COMPLETED CONFERENCE 

A. NAME AND LOCATION
The Science and Spirituality of Healing
Old Salem, North Carolina
October 26-29, 2000

B. SPONSORS
Laurance S Rockefeller Family Foundation
Samueli Center, University of California, Irvine
Duke University
The Institute of Noetic Sciences
University of California, San Diego
Wake Forest University
New Creek Foundation

C. PURPOSE AND FOCUS
To establish a uniquely balanced forum of leading scientists and practitioners that supports the dialogue relevant to a critical review of past publications, present clinical trials, and future needs and goals for work in the areas of spirituality, energy, intentionality and consciousness. Efforts will be directed toward discussion of the methods, ethics and practical issues involved in research on spirituality and healing; the development of new collaborative relationships and contributions to the vision of key research agendas.

D. AUDIENCE
Basic and clinical research scientists, health providers, government officials involved in research policy

E. OUTCOME
Conference Proceedings were published June 2002. A hardcover book containing the edited papers, an annotated bibliography and summaries of the discussion will be published by Harcourt Publishers in the winter 2002-2003.