Delegate Alex Plum of the Detroit Conference speaks during the debate on a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, 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

Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, Louisiana Episcopal Area, presides over the May 14 plenary session of the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Behind the Scenes at the 57th IAEA General Conference. IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

IAEA 57th General Conference Reception, hosted by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and Conference President, Ambassador Xolisa Mfundiso Mabhongo of South Africa. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Signing of the Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for the Nubian Aquifer by representatives of Chad, Egypt, Libya and Sudan at the IAEA 57th General Conference. The SAP has been developed as a result of TC Project RAF8041, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme's Global Environment Facility (UNDL/GEF). IAEA Vienna, Austria, 18 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Benedita Penicela of the Africa Central Conference reports on the work of the Connectional Table on May 13 during the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Members of the KEFAS Choir from Denmark wave wind socks in the shape of salmon during the 2016 General Conference Climate Vigil at Oregon Convention Center Plaza in Portland. The vigil was held to call attention to climate change during the meeting of The United Methodist Church's top legislative body. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Bishop Peggy A. Johnson (left) interprets Bishop Gregory V. Palmer's episcopal address into American Sign Language at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

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

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

The United Methodist Church as placed advertising messages at various sites around the city during the denomination's 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Moses Kumar reports on the work of the General Council on Finance and Administration on May 13 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

April Mercado of United Methodist Communications describes the effects of climate change on the Philippines during the General Conference Climate Vigil at the Oregon Convention Center Plaza in Portland. The vigil was held to call attention to climate change during the meeting of The United Methodist Church's top legislative body. 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

A delegate studies a printed version of proposed legislation before a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

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

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Behind the Scenes at the first day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Holly Neal, lay leader of the Tennesse Conference, and Brian Hammons, lay leader of the Missouri Conference, speak at a May 13 press conference. Earlier that day they participated in the laity address to United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

A delegate holds her voting device aloft as she contemplates a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

Peter Cibuabua of the Central Congo Conference (left) and Chelsea Spyres of the Peninsula-Deleware Conference (second from left) celebrate with other presenters at the conclusion of the young people's address at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Ryan Saul holds a lantern lit by a solar-powered lamp during the General Conference Climate Vigil at the Oregon Convention Center Plaza in Portland. The vigil was held to call attention to climate change during the meeting of The United Methodist Church's top legislative body. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

The Rev. Tom Berlin, a delegate from the Virginia Conference, speaks during the debate on a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

Scott Johnson, lay leader of the Upper New York Conference, and Holly Neal, lay leader of the Tennesse Conference, speak at a May 13 press conference. Earlier that day they participated in the laity address to United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Warren Harper, lay leader of the Virginia Conference, and Courtney Fowler, lay leader of the Great Plains Conference, speak at a May 13 press conference. Earlier that day they participated in the laity address to United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Following a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen church policies about homosexuality, several dozen delegates formed a large circle in protest in the center of the plenary floor. The action came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

Award Ceremony of the European Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering (EMSNE), a side event at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 19 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Behind the Scenes at the first day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Behind the Scenes at the first day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

The United Methodist Church as placed advertising messages at various sites around the city during the denomination's 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Katie Crise (right) holds a lantern lit by a solar powered lamp during the General Conference Climate Vigil at Oregon Convention Center Plaza in Portland. The vigil was held to call attention to climate change during the meeting of The United Methodist Church's top legislative body. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

ReNuAL - Renovating the Nuclear Sciences and Applications Laboratories in Seibersdorf, a Side Event at the 57th General Conference. IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 19 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

53rd IAEA General Conference

Vienna International Centre

(Vienna, Austria, 13 September 2009)

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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano receives the donation to PACT from Mr. Sang-Mok Lee, Korean Vice Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning of the Republic of Korea at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

American Sign Language is one of many language translations offered to delegates and vis9tors to the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visited the Pakistan Exhibit at the IAEA 57th General Conference. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 17 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

53rd IAEA General Conference

Vienna International Centre

(Vienna, Austria, 14 September 2009)

IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei meets with Mr. Yiren Wang, Secretary General, China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA).

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The Rev. R. DeAndre Johnson, a member of the worhip team, sings at the morning worship service at the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

The Rev. Anna Layman Knox (left) and Layne Miller hold hands in a sign of unity during morning worship May 17 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. They are delegates from the Susquehanna Conference. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Delegates and Member States head for home at the last day of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 20 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

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

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Members of Signatur, a choir from Oslo, Norway, sing during morning worship at the United Methodist 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS.

Delegate Kimberly Woods of the Illinois Great Rivers conference joins in singing at the conclusion of the episcopal address at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Members of the Tamba Marimba Ensemble perform prior to the May 14 morning worship at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

Timothy Riss, a delegate from the New York Conference, speaks during the debate on a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

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

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Outgoing GC56 President H.E. Ambassador Carlos Barros Oreiro of Uruguay welcome address at the opening of the 57th IAEA General Conference. M-Building, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. 16 September 2013.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Norma Boero, President of the National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina receives during the IAEA's 53rd General Conference a plaque from Werner Burkart, IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Sciences and Applications, commemorating the entrance of Argentina's Balseiro Institute as the IAEA's 14th Collaborating Centre and the first in Latin America.

53rd IAEA General Conference

Vienna International Centre

(Vienna, Austria, 16 September 2009)

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The Rev. Tyler Amundson, a delegate from the Yellowstone Conference, speaks during the debate on a February 26, 2019, vote to strengthen denominational policies about homosexuality. The vote came on the last day of a Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, held in St. Louis, Missouri. Delegates voted to approve the Traditional Plan, which strengthens penalties for LGBTQIA clergy and prohibits same sex weddings. Photo by Paul Jeffrey, UMNS.

Bishop Minerva Carcaño addresses a rally of Methodists in support of immigration reform rally at the Convention Center Plaza outside the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. The rally drew United Methodists and representatives of affiliated Methodist churches. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS

Methodists in support of immigration reform rally at the Convention Center Plaza outside the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. The rally drew United Methodists and representatives of affiliated Methodist churches. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS