The Universal House of Justice, in a letter dated 20 October 2008, announced the convocation
of a series of 41 regional conferences over a four-month period. The letter – which
marked the midway point of a five-year effort to expand activities at the grassroots
level – indicated that the purpose of the conferences is to celebrate achievements
during the first half of the Five Year Plan and to deliberate on the next phase.
Conference reports
- 1–2 November 2008
- Lusaka, Zambia
- 8–9 November 2008
- Nakuru, Kenya
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- 15–16 November 2008
- Bangui, Central African Republic
- Bangalore, India
- Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 22–23 November 2008
- Quito, Ecuador
- New Delhi, India
- Kolkata, India
- Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 29–30 November 2008
- Antofagasta, Chile
- Manila, Philippines
- Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 6–7 December 2008
- Portland, United States
- Chicago, United States
- Atlanta, United States
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- 13–14 December 2008
- Stamford, United States
- Dallas, United States
- Los Angeles, United States
- 20–21 December 2008
- Kuching, Malaysia
- São Paulo, Brazil
- 27–28 December 2008
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 3–4 January 2009
- London, United Kingdom
- Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- 10–11 January 2009
- Toronto, Canada
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- 17–18 January 2009
- Lae, Papua New Guinea
- Vancouver, Canada
- Managua, Nicaragua
- 24–25 January 2009
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Sydney, Australia
- Madrid, Spain
- 31 January–1 February 2009
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Battambang, Cambodia
- 7–8 February 2009
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Padua, Italy
- 14–15 February 2009
- Istanbul, Turkey
- 21–22 February 2009
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Accra, Ghana
- 28 February–1 March 2009
- Kiev, Ukraine