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The IABU was formed on May 28th, 2007, upon the culmination of the first ever symposium of Buddhist Universities held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The symposium was a part of the celebrations at the United Nations Day of Vesak, organised by Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University and sponsored by the Royal Government of Thailand. (The link to the 2009 Conference is broken, and we will try to provide the collection of articles at a later time.)

The IABU SECRETARIAT OFFICE is proud to present the details for our next two major Buddhist conferences. See immediately below:

8th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations
Dates: 11-16 May 2011
Location: Bangkok, Thailand (Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University)
Main Theme: Buddhist Virtues in Social and Economic Development
Discussing the sub-themes:
• Buddhist Leadership and Socio-Economic Development
• Building a Harmonious Society
• Environmental Preservation and Restoration
• Wisdom for Awakening Society

Please contact the Secretariat Manager, Dr. Dion Peoples, at: manager.secretariat@iabu.org for your abstracts and submissions of full papers, within the following deadline dates:

Call for Papers issued: 10 September 2010
Deadline for Abstracts: 5 November 2010
Notification of Acceptance: 26 November 2010
Final Full-Article Deadline: 25 February 2011
Invitations to Conference, sent by: 04 March 2011

2nd International Association of Buddhist Universities Academic Conference
Dates: 15-19 December 2011
Location: Bangkok, Thailand (Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University)
Main Theme: Buddhist Philosophy and Praxis
Discussing advanced-topics within the sub-themes:
• Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practices
• Unifying Buddhist Philosophical Views
• Teaching Dhamma in New Lands
• Buddhist Psychotherapy
• Buddhist Texts and Commentaries

Deadline dates have yet to be established, please refer any questions in the meantime to the Secretariat Manager.

All UNDV/IABU Conferences

2005: http://www.vesakday.net/vesak48/main.php?trnslang=en-us
2006: http://www.vesakday.net/vesak49/index.php?language=en
2007: http://www.vesakday.net/vesak50/main.php?trnslang=en-us
2008: http://www.vesakday.net/vesak51/main.php?lang=en
2010: http://www.icundv.com/vesak2010
2011: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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