Bai, H., Rumjahn, A., Behrisch, T., Beavington, L., Banack, H., Haber, J., Han, R., & Scott, C. (2024, June 12-16). Practical Wisdom as a Way of Knowing, Worldview-Consciousness Shift, Strange Kinship, Wild Pedagogies, Contemplative Practice in Deep Time: A Canadian Westcoast Dialogue Circle of Concern Addresses Philosophy as Lived Experience. [Symposium presentation]. Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, 52nd Annual Conference for the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Montreal, Quebec.

Vasko, Z., Campbell, C. & Bai, H. (2023, October 2023). New notions of sacrifice: Invitations to communal responsibility. North American Association for Environmental Education. Online conference.

Bai, H., Zhao, S., Findlay, D., Williams, H., de Souza, R. C., Haber, J. & Chang, D. (2023, May 28). Philosophy, healing, and education: An epistemic debate. Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, 51st Annual Conference for the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, North York, Ontario.

Williams, H., de Souza, R. C., Bai, H., Shayer, L. & Ragoonaden, K. (2023, May 28). Contemplative practices and Anti-oppression pedagogy. Canadian Association for Teacher Education, 51st Annual Conference for the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, North York, Ontario.

Cohen, A. & Bai, H. (2021, August 7). Meaning, inner work, and non-ordinary consciousness. 11^th Biennial International Network of Personal Meaning Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

Bai, H., Cohen, A., Haber, J., Berry, K. (2021, June 18). Zen and the art of psychotherapy. [Conference Talk]. BCACC Virtual Conference, British Columbia.

Cohen, A. & Bai, H. (2021, May 14). Inner work for couples: A polyvocal and multidimensional approach. Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta.

Zhao, S. & Bai, H. (2020, July 25). Towards a virtual spirituality or a spiritual virtuality? Learning Together Conference 2020, Burnaby, British Columbia.

Bai, H., Cohen, A., Culham, T., Park, S., Rabi, S., Scott, C., & Tait, S. (2011). Classroom as Alchemical Container: Educator as Alchemist. Conference Opening Plenary Panel. The Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, West Coast Regional Conference. Whidbey Institutute, Clinton, Washington, USA.

Bai, H. (2016, May). Encounter with transcendence: Dao and zen therapeutic approaches. Annual Meeting of American Counselling Association and Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Associations Conference and Expo, Montreal, QC.

Bai, H. (2016, May). Goethe's delicate empiricism in today's science classrooms. Learning Together Faculty of Education Conference, Simon Fraser University, Surrey Campus, Vancouver, BC.

Chang, D., Bai, H., Scott, C., Anderson, L., Kinch, C., Beeching, B., & Cooney, R. (2016, March). Much ado about contemplative education. 60^th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), Contemplative Inquiry and Holistic Education SIG Highlighted Session, Vancouver, BC.

Eppert, C., Bai, H., Donald, D., Krahn, M., Kasmaili, Z., Rasmussen, D., and Siyaka, R. (2015, May). Ethics, intercultural dialogue, and socio-environmental transformation in the 21st century: Learning from African, Buddhist, Cree, Sufi, and yoga wisdom. 5^th Triennial International Association for the Adveancement of Curriculum Studies Conference, Ottawa, ON.

Bai, H., Eppert, C., Falkenberg, T., Orr, D., Chang, D., Beavington, L. & Serverius, C. (2015, June). Contemplating contemplative education. Canadian Society for the Study of Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.

Rasmussen, D., Roomy, A., Bai, H. & Cohen, A. (2014). Is there a role for the “heart-opening practices” in higher education? The 6^th Annual Conference of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education: Intention, Method and Evaluation, Seattle, WA.

Cohen, A., Gordon, M., Park, S., & Bai, H. (2014). Contemplative Moving Arts as Self-cultivation Practice for Educators. The 6^th Annual Conference of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education: Intention, Method and Evaluation, Seattle WA.

Scott, C. & Bai, H. (2014). The intersubjective turn in contemplative education: Theory and practice. The 6^th Annual Conference of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education: Intention, Method and Evaluation, Seattle, WA.

Bai, H., Leggo, C. & Walsh, S. (2014). Arts-based and contemplative practices in research and teaching; Honouring presence. The 6^th Annual Conference of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education: Intention, Method and Evaluation, Seattle, WA.

Bai, H., & Cohen, A. (2014, September). Becoming Holistic Educators: The Integrative-Contemplative Way. Holistic Education Conference: Nourishing the Soul of Education, School of Education at Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR.

