Conferences

Registration and Details

Since 1976, the Association has been hosting an annual conference which brings together hundreds of individuals and groups from North America and beyond, across diverse professions and academic disciplines, to share insights, to study, and to plan for ongoing endeavors. Read about the upcoming conference, access proceedings, recordings, and photos from past conferences.

Calgary, Alberta • -

49th annual conference

Atlanta, Georgia • -

48th Annual Conference

1,900

Atlanta, Georgia • -

47th Annual Conference

1,900

Virtual • -

46th Annual Conference

1,000

Virtual • -

45th Annual Conference

In the Footsteps of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá: Contributing to the Discourses of Our Time

3,000

Virtual • -

44th Annual Conference

Beyond Critique to Constructive Engagement

3,300

Ottawa, Ontario • -

43rd Annual Conference

1,400

Atlanta, Georgia • -

42nd Annual Conference

1,400

Orange County, California • -

41st Annual Conference

1,600

Montreal, Quebec • -

40th Annual Conference

1,400

Orange County, California • -

39th Annual Conference

Advancing the Life of the Mind

1,400

Toronto, Ontario • -

38th Annual Conference

Scholarship and the Life of Society

1,350

Irvine, California • -

37th Annual Conference

Scholarship and the Generation of Knowledge

1,400

Montreal, Quebec • -

36th Annual Conference

The Vision of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá for North America

1,500

San Francisco, California • -

35th Annual Conference

Transforming Habits of Thought

1,600

Vancouver, British Columbia • -

34th Annual Conference

Rethinking Human Nature

1,800

Washington, District of Columbia • -

33rd Annual Conference

Environments

1,000

San Diego, California • -

32nd Annual Conference

Religion and Social Cohesion

1,400

Mississauga, Ontario • -

31st Annual Conference

Scholarship and Community Building

1,200

San Francisco, California • -

30th Annual Conference

Religion and the Evolution of Consciousness

1,100

Cambridge, Massachusetts • -

29th Annual Conference

Science, Religion and Social Transformation

1,200

Calgary, Alberta • -

28th Annual Conference

Spirit and Intellect: Advancing Civilization

1,200

San Francisco, California • -

27th Annual Conference

Religion and Community in a Time of Crisis

1,200

Mississauga, Ontario • -

26th Annual Conference

Towards a Spiritual Civilization: Spirit into Action

1,200

Seattle, Washington • -

25th Annual Conference

Towards a Spiritual Civilization

1,200

Mississauga, Ontario • -

24th Annual Conference

A Century of Light: Who Is Writing the Future?

1,200

Phoenix, Arizona • -

23rd Annual Conference

Sacred Justice: Uniting the Human Family

300

Montreal, Quebec • -

22nd Annual Conference

The Covenant: Pivot of the Oneness of Mankind

650

Washington, District of Columbia • -

21st Annual Conference

Fostering Human Rights: Developing Pathways to Peace

725

Edmonton, Alberta • -

20th Annual Conference

Anarchy into Order: Crafting Better Governance

650

San Francisco, California • -

19th Annual Conference

Anarchy into Order: Uniting the Nations

850

Cambridge, Massachusetts • -

18th Annual Conference

Anarchy into Order: Understanding Humanity’s Role and Destiny

700

Montreal, Quebec • -

17th Annual Conference

Spirituality: The Key to Personal and Social Transformation

650

Victoria, British Columbia • -

16th Annual Conference

Baha'u'llah: His Life and Writings

500

Atlanta, Georgia • -

15th Annual Conference

Models of Racial Unity

700

Irvine, California • -

14th Annual Conference

Full Partnership: An International Conference on the Equality of Women and Men

800

Ottawa, Ontario • -

13th Annual Conference

Towards a Global Civilization

500

Princeton, New Jersey • -

12th Annual Conference

Converging Realities

400

London, Ontario • -

11th Annual Conference

Beyond the Quest for Peace: Creating a New World Order

2,000

Vancouver, British Columbia • -

10th Annual Conference

Creating a New World Order

450

Ottawa, Ontario • -

9th Annual Conference

The Vision of Shoghi Effendi

1,200

Chicago, Illinois • -

8th Annual Conference

450

Ottawa, Ontario • -

7th Annual Conference

The Bahá’í Option

1,200

Ottawa, Ontario • -

6th Annual Conference

325

Ottawa, Ontario • -

5th Annual Conference

Toronto, Ontario • -

4th Annual Conference

Spiritual Education: The Missing Ingredient

200

Surrey, British Columbia • -

3rd Annual Conference

150

Bolton, Ontario • -

2nd Annual Conference

150

Westminster, Ontario • -

1st Annual Conference

150