ARCHIVED FILES FROM 2004 57TH ANNUAL NW BUDDHIST CONVENTION

Convention Agenda

Outline for Welcome Evening

2004 Northwest Convention
Friday, February 13, 2004

Registration and Hospitality from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Arriving delegates will be escorted by hosts from buses to the Hondo for oshoko before moving to the IOBT basement

Minister Dinner Meeting from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The Ministers' Dinner Meeting will take place at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple (Room1)

NW District Council Meeting from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.

The NW District Council Meeting will take place at the Ichiban

Outline for Convention Day One

All sessions scheduled for Saturday, February 14, 2004 at the Four Rivers Cultural Center (FRCC)

Events from 8:30 - 9:30 AM

*BWA Delegate Meeting (Payette River)
NW Dharma School Teachers Meeting (Grigg A)
NW Young Buddhists Meeting (Medical Arts)
Registration, Bookstore, and Coffee and Snacks (Lobby)
Oshoko
Oshoko by Sangha (Auditorium)
Opening Service
Opening Service (Auditorium)

Events from 10:30 - 11:15 AM

*Keynote Speaker - Reverend David Matsumoto
*Guided Museum Tour for grades K-6

Session #1 - 11:15 AM-12:15 PM

*English discussion with Rev. Gibbs and Rev. Fujii, "Practice of Shin Buddhism", (Auditorium)
*Japanese discussion with Rev. Nakagawa and Rev. Fukuma, "Nembutsu ni ikasereru jinsei", (Medical Arts)
*Youth session (grades 7-12) with Rev. Matsumoto, "Buddhism in My Everyday Life", (Snake River Room)
*Dharma School session (grades K-6) with Rev. Castro, "Buddhism in my Everyday Life", (Payette River)
*Dharma School session (grades K-6), 2 Activities, (Collins Gallery)
*Workshop session, "Preserving the Memories; Scrapbook Techniques" (limited to 30 participants). Pre-registration required. Please bring 6-10 photos. Materials fee is $5.00. (Grigg B)
*Workshop session. Guided museum tour (limited to 30 participants)
*Workshop session, "Stick to It!: Creating a Ceramic Magnet" (Grigg A)

Lunch (Lobby) - 12:15-1:30 PM

Session #2 - 1:30-2:30 PM

*English discussion with Rev. Matsumoto and Rev. Gibbs, "Why Jodo ShinShu", (Auditorium)
*Japanese discussion with Rev. Watanabe, "Ikiru amirikano nembutsusha" (Medical Arts)
*Youth session (grades 7-12) with Rev. Castro, "Buddhism in My Everyday Life", (Snake River Room)
*Dharma School session (grades K-6). 3 activities to be arranged (Collins Gallery and Payette River)
*1 workshop session, "Preserving the Memories; Scrapbook Techniques" (continuation from first workshop)
*1 workshop session, "The Mind-Body Connection", (Grigg A)

Session #3 - 2:45-3:45 PM

*English discussion with Rev. Castro and Rev. Nakagawa, "Living in Nembutsu Life", (Auditorium)
*Japanese discussion with Rev. Fujii, "Nembutsusha no nichijo Seikatsu", (Medical Arts)
*Youth session(grades 7-12), "Buddhism in Everyday Life", (Snake River Room)
*Dharma School session (grades K-6), Yoga for kids (Parents of children under 12 are asked to accompany their children for this workshop). Children will need comfortable clothing for this workshop. (Collins Gallery and Payette River)
*Dharma School session (grades K-6), Judo (Collins Gallery and Payette River)
*Workshop session (second scrapbook workshop), "Preserving the Memories; Scrapbook Techniques" (limited to 30 participants). Pre-registration required. Please bring 6-10 photos. Materials fee is $5.00. (Grigg B)
*Workshp session, Yoga (Grigg A)

Session #4 - 4:00 - 5:00 PM

*Youth session with Patty Aarestad on fitness and wellness. Participants will need comfortable clothing and tennis shoes for this session.
*Dharma School session (grades K-6), activities (Collins Gallery and Payette River)
*5 workshops (Continuation of 2nd Scrapbook Workshop (Grigg B), Yoga (Grigg A), Guided Museum Tour (limited to 30 participants), "Art in the Camps": Dr. Robert Sims (Owyhee River), "The Future Role of Women in the Buddhist Temples" (Medical Arts)
The Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple would like to thank all workshop presenters and participants. A special thank-you to the Idaho Humanities Council for sponsoring the "Art in the Camps" presentation. This program is made possible by support from Boise Cascade Corporation and by funding from the Idaho Humanities Council, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Social Hour (Lobby) from 5:00 - 5:45 PM

Banquet (Keynote by Bishop Watanabe in Banquet Room) from 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Childrens Activity (K-4) from 8:00 - 10:00 PM in Collins Gallery and Payette River

Entertainment from 8:30 - 10:30 PM in Auditorium

YBA Bowling (12 Yrs and Older) at Sunset Lanes (transportation to be provided)

Outline for Convention Day Two

All sessions scheduled for Sunday, February 15, 2004 at the Four Rivers Cultural Center (FRCC)

Events from 9:00 - 10:30 AM

*NW District Council Meeting (Grigg A)
*NW District BWA General Meeting (Owyhee Room)
Oshoko
Oshoko by Sangha in Auditorium