On October 16, 2002, Pluralism Project staff, researchers, and friends gathered at the Barker Center for the 2002 student research conference, featuring presentations by Pluralism Project summer research interns. Schedule 4:00 p.m. Opening remarks by Dr. Diana Eck 4:10–5:10 p.m. Muslim Communities in America

• St. Louis and Kansas City Muslim Communities - Milia Islam
• Muslim Communities in Rhode Island - Omar Haque
• The Politics of Women's Worship: Space, Activism, and Interfaith Horizons in American Islam - Iza Hussin

5:10–5:30 p.m. Light Supper5:30–6:00 p.m.  Studies of Buddhist Sacred Space

• The Role of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya at Shambhala Mountain Center in Colorado - Melinda Haley
• Buddhist Communities and Interfaith Collaboration in San Diego - Beverley Foulks

6:00–7:00 p.m. South Asian Traditions in America

• The Inauguration of the Hindu Temple of Delaware - Sarina Pasricha
• Hindutva and Vedanta Go to Camp: VHP and Chinmaya Summer Camps in the Washington, D.C. Area - Jessica Falcone
• Mar Thoma Church and Mapping in Houston, Texas - Marguerite Cauble

7:00–7:15 p.m. Break 7:15–8:00 p.m. Mapping a New Landscape

• Mapping Religious Diversity in Rhode Island - Gregory McGonigle
• The Multi-Religious Demography of Milwaukee - Sarah Therese Hader
• Mapping Baha'i Communities in San Diego - Nasreen Yazdani

Closing Comments