Grigoriy Panchenko at the 2007 Weird Weekend

The Weird Weekend is an annual conference hosted by the Centre for Fortean Zoology in rural North Devon. It is the largest regular cryptozoological conference in the English speaking world (4). They have had 50 different speakers since it began. It is a fundraiser for the CFZ, and since 2000 has featured the cream of the world's cryptozoological researchers. Jonathan Downes. the Director of the CFZ said in a 2004 interview with BBC Radio Devon, that "although the conference is predominantly cryptozoological in nature, it is not exclusively so. We try to make sure that the speakers include ones that are of interest to the people who attend, even if they are sometimes a little off topic".

The original mission statement for the event reads: "For years we had - individually and collectively - been guests at various conventions and conferences around the country, and indeed around the world, and we decided that we wanted to do one of our own. However we wanted to do a conference with a difference.

In the UK at least, the UFO Community, the Fortean Community, the Cryptozoological Community and the Pagan Community are four totally different things. We felt that this was a pity. There were and are people who regularly speak at conferences for each of these communities who have a lot of interesting things to impart to members of the other communities but until now never got the chance. We decided that as we had a foot in each of the camps we would do our best to ensure that the Weird Weekend would, each year, be a forum where people from all the different communities could meet, make friends and talk to each other. The first event was held in 2000, and annually since then, proving that our concept was a success beyond our wildest dreams...."

Grigoriy Panchenko is a Ukranian cryptozoologist and explorer. He is noted for his work into the almasty or Caucasian wildman. As part of the CFZ's committment to sharing information, here is his talk from the 2007 event. (more)

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[thetowerkeeper]

It is vital and important that we hear what hominid researchers around the world have to say. However I lasted 30 minutes then gave up. The odd word okay but 44 minutes wasted. Is there a transcript?

[1After100]

Mula, are you going to take that crap from Lilly? Maybe you're right not to. Sounds like she may have issues.

Lilly, why don't you interpret for everybody or are you possibly.....a......well, c'mon Lilly......You know...

[LillyCanduzzi]

You can't understand cuz your mother is a slut.

[mula1968]

Man, what a waste!! I'm sure this would be very interesting if you could understand what the heck he is speaking about!! Very poor sound quality, and his engish is very poor. Please improve this with a voice over. Other wise what a waste of video!!

[dimphil]

cant understand a fucking word they say.

[asidonhopo53]

sound was too bad to understand what is being said.

[SynerVision]

I turned off after 3 mins, ManDown4 pretty much said it all...

[ManDown4]

i cant understand a word ur saying grigoriy. im sure ur a nice chap but wats the poit i had turn off at 4mins..the overall sound quality is just terrible so pls who ever set this up can u work on the sound quality nx time..thx