The Academy of American Franciscan History and the Franciscan School of Theology are hosting a conference on "The Franciscan Family in the New World, 1524-2000." The conference will take place November 3-4, in Oakland, CA, in historic Jack London Square at the Waterfront Plaza Hotel.. This conference provides an opportunity to bring together scholars from all over the world who study the Franciscan Family in the New World. Over 25 papers and 4 plenary sessions are scheduled. The conference is organized into several sections. These deal with the activities of Franciscans, Capuchins, and others, in Latin America, the United States and Canada, as well as sessions on early missionaries in Latin America and Canada, the immigrant church in the United States and Canada, and the Franciscan Family in the 20th century.

For a Tentative Program see: http://www.aafh.org/confere.htm

For Registration Information see: http://www.aafh.org/regform.htm