Cohen, A., & Bai, H. (2014, July). Life Enhancing Psychotherapy through Intiatory Self Cultivation: Emergence of Meaning from the Practice of Integrating Contemplative and Psychological Dimensions. International Network of Personal Meaning (INPM) Conference: Exploring What Makes Life Worth Living, Vancouver, BC.

Bai, H., Tait, S., Eppert, C., Nguyen, T., Cohen, A., Vokey, D. (2013). Philosophy of education goes intercultural: Considerations of worldviews.  Canadian Society for the Study of Education. University of Victoria, Victoria BC.   

Cohen, A., Fiorini, K., Culham, T., Bai, H. (2013). The circle of leadership integrity within business organizations. Canadian Society for the Study of Education. University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.   

Bai, H. & Cohen, A. (2012, November). Sustainable wellbeing primer. Educating for Sustainable Well-being: Concepts, Issues, Perspectives, and Practices. Interdisciplinary Conference, University of Manitoba. MB.

Culham, T. & Bai, H. (2012). An integrated, embodied, and enactive approach to ethics education for leaders: Two case studies. Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, Waterloo, ON.

Bai, H., Cohen, A., Culham, T., Park, S. & Scott, C. (2012). An integrated approach to contemplative practice: The mindful and dialogical explorations of a ‘collaboratory’. Holistic Education SIG, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC.

Culham, T. & Bai, H. (2012). Daoist lessons for pedagogy of authentic leaders. Confucian, Taoism, and Education SIG, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC.

Leggo, C., Bickel, B., Kelly, V., Fels, L., Bai, H. & Walsh, S. (2012). Understanding curriculum as compassion through contemplative and artistic practices. American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies 11^th Annual Meeting, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Bai, H. Cohen, A. & Scott, C. (2010). Connected understanding for social-ecological activism: Contributions from Asian philosophies to Education. Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, Concordia University, Montreal, ON.

Bai, H., Culham, T., & Scott, C. (2009). Contemplative inquiry and pedagogy: Variations on theory and practice. Holistic Learning Conference. University of Toronto: Toronto, ON.

Cohen, A., Meyer, K., Clarke, T., Porath M., Leggo, C., & Bai, H. (2009). Living pedagogy: Six noteworthy educators reflect on their inner life and their pedagogical practices. American Educational Research Association Annual General Meeting: Division K-Teaching and Teacher Education, Section 5: The Lives of Teachers. San Diego, CA.

Cohen, A. & Bai, H. (2009). What can eastern philosophies contribute to curriculum theory and pedagogical practice in the field of western education? American Educational Research Association Annual General Meeting: SIG—Confucianism, Taoism, and Education. San Diego, CA.

Cohen, A. & Bai, H. (2009). The mindful counsellor: Enlightenment practices in-the-moment for the Counsellor. Canadian Counselling Association Conference 2009: Changing Landscapes. Saskatoon, SK.

Bai, H., Cohen, A., Eppert, C., & Hattam, R. (2008). (Re)turning to the breath: Ethical turns and eastern philosophies. INPE 2008. International Network of Philosophers of Education: Eleventh Biennial Conference: Education and Multicultural Understanding. University of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

Cohen, A., Meyer, K., Clarke, T., Porath M., Leggo, C., & Bai, H. (2008). Living pedagogy: Six noteworthy educators reflect on their pedagogical practices. Papers presented at CSSE 2008: Thinking Beyond Borders/Global Ideas: Global Values, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Bai, H., Cohen, A.,   Green, L., Donald H., Vokey, D., & Houston, B. (2008). Sophia and Therapia: Love of wisdom begins with healing. Philosophy of Education Society 2008, Cambridge, MA.

Vokey, D., Novak, B., Bernstein-Nahar, A., Bai, H., Blenkinsop, S., Diller, A., Gary, K., & Eppert, C. (2008), Living (in the academy) “divided no more." Philosophy of Education Society 2008, Cambridge, MA.

Cohen, A., Meyer, K. Leggo, C., Clark, T., Porath, M. & Bai, H. (2008). Living pedagogy: Six notable educators reflect on their pedagogical practices. Investigating Our Practice 2008, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Bai, H. & Cohen, A. (2008). What are the eastern wisdom traditions good for? AERA 2008 Annual Meeting. New York, NY.

