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International Association for Near-Death Studies
(IANDS)
Support Groups
 The pioneering work of psychiatrists
Elisabeth
Kubler-Ross, Raymond Moody, Jr. and George Ritchie brought
near-death experiences to the public attention in the 1970's. During the years
that followed, research studies by Kenneth Ring, PhD, Michael Sabom, MD, Bruce
Greyson, MD, and others extended the early findings and stimulated additional
interest in the field. To meet the needs of early researchers and experiencers,
IANDS
was founded in 1978 and incorporated in Connecticut in 1981. It was the first
organization in the world devoted to the study of near-death and similar
experiences and their relationship to human consciousness. Today its varied
membership represents every continent but the Antarctic. Below is a list of the
IANDS chapters located within the U.S.
CALIFORNIA
Orange County Friends of IANDS
Meets: Meets from 1 to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of each month
at Unity of Tustin, 14402 Prospect Ave., Tustin, CA 92780
San Diego Friends of IANDS
Meets: On
the
first
Saturday
of
the
month
at
1:30
-
4:00
pm
in
the
community
room
next
to
the AMC
Theaters
at
8657
La
Jolla
Village
Square,
La
Jolla,
92037.
Contact
Beverly
Brodsky
at
(619)
660-5106
or
Yolaine
Stout
at
(619)
445-4443.
San Francisco East Bay Friends of IANDS
Meets:
At
the home of Diana Schmidt in El Cerrito, three blocks from
the Del Norte BART station. (510) 234-4125, 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., 1st Wednesday
of every month, Diana Schmidt,
mdammmagic@aol.com
San Francisco Peninsula Friends of IANDS,
Changing The Face Of Death
Meets: Full Circle Books, 1538 El Camino Real, Belmont, CA, (650)
408-9546, 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., second Friday of every month
Los Angeles Friends of IANDS
Meets: 1 to 4 p.m. Every fourth Saturday of each month at 5455
Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2005, Los Angeles, CA.
COLORADO
Boulder Friends of IANDS Meeting
Meets: Mapleton Center, 311 Mapleton Ave, Columbine Room,
Boulder, CO (303) 499-0185, 7 p.m., second Wednesday of every month, Chuck
Gaylord,
mGaylordCV@cs.com
CONNECTICUT
Farmington Friends of IANDS
Meets: 7 - 9 p.m., 2nd Monday of every month, UConn Health Center
in Farmington, CT, Room 4100
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Friends of IANDS
Meets: John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, 11100 John Hopkins Rd, Bldg 1
Cafeteria
ewmtaylor@erols.com
FLORIDA
South Florida Friends of IANDS
Meets: University
Hospital, 7425 North University Dr., Tamarac, FL 33321
(954) 491-2240, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., first Friday of every month
Panama City Friends of IANDS
Meets: Fourth Tuesday every month at 7:00 pm, Capstone House,
Inc., 1713 Beck Ave.
GEORGIA
Lawrenceville Friends of IANDS (Atlanta area)
Meets: Reply to this listing to have email contact regarding meeting
details for this group.
mmpardi@aol.com
HAWAII
Oahu Friends of IANDS
Meets: Contact Fran Lyons, Meet at Unity Church of Hawaii. Reply
to this listing to have email contact regarding meeting details for this group.
ILLINOIS
Chicago IANDS
Meets: 2 - 5 p.m. second Saturday each month, Frank Auditorium at
Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Il 60201, Diane Willis,
DocFlute@gerf.org
MISSOURI
Saint Louis Friends of IANDS
Meets: 2 :00 to 4:00 p.m. first Sunday of each month. Meetings are
currently held in the library of Trinity Episcopal Church, 600 N. Euclid at
Washington, St. Louis, MO. Contact Madelaine Luther 618 659-1895 (office)
NEBRASKA
Omaha Friends of IANDS
Meets: Information and assistance are available from Dr. Bruce Horacek who can be reached at (402) 554-2280 or via email contact by replying to
this posting. Reply to this listing to have email contact regarding details for
this group.
NEW YORK
Buffalo Friends of IANDS
Meets: Buffalo area meetings are held at: Niagara County
Community College, 3111 Saunders Rd., Sanborn, NY
Rochester Friends of IANDS
See their
Calendar of Events.
Syracuse/Finger Lake
Friends of IANDS
Meets: North Syracuse Community
Center, 700 Bay Rd South - corner of Centerville Place.
Click here for
directions.
OHIO
Columbus Friends of IANDS
Meets: 10 a.m. - 12 noon, First Saturday of each month, Columbus
Mennonite Fellowship Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave. Contact Nancy Clark (614)
873-5307
OREGON
Portland Friends of IANDS
Meets: 1 - 4 p.m. Second Saturday of each month at Portland Community
College, SE Campus, 2305 SE 82nd Avenue, Tabor Building, Room 137 (1st level).
Contact Treesha Richie at (503) 674-8433.
Salem Friends of IANDS
Meets: 2 - 4 p.m. Second Sunday monthly at 613 Piper St.,
Independence, OR. Contact Ron Parks at (503) 838-3436.
TEXAS
Dallas / Fort Worth Friends of IANDS
Meets: 7 - 9 p.m. First Tuesday of each month, First United
Methodist Church, 907 West Main St., The Parlor Room, Lewisville, TX. Contact
Jan Holden at (972) 315-0300.
Houston Friends of IANDS
Meets: Second Friday each month at Centerpoint, 1920 Hollister, Houston,
TX 77080. Contact Bill Bingham at (832) 445-0022.
San Antonio Friends of IANDS
Meets: Contact Debbie James, CCRN, CNS. Reply to this posting for email
contact on the details for this group.
UTAH
Salt Lake City Friends of IANDS
Meets: County Commission Chambers, 2001 S. State, Salt Lake City, UT
(801) 277-4209, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Contact Bill English.
VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach Friends of IANDS
Meets: 7 - 8:30 p.m. Second Tuesday of each month.
Great Neck Area Library. Contact Cheryl Birch or Dick Dinges.
Northern Virginia Friends of IANDS
Meets: 12:15 - 3:00 p.m. at The Tysons-Pimmit
Regional Library, Large Meeting Room (room 8), 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church,
VA.
Fredericksburg Friends of IANDS
Meets: 11:00 a.m. Every third Saturday of each month at Synergy
Chiropractic Wellness Center, Riverside Office Centre, 305 Hanson Avenue.
Contact Wayne (Ken) Hart at (540) 582-2043.
WASHINGTON
Seattle IANDS
Meets: 1 - 4 p.m. First Saturday of each month. Catholic
Community Services - cafeteria, 100 23rd Ave South, Seattle, WA. Contact
Kimberly Clark Sharp at (206) 525-5489.
Spokane Friends of IANDS
Meets: Contact Patty Peterson. Reply to this listing to have email
contact regarding meeting details for this group.
WISCONSIN
Madison IANDS
Meets: 7 - 9 p.m. Either the first or second Thursday
each month at Meriter Hospital. Contact Karen McKean at (608) 320-4520.
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