Time Session Speaker
07:30 am - 09:00 am Registration
09:00 am - 09:10 am Welcome Remarks and Introductions
09:10 am - 09:15 am Invocation to the Supreme
09:15 am - 09:25 am Video on Bhagavad Gita
09:30 am - 10:30 am Inaugural Envisioning Address: Setting the Background, Purpose, and Theme of the Convention Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha, Head, Narayanashrama Tapovanam, Thrissur, Kerala, India
10:30 am - 10:45 am Release of the GBGC Souvenir
10:45 am – 11:15 am Refreshment
11:15 am – 11:55 am Keynote Address: Seeking the Ultimate - Guide for Spiritual Seekers Swami Sarvapriyananda, Vedanta Society of New York, New York, NY
11:55 am - 12:15 am Q&A with Swami Sarvapriyananda
12:15 pm - 01:15 pm Lunch
01:15 pm - 01:40 pm Cultural Program: Bhagavad Gita Dance Drama by Salangai Arts
01:45 pm - 03:00 am Panel Session: Engaging Americans on Bhagavad Gita Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan, William Beaumont School of Medicine, Oakland University, MI

Dr. Gary Weber, Author, Neuroscientist, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, State College, PA

Moderator: Professor Graham Schweig, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm Refreshment
03:30 pm - 04:10 pm Keynote Address: Universal Messages of the Bhagavad Gita for Today's World Prof. Graham Schweig, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA
04:10 pm - 04:30 pm Q&A with Prof. Graham Schweig Swami Sarvapriyananda, Vedanta Society of New York
04:30 pm - 05:10 pm Keynote Address: Towards Freedom & Fearlessness - A Step by Step Pursuit Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha, Narayanashrama Tapovanam, Thrissur, Kerala, India
05:10 pm - 05:30 pm Q&A with Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha
05:30 pm - 05:40 pm Concluding Exhortation Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha, Head, Narayanashrama Tapovanam, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
05:40 pm - 06:30 pm Cultural Program: Violin Performance by Kalamandapam Music School and Kuchipudi Dance Drama by Kuchipudi Dance Academy
06:30 pm End of first day’s programs
Time Session Speaker
09:00 am - 09:10 am Welcome Remarks
09:05 am - 09:10 am Invocation to the Supreme
09:10 am - 10:00 am Dhyana Yoga (Yoga of Meditation) - Its Science and Practice Based on Bhagavad Gita, Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha, Head, Narayanashrama Tapovanam, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
10:00 am - 10:30 am Cultural Program: Group Recitation of Bhagavad Gita by Children of JKYog Balamukund Center
10:30 am - 11:00 am Refreshment
11:00 am - 11:40 am Keynote Address: Towards the Abode of Joy and Contentment Ma Gurupriya, Narayanashrama Tapovanam, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
11:40 am - 12:00 pm Q&A with Ma Gurupriya
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm Concluding Address: Key Messages of Bhagavad Gita Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha, Head, Narayanashrama Tapovanam, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
01:00 pm - 01:15 pm Vote of Thanks
01:15 pm Lunch
02:45 pm Conclusion

EVENT DATE

15 September 2018
16 September 2018

EVENT LOCATION

George Mason University
Center for the Arts - Concert Hall
4373 Mason Pond Dr.
Fairfax, VA 22030

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