The World Parliament of Religions (est. 1893) will be holding its 7th Parliament. This one will be in Toronto, November 1-7, 2018. Approximately 10,000 people are expected to attend.
Here is a link to the event website. Are you going? Are you planning a program with colleagues? What will be the North American Buddhist presence?
A search of their blog for the key term "buddhist" only turns up five posts, the most recent of which is from 2011.
Let's start the conversation...
https://parliamentofreligions.org/parliament/2018-toronto/toronto-2018
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