Interfaith Summit on Happiness

Event date, time, and participants (except for His Holiness the Dalai Lama) are subject to change.  All ticket sales are final. Net proceeds from all The Visit 2010 events benefit the Emory-Tibet Partnership and the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative.

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Bleacher seats are padded, wooden, bench-type seats with no backs.  Personal  “stadium chair seat-backs” are not permitted through security. Please select a floor seat if you require a chair with a back. Wheelchair seating is available in all zones. Large video screens are provided for enhanced viewing.  The facility is wheelchair accessible. Spaces for wheelchairs will be made available at the base of the bleachers. Space limitations allow for only one companion seat next to each wheelchair. Events at the Woodruff Physical Education Center will feature American Sign Language interpreting. Please see an usher for directions to the appropriate seating area. Again, space limitations allow for only one  companion seat next to the guest requesting American Sign Language interpretation services. If you have a hearing impairment, and do not utilize American Sign Language interpreting (a signer will be present at all public events), we recommend that you bring a personal audio amplification device.  There are not any seats or zones that are "closer to the audio speakers" since the speakers are flown well above the audience and project evenly throughout the venue.  No cameras, recording devices, laptop computers, large purses, bags, backpacks, or other prohibited items posted at the venue will be allowed into venues.  There will be no place to check those items, so please lock all bags and prohibited items securely in your car or leave them at home.  All attendees are required to clear security and are subject to search.  All purses and containers will be inspected.  Please approach the security screening as if you were planning to travel through airport security.  Do not wear or carry metal items, and be prepared with government-issued photo identification). Cell phones are permitted, but must be turned off during the program. One clear plastic bottle of water per guest is permitted. Please help our campus recycling efforts by using the appropriate trash containers.

Follow-up "Happiness" Events

Note: The Dalai Lama will not be participating in the events listed below. 

RECEPTION AND REFLECTIONS ON THE SUMMIT

Sunday, October 17, 5 P.M.

Krista Tippett will moderate a discussion among Pursuit of Happiness project scholars about their reflections on the Dalai Lama's interfaith dialogue.

This event takes place at Emory University School of Law, Tull Auditorium. 

This event is free, but registration is required. Go to: www.law.emory.edu/pursuitofhappiness

HAPPINESS IN INTERRELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE

Monday, October 18, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Rabbi Sacks, Bishop Jefferts Schori, Professor Nasr, and the Venerable Matthieu Ricard, a renowned Buddhist teacher and author, will be featured in a major academic conference at Emory Law School on “The Pursuit of Happiness in Interreligious Perspective.”  Each will offer a full academic address on the meaning and measure of happiness in the Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist traditions respectively.  Each address will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the CSLR’s leading senior fellows. 

This one-day conference is free, but registration is required. Go to: www.law.emory.edu/pursuitofhappiness

Conveners

John Witte, Jr., CSLR Director, and Frank S. Alexander, CSLR Founding Director, both of Emory University

Hosts and Chairs

Krista Tippett, host and producer of "Speaking of Faith"

Speakers

Professor Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, George Washington University; The Venerable Matthieu Ricard, renowned Buddhist teacher and monk, Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery, Nepal; Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, United Kingdom; The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church.