Our annual North American conferences provide current and topical information about NDEs in an informal setting. Near-Death Experiencers, Educators, Care Givers and the general public all find programs and activities of interest in these events.
This section contains a summary of previous IANDS conferences and links to materials from them.
Click here for the details of each conference and the available CDs, DVDs and handouts.
October 30 - November 1, 1997
San Antonio, TX
Conference highlights:
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
October 8 - 10, 1998
Salt Lake City, UT
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
August 20 - 22, 1999
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Conference highlights:
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
July 13 - 15, 2000
Korman Suites Hotel
Philadelphia, PA
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
July 26 - 28, 2001
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA
January 8 - 10, 2003
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
Honolulu, HI
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
June 24 - 26
Best Western University Plaza
Evanston, IL
Note: Presentations are listed
in the order that they appeared
during the conference.
The 2004 IANDS conference featured Professor Steven Fanning from the University of Illinois describing his life review and its implications for all of us - one of the best descriptions ever of this very powerful experience; British researcher Dr. Peter Fenwick offering an engaging and personal perspective on NDE research to date; and Dr. David Kessler, a leading expert on end-of-life care and collaborator with Elizabeth Kubler Ross until her death - plus presentations on the impact of NDEs on the creative spirit and panels of experiencers describing what happened during their NDEs.
September 8 - 10
Virginia Beach, VA
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
The 2005 IANDS conference featured fascinating presentations by Dr. Pim Van Lommel (author of the largest prospective NDE study that was published in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet) talking about NDEs and the continuity of consciousness; Bruce Greyson (editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies) discussing the NDE aftereffects on the religious and spiritual lives of experiencers; long-time NDE researcher PMH Atwater discussing techniques for experiencers to integrate their NDE into their lives; plus many experiencers describing their NDEs, often with special emphasis on the aftereffects.
August 8 - 10, 1996
Oakland, CA
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
1995
Hartford, CT
Conference highlights:
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
2008 North American ConferenceOctober 3-4, 2008
Millennium Hotel
Durham, North Carolina (United States)
A Featured Guest Speaker was Maggie Callanan, RN, always a popular presenter, hospice nurse, best-selling author of Final Gifts, originator of the term nearing-death awareness. Maggie presented on Final Gifts and on her new book, Final Journeys: A Practical Guide for Bringing Care and Comfort at the End of Life. We regret that there are no recordings of Maggie's presentations.
1993
St. Louis, MO
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
1994
San Antonio, TX
Note: Presentations are listed in the order that they appeared during the conference.
The 2006 IANDS conference was hosted by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Center in Houston, Texas. The conference reviewed 30 years of research into NDEs, spanning the field of near-death studies that began in 1975 with the book Life after Life by Raymond Moody, MD, PhD. To order DVDs, CDs or audio downloads for the conference presentations, please click on the links below.
Segment One - The First Two Days: DVDs are available for the eleven presentations from the first two days of the conference. These DVDs, featuring many of the world's foremost NDE researchers, represent a comprehensive review of all research on NDEs. They are a unique collection that represents the accumulated knowledge that we have about near-death experiences. Each DVD incorporates the visual slides that were used by the presenters. CDs and audio downloads are also available for these presentations.
Segment Two: The Last Two Days: The presentations during the latter two days of the conference, for which only CDs and audio downloads are available, build on the presentations during the first two days. The sessions probe deeper into specific topics through a variety of lectures and panels of experiencers discussing their experiences--most notably childhood NDEs and those resulting from combat or suicide attempts--and the effects of NDEs on marriages.
Pricing is as follows:
DVDs:
First DVD: $25 regular price; $16 for IANDS members ($9 discount on the first DVD)
Second DVD: $18 regular price; $12 for IANDS members ($6 discount per DVD)
Full set of eleven DVDs: $150 regular price; $100 for IANDS members ($50 discount)
Audio Files:
All 25 presentations on one CD in MP3 format: $59.95 regular price, $29.95 for IANDS members ($30 discount)
Individual CDs: $11.95 regular price; $9.95 for IANDS members ($2 discount per CD)
Individual Audio downloads: $9.95