Learned Society
Join the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (of Canada) as a learned society;
Annual Conference
Organize an annual conference that meets academic standards, ideally under the auspices of the pan-Canadian congress of ACFAS, the Canadian organization that annually brings together all Canadian university conferences in the humanities and social sciences;
Scholarship Fund
Create a scholarship fund to reward one international student per year who has distinguished himself by a master’s thesis or a doctoral thesis in UFO studies.
Activities offered to members:
Participate in the annual conference, write scientific articles or reviews, etc.
CONFERENCES
Participate in the annual conference by presenting a conference (two formats: 20 min.; 45 min.);
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
Write scientific articles (4,000-6,000 words);
Write book reviews (500-1,000 words);
EDITORIAL BOARD
Opportunity to participate in the Editorial Board of the journal;
PROJECTS
– Offer scholarships to students who stand out with a master’s thesis or a doctoral thesis;
– Reading workshops dedicated to UFO literature;
– Study internships in the most important UFO centers.
Our work
Document 1: Constitution of the SIÉTO / ISTSU
Document 2: Presentation of the SIÉTO / ISTSU, including the Register of sessions
Next SIÉTO meeting: November 16, 2024
The next meeting of the International Society for Transdisciplinary Studies in UFOs (SIÉTO) will take place on Saturday, November 16th . Hour: 8:30 a.m. (Pacific Time)11:30 a.m. (Quebec time)5:30 p.m.[…]
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First academic conference of the SIÉTO / ISTSU
Colloquium on Transdisciplinary Studies in UFOIn French and English November 2025, online and at Laval University (Canada) Publication of the Conference Proceedings (in 2026) Scientific Steering Committee Dr Jean-Jacques JAILLAT,[…]
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SIÉTO Academic Journal / Scholarly Journal of ISTSU
Project of the first university journal dedicated to UFOology, bilingual, rigorously peer-reviewed. We are looking for partnership and official association with university departments. First issue to be published in autumn[…]
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Executive committee
Members of the Executive Committee, elected in March 2022 for the year 2022-2023:
President
Yann Vadnais
Francophone Vice-President
Dr. Jean-Jacques Jaillat
Anglophone Vice-President
Chris Rutkowski
Francophone Secretary
To be determined
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English-speaking Secretary
Dr. Noah Morritt
Treasurer
Dr. Martin Janta-PolczynskiList of members
Learned society founded in March 2022.
Definition of the term “UFOology”:
https://gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=8360663
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences:
https://www.federationhss.ca/en/about-us/about-federation
The organization in charge of the annual pan-Canadian conferences in the humanities and social sciences:
https://www.acfas.ca/evenements/congres
Adhesion
Link coming soonStudent, retired or unemployed: $20 CND
Regular or professional: $50 CND
Developing countries: $5 CND
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