Conference Tracks
Find a track that fits you best, or hop and skip from track to track.
Curate your own ISNACON’19 experience. Browse tracks below.
Legacy
This track celebrates Islam, its foundations, and tenets. Featuring speakers and notable scholars whose wisdom and experience continues to inspire our understanding of faith.
Futurists
This track explores the traditions of Islam and its interaction with the modern world. Featuring timely sessions on pressing subjects impacting the life and role of Muslims including democracy, civil rights, rationality, equality, and progress.
Student
Setting young adults on a path to celebrate who they are, to live with intention, and to look forward to the person they are becoming.
Youth
This track empowers Muslim youth to become engaged and active leaders and gives them the platform and skills they need to succeed.
Interfaith
This track features content designed for people of all faiths and cultural backgrounds to participate in ISNACON.
Session Formats
Keynotes
Gather each day for hour-long keynote sessions. These presentations will feature speakers covering a wide range of compelling topics. Keynotes take place from Friday August 30 to Sunday September 1. All are welcome.
Track Sessions
Dig into our agenda to discover sessions that interest you. We’ve structured the agenda to ensure that sessions don’t overlap, and several sessions appear for an encore just in case you couldn’t decide.
Panel Chat
Attend a panel chat to observe a lively discussion on a wide variety of featured topics. Our panels typically feature one moderator and up to three additional guests who represent different perspectives and opinions in a given area.
Conversations
Join us for engaging dialogue as we mix and match guest thinkers to converse on a variety of interesting and informative topics. Please note that some of these sessions will be broadcast as remote podcasts.
Book Readings
Don’t miss a chance to hear authors read from their own book. These interactive readings offer attendees a chance to hear directly from our author guests as they explore and discuss the themes present in their work.
Pop Up Stage
Our pop-up stage highlights ISNACON community members and special guests in solo presentations, presenting on a variety of topics.
Mentor Sessions
Mentor Sessions offer one-on-one coaching with community leaders in a speed-dating format.
Workshops
We are excited to offer a variety of interactive and hands-on workshops that will offer ISNACON’19 attendees the skills they need to transform and activate their superpowers for social good.
Thursday
Chaplaincy Conference
Friday
Inspire Event
Session: Allah’s Attributes: The Source of Our Superpowers
Chaplaincy Conference
Trevor Noah
Saturday
Discover Event
Session: Origin Stories: Early Muslims in Mecca and the New World
Session: What’s Your Superpower for Social Good
Art Exhibit – 11am – 8pm
Expo Community Park – 10am – 8pm
Food or Hygiene Kit
Packing activity – 12pm – 7pm
donations: tinyurl.com/isnaconhelps
Women’s Dance Fitness – 8am – 9am
Free, Women Only
Community Service
Recognition Luncheon – 1pm – 3pm
Matrimonial Banquet
Presidential Candidate Forum
Senior Oasis Lounge 10am – 6pm
Basketball (Boys)
Sunday
Transform Event
Session: The Power Within
Session: Defeating Supervillans
Art Exhibit – 11am – 8pm
Food or Hygiene Kit
Packing activity – 12pm – 7pm
Expo Community Park – 10am – 8pm
5K Run – 7am – 9am
Women’s Dance Fitness – 8am – 9am
Senior Oasis Lounge 10am – 6pm
Young Professionals Luncheon
Matrimonial Banquet
Basketball (Girls)
Sunday Night Entertainment 8pm – 10pm
Hosted by Nadirah P.
Harris J.
Rohina Malik
Omar Offendum
Siedd
Brahim Fribgane
Qawwali Concert – 9pm – 11pm
Monday
Monday Morning Wrap Up
Mission Possible
AMHP Mental Health First Aid Training
9am-5pm
Media Training with Mehdi Hasan
9am-3pm
Come and enjoy the rich tradition of Arts in Islam, open to all! Display your own Islamic art, learn calligraphy through expert instruction, and watch live art demonstrations!
Islamic Arts Exhibition
Come and enjoy the rich tradition of Arts in Islam. Open to Public. Paintings, woodwork, ceramics and all. You can buy art created by renowned artists.
Main Lobby, Level I.
11am till 8pm, Saturday, 31st of August and Sunday, 1st of September
Live Art Demonstrations: (Open to Public)
Ebru Art:
A live demonstration of centuries old Turkish art of paper water marbling, Ebru. Experience the magic of colors on water.
Main Lobby, level I
12pm, 2pm, 6pm. Saturday, 31st of August and Sunday, 1st of September
Art Classes: Explore your creative side with The Islamic Arts Society!
An Introduction to Islamic Calligraphy with Islamic Arts Society; Monther Yousef
An Introduction to Islamic Calligraphy with Islamic Arts Society; Syed Fakhri
Islamic Calligraphy with Islamic Arts Society: Advanced 2; Master Calligrapher Haji Noor Deen
The Art Islamic Painting; with artist Sana Mirza
The Art Islamic Painting with artist Nizar Macnojia
Expo Community Park
Join us at this year’s Expo Community Park and experience over 500 vendors to choose from! Food stalls will be located inside the park, along with play areas for children.