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Nine newly elected members of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Sarawak together with Counsellor Mrs Zena Sorabjee (seated centre) of the Baha’i Contintental Board of Counsellors for Asia, at the 8th National Convention held in the Kuching Baha’i Centre on 30 Apr - 2 May 2005: (L-R front) Maria Peter, Yong Kiong Choon, [...]

The 7th Sarawak Bahá’í National Convention, an annual event held to elect new members of the highest Bahá’í administrative body in Sarawak, started on 30 April evening at the Kuching Baha’i Centre with a training of the delegates on their sacred duties and responsibilities in electing the new members. The training was conducted by Counsellor Mr George Soraya, a representative of the Continental Board of Counsellors in Asia.

The Convention proper, held at Penview Inn, Kuching, started at 8am on 1 May and ended at 4.30pm on 2 May. The Convention, graced by the presence of the said Counsellor, was attended by all members of the outgoing and incoming National Spiritual Assembly, 4 Auxiliary Board members, 25 out of the 38 delegates and 25 observers.

The 7th National Convention will be held on 30th April (8.00pm) through 2 May 2004 (till 4.30pm). The Convention will start with the training of delegates at 8pm at the Kuching Baha’i Centre on Friday 30 April. The Convention proper will start at 8.30am at the Penview Inn, Kuching, and will last until 4.30pm on Sunday 2 May. The community of Kuching will celebrate the 12th Day of Ridvan festival with the delegates on 1 May evening at the same venue. All delegates are urged to attend in person and non-delegates are invited to attend as observers.