1st Conference
HIGH-STRANGENESS PHENOMENA
ATHENS | 20 SEP 2026
Venue & Programme
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Researchers present evidence and analytical methods, aiming for a serious approach to the phenomenon.
These are incidents that break from familiar patterns — where observation intertwines with the unexplained, and testimony raises questions that no simple explanation can cover.
SPEAKERS
Giorgos Floridis PhD
Collaborating Professor at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University London. Chartered Engineer and member of the IMechE/IET, with over 130 peer-reviewed publications; regarded as a pioneer of geothermal energy in Cyprus. He also works on life-size scientific reconstructions of prehistoric animals.
UAP Cyprus Centre
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Stavros Hatzopoulos PhD
Professor at the University of Ferrara (Department of Neurosciences), with a background in Biomedical Engineering and specialization in Hearing Science and Audiology. He has been engaged with UFOs since the early 1970s; a founding member of PEEAF (1975) and a member of international groups (CISU, EuroUFO.net, UAPcheck, SUAPS), with a paranormal-approach model based on the work of Jacques Vallée.
Apostolis Cheirdaris
Researcher of the Unexplained since the late 1990s. He founded Paranormal.gr (2005) and later Mindhack.gr, while since 2016 he has been active on YouTube through the channel Weirdo. His digital community exceeds 270,000 followers. He has participated in short-story collections and authored the digital book "The Last God."
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Apostolis Cheirdaris
Researcher of the Unexplained since the late 1990s. He founded Paranormal.gr (2005) and later Mindhack.gr, while since 2016 he has been active on YouTube through the channel Weirdo. His digital community exceeds 270,000 followers. He has participated in short-story collections and authored the digital book "The Last God."
weirdo.gr
Thanasis Vembos
Journalist, author, and translator (b. 1963). Since 1982 he has written approximately a thousand articles on the paranormal, the unknown, and the space sciences. He has published 19 books (15 non-fiction, 4 science fiction) and has translated over 60 titles.
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Ion Panidis
President of the ERENZO Association, head of GRUFON, and founder of the group "Invisible Travellers." He has been engaged with the UFO phenomenon since the late 1980s, participating in numerous field investigations across Greece. With management studies at Coventry University, he has hosted radio programmes and represented Greek research at international conferences. Over three decades of uninterrupted activity.
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Stavros Papamarinopoulos PhD
Emeritus Professor of Geophysics at the University of Patras (1983–2012), with a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. He has conducted geophysical surveys at archaeological sites internationally (among other achievements, he located the canal of Xerxes) and has worked on the astronomical dating of the Homeric epics. He has over 100 publications to his name.
Giorgos Iliopoulos
Physicist (University of Athens) and professional financial advisor. He is also a highly prolific author, with 26 books (2000–2024) on ancient technology, Alexander the Great, and unexplained phenomena. His writings have been published in academic editions and in magazines such as Trito Mati and NEXUS.
Nasos Komianos
Regression therapist and hypnotherapist. He studies reports of Third- and Fourth-Kind contact experiences that emerge during hypnotic regressions, drawing on the work of researchers such as Edith Fiore, William Baldwin, and John Mack.
Eleni Dagiou
Author and UFO researcher, whose journey began with a personal experiential encounter at Kranai, Gytheio (1994). She has written widely-read books ("The Argonauts Return," among others) and was honoured with First Prize at the 2004 Cultural Olympiad. She has participated in numerous television programmes on the unexplained.
Giorgos Papageorgiou
Journalist and author, with a long career in the media. He wrote for newspapers (Dimokratia, Espresso) and for several years presented the programme "Paranormal" on Star. He is the author of "Survival Guide in the Event of Nuclear War."
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Giorgos Pontikis
Independent researcher with many years of engagement in the UFO phenomenon and an active member of the ERENZO group. Through the systematic recording and analysis of reports, he seeks to contribute to the understanding and interpretation of the phenomenon.
PROGRAMME
Section 1
Arrival
Entry is by presentation of your voucher (printed or on your phone).
Please arrive a little earlier to ensure smooth entry.
9:00 - 9:45
Ion Panidis
Welcome Address
9:45 - 10:00
Giorgos Papageorgiou
Our Place in the Universe
10:00 - 10:30
Apostolis Cheirdaris
The Occult Dimensions of Ufology
10:30 - 10:45
Thanasis Vembos
When Spiritualism Met the Extraterrestrials:
Mediums and "Martians" in Post-War Greece
10:45 - 11:15
Stavros Papamarinopoulos PhD
Two Identical Red Flaming Flying Shields
11:15 - 11:45
Ion Panidis
Paradoxicality in Human Perception
11:45 - 12:15
Q&A
Q&A
12:15 - 12:30
Section 2
Nikos Apostolopoulos & Ion Panidis
Atalanti 1990: The Truth Behind the Shadows
12:30 - 13:00
1st Break
Coffee break
13:00 - 14:45
Section 3
Nasos Komianos
The Phenomenon of Extraterrestrial Contact in Hypnotic Regressions
14:45 - 15:15
Giorgos Iliopoulos
Flying Saucers and Reality
15:15 - 15:45
Giorgos Pontikis
The Methodology of Ufological Research
15:45 - 16:00
Eleni Dagiou
The Theory of Parallel Worlds. Time portals and extradimensional extraterrestrials. Official announcements. Personal experiences.
16:00 - 16:30
Giorgos Floridis PhD
Types of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) and Their Scientific Detection
16:30 - 17:00
Stavros Hatzopoulos PhD
Introduction to the Modern Analysis of High-Strangeness Phenomena and Evidence from Greece
17:00 - 17:30
2nd Break
Coffee break
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 – 19:00
ROUND TABLE
The symposium concludes with an open discussion among all the speakers. The researchers bring different perspectives and experiences to the table, in a candid dialogue about what we truly know and what remains open.
Presented by Ion Panidis
Information
Metro: "Ag. Nikolaos" station (Line 1), about a 9-minute walk.
Parking: there are 3 car parks very close to the venue.
Arrival begins at 09:00. Entry is by presentation of your voucher (printed or on your phone). Please arrive a little earlier to ensure smooth entry.
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Terms & Practical Information
Tickets & Entry
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Programme
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Venue
Studio New Star Art Cinema, 33 Stavropoulou Street, Athens 112 52.
Organiser
Society for the Research of Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life (ERENZO) / GRUFON — 16 Thiseos Street, Athens 105 62. Contact: contact@grufon.org.
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