence and information on this body.
A few weeks ago, Whitton and Dyer announced the finding of the body on the “Squatch Detective” radio show, an internet based radio show hosted by Steve Kulls. While on that show, the commentator asked Rick Dyer “Would you allow one of our people to come down and verify the body?” Dyer replied, “The only person we would allow to come down and verify the body was ‘the real Bigfoot Hunter,’ Tom Biscardi.” The next day, the producer of the Squatch Detective show contacted Biscardi with pertinent information on how to contact Dyer and Whitton.
Extensive scientific studies will be done on the body by a team of scientists including a molecular biologist, an anthropologist, a paleontologist and other scientists over the next few months at an undisclosed location. The studies will be carefully documented and the findings will be released to the world, according to Biscardi.
Biscardi is known as “the real Bigfoot Hunter” because of his extensive investigations out in the field. He has been searching for Bigfoot since 1971 and over the past several years, he has been criss-crossing the United States and Canada tracking down the hottest leads on Bigfoot sightings.
Videography on the studies will be done under the supervision of Scott Davis, an independent producer and owner of TV Biz Productions in Phoenix, Arizona.
Currently, Tom Biscardi and his Searching for Bigfoot Team, in conjunction with Bigfoot Global LLC., are preparing to capture another of these creatures alive. That expedition will start very soon. The dates and the locations are being kept confidential.
The body that is currently being studied is being referred to as the “RICKMAT” creature, a name derived from the names of Rick Dyer and Matthew Whitton. [Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman recommends the term “Georgia Gorilla” be used to remove any taint of ego from the discovery, and so the general public, media, and science will have a comfortable moniker until a formal zoological name may be bestowed.]
Last year, a film that Biscardi produced about his investigations, called “Bigfoot Lives,” won first place in the Documentary category at the Pocono Mountains Film Festival. Biscardi also hosts a Bigfoot oriented internet radio show that can be heard on Wednesday nights from 7:00pm to 8:00pm PDT at www.bigfootliveradioshow.com. The show is heard in over thirty countries.
Searching for Bigfoot, Inc. has exclusive rights to all publishing rights, photo rights, television and film rights, production and distribution rights and other commercial opportunities related to the discovery and findings regarding this body and these creatures.
Interested parties may contact Searching for Bigfoot, Inc., in writing, at their mailing address, 1134 Crane St., Suite 216, Menlo Park, California 94025.

please write back, your friend,
andie:)

Hi Andie,
Thanks for your email, I’m sorry it took me so long to respond, its been a busy summer of searching for Champ. Regarding the monster walking under the street lamp… there have been a lot of sightings of Champ lounging on the shore of the lake or coming up on shore. It is entirely possible that one was walking across her property as long as it was somewhat near the water. Personally, I believe that Champ has flippers, but I have never seen one myself so I can’t be sure. I would be interested in learning more about the sonar you speak of, believe it or not I have not had the opportunity to watch the history channel documentary. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Charlie

Lake Champlain is home to a breeding colony of Loch Ness type animals.
Within you will find the best search dates for the Summer of 2000. This
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goes way beyond any book in print when it comes to hard evidence and
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