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General Assembly 2004
Program Applications
The following application committee sponsorship of major programs at GA 2004, Long Beach, CA…announces the solicitation of applications for GA sponsored programs. The Thomas Jefferson District is also inviting applications for District sponsored programs.
The GA Planning Committee will sponsor up to four Major Programs at the 2004 GA in Long Beach, CA and provide grants up to $3000 for each program. There will be one Major Program on each day of GA between Friday, June 25th and Monday, June 28th, 2004. The programs will take place in an auditorium that seats approximately 3000. Be advised that Major Programs will be scheduled at times when there is competing programming. Major Programs are not open to the general public; GA registration is required for all Major Program attendees.
Who Should Apply? The Planning Committee will award sponsorship to proposals submitted by UU Organizations, UU Congregations, individual UUs and/or UUA Staff.
What Kinds of Programs Are Likely to be Sponsored? The GA Planning Committee is looking for speakers who will appeal to many UUs attending GA. Because space constraints in Long Beach will not accommodate rehearsals, the Planning Committee will be selecting lectures only. Musical/theatrical performances and other complex presentations will not be selected.
Visit www.uua.org/ga for details about the proper format.
Send All Materials To:
For Planning Committee Sponsored Programs: GA Planning Committee, UUA, 25 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108; fax (617-725-4979). Direct questions about the application process to the General Assembly Office gaoffice@uua.org or 617-948-4209
For District Sponsored Programs: Qiyamah A. Rahman, TJD, 9704 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262-9738; fax 704-549-0751.
Deadline:
For Planning Committee Sponsored Programs: application must be received at the UUA by October 15, 2003 at 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Late applications will not be considered.
For District Sponsored Programs: application must be received by the District Office by October 10, 2003 at 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Late applications will not be considered.
General Assembly 2003
General Assembly (GA) 2003 took place in Boston, MA, home of the Unitarian Universalist Association. The Assembly boasted a record attendance of 7,551 people.
For the duration of General Assembly, the Hynes Convention Center served as epicenter to music, workshops, lectures, plenaries, and plenty of conversation. Connected to three hotels via an indoor walkway and mall, the Hynes, hotels and walkways became seas of UUs, with tides flowing in and out to the rhythm of the events.
No matter what your interest, there was programming designed to captivate. Workshops on everything from Church Office Basics to Economic Globalization to Embracing Life with the Heart of a Buddha stimulated the mind. Morning and evening worship services invigorated the soul, the highlight being the Service of the Living Tradition conducted at the Fleet Center. Evening Coffeehouses and Dances nourished the body. The Children’s Choir which performed at the Closing Ceremony warmed the heart, while the work done during the plenaries ignited our passion for our faith.
For a full recap of GA, including workshop synopses, videos of the major programming and information on how to get audio and video tapes of programs, go to
www.uua.org/ga.
See you in Long Beach! |