First Contact in the Desert UFO conference opens in Joshua Tree

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Buildings of the Joshua Tree Retreat Center in the desert
The Joshua Tree Retreat Center, venue of the first Contact in the Desert conference Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The first Contact in the Desert conference ran Aug. 9-11, 2013, at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, with dozens of speakers including Steven Greer and George Noory. Local press counted more than 500 attendees on opening day; it later became an annual event.

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  1. PressThe Skies Have It: Joshua Tree to Host Big UFO Conference (opens in a new tab)Coachella Valley Independent / 2013-07-22
  2. PressSnapshot: Contact in the Desert in Joshua Tree (opens in a new tab)Coachella Valley Independent (Kevin Fitzgerald) / 2013-08-10

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