Bishop Mary Ann Swenson introduces Diana Eck , recepient of the Council of Bishop Ecumencial Award during the May 17 morning worship of the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS>

“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Church leaders celebrate The United Methodist Church's Imagine No Malaria campaign May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Erin Hawkins, top executive of the United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race, speaks on May 10 to the United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Hawkins was discussing intercultural competency. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

IAEA 59th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Marc Vidricaire, IAEA Director of Public Information provided a background briefing to the press and the international media covering various resolutions regarding nuclear issues in the middle east.

IAEA 53rd General Conference.

Vienna International Centre

(Vienna, Austria, 17 September 2009)

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Photo Credit: Dean Calma/IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Ann Jacob, reserve delegate from the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, reads a statement on church unity adopted by the Global Young People's Convocation and Legislative Assembly. She presented the statement adopted in July 2015 during the afternoon plenary on May 18 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS

IAEA 58th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 22 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Fifth day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 20 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

First day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

First day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bishop Hope Morgan Ward commissions missionaries during the May 19 worship service at the United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

The Rev. Dan Bryant (center) leads fellow delegates from the East Ohio Conference in prayer May 17 following a speech by Bishop Bruce Ough in which he said the bishops are not supporting any plan for a split of The United Methodist Church during the denomination's 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Worship leaders sing during during the opening of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

First day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

53rd IAEA General Conference

Vienna International Centre

(Vienna, Austria, 14 September 2009)

Reception sponsored by the President of the 53rd Regular Session of the General Conference and IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei.

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Photo Credit: Dean Calma/IAEA

First day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

This year’s annual meeting aims to accelerate the sharing of stories of excellence among UBCM’s members. Delegates will be provided with first-hand accounts of local success stories from large, mid-sized and small communities.

The Rev. Rodney Steele of the Arkansas Conference presents calendar item number five for approval to the May 16 plenary session of the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Calendar number five deals with the establishment of five additional episcopal areas in the African Central Conference. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

IAEA 58th General Conference. Plenary, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 22 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Delegates take a moment to pray prior to the May 16 worship service. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Bilateral meeting between Dengjie Tang, Chairman, China Atomic Energy Authority, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 61st General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2017.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bishop Christian Alsted announced the intent of the Uniting Church of Sweden and the United Methodist Church to be in a full communion relationship. The announcement was celebrated during the May 17 worship service of the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Thomas Rose helps lead singing during the opening worship service of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore., on May 10. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

On 16 September 2013, Cuba and Malta deposited their respective instrument of ratification of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) to IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, during a Treaty Event held in the margins of the 57th IAEA General Conference. On the same day, Malta additionally deposited its instrument of accession to the IAEA's Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bishop Bruce R. Ough, president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, addresses the 2016 United Methodist General Conference May 17 in Portland, Ore., responding to social media posts claiming the church’s bishops are calling for a special General Conference in to discuss a possible split. Ough emphasized the bishops remain committed to the unity of the denomination. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Practical Arrangement Signing between China and IAEA. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

The Rev. Debra Tyree helps lead morning worship on May 12 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Bilateral meeting between Mr. Aliakbar Salehi, Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

The Rev. DJ del Rosario helps give the Higher Education report May 16 during the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 58th General Conference Closing Session. Plenary, M-Building, Vienna, Austria. 26 September 2014

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey of the Louisiana Episcopal Area, preaches at the May 16 morning worship at the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

“Nuclear Olympiad and Developing a Youth Talent Pipeline”, a GC side event co-hosted by the Department of Management and Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications at the IAEA 59th General Conference. Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2015.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

First day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA