COUNTDOWN TO the great Florida Bigfoot conference JANUARY 30, 2021
‘The Skunk Ape’ of Florida
Announcing the first annual Great Florida Bigfoot Conference on January 30, 2021, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland Florida.
Featuring an all-star lineup of Bigfoot researchers, investigators, and authors ready to interact with fans and discuss their experiences and findings.
Headlining this year's event is Loren Coleman and Cliff Baracknan. Exhibitors will also be set up all day with tons of related merchandise.
Doors open at 9am and we go until 5pm. This event is open to the public but advance tickets are required as we cannot guarantee them at the door. Tickets are all day in and out entry but don't miss the end segments as we bring back the full panel of speakers on stage for an interactive Q&A along with a segment of encounters from the audience.
Additional events are planned for the weekend to include a Meet & Greet Dinner on Friday, January 29, 2021, and a couple other surprises TBA. These events will have limited availability and ticketed on a first-come basis. Email announcements will be sent to all ticket holders first so be sure to check your emails.
Traveling into Florida? Lakeland is located just 42 miles East of the Tampa (TPA) International Airport and just 57 miles west of the Orlando International Airport (MCO).
Headlining this year's event is Loren Coleman and Cliff Baracknan. Exhibitors will also be set up all day with tons of related merchandise.
Doors open at 9am and we go until 5pm. This event is open to the public but advance tickets are required as we cannot guarantee them at the door. Tickets are all day in and out entry but don't miss the end segments as we bring back the full panel of speakers on stage for an interactive Q&A along with a segment of encounters from the audience.
Additional events are planned for the weekend to include a Meet & Greet Dinner on Friday, January 29, 2021, and a couple other surprises TBA. These events will have limited availability and ticketed on a first-come basis. Email announcements will be sent to all ticket holders first so be sure to check your emails.
Traveling into Florida? Lakeland is located just 42 miles East of the Tampa (TPA) International Airport and just 57 miles west of the Orlando International Airport (MCO).
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
Cliff Barackman
Cliff Barackman
Cliff Barackman was born and raised in Long Beach, California. Throughout his youth, his interests were drawn towards both the physical and biological sciences, as well as music.
While Cliff was navigating his life, a growing interest in the Bigfoot phenomena drove him to travel to other parts of the country to look into the mystery. It was in college that Cliff's interest in Bigfoot moved from a quirky interest to an obsession.
Having a sizable break between classes, Cliff started spending time in the college library reading books on his various interests. After researching Bigfoot, he realized that not only was Bigfoot interesting, but it might actually be a real, biological creature.
Cliff had been an avid camper all his life, but around this time he started camping with the singular purpose of doing Bigfoot research. On his first expedition to Bluff Creek, California in 1994, he stumbled across possible Bigfoot footprints, as well as tree damage evidence and a possible hair sample.
Cliff's interest in physical evidence led him to take a keen interest in footprint casts. Over the years, what started out as the gathering of a few Bigfoot souvenirs has eventually led him to holding one of the largest cast collections in the country.
Complete Bio
Having a sizable break between classes, Cliff started spending time in the college library reading books on his various interests. After researching Bigfoot, he realized that not only was Bigfoot interesting, but it might actually be a real, biological creature.
Cliff had been an avid camper all his life, but around this time he started camping with the singular purpose of doing Bigfoot research. On his first expedition to Bluff Creek, California in 1994, he stumbled across possible Bigfoot footprints, as well as tree damage evidence and a possible hair sample.
Cliff's interest in physical evidence led him to take a keen interest in footprint casts. Over the years, what started out as the gathering of a few Bigfoot souvenirs has eventually led him to holding one of the largest cast collections in the country.
Complete Bio
Loren Coleman
Loren Coleman
Loren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists. An honorary member of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, and several other international organizations, he is also a Life Member of the International Society of Cryptozoology. Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursue of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969.
Coleman has written seventeen books and more than three hundred articles, has appeared frequently on radio and television programs, and has lectured throughout North America, as well as in London and at Loch Ness. He has been both on- and off-camera consultant to NBC-TV’s “Unsolved Mysteries,” A & E’s “Ancient Mysteries,” History Channel’s “In Search of History,” Discovery Channel’s “In the Unknown, ” and other reality-based programs. He contributes cryptozoology columns, “On the Trail,” to the London-based magazine Fortean Times, and “Mysterious World” to Fate, as well as regular articles to The Anomalist and Fortean Studies. In 2000, he served as the Senior Series Consultant to the new “In Search Of…” program which is scheduled for future broadcast on Fox and USA Network. During 2002, he was featured in the Sony Studios’ “Search for the Mothman,” available on the DVD of the movie The Mothman Prophecies. He served as the Screen Gems’ national and international publicity spokesperson for their Richard Gere-Mark Pellington movie.
