Among the many distinguished speakers were Dr. William Maxwell, a professor of education at the University of Texas and member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States; Varindra Vittachi, deputy executive director of UNICEF; Dorothy MacKinnon, past president, UNICEF-Canada; Jack E. Matthews, professor of education and director of international programs at Trent University; Louise LeBlanc, native medical health coordinator, Medical Services Branch, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory; and Dr. Victor de Araujo, chief representative of the Bahá’í International Community at the United Nations in New York City.

The Hasan Balyúzí Lecture was given by Dorothy Freeman, author of From Copper to Gold: The Life of Dorothy Baker, a biography of the Hand of the Cause of God who died in an airplane crash in January 1954.

Dr Abdu’l-Missagh Ghadirian gave a talk on Doukhobors and the Bahá’í Faith.

The meeting of the Association was preceded August 15-16 by the fourth International Conference on Health and Healing sponsored by the Bahá’í International Health Agency. [Baha'i News No 655 October 1985 p8-11]