Texas Bigfoot Conference
From squatchopedia.com - All things bigfoot and sasquatch
The Texas Bigfoot Conference is an annual colloquium held during the third weekend in October in Jefferson, TX. It is sponsored by the Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy. As stated on the organization's web site, "The Texas Bigfoot Conference represents the TBRC’s primary educational outreach endeavor. It is open to the public and usually involves bringing in scholarly speakers who are considered among the most knowledgeable in the field, such as TBRC Advisors Dr. Jeff Meldrum and Dr. John Bindernagel." The inaugural event, held in 2001, was headlined by John Bindernagel, and it quickly became established as the preeminent conference of its kind.
The conference was not held in 2006, being substituted for a summer event. In 2005 TBRC representatives began collaborating with the University of Texas to produce the Bigfoot in Texas? exhibit and lecture series at the prestigious Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) in San Antonio. The critically acclaimed exhibit opened to the public on April 7, 2006. Following the conclusion of the exhibit, the ITC donated the display panels to the TBRC. Plans are underway, in conjunction with the city of Jefferson, Texas, to permanently house these exceptional resources in a public museum focused exclusively on the Bigfoot/sasquatch phenomenon. In the meantime, some of the exhibit panels are displayed for public viewing during the October conference.
