The Congress Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Fariborz Maseeh will speak to delegates on Venture Philanthropy: An Investment Approach for Public Benefit.

Dr. Maseeh currently manages an investment firm consisting of hedge funds, real estate funds, educational and entertainment operations. He also is the founder and president of The Massiah Foundation, a charitable organization, which invests in transformational situations for broad public benefit.

Dr. Maseeh has scientific publications in business strategy, fabrication technologies, design of software for micro-scale devices, and has authored a number of patents and trademarks. He has also been invited to give numerous talks on science, entrepreneurship and philanthropy at various organizations.

Dr. Maseeh has a Bachelor Degree in Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics from Portland State University, a Masters of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Doctorate in Science degree in Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Maseeh is a member of MIT Corporation, board of fellows of Harvard Medical School, executive member of California Council on Science and Technology and Trustee of The Foundation at University of California at Irvine (UCI) and Portland State University. He also serves on the engineering advisory boards at several institutions. Dr. Maseeh has received a number of medals and recognitions including Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Simon Benson Medal (City of Portland), the UCI Medal, PSU Presidential Service Medal, USC Viterbi Award and various others

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The Congress Committee is pleased to announce that Fariborz Rahnamoon will address the Congress in a presentation entitled The Gathas: A Beacon in the 21st Century.  

Mr. Rahnamoon was born in Yazd, and raised and educated in Bombay.  He has lived in Iran and Australia, and now, is settled in Vancouver, Canada.  Mr. Rahnamoon is the editor of “Iran Zamin”, a bilingual research magazine on ancient Iranian history and religion, and webmaster of www.ancientiran.com.

Over 40 years of research has provided Mr. Rahnamoon a unique perspective on Zarathushti religion and history.  He opines that our Zarathushti history, which has come down to us, has been written by our adversaries over the last 2000 years. Western scholars who laid the foundation of the translated Gathas have led us astray. Mr. Rahnamoon’s findings and views are available on his website www.ancientiran.com.

Mr. Rahnamoon is the President of the Zoroastrian Society of British Columbia (ZSBC), the Chair Person of Arbab Rostam Guiv Trust – Vancouver, Director of WZCC and Founder & Chapter Chair of WZCC-BC.

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The Congress Committee is pleased to welcome Malcolm Bhesania to the Congress.  Mr. Bhesania will make a presentation entitled Proud to be a Zarthushti! Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future.

Mr. Bhesania has a keen interest in the religion, history, customs and traditions of ancient Iran. As a tour leader, he has guided over 20 tours to Iran, enabling Zarathushtis to explore their history and heritage in their ancient homeland.

As a software engineer, he has designed business applications for Fortune 500 clients.

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The Congress Committee is pleased to announce that Ervad Parvez Bajan will speak at the Congress.  Ervad Bajan’s presentation is entitled Across the Arabian Sea. . . But for the Faith and Unity.

Ervad Bajan is a qualified priest having undergone his Navar and Maratab in Navsari at a very young age. He is also a graduate in Physics and Mathematics from The Royal Institute of Science, Mumbai and also holds a post-graduate degree in Law, specializing in International Law and Criminology. He was awarded gold medal for his Masters Degree in Avesta, Pahlavi and Ancient Iranian Languages from Mumbai University.

At present, Ervad Bajan is a lecturer in Avesta, Pahlavi and Ancient Iranian Languages at St. Xavier’s College Mumbai and Principal – Sir J. J. Zarthoshti & Mullan Firoze Madressas, Mumbai. He is a Trustee of the Athornan Mandal – the apex body of the Zoroastrian clergy. He is also a member of the Governing Body of the K. R. Cama Oriental Institute.

Ervad Bajan has presented several research papers at National and International Congresses and Seminars on Iranian Subjects and has given numerous talks on religion, history and Shahnameh in India and abroad. Apart from his scholastic pursuit, Ervad Bajan is the Panthaky (Head Priest) of Seth B. M. Mevawala Fire-temple in Mumbai which is managed by the Bajan family for six generations since the enthronement of fire in the year 1851.

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The Congress Committee is pleased to welcome Dr. Meherwan P. Boyce to deliver a speech on The Era of Zoroastrian Entrepreneurship in 21st Century USA.

Dr. Boyce arrived in the US at the age of 18 from Mumbai, India.  At the age of 26, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma.  At the age of 35, he was Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University.  He founded with his wife, Zarine, Boyce Engineering International Inc. a global engineering company with offices in numerous countries. In 1997 the company was sold and a new company The Boyce Consultancy Group LLC, was formed which presently has contracts in the US and seven other countries.

Dr. Boyce was the Chair of the VII North American Zoroastrian Congress, held in Houston in 1999.  At that Congress, Dr. Boyce introduced a session entitled The Zoroastrian Business Network.  The seeds of the World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce were first introduced in his speech on Zoroastrian Business Foundation Entrepreneurs during that session.  Dr. Boyce and five other Zoroastrians established the Chamber in 2001.  Dr. Boyce has been a Member of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston since 1977, and a life member of the World Zoroastrian Organization and a Vice President of that organization since 1991.

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The Congress Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Daryoush Jahanian and Dr. Jenny Rose will speak at the Congress this December.

Dr. Daryoush Jahanian is a co-founder of the Fravahar Zoroastrian Youth Organization in Iran and the Zoroastrian Association of Kansas (ZAKA).  He served as the first President of both organizations.  Dr. Jahanian is also a Trustee and President of the Rustam Guiv Foundation.  A frequent speaker on Zoroastrianism, Dr. Jahanian has published a book entitled The Zoroastrian Doctrine and Biblical Connections and several articles on Zoroastrianism.

Born in Tehran, Iran, Dr. Jahanian currently resides in Kansas City, with his wife and two sons.  When he is not studying, speaking or writing about Zoroastrianism, he practices medicine, with a specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Jahanian will speak on the History of Zoroastrians through Political Analysis and Historical Letters at the Congress.

Dr. Jenny Rose teaches Zoroastrian Studies in the Department of Religion at Claremont Graduate University.  She holds a doctorate in Ancient Iranian Studies from Columbia University, New York. Her dissertation was published in book form as The Image of Zoroaster: The Persian Mage Through European Eyes (Bibliotheca Persica Press, 2000). In 2011, Dr. Rose published Zoroastrianism: An Introduction (I.B. Tauris), and Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed, (Continuum), both of which have been favorably reviewed in the US and abroad.

Dr. Rose lectures extensively at other academic institutions, museums, international conferences and Zoroastrian Association events throughout North America and Europe. She also leads study-tours of some of the most important archaeological, cultural and devotional sites in Iran Central Asia and western China.

Dr. Rose will bring her work to bear on a presentation at the Congress that considers the Zoroastrian connection to other cultures.

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