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It was in 1998 that Sam Wright (now of UK Probe International) made his final appearance as master of ceremonies at a LAPIS conference.

There were some changes to the flyer in this year. Al Bielek was too ill to make the journey across the Atlantic and was replaced with Paul Tice who spoke about ancient religions and mysteries. Tim Rifat was unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances and was replaced by Marcus Allen who spoke about the alleged fake moon landings. Ed Sherwood bowed out early on and was replaced by David Morgan-Brown who spoke on the Native Indian way of life.

The most memorable moment of the conference was a statement made by Michael John Howard who said that "the human race is descended from dolphins from Sirius." Quite the most extraordinary claim ever made at a LAPIS conference and one that will never be forgotten (or repeated)!