Complete Bio
Coleman has written seventeen books and more than three hundred articles, has appeared frequently on radio and television programs, and has lectured throughout North America, as well as in London and at Loch Ness. He has been both on- and off-camera consultant to NBC-TV’s “Unsolved Mysteries,” A & E’s “Ancient Mysteries,” History Channel’s “In Search of History,” Discovery Channel’s “In the Unknown, ” and other reality-based programs. He contributes cryptozoology columns, “On the Trail,” to the London-based magazine Fortean Times, and “Mysterious World” to Fate, as well as regular articles to The Anomalist and Fortean Studies. In 2000, he served as the Senior Series Consultant to the new “In Search Of…” program which is scheduled for future broadcast on Fox and USA Network. During 2002, he was featured in the Sony Studios’ “Search for the Mothman,” available on the DVD of the movie The Mothman Prophecies. He served as the Screen Gems’ national and international publicity spokesperson for their Richard Gere-Mark Pellington movie.
Complete Bio
Stacy Brown Jr.
Stacy Brown
Stacy Brown Jr. voted 2016’s Bigfoot Researcher of the year, spends most of his time searching the swamps for the elusive beast they call the Skunk Ape. Stacy is part of the winning team on Spike TV’s, 10 milliondollar Bigfoot bounty. He has also been featured on Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot, Fox News and the New York Times among others. Stacy got his first start into Skunk Ape research when he and his buddy had an encounter on November 6th, 2011. After becoming enthralled with the subject he and his father were able to capture what some people call the best piece of thermal footage ever caught. To date the footage has not been debunked.
When he’s not in the swamp swatting mosquito’s, Stacy is making movies. Recently he released “The Skunk Ape Lives” which dives into his research covering all the best evidence and reports that he has came along on his quest for the truth.
When he’s not in the swamp swatting mosquito’s, Stacy is making movies. Recently he released “The Skunk Ape Lives” which dives into his research covering all the best evidence and reports that he has came along on his quest for the truth.
Robert Robinson
Robert Robinson
Rob has filmed segments on the Florida Skunk Ape for PBS’s “Weird
Florida: On the Road Again,” “Monsters and Mysteries of America,” and “Bigfoot in America” on
Destination America channel.
Along with Bigfoot and other cryptids, Robert and his wife Tracy also investigate haunted places, UFO, buried treasure, and mysterious places. Robert is an active member of the following groups; MFON, The International Cryptozoology Society, the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, The Ghost Club, the International UFO museum, and the World Explorers Club. He is also the Florida representative for the North American Dogman Project. Robert is an investigator and member of the UFO Hunters of America. Robert has been a guest speaker at a large number cryptozoology conferences and written for numerous magazines. The 2016 International Cryptozoology Society Journal published his research into the Florida Skunk Ape legend.
Robert published his book “Legend Tripping: The Ultimate Adventure” in 2016, wrote the chapter on the Florida Skunk Ape in "Wood Knocks Vol 3", and has a new book, “International Legend Tripping: Adventure Outside the Box,” will be coming out this fall.
Along with Bigfoot and other cryptids, Robert and his wife Tracy also investigate haunted places, UFO, buried treasure, and mysterious places. Robert is an active member of the following groups; MFON, The International Cryptozoology Society, the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, The Ghost Club, the International UFO museum, and the World Explorers Club. He is also the Florida representative for the North American Dogman Project. Robert is an investigator and member of the UFO Hunters of America. Robert has been a guest speaker at a large number cryptozoology conferences and written for numerous magazines. The 2016 International Cryptozoology Society Journal published his research into the Florida Skunk Ape legend.
Robert published his book “Legend Tripping: The Ultimate Adventure” in 2016, wrote the chapter on the Florida Skunk Ape in "Wood Knocks Vol 3", and has a new book, “International Legend Tripping: Adventure Outside the Box,” will be coming out this fall.
David Sidoti
David Sidoti
David started his research journey about these creatures in 1995. He did a lot of air-chair research and self-examination for the next three years on the subject and found there to be a lot more to it than meets the eye. During that time, he read a lot of literature from Dr. Grover
Krantz, Dr. Jeff Meldrum, John Green and many others, he also read thousands of eye-
witness encounters.
In 1998 David joined up with a large organization for a short term, then in the early part of 2000 he founded “The Independent Sasquatch Research Team”. He and his team have been focused on acquiring scientific evidence of these creatures and to try to establish first communication with them. As ambiguous as that sounds, David has investigated many encounters in Florida and other parts of the US. He has been in close contact with these creatures but has yet to have laid eyes on one.
He has twenty-five years’ experience on the subject, during which he has gained the skills needed for definitive evidence collection, which include tracking, DNA collection and self-taught wilderness survival skills, which he feels is a necessity in all aspects of field investigations.
In 1998 David joined up with a large organization for a short term, then in the early part of 2000 he founded “The Independent Sasquatch Research Team”. He and his team have been focused on acquiring scientific evidence of these creatures and to try to establish first communication with them. As ambiguous as that sounds, David has investigated many encounters in Florida and other parts of the US. He has been in close contact with these creatures but has yet to have laid eyes on one.
He has twenty-five years’ experience on the subject, during which he has gained the skills needed for definitive evidence collection, which include tracking, DNA collection and self-taught wilderness survival skills, which he feels is a necessity in all aspects of field investigations.
** Speakers are subject to change **
EVENT LOCATION: RP FUNDING CENTER, LAKELAND, FL
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