Mayapur 2015: Strategic Planning Network (SPN)

The GBC’s Strategic Planning Network (SPN) recently concluded its five-day bi-annual meeting in Mayapur. Facilitated by the GBC’s Strategic Planning Team, the numerous SPN committees, made up of GBC members and ISKCON leaders and thinkers from across the globe, continued to explore new ideas and initiatives with the view to providing documents and other published materials that will form a powerful and comprehensive plan for the future of ISKCON. These ideas and initiatives will ensure that ISKCON develops into a strong, healthy society solidly rooted in Srila Prabhupada’s teachings, with a strong, loving, worldwide community to serve those who have not yet discovered Krishna consciousness. Great work has come out of these SPN committees so far. The most demonstrable successes have been the two excellent ISKCON Leadership Sangas (ILS) of 2012 and 2014, which took place in Mayapur and attracted global participation from over 1800 ISKCON leaders. The planning of ILS 2016 is underway. We anticipate the Sanga attracting an even larger number of ISKCON leaders as the importance and appreciation of such conferences grow.