Five decades of learning: Reflections from the Association for Bahá’í Studies’ 50th annual conference
On the weekend of 7-9 August 2026, some 2,100 registered participants, from across Canada and the United States, gathered for the 50th annual conference of the Association for Bahá’í Studies (ABS). The Association is dedicated to creating spaces for reflection on how people can contribute to discourses in their academic and professional fields in light of the Bahá’í teachings. The Association held its first conference in Bolton, Ontario in 1976, and its administrative home was established in Ottawa in 1982.
