Gardena Buddhist Church will host the BCA Southern District Conference on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The Conference theme is “b.e.me” (Buddha Embraces Me) and will feature keynote speaker Prof. Duncan Ryuken Williams, currently the Chair of the University of Southern California’s School of Religion and the Co-Director of the USC Center for Japanese Religions and Culture. The Seminar will run from 8 am – 4 pm. Registration is $50 and includes lunch (vegetarian option available).
Pasadena Buddhist Women’s Association members’ registration will be paid by BWA. Deadline to register is Sunday, May 6. Carpools to Gardena will be arranged. To RSVP please notify Kathy Kumagai (bearval@earthlink.net). Please indicate if one wants a vegetarian meal, if attendees wish to attend the lunch-time BWA meeting, if attendees prefer the English or Japanese language seminar sessions and if they would like to carpool from the Temple.