49th ABS Annual Conference
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Thursday
, July 31
Glen 201
2:00pm •
Science & Religion seminar - Thursday PM
TBA
9:00am •
Science & Religion seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Underlying Assumptions in Health seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Professional Identity in the Health Field seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Mental Health seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Climate Change seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Indigenous Studies seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Next Economic Systems seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Introductory Economics seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Libraries seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Power of Expression seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Evolution and Consciousness I seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Systems Science seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Evolution and Consciousness II seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Technology and Society seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Technological Choice seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Advancing Organizations seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
PAR seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Social Change seminar - Thursday AM
9:00am •
Arts seminar - Thursday AM
2:00pm •
Arts seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Underlying Assumptions in Health seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Professional Identity in the Health Field seminar seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Mental Health seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Climate Change seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Indigenous Studies seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Next Economic Systems seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Introductory Economics seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Libraries seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Power of Expression seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Evolution and Consciousness I seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Evolution and Consciousness II seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Technology and Society seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Systems Science seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Technological Choice seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Advancing Organizations seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
PAR seminar - Thursday PM
2:00pm •
Social Change seminar - Thursday PM
Friday
, August 1
Glen 201
9:00am •
Science & Religion seminar - Friday AM
2:00pm •
Science & Religion seminar - Friday PM
Macleod ballroom
7:30pm •
Developments in Baha’i Administration: 100th Anniversary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada
TBA
9:00am •
Arts seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Underlying Assumptions in Health seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Professional Identity in the Health Field seminar seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Mental Health seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Climate Change seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Indigenous Studies seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Next Economic Systems seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Introductory Economics seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Libraries seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Power of Expression seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Evolution and Consciousness I seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Evolution and Consciousness II seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Technology and Society seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Technological Choice seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Advancing Organizations seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Systems Science seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
PAR seminar - Friday AM
9:00am •
Social Change seminar - Friday AM
12:00pm •
Serving in the Holy Land - Information gathering
2:00pm •
Arts seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Underlying Assumptions in Health seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Professional Identity in the Health Field seminar seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Mental Health seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Climate Change seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Indigenous Studies seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Next Economic Systems seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Introductory Economics seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Libraries seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Power of Expression seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Evolution and Consciousness I seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Evolution and Consciousness II seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Technology and Society seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Technological Choice seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Advancing Organizations seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
PAR seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Social Change seminar - Friday PM
2:00pm •
Systems Science seminar - Friday PM
5:00pm •
Serving in the Holy Land - Information gathering
Saturday
, August 2
Glen 208
9:00am •
Dust Shaped Hearts - The Shape of Dust
2:00pm •
Consultation: A Spiritual Technology for Transformative Times: A Hands-on Interactive Journey
Macleod A2
9:00am •
Academic Discipline-specific session (Sociology & Anthropology)
Macleod ballroom
7:30pm •
Weaving a Fabric of Unity
TBA
9:00am •
Academic Discipline-specific session (Behavioural Sciences)
9:00am •
Academic Discipline-specific session (Biological sciences)
9:00am •
Towards a Bahá’í Theology of Religions: Integrating Diversity in Comparative Theology
9:00am •
Less Passion, More Precision: Bahá'u'lláh's Blueprint for an Effective News Media
9:00am •
From Fragmentation to Cohesion: Regenerating Society Through Social Capital
9:00am •
The Climate Crisis and Attraction to Beauty: A Bahá’í Perspective on Fashion
9:00am •
Cultivating Racial Unity in Education: Insights from the Bahá’í Writings and Roots ConnectED
9:00am •
From the Mind of the Conqueror to the Mind of the Humble Servant: An Examination of our “Call to Serve"
9:00am •
"When Medicine is Perfected": Past, Present, and Future
9:00am •
Experiencing Social Transformation Discourse
9:00am •
The Power of Speech and the Role of the Humanities in Contemporary Discourse
9:00am •
Illuminating Technological Choices: Insights from the ABS Technology Working Group
9:00am •
Youth Program - Morning session
10:30am •
Logic, in Service of Spiritual Education
10:30am •
An Exploration of the Profound Influence of Music on Society and the Human Soul
10:30am •
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Globalization: A Baháʼí Perspective
10:30am •
An Arts-grounded Practice of Intentional Self-Reflection for Community Building
10:30am •
Preserving Human Agency over Artificial Intelligence
10:30am •
Why is it relevant to Bahá’í Communities in North America to study the transformation of the Iranian Bahá’í community from 1979-82
10:30am •
Beyond Cellphone Bans: Young People Learning to Interact Meaningfully with Media
10:30am •
Presence as Paradise: Imám Husayn in the Devotional Writings of The Báb
10:30am •
Skepticism, Sources of Information, and the Pursuit of Truth
10:30am •
Building Future Ready Lawyers: A Bahá’í-Inspired Vision for Transforming Legal Education
10:30am •
Reaching Development Goals through Empowerment of Prosocial Protagonists
12:00pm •
Serving in the Holy Land - Information gathering
12:30pm •
Canadian Baha'i History Group - Networking Session
12:30pm •
Arts Working Group Networking Session
2:00pm •
Second Century Believers
2:00pm •
Leveraging Media to Amplify Positive Conversations and Drive Change
2:00pm •
Emergence of Post-growth Economy and Social Justice: Implications on Consumption and Production in the Bahá’í Writings
2:00pm •
Ripples from the Rupununi: Dr. Aidun’s Healing Journey
2:00pm •
Parenting with Purpose: Integrating Spiritual Growth and Parenting
2:00pm •
Using Knowledge of Science and Religion to Transform Our Lives
2:00pm •
Abdu'l-Bahá and Evolution: Bringing 21st Century Evolutionary Biology into the Discourse
2:00pm •
Reflections on the Practice of Discourse: Widening Circles of Unity and Participation in a Fragmented World
2:00pm •
Emerging Unity of Thought on "Ennobling Leadership"
2:00pm •
Art and Community
2:00pm •
A Haven and Refuge from Severe Mental Tests: Baha'i Teachings and Polyvagal Theory
2:00pm •
Contribution to Discourse in an Increasingly Partisan Climate: Reflections from Political Scientists
2:00pm •
Youth Program - Afternoon Session
3:30pm •
The Limits of Our Words, The Limits of Our World: How Expanding Our Emotional Language Transforms Human Connection
3:30pm •
Economic Justice as a Means Toward Race Unity: Case Studies
3:30pm •
Peace for Health and Health for Peace
3:30pm •
The Role of Service-learning in the Moral and Intellectual Empowerment of Youth
3:30pm •
Reframing Risk in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
3:30pm •
Understanding Neuroscience in an Age of Transition
3:30pm •
The Pedagogy of Higher Education
3:30pm •
Drawing Nigh to Baha’u’llah for World Peace: A Bahá’í Alternative to International Relations Theory
3:30pm •
Building Vibrant Communities through Art
3:30pm •
Bringing Those Who Have Been Excluded into the Circle of Intimate Friends
3:30pm •
Building Community by Creating "Common Memory"
3:30pm •
Uncovering the Salutary Truths of Democracy
5:00pm •
Serving in the Holy Land - Information gathering
Sunday
, August 3
Macleod ballroom
9:00am •
Closing plenary session
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