TSIA: National Convention

Convention 2010 Convention Programme

Venue: Australian Maritime College, Launceston, Tasmania

Date: Saturday January 16 to Saturday January 23, 2010

Registration forms mailed with the September issue of Theosophy in Australia

Theme: Divine Wisdom in Art, Science and Philosophy

Public Lecture: Dr Edi D. Bilimoria, Education Coordinator, TS in Australia

Special Guest: Dr Jenny McFarlane, freelance art historian, curator and writer

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Saturday 16 January Arrivals
7.30pm	Official Opening of Convention
	Annual Convention Business Meeting Of The Theosophical Society In Australia
	Agenda	Roll Call of Voting Delegates and Proxies Confirmation of Minutes of 2009 Convention Business Meeting National President’s Report for the Year Ended 31 August 2009 National Treasurer’s Report for the Year Ended 31 August 2009 Financial Statements and Balance Sheet for the Year Ended 31 August 2009, and Auditor’s Report thereon Budget for the Year Ending 31 August 2010 Appointment of Auditor Announcement of Newly Appointed Officers Announcement of Ballot Results: State Representatives Vote on Notices of Motion Place and Time of Next Convention Resolutions of Goodwill Any Other Business
	Greetings to the Convention Introduction – Guest Speaker/s Introduction – Workshops Light Reception Tea

Sunday 17 January
6.30am		Yoga
7.30am		Morning Attunement
9.15am		Dara Tatray, National President, On Defining the Divine Loosely
11.00am		Brian Parry, Supporting Lecturer, The Problem with God
2.30pm		Public Talk: Edi D. Bilimoria, Education Coordinator, Nature Mirrors the Divine: In Her Laws and In Her Art
7.30pm		Talk: Isolda Sultemeyer, Elvis: The Song of His Soul

Monday 18 January
6.30am		Yoga
7.30am		Morning Attunement
9.15am		Lynne Hume, Shamanism as Philosophy and Experience
11.00am		Short talks:
11.00am			Mervyn Haines, Towards a New Synthesis: The Emerging Paradigm in Religious Thought Olga Gostin, An Interface of The Dreaming with Christianity
2.30pm		Jenny McFarlane, "Inner vision" Australian Artists and The Theosophical Society 1890-1930
7.30pm		Talk: Lynden Thomas, The Incredible Art of Remedios Varo and the Spiritual Quest

Tuesday 19 January
6.30am		Yoga
7.30am		Morning Attunement
9.15am		Plenary Session Structured Workshop, On the Use of the Word Theosophy in the TS: And Other Critical Matters
11.00am		Short Talks:
11.00am			Simon O’Rourke, The Spiritual in Film Paul Robb, The Wertheim Sisters: From Hyperbolic Space to Pythagoras’s Trousers
2.30pm		Workshops:
2.30pm			George Wester, The Art and Science of the Path Ideal Phoebe Williams, Journey of the Human Soul as Revealed through Colour and the Arts (materials provided) Rosanne DeBats, The Art and Science of Crop Circles (workshop)
7.30pm		Edi D. Bilimoria, Musical Yoga: The Transmission of the Legendary Kiss

Wednesday 20 January
7.30am		Morning Attunement
		Outing And Picnic Lunch
7.30pm		Variety Concert — Vocal and Instrumental to suit all tastes

Thursday 21 January
6.30am		Yoga
7.30am		Morning Attunement
9.15am		Short Talks: Laws of Nature Reflecting the Divine
9.15am			Victor Gostin, Gaia and Adapting to Climate Change Barry Bowden, Working with Formative Forces in Nature
11.00am		Short Talks: There is Wisdom in Action
11.00am			Carolyn Harrod, Jay Wilson and Shirley Tolhuis
2.30pm		Workshops:
2.30pm			Georgina Fode, Mandala Art? Creative Journey of the Soul Carmen French, Relativity, Philosophy and Mind based on Paul Brunton’s Notebooks Philippa Rooke, Philippa Rooke, Felting — Divine Wisdom: A Reflection
7.30pm		Illustrated Talk: Dianne K. Kynaston, Architecture to Inspire the Soul

Friday 22 January
6.30am		Yoga
7.30am		Morning Attunement
9.15am		Panel: On the Power/s Latent in the Human Being
9.15am			Harry Bayens, Hana O’Rourke and Denise Frost
11.00am		Invitation to 2011 Convention, Brisbane
		Closing of Convention (National President)
7.30pm		Entertainment organised by Launceston Lodge

Saturday 23 January Departures