Whitehorse, Yukon: First Yukon UFO Conference held with government funding
On October 14, 2000, Martin Jasek hosted the first Yukon UFO Conference in Whitehorse, Yukon, supported by $17,000 in government funding; Member of Parliament Louise Hardy delivered remarks before the opening.
Background
Martin Jasek hosted the first Yukon UFO Conference in Whitehorse, Yukon, receiving $17,000 in government funding to help with the costs. Member of Parliament Louise Hardy delivered remarks before the conference opened. The Whitehorse Star reported on October 17, 2000, under the headline that agencies had opted out of the event. Two further conferences were held in Yukon in 2002 and 2006. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.