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Posted: January 31, 2010 With joyous hearts we report that the recent 2009 Bahá'í Conference on Social and Economic Development was another resounding success with overwhelmingly positive feedback received from attendees. A few excerpts from that feedback are included below. (Look for Conference details in the next edition of The American Bahá'í.)
Free download of compressed .mp3 files and recordings on CDs of all of the excellent 2009 plenary addresses - by Gordon Naylor (NSA of Canada), Mr. Glenford Mitchell (parts 1 & 2), Counsellor Debbie Kirton (Barbados) and closing remarks by William E. Davis - may be obtained from Don Davis by clicking on the following link (http://sed.skyrunner.net) or by writing to Don at: Don Davis 5 Ravenscroft Drive Asheville, NC 28801 Email: don@skyrunner.net Selected written materials submitted from the 2009 Conference will be posted soon. You may wish to check back from time to time for new additions. 2010 Conference Dates Once again buoyed by an outpouring of enthusiastic support and encouragement, the Trust has set in motion plans for the 2010 Conference, scheduled to begin Saturday evening, December 18, and conclude on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Mark your calendar now for what promises to be another outstanding educational and spiritual event. The Rabbani Charitable Trust _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Some Excerpts from the 2009 Bahá'í SED Conference Feedback: “I had a great experience. I can’t think of anything to be improved. THANK YOU for putting this amazing conference together.” “I loved my experience here. Thank you, thank you for your kindest efforts. This is such an engaging experience.” “I find it inspiring, and it always provides strategies that can be implemented at home… I am especially pleased by the coherence of this year’s talks and workshops among themselves and the coherence of the Conference itself with the Plan.” “To me the most important and valuable thing I am taking away from this Conference is a new sense of purpose as a youth (and) motivation to make a difference.” “The plenary sessions were mind expanding, thought provoking and heart opening.” “Gaining an appreciation for the permission for SED practice, rather than the limitations spoken (of) at the local level to do nothing but four core activities, was wonderfully validating, celebratory and empowering. Thank you…!” “My understanding of the relationship between service to humanity and teaching has increased through several of the workshops.” “…this Conference was 99.9999% perfect.” “Loved the plenary sessions and evening music. Honestly, I picked really great workshops… and would have liked to also have gone to (five others). To have five other things I didn’t do that I wanted to do is fantastic. If there were two of me, I would have the opportunity to get two times as much out of it.” “Keep bringing in outstanding speakers – very inspiring to me! Thanks!” “Sincere thanks for all that you and the Trust and other tireless, generous people do in making this conference not only a reality, but of such high quality.” “The music was superb, heart-warming!” “The Conference is very well organized. Starting and finishing on time is a great learning for the Bahá'ís.” “Compared to other conferences, it was fantastic!!” “To me the most important and valuable thing I am taking away from this Conference is SED no longer is service overseas, but working in your own cluster… I love this conference! There is so much to learn and digest. It takes weeks to reflect on my notes for each session. Thank you!” “Thanks for another amazing conference!” “I always enjoy the fabulous talented musicians and singers!” “The (workshop) sessions I attended were all wonderful… I also want to comment on the outstanding service from the Rosen Centre Hotel staff. I had two problems with my room equipment that were resolved very quickly.” “The junior youth sessions were excellent and connected well to the participants (at least one of our children). The music was great… Thanks for all your wonderful care and efforts!” “All the sessions I attended were amazing.” “(The Conference) was excellent. I came away with an overwhelming appreciation of the awesome talents and excellence of so many individuals in so many ways in our wonderful faith. The music was excellent and new and energizing!” “I like the format and content of this conference. You do a great job!” “Excellent plenary speakers, beautiful artistic program, good location and hotel price.” “I really enjoyed the Conference. I would love to come back again!” “The pre-Conference (offering) I attended was a fantastic intro to the focus of the overall conference! Great networking, and the content was often thoroughly researched and presented in a very clear manner!” “I enjoyed all my sessions. This is my second time to attend. I believe, of all the conference and school opportunities, this ranks as the best and most useful for all. “What can you improve with perfection?” “Enjoyed everything immensely, met old and new acquaintances, formed two new alliances. Thank you!!!!” “For me the music was so holy, so heartfelt, so spiritually uplifting, that it renewed my love and faith for mankind.” “Thank you, Rabbani Trust. You have touched my life in so many ways… Keep up the great work!” |
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