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Forwarded from Caverlee Cary.
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justin

CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>The fifth United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV) is to be held in
Hanoi,
>Vietnam from 13-17th May in 2008. This is the first ever biggest
>international Buddhist conference in Vietnam. The
celebrations are
>expected to draw a gathering of 4500--including Buddhist
leaders from
>all traditions, leading scholars, state dignitaries and
practitioners
>from all around the world, and in Vietnam.
>
>The celebrations commemorating the 2550th Year of the Birth,
>Enlightenment and Passing Away of the Buddha
>Gautama will be four- dimensional--covering
>Spiritual, Academic, Cultural and Religious
>aspects.
>
>As you may be aware, in a resolution passed by the United
Nation's
>General Assembly in December 1999, it was decided to
celebrate the
>thrice-sacred day of Vesak in the month of May. The first
celebration
>was held back in the year 2000 at the United Nations
Headquarters in
>New York. Subsequently, the celebrations for the United
Nations Day of
>Vesak were successfully held in Bangkok, Thailand since 2004.
>
>The United Nations Day of Vesak 2008 celebrations in Vietnam
offer a
>welcome opportunity to spread the Buddha¡¦s message of peace,
>reconciliation, harmony, love, progress and development to
the world.
>
>The preparations for the event are in full swing. Papers are
now being
>invited for the Conference. We welcome your contributions on the
>following themes:
>
>Main Theme: Buddhist Contribution to Building a Just,
Democratic and
>Civil Society.
>
>Sub Themes:
>1.       War, Conflict and Healing: A Buddhist Perspective
>2.       Buddhist Contribution to Social Justice
>3.       Engaged Buddhism and Development
>4.       Care for Our Environment: Buddhist Response to
Climate Change
>5.       Family Problems and the Buddhist Response
>6.       Symposium on Buddhist Education: Continuity and Progress
>7.       Symposium on Buddhism in the Digital Age
>
>Title proposal submission guidelines:
>
>Please submit a title and abstract of no more than one
single-spaced
>page.
>Please also submit a one-page CV or a 250-word biography.
>Proposals must be received by December 31, 2007. We will send
>confirmation of the receipt of your proposal.
>The proposals will be reviewed by the conference organizing
committee.
>You will receive confirmation of your participation by
February 2008.
>Please send all title proposals and abstracts in Word Format
File via
>email to Ven. Dr. Thich Nhat Tu  at thichnhattu at yahoo.com
>
>Paper submission guidelines:
>Word limit: 7000 words
>Papers must be received latest by March, 2008.
>Please send in all papers and abstracts in Word Format File
via email
>to Ven. Dr. Thich Nhat Tu  at thichnhattu at yahoo.com
>
>Note: One person can contribute more than one Paper.
>           The Papers may be published during the Vesak Day 2008
>Conference.
>           Not all the authors may be invited for the Paper
>presentation.
>           Standard Presentation Time including questions
period is 20
>minutes.
>
>
>Elise DeVido
>Dept. of History
>Natl Taiwan Normal University
>
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
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University of California, Riverside
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