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Monday, May 12, 2008
5:30 – 9:30
$30, students $15
Presentation
The average citizen is suspicious of science and technology. James Randi addresses this unfortunate misunderstanding in an effective and entertaining fashion by asking the right questions — and then answering them. Does a simple felt-tip pen detect counterfeit money for merchants? Can a registered nurse using "quantum mechanics technology" heal a patient by simply passing her hands over her patient? Does a "high-tech" dowsing rod enable the U.S. Border Patrol to find smuggled aliens? Can a simple, sealed, plastic ball replace detergent in your washing machine?
James Randi answers these questions and more while showing you how to protect your and your company's pocketbook, by outlining how to spot and expose these cons of the new millennium.
About James Randi
James Randi is a retired professional magician (“The Amazing Randi”), author, lecturer, amateur archaeologist/astronomer. Born in 1928 in Toronto, Canada, where he received his high school education, he was naturalized a U.S. citizen in 1987, and now lives in Florida. He is single.
Mr. Randi was host of The Randi Show on WOR-Radio, New York City (1966/67) and has had his own TV Specials in Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Hungary, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and the USA. He has appeared in a great many TV documentaries, interview shows and variety productions in France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Italy, the UK and other countries.
He has done three world tours as a performer and lecturer through the Far East, Europe, Australia and North and South America. In 1974 he performed by special request at the White House. He spends much of his time traveling between performances and lectures all over the globe. He was a founding fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) based in Buffalo, NY. This organization of academics and other experts is devoted to the examination of paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims.
Mr. Randi also writes a column, “'Twas Brillig,” for The Skeptic, the journal of the Skeptic's Society, headquartered in California. He is editor of SWIFT, the online newsletter of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) (www.randi.org) which was set up in 1996 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as a data source for educators, students, media, and researchers.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
NYS Department of Economic Development is taking its expertise on the road. They are hosting the first annual International Road Show from June 2 through June 6. The event starts in New York City on June 2, to Albany on June 3, Syracuse on June 4, Rochester on June 5, and Buffalo on June 6.
Whether your company is expert ready or you are interested in learning how to export your goods, the International Road show is an excellent opportunity for New York businesses to develop new foreign markets that will increase exports and profits in 2008 and beyond.
The foreign office representatives will introduce those in attendance to qualified sales representatives or distributors in the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa, and discuss other services, such as market intelligence, advice regarding foreign business practices and the key foreign trade shows in your market sector.
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