49th ABS Annual Conference

9:00am MDT

Advancing Organizations seminar - Thursday AM TBA Arts seminar - Thursday AM TBA Climate Change seminar - Thursday AM TBA Evolution and Consciousness I seminar - Thursday AM TBA Evolution and Consciousness II seminar - Thursday AM TBA Indigenous Studies seminar - Thursday AM TBA Introductory Economics seminar - Thursday AM TBA Libraries seminar - Thursday AM TBA Mental Health seminar - Thursday AM TBA Next Economic Systems seminar - Thursday AM TBA PAR seminar - Thursday AM TBA Power of Expression seminar - Thursday AM TBA Professional Identity in the Health Field seminar - Thursday AM TBA Science & Religion seminar - Thursday AM TBA Social Change seminar - Thursday AM TBA Systems Science seminar - Thursday AM TBA Technological Choice seminar - Thursday AM TBA Technology and Society seminar - Thursday AM TBA Underlying Assumptions in Health seminar - Thursday AM TBA

2:00pm MDT

Advancing Organizations seminar - Thursday PM TBA Arts seminar - Thursday PM TBA Climate Change seminar - Thursday PM TBA Evolution and Consciousness I seminar - Thursday PM TBA Evolution and Consciousness II seminar - Thursday PM TBA Indigenous Studies seminar - Thursday PM TBA Introductory Economics seminar - Thursday PM TBA Libraries seminar - Thursday PM TBA Mental Health seminar - Thursday PM TBA Next Economic Systems seminar - Thursday PM TBA PAR seminar - Thursday PM TBA Power of Expression seminar - Thursday PM TBA Professional Identity in the Health Field seminar seminar - Thursday PM TBA Science & Religion seminar - Thursday PM Glen 201 Social Change seminar - Thursday PM TBA Systems Science seminar - Thursday PM TBA Technological Choice seminar - Thursday PM TBA Technology and Society seminar - Thursday PM TBA Underlying Assumptions in Health seminar - Thursday PM TBA

9:00am MDT

Advancing Organizations seminar - Friday AM TBA Arts seminar - Friday AM TBA Climate Change seminar - Friday AM TBA Evolution and Consciousness I seminar - Friday AM TBA Evolution and Consciousness II seminar - Friday AM TBA Indigenous Studies seminar - Friday AM TBA Introductory Economics seminar - Friday AM TBA Libraries seminar - Friday AM TBA Mental Health seminar - Friday AM TBA Next Economic Systems seminar - Friday AM TBA PAR seminar - Friday AM TBA Power of Expression seminar - Friday AM TBA Professional Identity in the Health Field seminar seminar - Friday AM TBA Science & Religion seminar - Friday AM Glen 201 Social Change seminar - Friday AM TBA Systems Science seminar - Friday AM TBA Technological Choice seminar - Friday AM TBA Technology and Society seminar - Friday AM TBA Underlying Assumptions in Health seminar - Friday AM TBA

12:00pm MDT

Serving in the Holy Land - Information gathering TBA

2:00pm MDT

Advancing Organizations seminar - Friday PM TBA Arts seminar - Friday PM TBA Climate Change seminar - Friday PM TBA Evolution and Consciousness I seminar - Friday PM TBA Evolution and Consciousness II seminar - Friday PM TBA Indigenous Studies seminar - Friday PM TBA Introductory Economics seminar - Friday PM TBA Libraries seminar - Friday PM TBA Mental Health seminar - Friday PM TBA Next Economic Systems seminar - Friday PM TBA PAR seminar - Friday PM TBA Power of Expression seminar - Friday PM TBA Professional Identity in the Health Field seminar seminar - Friday PM TBA Science & Religion seminar - Friday PM Glen 201 Social Change seminar - Friday PM TBA Systems Science seminar - Friday PM TBA Technological Choice seminar - Friday PM TBA Technology and Society seminar - Friday PM TBA Underlying Assumptions in Health seminar - Friday PM TBA

5:00pm MDT

Serving in the Holy Land - Information gathering TBA

7:30pm MDT

Developments in Baha’i Administration: 100th Anniversary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada Macleod ballroomKenneth Bowers • Saphira Rameshfar • Michael Karlberg • Kathryn Hogenson

9:00am MDT

Dust Shaped Hearts - The Shape of Dust Glen 208Donald Camp The Power of Speech and the Role of the Humanities in Contemporary Discourse TBAAleta Leftwich • Jean-Marie Nau • Pierre-Yves Mocquais Experiencing Social Transformation Discourse TBAYmasumac Marañón Davis • Chitra Golestani • Justin Scoggin From Fragmentation to Cohesion: Regenerating Society Through Social Capital TBAChristopher Gourdine The Climate Crisis and Attraction to Beauty: A Bahá’í Perspective on Fashion TBANava Esmailizadeh "When Medicine is Perfected": Past, Present, and Future TBARebecca Eshraghi • Adrien Eshraghi Less Passion, More Precision: Bahá'u'lláh's Blueprint for an Effective News Media TBAMurray Oliver Cultivating Racial Unity in Education: Insights from the Bahá’í Writings and Roots ConnectED TBASahba Rohani From the Mind of the Conqueror to the Mind of the Humble Servant: An Examination of our “Call to Serve" TBARolando Aguilera • Maral Moradipour Illuminating Technological Choices: Insights from the ABS Technology Working Group TBAMark Dittmer • Quddus George • Sami Joubert • Janice Ndegwa Towards a Bahá’í Theology of Religions: Integrating Diversity in Comparative Theology TBACaleb Gilleland Academic Discipline-specific session (Behavioural Sciences) TBA Academic Discipline-specific session (Biological sciences) TBA Academic Discipline-specific session (Sociology & Anthropology) Macleod A2 Youth Program - Morning session TBA

