Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=247

On September 16, 2003 Baha'i World News Service reported on the 27th annual conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies-North America, which was held 29 August-1 September 2003 in San Francisco, CA. More than 1300 attendees listened to presentations from various members of the Baha'i community. "Founded in 1975, the Association for Baha'i Studies promotes the development of scholarship on the Baha'i Faith in North America. The...conference took the theme of "Religion and Community in a Time of Crisis" and featured a wide range of lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and artistic performances. A keynote speaker, Dr. Ann Boyles, addressed the topic 'Binding Together a Fragmented World: A Baha'i Perspective on "Community."'"