IAMS 12th Quadrennial International Conference
Balatonfüred, Hungary, 16-23 August 2008

HUMAN IDENTITY AND THE GOSPEL OF RECONCILIATION

AGENDA FOR MISSION STUDIES AND PRAXIS IN THE 21th CENTURY

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CONFERENCE

From 16-23 August 2008 the 12-th Quadrennial International IAMS Conference will take place in Balatonfüred, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Balaton,.The theme of the conference will be Human Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation. Agenda for Mission Studies and Praxis in the 21th Century..

Registration for this missiological encounter, however, is now closed. For those of you who have already registered; please complete the flight schedule form and send it ot us by e-mail.

Please consult the webpage payments to pay your membership fees, conference fee and the costs for board and lodging during the conference. It would be an immensely big help if many of you could pay through this system in order not to run with huge sums of money around the world! For information about the conference and a preliminary schedule click the hyperlinks. Much time will be given to informing each other about new projects and new insights in mission studies in all parts of the world, although the venue will certainly bring a strong input from colleagues of Central and Eastern Europe.

The conference language will be English. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to provide translations into other languages. The different study groups of IAMS will have time to meet. We feel privileged to have found such a beautiful place to convene, on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary. We feel even more blessed by the presence of a local committee, under the leadership of our Executive Committee member Prof. Dr. Anne-Marie Kool, that is taking care of all local arrangements.

Dr. Jan van Butselaar, General Secretary

PROGRAM

Schedule of Meetings XIIth Assembly of IAMS 16-23 August 2008 (download in PDF)

SPEAKERS AND RESPONDENTS AT THE BALATON CONFERENCE

1. Ethnic Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation

-speaker:                  Dr. Lalsangkima Pachuau India/USA
-respondent:             Dr. Peter Kanyandago, Uganda

2. Religious Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation

-speaker:                 Prof. Miklos Tomka, Hungary
-respondent:            Prof. René Padilla, Argentina

3. National Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation

-speaker:                 Prof. Wi Jo Kang, Korea
-respondent:            Norberto Salaco, Argentina

4. Mission and Reconciliation in the Light of Edinburgh 2010

-speaker:                 Dr Brian Stanley, UK (leaves on 22-8)
-respondent:            Prof. Bob Schreiter, USA (arrives probably on 18-8)

Daily worship and Bible study will intensify and inspire our debates on the themes.

In the parallel meetings, an impressive –in quality as well as in numbers- amount of papers will be presented, further researching the theme from different cultural and confessional perspectives. These groups are centered round the subthemes:

During the time slots of the parallel meetings, the DABOH study group will have its own meeting, continuing until Saturday, August 23. For this, consult http://www.missionstudies.org/4groups/DABOH/balaton2008/dabohbalaton2008.htm

In In the regular program, regional groups and study groups participants will have even more opportunities to get to know each other and to exchange views and information.

PRACTICAL MATTERS

1. Arrival and departure: Please plan to arrive at Budapest International Airport in the morning of Saturday, August 16, 2008. From there, you will travel by bus to Hotel Füred in Balatonfüred. Plan your return trip for Saturday, August 23 or on Sunday, August 24. Again, bus transport to the airport will be provided, but only on those days! If you plan to come earlier or leave later and you want to stay in Hotel Füred please contact the hotel. For a list of hotels, information on transport and sightseeing click here.

2. Conference venue: The conference venue is: Hotel Füred,Szechenyi u. 20, 8230 Balatonfüred,Hungary. Tel: 00 36 87 581-260 Fax: 00 36 87 483-444. Email: event@hotelfured.hu

3. Visit to Budapest: We will visit church services in and around Budapest on Sunday, August 17, followed by a bus tour of Budapest. It is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, and it would be a shame to miss this tour!

4. Exposure visits On Tuesday, August 19, we will have a series of exposure visits in Hungary. Please indicate on the registration from which one has your preference. We are sorry that we can not guarantee that everybody will get on the tour he/she wants

5. Costs The registration fee is US$ 200. The costs for board and lodging are: single room US$ 950, double room US$ 725, extra night (leaving August 24) US$ 100. There is no extra cost for those attending the DABOH meeting. These amounts are per person. They include transport to/from the airport on Saturday 16 and Saturday 23 August or Sunday 24 August ; Budapest visit; exposure trips and other conference costs.

6.Visa: Please find out whether you need a visa for Hungary and how to apply for it.(see http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kum/en/bal/, go to “information for visa applicants”). Visas demand a lot of time these days - so please start the application process now!

7. Health insurance: Sorry, IAMS is not able to cover your health insurance during the conference. Please make sure your insurance is also valid in Hungary.

For the latest practical information click here, and for some last minute information here.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Hungary!

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