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CONFERENCE AND
WORKSHOPS OVERVIEW
TWO PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

SUNDAY, 23 NOVEMBER
9:00 – 12:30

1. Towards a Joyful, Carefree Mind

SUNDAY, 23 NOVEMBER
2:00 – 5:30

2. Be Your Own Therapist

CONFERENCE DAY 1

MONDAY, 24
NOVEMBER
9:00 – 5:30
  Deconstructing Happiness
  Happiness and Health
  Providing the Conditions for Happiness
  Finding Fullfilment through Creativity and Discipline
  Laughing with the Dalai Lama

GALA CONCERT BENEFIT

MONDAY, 24 NOVEMBER
8:00 PM
  World Premier of Buddhafonias

CONFERENCE DAY 2

TUESDAY, 25
NOVEMBER
9:00 – 5:30
  The Psychology of Happiness
  How to Make Relationships Work
  Finding Happiness Where You Don't Expect It
  Looking to the Future: Teaching Happiness to Children

SIX POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

WEDNESDAY, 26
NOVEMBER
9:00 – 12:30
1. Meditation Experience, Emotion and Brain Systems
2. Seven Steps to Awakening Knowledge, Strength and Compassion
3. Look Inside, Speak Through Movement, Work Together™

WEDNESDAY, 26
NOVEMBER
2:00 – 5:30

4. Restorative Justice: Going Beyond Blame and Anger
5. No Regrets: Advice for Living and Dying
6. Hearing the Call of the Drum


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The Westin San Francisco Market Street

50 Third Street, San Francisco
(888) 627 8561
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Happiness and Its Causes will be held in the Metropolitan Ballroom of The Westin Market Street, an elegant hotel in the heart of downtown San Francisco. With capacity seating for 1200 people, it has its own exclusive foyer and entrance on the second floor.

The hotel is offering special rates to conference delegates. Call the hotel at (888) 627 8561 or +1 (415) 974 6400 and mention that you attending the conference (reference code #TCK22A).

Originally The Argent Hotel, one of the most celebrated San Francisco hotels, and now renovated and re-branded as The Westin San Francisco Market Street, it offers an artful blend of style, comfort and sophistication:

  • Conveniently located in the vibrant South of Market district, surrounded by San Francisco’s premier shopping, dining, and attractions
  • A scenic cable car ride to and from Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Alcatraz ferry
  • A short stroll to Union Square, the San Francisco Museum of Modern of Art, and the theater district
  • Just two blocks from the Financial District and the new Westfield San Francisco Center
  • 13 miles from San Francisco International Airport and 20 miles from Oakland International Airport.


    Westin conference floor plan
  Westin exterior

Westin lobby

San Francisco-sailboats and the Golden Gate Bridge

Sab Francisco-Painted Ladies

San Francisco-night skyline
 

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