Conference Program
Dates June 19 - 21, 2009
June 19 Fri.- Registration: 12:30 - 1:30 pm – Ikeda Library, 4th Floor
Inauguration: 1:30 pm – Pauling Hall
Concurrent Paper Sessions. 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Reception by Soka University of America – 5:30 pm
June 20 Sat. - Concurrent Paper Sessions. 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
SPECIAL EVENT: SYMPOSIUM on THE SACRED RIVERS OF INDIA
Chair: Dr. D. Sardesai. Panel 1. Ganges: The Eternal River
Chair: Dr. Prem Saint. Panel 2. Sacred Rivers and Current Ecological Challenges
Symposium free and open to public
BANQUET: Sat, 5:00 pm. Banquet open to all. Registration deadline for banquet June 16, 2009. Go to Registration
CULTURAL SHOW: Sat, 7:00 pm. Indian Dance by Ramya Harishankar, Arpana Dance Company and Japanese Dance Performance by Hisami Wakayagi - on the Peace Lake, SUA. Free and open to the public.
June 21 Sun. - Concurrent Paper Sessions. 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Book Exhibit
Publications will be on display in Ikeda Library, 4th Floor
Wireless Internet Access
Wireless internet access is available during all three days of the conference in the following areas of SUA
Dorm Rooms
Ikeda Lib. First Floor
Ikeda 4th Floors
You will need a password to access the wireless internet. Please request this information at the time of registration or when receiving your registration packet.






