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The Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) is hosted by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and will be hosted in the capital Riyadh from January 22-25, 2011. The GCF website says:
The Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF), the only event of its kind, is an annual meeting of global business leaders, international political leaders, and selected intellectuals and journalists brought together to create a dialogue with respect to the positive impact organizational and national competitiveness can have on local, regional and global economic and social development. It was founded in 2006 by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), and is held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the patronage of HM King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
The description for the GCF’s forthcoming panel on “Contact: Learning from Outer Space” is:
Psychological and socio-cultural assumptions and preconceptions constrain us to a large extent, and shape our views of the universe so that we are inclined to find what we are looking for, and fail to see what we are not. Using knowledge gained from research in the fields of Ufology and the search for extraterrestrial life, what might we possibly learn about hindrances to innovation in other areas of inquiry?
The GCF hopes to stimulate dialogue over how issues related to UFOs and extraterrestrial life impact on the national competitiveness of oil producing countries such as Saudi Arabia. As the world’s leading oil energy supplier, Saudi Arabia is taking a keen interest in future trends where new energy systems are developed for mass consumption. By taking a proactive role in business dialogue and investment plans that discuss extraterrestrial life and alternative/new energy technologies, Saudi Arabia hopes to use its enormous wealth as a means of ensuring the future prosperity of its kingdom and citizens. That is both the right political move and smart business strategy, and will encourage world business leaders to also take proactive steps on issues related to extraterrestrial life and technology.
Scientists endorse study of societal consequences of extraterrestrial life
January 10, 2011. Michael E. Salla, Ph.D.
The discovery of exoplanets is stimulating scientific discussion of extraterrestrial life and its scientific and societal implications
The proceedings of a scientific conference that studied the societal consequences of extraterrestrial life has just been released. Organized and hosted by the Royal Society in October 2010, the conference was titled, "The detection of extra-terrestrial life and the consequences for science and society." The conference received wide international attention when one of the participants, Dr Mazlan Othman, was wrongly described as being on the verge of being appointed by the UN to become Earth's official liaison to extraterrestrial life. In the published proceedings, Othman sets the record straight. She believes that the UN already has a mechanism in place to deal with the detection and contact with extraterrestrial life, but work needs to be done in formalizing this by UN member states. Other conference participants endorse Othman's recommendation, and further believe that the time has come to study the societal consequences of extraterrestrial life.
hope he has photos.
We know the saudi's are taking it serious because the main topic seems to be how it effects THEIR money...
"www.gcf.org.sa... CTRL + F "Outer Space" you will see it's on their itinerary. Or do you think they made this entire website talking 99.9% about things unrelated to UFOS/ETS for years+ had 4 other meetings b4 this one in the past that it was all a scam just to throw in "UFOS/ETS" on a single day to fool you? Now -that- is "not probable". Here's vids of their previous conferences, found on their website www.youtube.com... Do you think all these CEOs were in on this scam for years, just to trick poor lil you one day?"
Originally posted by MasonicFantom
Luckily for you, I have already refuted all the people trying to discredit this happening (by showing a direct quote from GCF's itinerary & more). I'll repost a snippet here just in case anyone will try that again. Hopefully everyone will take it seriously because this is a phenomenal leap in disclosure.
"www.gcf.org.sa... CTRL + F "Outer Space" you will see it's on their itinerary. Or do you think they made this entire website talking 99.9% about things unrelated to UFOS/ETS for years+ had 4 other meetings b4 this one in the past that it was all a scam just to throw in "UFOS/ETS" on a single day to fool you? Now -that- is "not probable". Here's vids of their previous conferences, found on their website www.youtube.com... Do you think all these CEOs were in on this scam for years, just to trick poor lil you one day?"
edit on 18-1-2011 by MasonicFantom because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by speculativeoptimist
reply to post by antibren
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