Jain Digest 2009 03 Vol 28 No 1

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

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Distinguished Scholars & Speakers
Dr. A.PJ. Abdul Kalam: Dr.Kalam an ardent supporter of Ecology and sustainable development is former President of India. His focus is on transforming India into a developed nation by 2020. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-111) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space Club.
Dr. James O'Toole is the Daniels Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. Previously, at the University of Southern California's business school he held the University Associates' Chair of Management, served as Executive Director of the Leadership Institute, and editor of New Management magazine. Dr. O Toole's research and writings have been in the areas of leadership, philosophy, ethics, and corporate culture. He has addressed dozens of major corporations and professional groups, and has over one hundred published articles.
Christopher Key Chapple is the Navin and Pratima Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University. D. Chapple received his doctorate in the History of Religions through the Theology Department at Fordham University and has taught Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. He has published several books, including Karma and Creativity, a co-translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Non-violence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions, Hinduism and Ecology, a co-edited volume, Jainism and Ecology: Non-violerte in the Web of Life (2002) and Reconciling Yogas.
Dr. Will Tuttle a former Zen monk with a Ph.D. in education from U.C., Berkeley is an award-winning speaker, educator, author, and musician. His book - The World Peace Diet has been called one of the most important books of the 21st century: the foundation of a new society based on the truth of the interconnectedness of all life. It is the first book to make explicit the invisible connections between our culture, our food, and the source of our broad range of problems-and the way to a positive transformation in our individual and collective lives.
Nipun Mehta is the founder of Charity Focus, a fully volunteer driven organization started in 1999 to inspire the young IT professionals to provide free web based solutions for nonprofit organizations worldwide. Having served thousands of nonprofits, without any overhead, Charity Focus has now become an incubator of "gift-economy" projects ranging from web services to a film production company to a print magazine to a restaurant. Mehta is also a member of the Tipping Point Network and serves on the advisory board of the Seva Foundation and Dalai Lama Foundation. While Nipun's childhood dream was to either become a tennis-pro or a Himalayan Yogi, the current mission statement of his life simply reads: "Bring smiles in the world and stillness in my heart."
Plus over 50 scholars and distinguished guests including: Gurudev Chitrabhanuji Acharya Chandanaji
Dr. Rakeshbhai Jhaveri Samni Madhur Pragyaji Sri Lokesh Muni
Bhattarakji Charukartiji Pramodaben Chitrabhanu Dr. Kumarpal Desai Dean Dipak Jain
Vasantbhai Khokhani
Sri Jinchandraji Maharaj Sadhvi Shilapiji Pdt. Dhirajlal Mehta Dr. Hukamchand Bharil Dr. Gary Francione
With various tracks geared towards specific age/interests, this convention will offer a gamut of discussions, demonstrations and programs to promote in-depth understanding of Jain philosophy and
Ahimsa & Leadership Ahimsa thru' Ecology Jain way of Living Entrepreneur Workshop Fundamentals of Jainism Significance of Samayik and Sutras
India in 21st Century Green way of Life Atamsiddhi Promising Green Careers Advanced Jain Dharm Pathsala Teachers Conf.
Diet for World Peace Ecology and Vegetarianism Jains: Pioneers of Ecology Science of Forgiveness Veganism and Ahimsa
Jain Digest Winter 2009