The YJA Convention took place at the Westin Business Hotel in Santa Clara, California. This is the second time that the Westin in Santa Clara hosts such a convention. The San Francisco Bay Area (and particularly the Silicon Valley) has a vibrant South Asian—and hence Jain—community. The Jain Center of North California recently built a temple, has more than 800 students attending the local pathshala (Sunday school), and has already successfully hosted two YJA Conventions. For four days the hotel was open exclusively to the participants of the convention, offering its spacious conference halls to lectures, presentations, social dinners, music performances, and even a Hawaiian Luau.