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JAINA CONVENTION 2009
MESSAGE FROM CONVENER & CO-CONVENERS
Lata Champsee Convener
Dr. Nitin Shah Co-Convener
Jai Jinendra!
It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome you all to the 15th Biennial JAINA Convention in Los Angeles - the Birth City of JAINA. We have selected "Ecology- the Jain Way" an appropriate theme for today. Furthermore, Ecology resonates what Jain Religion has preached ever since. We are enthused to present to you many sessions on Ecology that will help us practice "Ecology- the Jain way" in our daily lives.
Rashmi Shah Co-Convener
Our keynote speakers - Gary Francione, Jagdish Sheth and Dipak Jain - and others will share their vision on ecology and explore with us about how Jain Religion has been a leader in the practice of ecology.
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What is Unique A Non-Jain (by Birth) Sanghpati, "Jain21" in search for Soul mate, Seva activity to help needy people, a vegan lunch for all the participants, use of Eco-friendly papers, use of Biodegradable products for meals,.....the list goes on.
We have a unique play- "SIDDH-HEM "World Premiere of the play based on the life and works of Acharya Hemachandracharya (by Apoorva Avsar team) Raas Garba, JAINA Academic Bowl, cultural programs from various Jain Centers. Bollywood night, Holobola, Boat cruise for youth!
We are thankful to all Monks, Scholars, Dignitaries, Speakers, and Presenters for their contribution. We also thank all the donors for their generous donations. Our special thanks to our Sanghpati, Hamilton Brewart Insurance Agency. We also appreciate efforts of hundreds of volunteers who have spent thousands of hours for the success of this Convention. Finally, the Convention will not be a success without all of you - The Participants, thank you for attending.
Dr. Nitin Shah Co-Convener
We were faced with a major Challenge of balancing the budget under the current economic situation - Convention Board unanimously decided to move the Convention to Jain Center of Southern California's facility from Anaheim Convention Center. We hope all of you will embrace the change.
Our sincere hope is that if all of us learn at least one thing on ecology and adopt in our life then we would consider ourselves being rewarded for the job well done. Save The EARTH - Go GREEN!
With Regards
Lata Champsee Convener
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Rashmi Shah Co-Convener
