**Poltroon University**, Guapo, Arizona, Department of Chemical Numerology. Saturday, August 23, 2025.
On-campus single accommodations available in Convent dorms: Contact Biff Stephens, biffbiff@poltroon.org. Parking permit required, $41.00 per day. Contact Harry Bisby, harryharry@poltroon.org. Airport shuttle available.
**8:00 AM Plenary Session**: The William ‘Billy’ Ghote Pavilion, Suess Lecture Hall A0001.6B, Coffee & Cookies, Fermented Beverages.
**9:15 AM – 5:00 PM Poster Session**: Suess Lecture Hall A0001.6C. Fermented beverages.
Plenary speaker: Rufus “Keto” McGumbo PhD, Visiting Scholar, The Northern Starkrakk Institute, Goblin City, Lapland. _Rag Layers for the 21st Century and Beyond._
**Afternoon Session**, 1:00 PM, Suess Lecture Hall A0001B, Coffee & Cookies, Fermented Beverages.
Session Topic: _Flotsam, Jetsam and Pelagic Rag Layers_. _Did Life begin in a Terrestrial Rag Layer?_
**5:30 PM Dinner** at the Desert Waffle House, 63546 Cupric Avenue, Guapo. Electric scooters available.
**7:00 PM Dessert, Gin & Tonic**, Suess Lecture Hall A0001.6G
**7:30 PM Evening Session**, Suess Lecture Hall A0001B, Topic: Pelagic Rag Layers: Latest Research. Open bar.
**After party**, gentlemen and ladies invited, $20 bills suggested.
**End**
\[**Some Actual Truth**: After writing this I learned that rag layers have actually been the subject of considerable research. Fancy that.\]