--- title: "IVU Annual Report - IVU - International Vegetarian Union" description: "IVU Annual Report: 2006 Welcome to the 37th IVU World Vegetarian Congress President Reality of a lifestyle... The Vegetarian Way The Vegetarian Way is no more a concept." url: "https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5508:news-2006-goa&catid=226" date: "2026-11-06T00:03:59+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # IVU Annual Report *IVU Annual Report 2006* ![](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/news/2006/vegsoc.jpg) ![](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/news/2006/goa.jpg) ***Welcome to the 37th IVU World Vegetarian Congress*** **President** Reality of a lifestyle... The Vegetarian Way The Vegetarian Way is no more a concept. It used to be, but now it has become a scientific fact of a healthy way of living. This is a special invitation to become acquainted in depth with all aspects of the Reality of a vegetarian lifestyle from experts, doctors, alternative therapists, nutritionists, herbalists, cooks, and experienced vegetarians from the East and West. Welcome to the 37th IVU World Vegetarian Congress from 10th September to 16th September, 2006 in Goa. We feel Goa is an ideal resort place to learn, relax, be peaceful and enjoy the beauty and serenity of the environment. Please enjoy the health promoting foods and concentrate on your own personal needs, as well as the far-reaching benefits you will achieve in the future. In this way, we urge you to become friends of the universe and the innocent animals. Chitrabanu President, The Vegetarian Society (Reverence for Life) **General Secretary** The Vegetarian Society (Reverence for Life) and the undersigned being Gen. Secretary welcome you to the 37th IVU World Vegetarian Congress. This is not a routine congress or a seminar but a special one and I welcome you from my heart. It is not surprising that a congress like this would take place in India, a country full of spiritualism and vegetarianism, with a majority of the population being vegetarian. Globalization has made the world smaller and there is now more interaction between countries and their human beings. Unfortunately, this ease of communications is helping non-vegetarian beliefs to travel at a fast pace from West to East. The younger generation are sitting on the fence, not knowing where to jump. We hope this Congress will create a better awareness of the benefits of vegetarianism. We welcome all to Goa, the venue for the congress. Heartiest welcome to everyone!!! Jashu Shah, General Secretary, The Vegetarian Society (Reverence for Life) - [**see the Congress Website for reports, photos and videos**](https://ivu.org/hv-congress-2006-congress-2006-index.html) A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Davis, former manager of the International Vegetarian Union. It represents his curation of historical material, and in places includes passages written by him directly. Over the years, the IVU website has migrated between several different hosting servers. In the course of these migrations, a number of PDF files were unfortunately lost, and **some links to PDF documents may no longer function**. 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