1 day Conference on Science and Spirituality, East & West

[Guest guest]

Bal Ram Singh <bsingh

>bsingh

>CC: jsolfvin

>One day Conference on Science and Spirituality, East & West, on

>Saturday, June 26, 2004

>Thu, 03 Jun 2004 18:36:18 -0400

>

>

>Dear Friends and Colleagues,

>

>The Center for Indic Studies (CIS), has arranged to have a private

>(invitation only) conference for a small group of scholars from the New

>England area to discuss "Science & Spirituality, East & West", at our

>beautiful North Dartmouth campus on Saturday, June 26, from 10 am to 5pm.

>Lunch and other refreshments will be provided. The goal is to stimulate

>discussion, dialogue, and debate on science and spirituality, a theme

>central to the CIS mission and one that is drawing increased interest from

>all quarters of academia.

>

>The conference promises to be a first class event, with speakers from

>medicine, psychiatry, the sciences, social sciences, and philosophy.

>

>Invited Speakers

>

>Gowri Anandarajah, MD, Family Medicine, Brown Medical Center

> "Spirituality in clinical medicine"

>

>Ashok Chabda (Chaitanya), Arsha Vidya Institute

> "Meditation and mental health"

>

>V.D. Misra, PhD, Lucknow University, India

> "Title to be announced"

>

>Jeffrey Rediger, MD, McLean Mental Health Center & Harvard Med

> "Recent studies of healers in South America"

>

>Glen Rein, PhD, Estee Lauder Company, Huntington, NY

> "The energetic nature of prana"

>

>Swami Yogatmananda, Vedanta Society, Providence, RI

> "Life and consciousness"

>

>

>Each invited speaker will make an informal presentation of 30-45 minutes

>from the podium on a topic of their choice within the Science &

>Spirituality: East & West theme. A small audience of invited

>"discussants", together with the other speakers, will be given ample time

>to question, respond, and discuss each topic. This event will be recorded

>and the proceedings made available, after editing, in audio and printed

>forms. All participants, speakers and discussants, will be acknowledged by

>name for their contribution to the proceedings.

>

>We are currently seeking suggestions for invited "discussants" who would

>like to take part in this innovative conference. Prospective invitees

>should supply us with the following information:

>1. A brief bio (half page or less)

>2. A brief statement concerning special background or interest in the

>theme topic, Science & Spirituality: East & West. (half page or less)

>

>Please respond to Jerry Solfvin, PhD, (jsolfvin) as soon as

>possible. Be sure to include current contact info. We will notify you as

>soon as possible whether or not you are invited. If you have any questions,

>email Dr. Solfvin or call him at his Home/Office: 508-636-8104).

>

>All invitees will be provided with a full set of speakers' abstracts,

>directions and further details prior to the conference. For more

>information on the Center for Indic Studies and its activities, log on to:

>http://www.umassd.edu/indic/

>

>Thank you for your interest in the Center for Indic Studies and in this

>conference.

>

>Bal Ram Singh, PhD, Director

>Jerry Solfvin, PhD, Assoc.Professor

>Center for Indic Studies

>University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

>285 Old Westport Road

>North Dartmouth, MA 02747

>http://www.umassd.edu/indic/

>

>

>Bal Ram Singh, Ph.D.

>Director, Center for Indic Studies

>University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

>285 Old Westport Road

>Dartmouth, MA 02747

>

>Phone: 508-999-8588

>Fax: 508-999-8451

>Email: bsingh

>

>Internet address: http://www.umassd.edu/indic

 

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