Catastrophist Conference Cancelled

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake, remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in United States history, would almost certainly have been predicted by an ICPC member had the organization existed at the time. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The International Council of Professional Catastrophists (ICPC) has cancelled its annual conference, according to a statement released today. "We've taken this step because of the record number of financial, climatological, medical, and technological catastrophes predicted by our members, a number that vastly exceeds the number predicted last year, also a record" explained Justin DeMurre, Council president of the ICPC. "In this dangerous and threatening environment, it would be irresponsible to gather so many brilliant catastrophists in the same place and expose both them and our profession to the harm that even one of these impending disasters might cause."

The ICPC boasts a rapidly growing membership and an exceptional record of predicting catastrophes. "Every one of the catastrophes of the past decade have been predicted, in general form, if not specific detail, by one or more of our members," said DeMurr, proudly. "We expect that trend to continue long into the future," he continued, "barring some sort of catastrophe, of course."

The ICPC, twenty years old this January, has cancelled its annual conference for nineteen consecutive years, citing record numbers of new predicted catastrophes each year.