Bai, H. & Cohen, A. (2007). Towards better balance in the ecology of consciousness. AERA 2008 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Rushmere, A. & Bai, H. (2007). Placing caring relationships in education. Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

Elza, D., Manery, R., Cohen, A. & Bai, H. (2007). So much truth, so much being: Poetic provocations to philosophical musings. Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

Beck, K., Cohen, A., Falkenberg, T. & Bai, H. (2007). Bridging the divide between being and knowing. Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

Broom, K., Nelson, D. & Bai, H. (2007). Making public knowledge. Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

Provençal, J. & Bai, H. (2007). The rhetoric of scholarship: Questions of genre and method. Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Study of Rhetoric Society, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

Eppert, C., Bai, H., Cohen, A., & Vokey, D. (2007). (Re)turning to the breath: Ethical turns and Eastern philosophy. Philosophy of Education Society 63rd Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Shira, K., Anderson, H., Ford, M., Bai, H., Glass, R. & Portelli, J. (2007). Meta-narratives of humility. Philosophy of Education Society 63rd Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Bai, H., Banack, H., Gova, A., Provençal, J., Caulkins, M., Scott, C. & Cohen, A. (2006). Mapping the boundaries of philosophical methodology: Towards multiplicity, deep democracy and being present. Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, York University, Toronto, ON.

Cooke, M., Bai, H., & Blenkinsop, S. (2006).  Experiencing the interconnectedness of theory and practice. Annual Conference of the Western Canadian Association for Student Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

Cohen, A. & Bai, H. (2006). Dao and Zen in the classroom: Or now and then the alchemical vessel gets hot. Annual Conference of the Western Canadian Association for Student Teaching, Vancouver, BC.

Banack, H., Provençal, J. Caulkins, M. Gova, A., Cohen, A. & Bai, H. (2005). Learning to learn together. Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Bai, H. (2005). Re-animating the Universe: Towards philosophical animism. AERA 2005 Annual Meeting, Environmental Education SIG, Montreal, QC.

Bai, H. & Cohen, A. (2005). Ch’i philosophy’s relevance to today’s violence-ridden world. Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG at AERA, Montreal, QC.

Bates, A. Bai, H. Beck, K. & Falkenberg, T. (2005). In times of global conflict and fundamentalism, what should be the goals and methods of moral education? The annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, London, ON.

Chinnery, A. & Bai, H. (2005). Justice in the name of the other:  Levinas on rights and responsibility. Philosophy of Education Society, San Francisco, CA.

Bai, H., Falkenberg, T., & Beck, K. (2004). Can an apple a day keep the lawyers away? Revisiting the justice and care debate in education. Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Winnipeg, MB.

Vokey, D. & Bai, H. (2004). Ethical Paradigms for educational practice. The annual meeting of the Canadian Association for the Study of Education, Winnipeg, MB.

Falkenberg, T., Yamamoto, K., & Bai, H. (2004). Care versus justice in education: Dilemmas, difficulties, and resolutions. The annual conference of the Western Canadian Association for Student Teaching, Edmonton, AB.

Vokey, D., Bai, H., & Blenkinsop, S. (2003). Philosophy as experiential education: Three perspectives. Association for Experiential Education, Vancouver, BC.

Vokey, D. Bai, H., Schleifer, M., & Morton, C. (2003). Teaching philosophy of education for teachers. Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Philosophy of Education Society, Halifax, NS.

Bai, H. & Snowber, C. (2003). Approaches to pedagogy of mindfulness. Provoking Curriculum, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Vokey, D. & Bai, H. (2003). Cultivating nondual awareness: Meditation and Zen drawing. Provoking Curriculum, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Bai, H. (2002). The stop: Attending to the nondiscursive dimension of our being. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, Dayton, OH.

Bai, H. & D. Vokey, (2001). Cultivating nondual awareness: Meditation and Zen seeing/drawing. Third International Conference of Holistic Learning, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

Vokey, D. & H. Bai, (2001). Beyond instrumentalism: Contemplative consciousness and moral development. 27th Annual Meeting of the Association for Moral Education, Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver, BC.

Bai, H., Chinnery, A., Barnard, K., Waterstone, B., & Velonis, U. (2000). The call of the urgent: Teaching social responsibility. Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Philosophy of Education Society, Edmonton, AB.

Bai, H. & Chinnery, A. (2000). From interbeing to social responsibility. Association for Moral Education, Glasgow, Scotland.

Bai, H. (2000). Love as dwelling in mindfulness. Learning Love Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Bai, H. (1999). Beyond the educated mind. BodyMind Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Chinnery, A. & Bai, H. (1998). Culturing intersubjectivity: Two perspectives on deconstructing the self-other binary. Association for Moral Education, New Hampshire, MA.

Bai, H. (1998). Philosophia as biophilia. Northwest Philosophy of Education Society, Vancouver, BC.

Bai, H. (1997). Care from the perspective of Buddhist moral psychology. Association for Moral Education, Atlanta, GA.

Bai, H. (1997). Teaching as practice of compassion. Canadian Society for the Study of Education, St. John's, NL.

Bai, H. (1997). Ethics and cultivation of democratic human agency. Ethics and Education Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.