Under the theme "New Challenges in a World Longing for Peace," an International Congress on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue will be held in Bilbao, Spain, December 11-13, 2005. The congress is being organized by Barandiaran Kristau Alkartea?Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs) with the collaboration of UNESCO, the Club of Rome, the World Conference of Religions for Peace, the Parliament of the World‛s Religions, the Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue of Xavier University (Cincinnati, USA), the University of Deusto, and Casa Asia. The World Council of Churches and World Jewish Congress are Patrons of the congress.
Registration for the event is open to all interested persons, and proposals for papers are welcome. For further information, see http://icii-bilbao.org/index.htm.