35 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 30 years since the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy. Millions of pages of files released to the public. Yet official stories prove inadequate, new evidence continues to surface, and questions remain. Join dozens of leading researchers and forensic and medical experts who have kept these questions and cases alive.
Speakers: Dr. Gary Aguilar, Dan Alcorn, Esq., Judge Joe Brown, Walt Brown, Ph.D., Kathleen Cunningham, Jim DiEugenio, Stewart Galanor, Donald Gibson, Ph.D., Dick Gregory, Robert Groden, Steve Jones, Bill Kelly, Brad Kizzia, Esq., Mark Lane, James Lesar, Esq., Dr. David Mantik, Phil Melanson, Joan Mellen, John Newman, Ph.D., Dr. William Pepper, Esq., Vincent Salandria, Esq., Martin Schotz, Ph.D., Chris Sharett, Ph.D., Josiah Thompson, Ph.D., William Turner, Hal Verb, Cyril Wecht, JD, MD, and many others.
Friday, November 20 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Registration, Union Station, 400 South Houston Street, 2nd Floor Working Panels, evidentiary, outreach, organizational discussion groups Press Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks Featured Speaker
Saturday, November 21 8:00 am - 11:00 p.m. Registration, Union Station, 400 South Houston Street, 2nd Floor Speaker Panels on JFK, MLK, RFK Awards Dinner, Featured Speakers Video Presentations
Sunday, November 22 9:00 am - 4:00 p.m. Registration, Union Station, 400 South Houston Street, 2nd Floor Speaker Panels on ARRB, Investigative Leads Commemorative Event - Grassy Knoll, Dealey Plaza (12:00 noon - 1:00 a.m.)
Registration: Current registration rates are $150 for those staying two or more nights at the hotel, until November 1. Send check or money order with hotel reservation number to COPA, P.O. Box 772, Washington, DC 20044. Registration for those not staying at the hotel is $175 until November 1. These rates include all events and the Awards Dinner on Saturday night. Day and session rates will be available on site. Early registration insures discounts, the rates will continue to increase.
Accommodations: Hyatt Regency, Reunion Square overlooks Dealey Plaza. Discount room rates are available in November at $125 single/double, $150 triple, $175 quad. If you are seeking a roommate to reduce costs, call our office to get on the list for referrals. Call the Hyatt at 214-651-1234 for reservations as soon as possible, and mention the COPA conference. Staying at the hotel will assure the success of the conference, since we must use a minimum number of rooms to have free meeting space.
Transportation: Discounts are available on round trip fares and car rentals for the conference participaants. Call American Airlines at 1-800-433-1790 and mention COPA and Star File #99N8UM for flights from US, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Caribbean islands and Canada. Call AMTRAK train lines at 1-800-USA-RAIL for a 10% discount on lower round fare rates from US and Canada points. Mention COPA and fare code X-96F-925. Fares are good from November 17-24. For discounts on other carriers, call for best rates from ASAP Travel, 1-800-669-6818 and mention COPA. Discounts are being arranged with Avis Rent-a-Car for the event as well, call COPA for more information.
A DAY WITHOUT THE PENTAGON - OCTOBER 19 NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION DISARMAMENT FAIR - OCTOBER 18 LOCAL CULTURAL/POLITICAL EVENT
LOCAL CONTACT: John Judge WRL Organizing Office 1247 E Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 202-544-9355 (voice mail) / 584-1021 (fax) email: copa@nicom.com
NATIONAL CONTACT: War Resister's League 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012 Chris Ney (212) 228-0450 / 228-6193 (fax) email: wrl@igc.apc.org