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12th Biennial JAINA convention
July 3-6, 2003, CIncinnati Hosted by: JAIN CENTER OF CINCINNATI & DAYTON
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Jainism... The Art of Living
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Dear Jain Member,
August 30, 2002
Jai Jinendra!
CONVENTION BOARD Convener First VP JAINA Anop Vora 585-473-9290 Co-convener Dr. Surendra Singhvi 937-885-7414 Co-convener Soha Shah 937-773-3906 Board Members JAINA President Dr. Bipin Parikh 847-699-1294 Dr. Mahesh Shah 937-836-8080 Keerti Shah 630-837-8716 Samprati Shah 847-524-0463
The Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) in cooperation with the Jain Center of Cincinnati & Dayton is pleased to provide preliminary details on the 12th Biennial Jaina Convention to be held at the Greater Cincinnati Convention Center from July 3-6, 2003. The theme of the convention is Jainism: the Art of Living and celebrates the religious and cultural aspects of our everyday lives. Grand scale preparation for the convention is now underway. We are fortunate to have the use of a world class convention center, a 300,000 sq.ft. multi-level facility located in the heart of downtown and connected to nearby hotels and downtown locations via a pedestrian skywalk. The Jaina Convention will utilize all three floors of the convention center, allowing for more than 6,000 attendees expected for the convention. Socialization space and facilities for friends and families are being planned as an integral part of the convention. The complete convention experience will tempt families to treat the convention as part of a family vacation to Cincinnati In the day time, in addition to discourses from prominent international Jain scholars, there is a focus on participative events such as Yoga, Meditation, Art and Vegetarian cooking. In the evening, professional entertainment is planned in conjunction with participative presentations from Jain centers across North America for short drama, songs and dances. The Youth committee has been extremely active. Planning is underway for a youth night event of music and dancing consisting of many conjoined halls featuring different styles of music and atmosphere. There will also be a coffee lounge where people can relax and mingle. The food committee is promising mouth-watering food for each meal. To maintain the freshness and aroma, most of the food will be cooked on site daily by a team of cooks that will arrive in Cincinnati, specifically for this event. Each meal will have a choice of Indian or Western food including the availability of vegan food. For your convenience, registration information: rates and forms are included. Also, online registration is available at www.jainaconvention.org. We encourage you to take advantage of the early bird registration savings and register now! This will ensure the success of our convention. Please visit our website, www.jainaconvention.org, for up-to-date information about the convention. Contact information for the leadership group and each of the committees working on the convention is provided in this publication. The committees request and welcome your critical honest suggestions towards making this a great "must attend" event for your family and the Jain community as a whole. We cordially invite you all to attend what is expected to be ONE OF THE BEST CONVENTIONS EVER and intend to leave you with a most memorable and pleasant lifetime experience.
JAINA Executive Committee Secretary Kirit Daftary Treasurer Girish Shah VP Canada Lata Champasee VP Southwest Udai Jain VP Midwest Ila Mehta VP West Hasendra Shah VP Southeast Mahendra Mehta VP Northeast Dr. Sushil Jain Past President Dr. Mahendra Pandya
We look forward to seeing you in Cincinnati!!
Anop Vora Convener
Dr. Surendra Singhvi Co-Convener
Soha Shah Co-Convener JAIN DIGEST FALL 2002/5
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