MUTUAL UFO NETWORK - MINNESOTA CHAPTER --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOM MAHER - STATE DIRECTOR BILL McNEFF - Chief Field Investigator --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public MUFON Minnesota meetings at the New Brighton Family Service Center are scheduled for: New Brighton Family Service Center 400 10th St. NW, New Brighton, MN 55112 Room 224 Public Meetings will be from 2:00-5:00pm., the room open for a social hour from 1-2pm. MN MUFON Public MEETING February 10th, 2024 HYBRID MEETING Agenda: In-Person and Online Saturday February 10th, 2024 February 10th, 2024 - Russ Kellett - Hybrid Meeting Minnesota MUFON Presents Russ Kellett: “ET Rider” Russ Kellett Russ has become a British UFO hunter and Paranormal investigator after his abduction at age 16 while riding a motorcycle to be a Space Soldier. He hails from Filey, North Yorkshire, UK, and has many stories of his and other people’s experiences. He has been interviewed by numerous media over the years. Russ has a YouTube channel and pod casts. Login/Social Time begins at 1:30 PM Formal Meeting begins at 2:00 PM MEETING AGENDA (Subject to change): 1:30 – 2:00 – Zoom is open/Social Time 2:00 – 2:15 – Opening announcements/remarks 2:15 – 3:00 – What’s Up In Minnesota – Tom Maher 3:00 – 3:15 – Break 3:15 – 4:45 – Russ Kellett- “ET Rider” 4:45 – 4:55 – Closing Comments 4:55 – 5:00 – Meeting closes The Zoom link for this MN MUFON Hybrid Public Meeting is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84549188706?pwd=UHcyKzZsMzh6VEgyNGowTmlPQmFvUT09 You can access the meeting using your computer/laptop, smartphone, tablet or home/cell phone. In order to join the meeting by computer/laptop, tablet or smartphone you will need to use the link, using the device WITH WHICH you would like to access the meeting, no more than 30 minutes prior to the formal meeting start time. Click on the Zoom link, then click “Join Meeting”. It may ask you to download the app, if so then please do. You may see additional options including a call in number. Once you are in the meeting, you may use the “chat” button to communicate with the presenters. Please remember to “mute” yourself during the meeting. We will attempt to mute everyone during the meeting, but hey, we are only “Human”, we promise! UP & COMING: FUTURE EVENTS TBD - Subject to Change Possible Speakers/Presentations: March 2024 - What’s up in Minnesota, TBD, Live/Online (TBD) ** Due to a lack of funding, getting live presenters has been difficult, please donate to help us bring back high quality presenters. **Don’t wait, Become a Northland MUFON Insider right now!** **www.NorthlandMUFON.com** ---------------------------------------------- DONATIONS MN MUFON relies on donations from people just like you. We are a non-profit organization, staffed fully by volunteers, and are funded directly from the public. You can contribute to any or all of the categories listed below. If you would like to contribute to MN MUFON please send your contribution to our Treasurer at: JAN SWENSON 5601 JUDY LANE, BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 55430-2925 Specific Donation Fund Categories General Fund - This fund will help MN MUFON with day to operations such as paying for our monthly meeting place, zoom meeting (online) fee’s, website fee’s and any other fee’s we may incur. Presenter Fund - This fund will help bring high quality presenters to our monthly meetings for your enjoyment and education. Field Investigator Fund - This fund will help our chapter maintain equipment or purchase better equipment for our Field Investigators to use during sighting investigations. Extraterrestrial Joke of the Month sponsor - Be the sponsor for the “Extraterrestrial Joke of the Month”! Meeting Room Sponsor - Sponsor the zoom fees for the monthly public meeting! Symposium Fund - Headquarters MUFON requires each chapter to send representation to the annual MUFON Symposium. This fund is intended to cover (or partially cover) the cost for the State Director to attend. If you would like to help sponsor our Chapter in any of these categories please send your contribution to our Treasurer Jan Swenson. You can also donate via Zelle (more options coming soon) We Need Your Help! If you are willing to contribute your time and abilities to enable us to continue to prosper, then we need you! We need help to consistently hold hybrid meetings, organize events, organize presenters, and many other aspects. We are also looking for motivated interested people to join our Board of Directors. If you would like to help this chapter please contact a MN MUFON officer. Officers are Tom Maher (State Director), Jerred Nelson (Assistant State Director), Jan Swenson (Treasurer), Bill McNeff (Chief Investigator), and Anna Scott (Assistant Chief Investigator). Contact us at MNMUFONExec@gmail.com. Thank you, Jerred Nelson Communications Director Assistant State Director MN MUFON The MN MUFON Board of Directors has been deciding each month whether the upcoming meetings will be in person at the New Brighton Community Center, or online, or a hybrid meeting at the Center and online. Hybrid (in person and online) meetings can only take place when our IT experts are available. MN MUFON would like the meeting format to be consistent from meeting to meeting. Our intent to host a Hybrid meeting every month. This should be possible for the meetings during the warmer months. =============================================== HARASSMENT POLICY Minnesota MUFON will not tolerate inappropriate language, or behavior, during meetings, such as sexual remarks aimed at one or more persons, or remarks expressing prejudice against particular races, religious groups, genders or sexual orientation, or threats, or acts, of physical violence, which may include, but is not limited to, pushing and/or shoving. Any violation of this policy will result in a warning for the first offense, and any repeat offense by the same person or persons will result in a request to leave the meeting. Failure to leave when requested may result in legal action. DISCLAIMER The opinions and views expressed by speakers, either live or in videos, or those expressed by attendees at our meetings, do not necessarily reflect those of MN MUFON or the global MUFON organization. Such opinions and comments may not reflect all possible conclusions. Attendees are invited to base their opinions and conclusions on all available evidence. ---------------------------------------------------------- Previous MN MUFON video-recorded events can be found on the: Minnesota MUFON YouTube Channel The Minnesota MUFON YouTube channel hosts presentations pulled from nearly 20 years of video archives unique to Minnesota MUFON as well as more recent presentations. Several of the recordings were made prior to the presenters becoming the widely recognized names we know today. All channel content is freely available 24x7 whether you are a subscriber or not. If you like what you see, please subscribe to the channel. Instructions are below. Becoming a subscriber provides notification when content is updated and Live Stream events are scheduled. This helps the organization grow through increased recognition and awareness. 1. Click on and then Bookmark the MN-MUFON YouTube Channel below: Minnesota MUFON YouTube Channel 2. Click the Subscribe button. That's all there is to it. Tell friends and those interested in the subject to search YouTube for Minnesota MUFON to find the channel. William McNeff Communications Director For MN MUFON --------------------------------------