European Network of Buddhist Christian Studies

Booking for Salzburg 8.-11.6.2007 "Buddhist Attitudes to Other Religions"

Dear friends of the European Network

Our next conference will be in Salzburg (8.-11.6.2007). In this letter
I include the information avaliable to date and the booking form.
Confirmed speakers and aditional information online:
www.buddhist-christian-studies.org

Yours sincerely
Martin Rötting
Secretary ENBCS

Seventh Conference of the
European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies

Buddhist Attitudes to Other Religions

In Cooperation with the
Institute for Intercultural Theology and
the Study of Religions / University of Salzburg
St. Virgil/Salzburg (Austria), 8.-11.6.2007


1. Programme 2. Booking 3. Travel Instructions



1. Programme


Buddhist Attitudes to Other Religions

Seventh Conference of the
European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies
In Cooperation with the
Institute for Intercultural Theology and
the Study of Religions / University of Salzburg
St. Virgil/Salzburg, 8.-11.6.2007

Friday, 8. June

Arrivals, Registration
18.00-19.00 Supper
19.15-19.30 Opening of the Conference by the President of the Network
19.30-20.00 Introduction to the Conference-Topic and Programme
20.00-21.00 Introduction of Conference Participants (plenary)


Saturday, 9. June

I. Basic Reflections
07.30-08.00 Meditation
08.00-09.00 Breakfast
09.00-09.45 Buddhist Attitudes to Other Religions: An Overview
09.45-10.30 Buddhist Inclusivism: Is Buddhism the Superior Way?
10.30-11.00 Coffee
11.00-12.00 Discussion
12.00 Lunch

15.00-15.45 Buddhist Pluralism: Can Buddhism Accept Other Religions As
Equal Ways?
15.45-16.30 Between Controversy and Ecumenism: Inner-Buddhist
Relationships
16.30-17.00 Coffee
17.00-18.00 Discussion
18.00-19.00 Supper
19.30-20.30 Student/Research Papers (in parallel groups)

Sunday, 10. June

II. Inter-Faith Relations
07.30-08.15 Christian Service
08.15-09.00 Breakfast
09.00-09.45 Buddhist – Hindu Relationships
09.45-10.30 Buddhist – Muslim Relationships
10.30-11.00 Coffee
11.00-12.00 Discussion
12.00 Lunch

15.00-15.45 Buddhist – Christian Relationships
15.45-16.30 Buddhist – Jewish Relationships
16.30-17.00 Coffee
17.00-18.00 Discussion
18.00-19.00 Supper
19.30-20.30 Student/Research Papers (in parallel groups)

Monday, 11. June

III. Conclusion
07.30-08.00 Meditation
08.00-09.00 Breakfast
09.00-09.45 Buddhist and Christian Attitudes to Other Religions Compared
09.45-10.15 Two Responses (1 Buddhist and 1 Christian)
10.15-10.45 Coffee
10.45-11.45 Concluding Discussion
11.45-12.00 Farewell
12.00 Lunch

(Departure)

14.00 Optional Cultural Programme. Sight-seeing tour Salzburg or/and
mountain walking, evening concert etc.
If you want to stay one more night, please tick "Cultural Programme
stay one more night" on the booking form.

(Names of confirmed speakers will be added in future. Please check
this web site regularly for further information. )




2. Booking

Information & prices

Booking on now! Please book before 1st. March 2007. We have limited
space and advice you to book early!
Our conference venue St. Virgil offers free internet acces during your
stay. After the closing of the confernce we will offer a culteral
programme. You can also opt to stay on one more night at St. Virgil.
Prices include conference fee, registration fee, accomodation, food,
coffe&tea during breaks and a information-map (including conference
programme, list of participants, information about St. Virgil, tourist
information on Salzburg and bus and train connections to train station
and airport ).

* single occupancy (€ 280,-)

* double occuppancy (€ 240,-)

* outisde sleeping (€ 120,- includes conference fee, lunch, supper,
coffee.)

* student, outisde sleeping (€ 80,- includes conference fee, lunch,
supper, coffee Students might want to register at the Youth Hostel in
Aigener Str., close to the conference venue, Tel. +43 662 623248,
hostel.aigen@... , See: http://www.oejhv.or.at/bestell/jh.htm.


Booking form

1. Download the booking form. here.
2. Pay the registration fee. (€ 50,- (outside/student) / € 100,-
(occupancy)) This is part of the overal fee stated above.
3. Send the form to Martin Rötting, Hohenbachern Str. 37, 85354
Freising, Germany.
4. Pay the rest before 1st of May 2007.

Example:

* double occupancey: pay € 100,- at registration and 140,- before 1st
of May or earlier. (Total € 240,-)

* student pay € 50,- at registration and 30,- before 1st of May or
earlier. (Total € 80,-) Book your hostel bed early! Salzburg ist a
backpackers hotspot and youth-hostels booked out early!


Student presentations

There will be a possiblitiy for students to present papers. If you are
interested in presenting a paper, please apply by email and state
topic and type of research you are currently undertaking. (University,
degree etc.)

Questions?
email to the secretary of the Network. here

(Please check this web site regularly for further information.)
3. Travel Instructions


find your way

Venue:
St. Virgil Salzburg, Konferenzzentrum und Seminarhotel - Bildungszentrum
Ernst-Grein-Straße 14 A-5026 Salzburg-Aigen
Tel: +43/662/65901-0 Fax: +43/662/65901-509

St. Virgil offers a map to find them. here



Next Airport: Salzburg


Flughafen Salzburg
Christian-Doppler-Platz 95
5020 Salzburg
Österreich
http://www.salzburg-airport.com/



1. Bus Nr. 2 to Salzburg

Bus number 2 goes at regular intervals between Salzburg Airport. and
Salzburg "Hauptbahnhof" (main railway station).

2. S- Bahn to Parsch. Alternative; Bus to Ernst-Greain Straße

by public transport (Bus):
At Salzuburg (main Station, Hauptbahnhof), on the opposite side take
Line 3,5, or 6 direction Center (Zentrum) an go till Mozartsteg.
Change here to Line 7 untill Ernst-Grein Straße. Cross the road and
follow the way for ca. 300m.

by train
At Salzburg Hauptbahnhof take the S-Bahn direction Hallein and go to
Haltestelle Parsch. Information on the timetable here.


3. Walk to St. Virgil

Walk along the park at Ziegelstadlstraße ca. 500m

Last Update:22.. June 2006.