JAINA Convention 2011 07 Program Guide Houston TX

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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JAINA CONVENTION 2011
"Live and Help Live"
In addition, we have Entrepreneurship Workshop and Sessions, Medical Sessions, Jain Diaspora, Interfaith Panel, Panel for Academic Studies, programs for Seniors, various Group Reunions, Meetings, etc. as shown on the program schedule. Details of some programs are provided below:
Seniors' Program (Saturday afternoon): This track is designed for those who are scared to retire and is planned to provide useful information for seniors. Dr Sharad Shah is going to talk about medical treatment while visiting India - how advanced is the medical tourism and how seniors can benefit from medical treatment. Pravinaben Kadakia will be talking on Yoga for seniors. In this session, she will explain Organic Yoga (Yoga for seniors on day to day basis). Girish Mehta is going to help all seniors on most neglected part of Living will and why it is needed to get ready with it. Vijay Shah is a financial planner for more than 35 years and he is going to prepare Baby boomers and retirees to have a fun of retirement without worrying of monthly earnings. "Hasya" by Harnish Jani who has been awarded Jyotindra Dave Award for his book "Sudhan". He will be explaining the reasons of his survival from 5 heart attacks.
Jain Diaspora (Sunday Morning): JAINA is leveraging its brand, key relationships and social media technology to organize and facilitate an intercontinental network of global Jain community leaders. We propose to identify common needs, share best practices, and synthesize collaborative solutions to address concerns ranging from instilling common Jain identity in new Diaspora generations, to promoting awareness of non-violence and interfaith harmony on the world stage, and to broaden participation in Jiv Daya, environmental and humanitarian disaster relief programs in affected countries as well as in India. The main objectives of the 2011 JAINA Jain Diaspora Conference are to: (a) bring together Jain community leaders from around the world, and thereby drive greater unity and cohesiveness in the global Jain community, (b) leverage our common identity and perspectives by the open interchange of information about each organization's mission, activities, successes and challenges, and (c) identify practical ways and projects for Jain Diaspora communities to work together. The invited guest speakers are: D.R. Mehta, Shantilal Muttha, Dr. Natubhai Shah, Nirmal Kumar Sethi, Kamlesh Mehta, Dr. Bipin Doshi, Harnish Jani, Dr. Mukesh Bavishi, Dr. Mamta Shaha and Namrata Lisa Abrams. Join us in creating an integrated platform to share, celebrate and advance our vision of The Global Jain!
Interfaith Panel (Sunday Afternoon): We have planned an interfaith session on Sunday 3rd July in the afternoon from 2:30pm to 6:00 pm. During the interfaith session we would like the interfaith speakers to connect their respective faith with the theme "Live & Help Live" and what types of charitable programs their respective faith runs directly or indirectly. In addition, they will share how faith based charities can partner with each other in our quest to serve the needy. Mr. Nissim Reuben from American Jewish Committee will talk about "Building Inter-Group Community Partnership". Rev.
Kimberly Orr and other faith leaders will summarize their tradition's teachings and sacred texts related to compassion and charity with examples of charitable movements. In this session, Swami Guruvanandji will offer remarks from Hindu perspective and Gurudev Chitrabhanuji will speak from Jain perspective. The presentations will follow by a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Naresh Jain, Interfaith Co-chair of JAINA.