Scenes from ICSA’s 2008 Annual Conference

Beautiful Penn campus

View from a dorm room

Just a few of the Phoenix Project Art Works

Carol Giambalvo receiving the Margaret Singer Award

Japanese attorneys receiving the Herbert Rosedale Award: (l to r) Takashi Yamaguchi, Shuji Nakamura, Masaki Kito, Taro Takimoto

Reverend Richard Dowhower leading memorial service for Kevin Garvey – attended by Kevin’s family and ICSA friends

Law professor Marci Hamilton discussing “Religion, the Truth, and the Public Good”

Colleagues from Spain: (l to r) Carmen Almendros, Alvaro Rodgriguez, Jose Carrobles, Maria Ramos, Javier Martin

Joe Kelly remembering Kevin Garvey during memorial service

Bookstore

Bill and Lorna Goldberg

Memorable church architecture

Paul Carden (center) chatting with Drs. Oni and Barbarinde

Conference pals: Nicki Crowley and Gillie Jenkinson

History is all around you in Philadelphia

Gena Dry performs music from her CD, “The Devil’s Client Recognizes the Ring of Truth”

Phil Elberg welcoming attendees to the conference

Ron Loomis, Michael Langone, and Michael Kropveld preparing for a talk

(l to r) Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Paul Martin, and Carmen Almendros discussing research

Cults and government panel: (l to r) Yukari Yamamoto, Masaki Kito (Japan), Henri de Cordes (Belgium), Steve Mutch (Australia) & Alan Scheflin (US)

David Clark taking a break from videotaping

If you like stone buildings, you’ll love the Penn campus

Sylvia Mahr and Laura Chapman (l to r) discussing recent developments in polygamy

Gordon Neufeld reading his short story, “Keep Sweet.”

Danny Wilder and Ron Loomis at the registration table

Can you believe they changed the name of our meeting building two days before the conference opened!

Lake Geneva. Hope to see you next year! (More information to come later.)