The International Abrahamic Network (IAN), formerly the Abrahamic Family Reunion, whose aim is to bring peace and reconciliation to countries in political, cultural and religious turmoil, moved forward with a Social Media project that culminated in Movie Prophets – An International Abrahamic Network Film Festival at Esalen. The Festival was led by Esalen Board of Trustee member Anisa Mehdi and founder of Digital Domain Inc., Scott Ross. IAN also hosted the Abrahamic Reunion Conference at Esalen that focused on international outreach to promote Muslim-Christian-Jewish reconciliation, drawing on the shared values of peace and justice around a framework of political psychology.

​The Esalen Pacifica Prize, a project of the Esalen/TRACK TWO Russian Partnership Project was conceived to create new and enduring connections between the artistic and larger communities of Vladivostok, Russia’s largest Pacific Ocean port and the California coastal communities of San Francisco and Big Sur. In cooperation with the California College of the Arts, based in San Francisco and The Far Eastern Academy of the Arts in Vladivostok, four young, talented painters were selected as prizewinners. They spent four weeks in residency at Esalen using the power of art to connect and inspire new thinking about areas of common interest with subjects ranging from Russia’s evolving role in Asia’s economy to the impact of climate change on the Pacific Ocean. The Prize also included two exhibitions of the works produced at Esalen. The San Francisco exhibition was held in February 2013 and the Vladivostok exhibition in June 2013.

​Three objectives were proposed for the fifth Potential China gathering at Esalen: first, to deepen the fellowship among those returning to Esalen from earlier meetings; second, to welcome new members to this burgeoning fellowship, particularly Americans. As the prestige of our Chinese participants ascends in levels of influence and accomplishment we were able to match the level of our increasingly impressive Chinese guests, and third, we engaged in creative planning, not only for our next meeting, but for the longer-term direction of the Program.