10:30am MDT

An Exploration of the Profound Influence of Music on Society and the Human Soul TBAMelody Mazloom An Arts-grounded Practice of Intentional Self-Reflection for Community Building TBAChuck Egerton • Trina Gluckman • Dina Sandgreen Logic, in Service of Spiritual Education TBAHoda Ghadirian Reaching Development Goals through Empowerment of Prosocial Protagonists TBADarren Hedley Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Globalization: A Baháʼí Perspective TBARobert Kim-Farley Why is it relevant to Bahá’í Communities in North America to study the transformation of the Iranian Bahá’í community from 1979-82 TBAArtin Mahmoudi Building Future Ready Lawyers: A Bahá’í-Inspired Vision for Transforming Legal Education TBANishat Ruiter Beyond Cellphone Bans: Young People Learning to Interact Meaningfully with Media TBANwandi Lawson • Daniel Rinaldi Skepticism, Sources of Information, and the Pursuit of Truth TBAMehrtash Olson Preserving Human Agency over Artificial Intelligence TBAFarzin Aghdasi • Doug Allen • Cindi Fukami • Dennis Wittmer Presence as Paradise: Imám Husayn in the Devotional Writings of The Báb TBANima Rafiei

12:00pm MDT

Serving in the Holy Land - Information gathering TBA

12:30pm MDT

Arts Working Group Networking Session TBA Canadian Baha'i History Group - Networking Session TBA

2:00pm MDT

Art and Community TBAGarry Berteig • Lorenzo Dupuis Consultation: A Spiritual Technology for Transformative Times: A Hands-on Interactive Journey Glen 208Eliza Cooper • Geri Peak Reflections on the Practice of Discourse: Widening Circles of Unity and Participation in a Fragmented World TBARaphael Lencucha • sujaya neupane • Ezgi Ozyonum • Lorraine Pritchard Emergence of Post-growth Economy and Social Justice: Implications on Consumption and Production in the Bahá’í Writings TBARama Ayman Parenting with Purpose: Integrating Spiritual Growth and Parenting TBAVictoria Talwar Ripples from the Rupununi: Dr. Aidun’s Healing Journey TBABrian Cameron • Laureen Pierre • Jim Ferguson • Somava Saha A Haven and Refuge from Severe Mental Tests: Baha'i Teachings and Polyvagal Theory TBAMarie Gervais Second Century Believers TBADeborah Vance Leveraging Media to Amplify Positive Conversations and Drive Change TBAGazalle Ardekani • Altea DiGirolamo Contribution to Discourse in an Increasingly Partisan Climate: Reflections from Political Scientists TBAMichael Sabet • Babak Bahador • Bernie Kaussler Emerging Unity of Thought on "Ennobling Leadership" TBASovaida Maani-Ewing Abdu'l-Bahá and Evolution: Bringing 21st Century Evolutionary Biology into the Discourse TBADouglas Perry Using Knowledge of Science and Religion to Transform Our Lives TBAKurt Kreuger • Amelia Villagomez • Jesse Villagomez Youth Program - Afternoon Session TBA

3:30pm MDT

Building Vibrant Communities through Art TBAAnia Telfer The Limits of Our Words, The Limits of Our World: How Expanding Our Emotional Language Transforms Human Connection TBAParham Holakouee Bringing Those Who Have Been Excluded into the Circle of Intimate Friends TBATania Nordli Building Community by Creating "Common Memory" TBAJoan Young Economic Justice as a Means Toward Race Unity: Case Studies TBAShamim Maani The Pedagogy of Higher Education TBAMariam Ashtiani • Julia Berger • Michael Karlberg • Derik Smith • Negin Toosi The Role of Service-learning in the Moral and Intellectual Empowerment of Youth TBATahirih Naylor • Gordon Naylor • Sonja Rowhani • Shabnam Tashakour Peace for Health and Health for Peace TBAJohn Guilfoyle Reframing Risk in the Social and Behavioral Sciences TBAMichelle Duren • Johnathon Ehsani • Brydon Grant • Hsing-Fang Hsieh Drawing Nigh to Baha’u’llah for World Peace: A Bahá’í Alternative to International Relations Theory TBANavid Pourmokhtari Uncovering the Salutary Truths of Democracy TBAMichael Sabet • Todd Smith Understanding Neuroscience in an Age of Transition TBATara Raam

5:00pm MDT

Serving in the Holy Land - Information gathering TBA

7:30pm MDT

Weaving a Fabric of Unity Macleod ballroomHaleh Arbab • Gustavo Correa • Bita Correa • Bradley Wilson

9:00am MDT

Closing plenary session Macleod ballroom