Traveled to Pondicherry, Auroville and New Delhi, India where Michael Murphy, co-founder of Esalen Institute and Chairman of the Board Emeritus, moderated a conference on Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy and participated in meetings as a member of the Advisory Council of Auroville to further the work of this unique international community. The connections made during this trip to India further the work of our Outreach programs in Citizen Diplomacy.

​Began the second phase of the Abrahamic Family Reunion Project (AFR), funded by the Fetzer Foundation and Esalen Institutes Center for Theory and Research (CTR) aims to bring peace and reconciliation to countries in political, cultural and religious turmoil. Leading members of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities met at Esalen to discuss strategic planning for future work. This United States based project works to heal the conflicts of these three great religious communities and their historic relationship.

​Continued to support and develop TRACK TWO’s Library of Psychological Literature at Moscow State University by donating books, journals and educational CDs requested by the staff. We also helped them upgrade their computer technology so they can access the vast psychological information available on the web. Our collaboration helps to bring the most up-to-date research available to the library that is vital to the successful training of future psychologists in Russia. Professors from Stanford, Yale and other leading universities continue to visit and lecture there and donate their works.

​TRACK TWO became the non-profit sponsor of a cutting-edge documentary film event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. More than 40 filmmakers and industry professionals from the US, Lebanon, Kuwait, the UAE and Iran, gathered to explore the role of the documentary in cultural diplomacy. “Documentary Voices: Pulling Focus” garnered media attention and support from the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, as well as from the Dubai International Film Festival.

​Participated in the Esalen CTR conference on Global Potentials. The conference held at Esalen focused on the BRIC nations – Brazil, Russia, India and China. Participants from each of these countries were represented, as well as guests from Turkey and South Africa.

​Worked closely with a new CTR/TRACK TWO project called Potential China. The first meeting was a conference at Esalen Institute that included Chinese journalists who were visiting scholars at the Department of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. Director Xiao Qiang, is a faculty member of the Department of Journalism.