International Buddhist Confederation 1st Governing Council Meeting : 200+ Buddhist Masters and leaders attending
International Buddhist Confederation 1st Governing Council Meeting and 2nd General Assembly glimpse at Hotel ITC Welcome, New Delhi. More than 200 Buddhist Masters and leaders have been gathered from all over the world.
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Schedule of General Assembly Meeting of International Buddhist Confederation
General Assembly Meeting – December 10 – 11, 2017
New Delhi, India
Programme and Agenda
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Opening Ceremony – International Conference on “The Ashokan Legacy: The Dissemination of the Dhamma Connecting Civilization”
Governing Council Meeting of IBC
09:00 am Mangalacharan
Lightening of Lamp by the Dignitaries
09:10 am Benediction by the Presiding President of IBC,
H.H. Samdech Preah Agga Mahā Sangharājādhipati Tep Vong, The Great Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia
09:15 am Reading of the Message of His Excellency The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind
09:20 am Welcome Speech by Presiding President of IBC, Most Venerable Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche
09:25 am Presentation on ‘Legacy of Emperor Ashoka’ by Dr. R Panth, IBC
09:35 am Speech by Honoured Guest, Shri Balbir Punj, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) (proposed)
09:40 am Speech by Guest of Honour, Shri Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India (proposed)
09:45 am Speech by Guest of Honour, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Culture, Government of India (proposed)
0950 am Speech by the Chief Guest- His Excellency the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu (proposed)
09:55 am Vote of Thanks by Venerable Lama Lobzang, Secretary General, IBC
10:05 am Hi-tea
10:15 am Departure of the Chief Guest and the Guest of Honor
10:30 am Minutes of the Meeting of the Governing Council held at Ayutthaya, Thailand, 1-3 March, 2016, Vote of Approval
11:00 am Submission of Annual Report and Accounts- deliberations and approval
11:20 am Constitution of Electoral Committee to conduct election of new Governing Council and Office Bearers of IBC
11:30 am Lunch for the Holy Sangha
12 noon Vote of Thanks by outgoing Secretary General Ven. Lama Lobzang
12:10 pm Announcement of dissolution of Governing Council and Executive Committee
12:30 pm Lunch for the Delegates
02:00 pm Welcome speech by outgoing Secretary General, IBC, Ven. Lama Lobzang
02:10 pm Announcement and introduction of Members of Election Committee
02:15 pm Briefing of Election procedure by Secretary/Chairman Electoral Committee
02:25 pm Nominations and Registration of candidates for various Office Bearer and other positions of Governing Council of IBC
03:00 pm Hi-tea
03:30 pm Voting for the Governing Council members and Office Bearers
04:00 pm Announcement of Results
04:15 pm Introduction of the new Governing Council
04:30 pm Vision Plan – Way Forward, presentation of IBCs programs and projects for next 3 years
04:45 pm Thank You motion for the outgoing Council Members – by the new Secretary General)
Monday, December 11, 2017
09:00 am International Conference on ‘The Ashokan Legacy: The Dissemination of Dhamma Connecting Civilisations’
Presentations by IBC and the Delegates
11:00 am Lunch for the Holy Sangha (Conference to continue
Open Session
Voting for the Governing Council members and Office Bearers
Valedictory Session & Concluding
12:00 pm Speech by Ms. Rashmi Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India (proposed)
12:10 pm Mrs. Sushma Swaraj, Honorable Minister of External Affairs, Government of India (proposed)
12:30 noon Lunch for Delegates
Check out from hotel and departure according to respective flight schedule
About IBC
International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) is one of the biggest religious Buddhist confederation, based in Delhi, India. The architect of the IBC is Lama Lobzang. IBC is supposed to be the first organization which unites Buddhists from all over the world. International Buddhist Confederation aims to provide the organizational foundation for the development and spread of Buddhism and it includes eminent representatives of all Buddhist lineages, organizations, and monastic bodies from 33 countries.
