Dechen Management Conference 2008 20th October 2008 The annual Dechen Management Conference was held in London this weekend.The management team from across the UK met to outline their aims and objectives for the next five years and much discussion and sharing of resources ensued. The significant increase in property in several areas of the community led to a focus on building development, renovation and expansion. The international dimension of Lama Jampa Thaye’s vision was also represented at the conference. With the steady growth of Dechen both in Europe and in the Americas we can expect to see major developments in these regions during the coming year not least in the publishing arena where dates are currently being finalised for a series of book launches to mark translations of Rain of Clarity- Lama Jampa’s seminal work on the Sakya school of Budddhist thought-into German and Spanish.