- 1978-12-16 — More than 560 Bahá'ís from 14 countries throughout Malaysia gathered for the South East Asia Bahá'í Regional Conference. [BN136 April 1979]
- 2008-11-01 — The first of 41 Regional Conferences held over a four month period to mark the mid-point of the Five Year Plan was held in Lusaka, Zambia. [Lusaka, BWNS642]
"The Universal House of Justice, in a letter dated 20 October 2008, announced the convocation of a series of 41 regional conferences over a four-month period. The letter – which marked the midway point of a five-year effort to expand activities at the grassroots level – indicated that the purpose of the conferences is to celebrate achievements during the first half of the Five Year Plan and to deliberate on the next phase." [Bahá'í Community News]
- 2008-11-08 —
- 2008-11-15 — Regional Conferences were held in Bangui, Central African Republic, Bangalore, India and Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, [BWNS669]
- 2008-11-22 — Regional Conferences were held in Quito, Ecuador, New Delhi, India, Kolkata, India, and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. [BWNS673]
- 2008-11-29 — Regional Conferences were held in Antofagasta, Chile, Manila, Philippines and Yaoundé, Cameroon. [BWNS675]
- 2008-12-06 — Regional Conferences were held in Portland, United States, Chicago, United States, Atlanta, United States and Almaty, Kazakhstan. [ Portand,
Chicago,
Atlanta,
Almaty]
- 2008-12-13 — Regional Conferences were held in Stamford, CT, Dallas, TX and Los Angeles, CA. [BWNS677]
- 2008-12-20 — Regional Conferences were held in Kuching, Malaysia and São Paulo, Brazil. [BWNS683]
- 2008-12-27 — Regional Conference were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This conference represented the half-way point in the series of 41 conferences between November 1st and March 1st. [BWNS685]
- 2009-01-03 — Regional Conferences were held in London, United Kingdom and Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. [BWNS686]
- 2009-01-10 — Regional Conferences were held in Toronto, Canada and Guadalajara, Mexico. [BWNS687]
- 2009-01-17 — Regional Conferences were held in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Vancouver, Canada and Managua, Nicaragua. [BWNS689]
- 2009-01-24 — Regional Conferences were held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sydney, Australia and Madrid, Spain. [BWNS690]
- 2009-01-31 — Regional Conferences were held in Auckland, New Zealand and Battambang, Cambodia. [BWNS692]
- 2009-02-07 — Regional Conferences were held in Frankfurt, Germany and Padua, Italy. [Padua, Frankfurt]
- 2009-02-14 — Regional Conference was held in Istanbul, Turkey. [BWNS698]
- 2009-02-21 — Regional Conferences were held in Baku, Azerbaijan and Accra, Ghana. [BWNS700]
- 2009-02-28 — Regional Conference was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. [BWNS701]
- 2009-03-01 — The purpose of the Regional Conferences was to celebrate achievements during the first half of the Five Year Plan and to deliberate on the next phase. An estimated total of 77,700 people participated in the series, which began 1 November and continued for 18 consecutive weeks, spanning the globe and attracting Bahá'ís from the largest Western cities to the smallest villages in South Sea islands. Reports from the 41 Regional Conferences can be found at Conference Reports.
The release of the film Arising to Serve.
This film is a unique historical and inspirational record of those precious moments when the participants gathered to share what they had learned in their community-building activities, to plan for the work ahead and to celebrate their achievements, arising to serve their fellow citizens of the world.
|
Site Map
