Recognizing that the growth of a religious community depends on its
savants, the Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism held its fourth conference
Rohinton Rivetna
To commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of Firdausi Toosi, the venerable poet of Persia, a Shah Nameh Night was organized by the Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism (SSZ). This was the introductory program that set in motion the four-day SSZ conference held in Chicago from June 25 to 28, 2010. An initiative spearheaded by Dr Pallan R. Ichaporia and Rohinton M. Rivetna as a legacy of the World Zoroastrian Congress held in London in 2005, SSZ is a not-for-profit organization registered in Illinois, USA.
Nearly 60 delegates registered for the fourth SSZ conference to gain from the presentations made by scholars......