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	History of Urantia Foundation... Urantia Foundation was established in 1950 to be the custodian of the inviolate text of The Urantia Book and to ensure that the book's teachings are spread, with the help of readers and fraternal organizations, to all people. Its ultimate mission is to increase and enhance the comfort, happiness, and well being of man, as an individual and as a member of society, through the fostering of a religion, a philosophy, and a cosmology which is in line with man's current intellectual and cultural development. Urantia Foundation is a non-profit, educational foundation that operates under a Declaration of Trust. It has been printing the book in English since 1955, and in recent years has been translating the book into many other languages of the world. The home of Urantia Foundation, 533 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, Illinois, was built in 1905. Prior to publication of The Urantia Book, the building was used for regular meetings of early readers of the transcripts. The entire estate was bequeathed to the Urantia Foundation in 1969. Today it consists of offices, a basement for storage and shipping operations, a 'Forum room' for meetings and study groups, and two residential apartments.



	URANTIA Foundation Offices Headquarters - United States URANTIA Foundation 533 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614, USA Phone: +1-773-525-3319 • Fax: +1-773-525-7739 Contact the Head Office Australia/New Zealand/Asia URANTIA Foundation 7 Walsh Street, North Narrabeen, NSW 2101, Australia Phone: +61-2-99706200; Fax:+61-2-99706201 Email the Australian Office \| Australian Office Website Canada - English URANTIA Foundation PO Box 92006, West Vancouver BC, V7V 4X4, CANADA Phone: +1 (604)926-5836 Fax: +1 (604)926-5899 Toll Free Line: +1 (877)926-5836 Email the Canadian English-speaking Office Canada - French URANTIA Foundation C.P. 233, Cap-Santé (Québec) G0A 1L0, CANADA Phone: +1(418)285-3333 Email the Canadian French-speaking Office Finnish Office URANTIA Foundation / Urantia-säätiö / Urantia-stiftelsen Sivurinne 1 A, 01800 KLAUKKALA, Finland Phone: +358 9 879 4351 • Fax: +358 9 879 7467 Email the Office in Finland \| Finnish Office Website Great Britain/Ireland URANTIA Foundation 9 Westdene Crescent, Caversham, Berkshire RG4 7HD U.K. Phone: +(118) 947 0544 Email the U.K. Office\| Visit the U.K. Website St.Petersburg/Russia URANTIA Foundation Bumazhnaja str 9 of 310, St. Petersburg 198020, RUSSIA Phone/Fax: +(7) 812-580-3018 Email the Russian Office \| Visit the Russian Website



	Urantia Foundation Outreach Programs... Translations. Urantia Foundation is committed to producing high quality translations of The Urantia Book that faithfully represent the English text in all major languages. Thanks to the many dedicated, multi-lingual readers working with the Foundation, the Book has been translated into French, Finnish, Spanish, Russian, and Dutch, and is distributed in countries where those languages are spoken. Many other translations are in various stages of production. For more information on translations in progress and to find out how you can help, see our contributions page. Worldwide Distribution and International Development. To develop awareness in the book trade and general public, Urantia Foundation displays the Book at major book trade shows worldwide. As more translations are produced, and as the Book is read in other countries, the demand for the services from Urantia Foundation increase. As a result Urantia Foundation maintains international offices to help in their own and adjacent countries. Urantia Association International (UAI). UAI is a readership group of national and local associations of committed men and women who have read The Urantia Book and who support the mission of Urantia Foundation. They foster the in-depth study of The Urantia Book and spread the book's teachings in a variety of ways such as seminars, regional social gatherings, and conferences. Visit the UAI website: http://www.urantia-iua.org. Gift Program. So that no one is denied an opportunity to have access to The Urantia Book, Urantia Foundation has a gift program that donates Books to libraries around the world and to people without means. For more information, feel free to email Urantia Foundation. A Library Placement Form in .pdf format is available for downloading at http://www.urantia.org/newsinfo/library.pdf. Copyright and Trademarks. Urantia Foundation is charged in its Declaration of Trust to preserve the text of The Urantia Book inviolate. Urantia Foundation holds a copyright in many editions and translations of the book. In addition, the Foundation holds as trademarks the words 'Urantia' and 'Urantian' and the Concentric-Circles Symbol in numersous countries around the world.



	Urantia Foundation Copyright and Trademark Policies... On April 6, 2000 the Trustees of Urantia Foundation published a set of revised copyright and trademark policies covering all copyrighted editions of The Urantia Book, as well as Urantia Foundation's registered trademarks. In January 2006 international copyright protection under the Bern Convention of the 1955 (original English) text of The Urantia Book expired. Copyright protection of the various translations of the original English text made under Urantia Foundation's auspices did not expire. Recognising the import of the January 1, 2006 date, the Trustees of Urantia Foundation have caused the 1955 copyright notice to be removed from the English text of The Urantia Book on Urantia Foundation's website, and will not include the 1955 copyright notice in future editions of the original English text of the book. Other copyright notices remain will in place. The policies pertaining to copyrights published April 6, 2000 have been withdrawn pending review by the Board of Trustees. The policy pertaining to trademarks has not been withdrawn. For more information please contact Urantia Foundation directly at 773 525 3319. HTML versions of the policies can be viewed by clicking on one of the links below: PERMISSION-TO-QUOTE POLICY FOR LABORS-OF-LOVE PERMISSION-TO-COPY POLICY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES PERMISSION-TO-QUOTE POLICY FOR COMMERCIAL WORKS INTERNET DOWNLOADING AND PRINTING POLICY POLICY REGARDING PERSONAL USE OF "URANTIA," "URANTIAN," AND THE THREE BLUE CONCENTRIC-CIRCLES SYMBOL RE: WEB SITE LICENSING POLICY



	Challenges For The Future... The Urantia Book tells us: "The religious challenge of this age is to those farseeing and forward-looking men and women of spiritual insight who will dare to construct a new and appealing philosophy of living out of the enlarged and exquisitely integrated modern concepts of cosmic truth, universe beauty, and divine goodness." [p.43.3] The teachings contained in The Urantia Book, when embraced in the hearts and minds of mankind, have the power to bring to reality the supernal message from the Master: "Peace on earth and good will among men." Delivering this revelation to souls in need of its spiritual message, without invasive promotion, churchification, or evangelization is the challenge that faces us. Plans are underway to increase the number of language translations to sixty by the year 2030 and to provide worldwide distribution channels. By then approximately eighty-four percent of the people on the planet will be able to read The Urantia Book in their native tongue. To succeed in this ambitious program, Urantia Foundation needs the support and help of people like you. If you would like to participate in the work of spreading the teachings of The Urantia Book to all the peoples of the world, or if you would simply like additional information, please let us know.



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