Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago

proudly hosts the

2026 Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism (SSZ) Conference

at the

Rustam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr

8615 Meadowbrook Drive, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
on

Saturday November 14, 2026
9 am to 9 pm Central Time (8:30 pm to 8:30 am IST)

supported by

Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA)
FEZANA Information Research Educational System (FIRES)

and

World Zoroastrian Organization US Region

All community members, students, scholars and members of interfaith communities are invited and encouraged to participate.

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The morning session (9:00 to 2:00 pm) is the scholarly “Academic Symposium. Includes breakfast and lunch. The afternoon session (2:00 – 6:00 pm) is the “Community Forum” , in person at the Dar e Mehr, where our youth and community “scholars” will participate. Cocktails and dinner will follow at 7 pm.

Yazdi, please put a box here labelled “Program” where they can click and see the full day’s program and speaker details  – attached below) 

Registration

If attending in person: $20 per person.  $25 after November 3  (No charge for youth 18 and under). Pay at the door. Please RSVP to Zarin Karanjia (zarin.karanjia@yahoo.com) with:

–        Name

–        Age (if 18 or under)

–        Will attend Morning session (Academic Symposium) with Breakfast and Lunch

–        Will attend Afternoon Session (Community Forum) with tea, cocktails and dinner.

If attending only on ZOOM there is no fee.

ZOOM link for the Academic Symposium and Community Forum: https://bit.ly/2026-SSZ
Registration for the Academic Symposium is recommended at:
https://ZoroastrianAcademics.eventbrite.com

For SSZ Conference information contact: Rohinton Rivetna (Rivetna@aol.com, 630-248-4387).  For Academic Symposium information contact: Zal Taleyarkhan (773-677-1110, zaltaleyarkhan@gmail.com).