JAIJAI JINENDRA!JINENDRA! WELCOME!WELCOME! 20092009 JainJain DiasporaDiaspora ConferenceConference JulyJuly 22ndnd,, 11--3:303:30 PMPM JainJain DiasporaDiaspora atat aa GlanceGlance

By Manish Mehta, Ph.D. (Organizing Chairman/JAINA Vice-President-MidWest Region)

Jain Society of Greater Detroit 29278 W. 12 Mile Road Farmington Hills, MI www.jain-temple.org [email protected], Tel: (734) 604-7989 ConferenceConference ObjectivesObjectives

1. BringBring togethertogether JainJain leadersleaders fromfrom aroundaround thethe world,world, andand therebythereby drivedrive greatergreater unityunity andand cohesivenesscohesiveness inin thethe globalglobal JainJain community;community; 2. LeverageLeverage ourour commoncommon identity,identity, viewsviews andand lifestyleslifestyles byby reachingreaching outout acrossacross bordersborders andand continentscontinents viavia thethe interchangeinterchange ofof informationinformation aboutabout eacheach internationalinternational center'scenter's composition,composition, activitiesactivities && challenges.challenges. 3. IdentifyIdentify waysways forfor JainJain DiasporaDiaspora communitiescommunities toto workwork together.together. OurOur InspirerInspirer && VisionaryVisionary……

LateLate ShriShri L.M.L.M. SinghviSinghvi TodayToday’’ss ProgramProgram -- 11

Opening & Keynote Addresses

11:00am - 12:00 noon Delegates Arrival, Convention Registration & Networking Lunch 12:00pm Opening Prayer, Introductions, Acknowledgements (Manish Mehta, Organizing Chairman)

12:15 pm Welcome Address (Dilipbhai Shah, President of JAINA) 12:25 pm Keynote Address #1 (Mahendrabhai Mehta, Chairman, Ratnanidhi Charitable Trust/JAINA Representative – Mumbai) 12:40 pm Keynote Address #2 “Impact of Jain Studies on Jain Diaspora with Historical Context” (Cromwell Crawford, Emeritus Professor, University of Hawaii) 12:55 pm Keynote #3 “Diaspora Vision & Opportunities” (Dr. Sulekh C. Jain, Past JAINA President & Convener of International Summer School for Jain Studies) ProgramProgram -- 22

Individual Country Presentations by Delegates

1:10 pm Kuwait/Middle East - Jain Social Group International Federation (Mrs. Harsha D. Shah, JSGIF & Overseas Chairperson and Advisor to Arihant Social Group) 1:20 pm Young Jains UK (Presentation led by Chair Kewal Shah, Secretary Roshni Gudka, Editor Jyoti Mehta & Members Parita Shah, Bhavni Shah, Dilesh Haria, Malini Shah) 1:45 pm Canada Presentation (Dr. Mahendrabhai Mehta, Past President, Jain Society of Toronto) 2:00 pm USA Lighthouse Center (Nirmala Nancy Hanke, President of LHC – Ann Arbor, USA) 2:15 pm Messages/Presentations by Other Countries ProgramProgram -- 33

Pathways to Diaspora Collaborations

2:30 pm “The Importance of Media in Assuring Unity of the Jain Diaspora” (Dr. Mamta Shaha, Chair of JAINA Media Productions Committee & Founder of Mangalam TV Program, New York) 2:40 pm “Spirituality, Moral Codes & Dietary Rules for 2nd Generation Jains in the USA” (Dr. Bindi Shah, Roehampton University, London, UK) ProgramProgram -- 44

Discussions, Q&A, Concluding Remarks

2:50 pm Q&A/Group Discussion on Common Challenges & Opportunities (facilitated by M. Mehta) 3:10 pm Prioritization & Next Steps for 1 Year Action Plan (led by Dilipbhai Shah/Arunbhai Mehta) 3:25 pm Closing Poem Readings by Nirali Becky Kleinschmidt (Lighthouse Center, Ann Arbor, USA) 3:30 pm Closing Remarks & Adjourn AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

ORG COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERSVOLUNTEERS ¾ Dilipbhai V. Shah ¾ Lataben Champsee ¾ Dr. Sulekh Jain ¾ Ashokbhai Domadia ¾ Pooja Jain ¾ Dr. Nitinbhai Shah ¾ Ajay Dagli ¾ Dr. Varsha Mehta ¾ Harshaben D. Shah ¾ Anshul Mehta (JSGIF/ASG, Kuwait) ¾ Vishal Mehta

OUR MICHCHAMI DUKKARAM…! FOR INADVERTENT OMISSIONS OR OTHER INCONVENIENCE CAUSED WellWell--WishersWishers’’ MessagesMessages

¾ JainJain SocialSocial GroupsGroups ¾ ArihantArihant SocialSocial GroupsGroups

InternationalInternational z Dubai

FederationFederation (JSGIF)(JSGIF) z New Jersey

z United Kingdom • London Northwest • Middlesex Group • Mahavir Foundation

z Kuwait

z Kenya Our Grateful Thanks to Mrs. Harshaben Shah (Kuwait) for z Canada Canada Soliciting These Messages. SomeSome DiasporaDiaspora LocationsLocations North America - JAINA UniqueUnique MessageMessage ofof JainismJainism

InfinityInfinity && EternityEternity ofof thethe UniverseUniverse (No(No Creator)Creator) FocusFocus onon AbsoluteAbsolute NonNon--ViolenceViolence EqualityEquality ofof ALLALL beingsbeings andand soulssouls ToleranceTolerance ofof MultipleMultiple ViewpointsViewpoints ((AnekantvadAnekantvad)) UniversalUniversal PrayerPrayer ((NavkarNavkar Mantra)Mantra) PotentialPotential forfor EachEach HumanHuman toto AttainAttain MokshaMoksha EachEach BeingBeing isis aa MasterMaster ofof itsits OwnOwn DestinyDestiny EmphasisEmphasis onon IntrospectionIntrospection && ForgivenessForgiveness ((ParushyanParushyan)) OurOur CommonCommon ConcernsConcerns

D e t r o S i a t n g h 1. STAYING CONNECTED 2. CARING FOR OUR SENIORS 3. PASSING THE TRADITIONS & Sharing Our Jain Way of Life Mehtas’ 2 sons practice Jivdaya by refilling 30+ birdfeeders weekly at a nursing home (in USA) DiasporaDiaspora AcademicAcademic CentersCenters

¾ German Universities – Hamburg, Berlin, Marburg ¾ University of Warsaw, Lund University (Norway) ¾ University of Michigan, University of Hawaii ¾ Harvard Divinity School ¾ Columbia University, Yale University ¾ Amherst College, Brown University ¾ UCLA, Cal. Polytechnic Pomona ¾ Rice University ¾ Florida International University – classes by Jain samnijis ¾ McMaster University, Univ. of Montreal ¾ National University of Singapore ¾ Tokyo University FollowupFollowup/Next/Next StepsSteps

¾¾ ConsensusConsensus isis toto ContinueContinue DiasporaDiaspora ActivitiesActivities

z NextNext 20102010 DiasporaDiaspora ConferenceConference inin thethe UKUK ¾¾ AttractAttract participationparticipation fromfrom moremore countriescountries

z EngageEngage JainJain communitycommunity leadersleaders

z PromotePromote networksnetworks ofof youthyouth organizationsorganizations ¾¾ IncludeInclude JainJain DiasporaDiaspora weblinksweblinks atat www.jaina.orgwww.jaina.org andand www.jainlink..orgwww.jainlink..org ThankThank YouYou forfor Participating!Participating!

JaiJai JinendraJinendra!!