They came from all directions, trickling in at first a week before the meeting began. Some weary from long train rides. Busloads from the West, and well-traveled minivans crossing borders that until recent months had been difficult to cross.
Over one thousand people attended general sessions and ninety different workshops over a three-day weekend, September 28-30.
Nearly forty countries were represented, including all of Europe, parts of Africa, and the Americas.
