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ISKCON COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE SEMINAR 2009

Dear maharajas and prabhus : Please accept my humble obeissances, all glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I would like to invite you to the ISKCON COMMUNICATIONS Seminar which will be taking place in Villa Vrindavan from the 7th to the 9th of July. We have many interesting presentations to help us learn about and discuss important issues affecting society at large and ISKCON in particular. We hope many devotees will come to this Seminar to take advantage of the experience and realisations of senior devotees and experts on many issues and share their experiences as well. Villa Vrindavan is a wonderful setting for vaisnava sanga and we will try to make the trip worthwhile. The Communications Seminars are directed to all the devotees involved in Communications services as well as Leaders of our society. We would like to have at least one Communications representative for each yatra so we really count on the support of the GBC secretaries and Temple Presidents to encourage devotees to participate in the Seminar and come themselves as much as possible. We have many thought provoking presentations that we hope will engender interesting discussions.

The presentations we would like to offer the devotees are:

A summary and reflection of the ISKCON Studies Conference that takes place before the ICE seminar. The topic of the Conference this year is the Guru, from a historical, theological and philosophical perspective by Krsna Ksetra prabhu.

When it come to SRDs presentation, just write: how the ISKCON Studies conference ties in with Communications. by Krsna Ksetra prabhu. (The Conference is held from the 3rd till the 6th of July in Villa Vrindavan for more information contact Lal Krishna prabhu)

History and Principles of Communications and how the ISKCON Studies Conference ties in with Communications by Saunaka Rsi prabhu

Position Statements: What does it mean to write position statements? What are the potential advantages of this? What are the problems (internal and external)? What would be the process? What topics? by Anuttama prabhu

Panel presentation and Discussion on ISKCON and the Environment by Ranchor prabhu, Radha Krishna prabhu and Krishnasharan prabhu

Diversity in Europe: mapping our political context by Merudevi dasi

Overview of state and religious organizations relations in Europe and where does ISKCON stand. By Mahaprabhu dasa

Reflections from the past year by several devotees.

Strategic planning/ Where do we go from here by Anuttama prabhu

There will also be an outing in the surroundings of Villa Vrindavan and plenty of Italian prasadam.

Price: 95 Euros Transport: Nearest main airport is Pisa. 70 minute (8 Euro) bus trip to Florence with a short local bus to Tavarnuzze, from where devotees collect us (free).

I will send out a more detailed and confirmed programme in the end of May or beginning of June. PLEASE REGISTER ASAP BY ANSWERING THIS E-MAIL. Kancana valli will take care of registrations and answering your questions. Looking forward to seeing many devotees in Villa Vrindavan. Ys, Mahaprabhu dasa