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X-WR-CALNAME:Interfaith Conference and Regional American Academy of Religio
 n Meeting
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DESCRIPTION:Rolling days of oppurtinities for folks! Drop in when you can! 
 On April 12-14\, Drake will host the 6th annual Iowa Interfaith Conference
  (IIC)\, this time in conjunction with the regional conference of the uppe
 r-Midwest American Academy of Religion (UWMAAR) on April 12-13.\n\nThese c
 onferences will feature site visits (on Friday evening\, Saturday evening\
 , and Sunday morning/afternoon) and panels and keynotes (on Friday afterno
 on and Saturday morning and afternoon). The on-campus events will be held 
 in Meredith Hall.\n\nHere\, in brief is the schedule for both events. (Als
 o see below for detailed schedules of each and attire/etiquette informatio
 n about the site visits.)\n\nFRIDAY\, APRIL 12\n-3:30 pm: reception\n-4:00
 -5:15 pm: first session (panels 1 & 2)\n-6:00-6:45: Visit to Hindu Temple 
 and Cultural Center of Iowa (33916 155th Ln\, Madrid)\n-7:00-8:30: Visit t
 o Islamic and Education Center: Bosniak (17630 Bosniak Ln\, Granger)\, din
 ner\n-9:00: Ice Cream social at Drake Diner\n\nSATURDAY\, APRIL 13\n-7:45:
  breakfast\n-8:15-9:30: second session (panels 3\, 4 & 5)\n-9:30: coffee b
 reak\n-10:00-11:15: plenary address: Dr. Douglas Kries\, “Religions and 
 Their Communities: Is Religion Friend or Foe?”\n-11:15-11:45: lunch\n-11
 :45-1:00: screening of and panel about digital stories from Drake’s inte
 rfaith camps (Varsity Theater)\n-1:00-2:15: session 3 (panels 6 & 7)\n-2:3
 0-3:25: interfaith plenary address: Sarah McCammon\, “Making Sense of Re
 ligious Pluralism as an E(x)vangelical”\n-3:25: coffee break\n-3:45-5:00
 : session 4 (panels 8\, 9 & 10)\n-5:15-6:30: session 5 (panel 11)\n-5:45-6
 :45: visit to Wat Lao Buddhavas (1804 E Park Ave\, Des Moines)\n-7:00-8:30
 : visit to Hindu Cultural and Educational Center (1940 E Army Post Rd\, De
 s Moines)\, dinner\n\nSUNDAY\, APRIL 14\n-10:00-12:00: visit to St Mary Co
 ptic Orthodox Church\n-12:00-1:30: visit to Iowa Sikh Association
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LOCATION:Meredith Hall
SUMMARY:Interfaith Conference and Regional American Academy of Religion Mee
 ting
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 gional-american-academy-of-religion-meeting
CATEGORIES:Conferences/Meetings
CATEGORIES:Educational
CATEGORIES:Co-Curricular Engagement
CATEGORIES:Emotional Wellness
CATEGORIES:Social Wellness
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