Call for Papers: Ideal society for the 21st century. Association for Baha’i Studies-Japan Annual Conference September 19-20, 2009 Tokyo.
ABS-Japan 17th Annual Conference
Call for Papers
Date: September 19th (Sat.) - 20th(Sun.)
Venue: Tokyo Bahai Center
Theme: Ideal society for the 21st century
The theme of the conference, “Ideal society for the 21st century,” ranges over a large area of study, which we hope allows us to explore the fields of our interests from various points of view.
Possible topics to be discussed are:
1. What is an ideal society?
2. What are some problems of the present society and what are their causes?
3. What is required to realize an ideal society?
4. What can each of us do in order to realize it?
The topics you study and what you focus on depend on your interests and your fields of specialties. Both individual and group presentations are welcome in either language, Japanese or English, as simultaneous translation will be available at the conference. You are free to choose any style or method. You may use printed materials as well as visual equipment. Discussion or some kind of demonstration may be included. We hope that as many of you as possible will take this opportunity to explore your fields of interests and share your thoughts at the conference.
Qualification 1) Bahais, 2) Non-Bahais who are interested in the Bahai Faith or/and in realizing an ideal society
Type of presentation 1) Individual presentation 2) Group presentation
Method of Presentation 1) Presentation with written or visual materials, 2) Presentation with demonstration or exhibition, 3) Dialogue, discussion, or other styles
Koki Sugimoto, Conference site chair
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