The ballroom at the Adolphus Hotel is buzzing with excitement as everyone arrives for our 50th anniversary conference here in Dallas. Registration started today at 7:30am, and the first speaker takes the stage at 8:30. Click on the image to take a look at our conference program for this year. 
Today we are proud to host Author James Douglass for a special Book Signing of his book "JFK And The Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters." The signing will be at the Adolphus Hotel today, Thursday, Nov 21 from 10:00am - 12:00pm. We will have limited copies of the book for sale to benefit "The Last Hurrah Book Store". You are welcome to bring your personal copy for the signing.
There will also be daily book signings by various conference authors. The Retail Room is open to the public, so we hope you will stop by, even if you can't attend the conference.
We are also proud to announce that James Jenkins, one of the men who helped with Kennedy's Bethesda autopsy, will be in attendance. He will be receiving the JFK Lancer - Mary Ferrell Courage Award. She below for a full list of award winners.
Sign the Petition
Please visit this link to sign the White House Petition calling for all the files to be released and also for a pardon to be granted to former Secret Service Agent Abraham Bolden. http://wh.gov/lZurV
And the Award Goes To....
Pioneer Award
In appreciation for your lifetime of searching for the truth in the study of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Jerry Policoff, Activism, Independent researcher and journalist, Lancaster, PA; Executive Dir., Assassination Archives & Research Center
Legacy Awards
In appreciation for your permanent additions to the record of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
William Law, Bethesda Witnesses, Alan Rogers, Larry Haapanen
New Frontier Awards
In appreciation for your contribution of new evidence and furthering the study of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Pamela M. Brown, Limousine studies
Bill Kelly, JFK Act Releases
Courage Award
The Bethesda Witnesses:
Dennis David, Jim Jenkins, Paul O'Connor, Jim Sibert
Teachers of the Year
Michael Dillerba & Ed Smith
Michael and Ed developed a 24-day historical investigation lesson that required 10th grade students to explore, examine, and critically question The Warren Report on the JFK assassination. The lesson was a culminating activity meant to demonstrate a student's ability to think like a historian, which they had artfully woven into curriculum throughout the year. In this activity, students took the persona of the grand jury analyzing evidence sited in The Warren Commission, and were charged with the task of determining who ultimately shot JFK. The teachers are working towards a District-wide program being introduced in each high school.
