X-PPAC
   Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee
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Press Release                                September 27, 2000

Washington, DC -  As announced Tuesday evening on 
Coast to Coast AM with Mike Siegel, The Extraterrestrial 
Phenomena Political Action Committee (X-PPAC), with the 
support of numerous cosponsors, will hold a town hall 
meeting confronting the politics of UFOs/disclosure at the 
Santa Clara Convention Center at Great America on 
October 13, 2000.   Additional sub-themes such as 
secrecy reform and intelligence agencies abuse, will also 
be addressed.

This will be the first town hall meeting of its kind ever held 
during a presidential campaign, or perhaps at any time, in 
the United States.  Between 600 and 1200 citizens will be 
able to address unscripted questions to a broad panel of 
experienced members of the UFO/ET research/activist 
movement, political professionals, and campaign 2000 
presidential/senate candidates (should they agree to 
appear).

The Politics of UFOs/Disclosure Town Hall Meeting at 
Santa Clara will have some similarities to the many town 
hall meetings conducted by ABC Nightline on a range of 
issues over the past two decades.   Additional information 
is available at the Town Hall Webpage   
[www.x-ppac.org/TownHall.html].    

Formal invitations to appear were sent to seven presidential 
and three California Senate campaigns on September 13.  
Seven possible dates were provided for consideration, and 
negotiations were begun immediately.  As of this press 
release, three presidential campaigns (Democrat, 
Republican and Constitution) and two California Senate 
campaigns (Republican and Green) have declined the 
invitation.   Negotiation with five other campaigns continues.  

In addition to candidates there will other presenters and 
surprise guests.   These include: Frances Barwood (via 
videotape), Stephen Bassett, Barry Bitzer, Elaine Douglas, 
Peter Gersten, Heather Harder, Richard Hoagland, Daniel 
Sheehan (via videotape), Ron Regehr, and Alfred Webre.
Others are expected and will be announced at a later time.

The role of X-PPAC is to assist in driving political action, 
educate the political leadership, raise public awareness, 
and create a partnership between the American people and 
their government as regards the most important event in 
human history.  

Contact:  Stephen Bassett - 301-564-1820
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  Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee
                      URL: www.x-ppac.org                               
                    E-mail: exppac@aol.com
                      Phone: 301-564-1820
                        Fax: 301-564-4066
                    4938 Hampden Lane, #161
                    Bethesda, Maryland 20814