The main hub for participants at the World Congress in Freiburg was the Subud Village. At its entrance was the Piazza, with 
a busy coffee bar serving great espresso drinks, and tables and chairs always filled with people chatting, working, and hanging out. Surrounding this seating area were areas devoted to the activities of Subud in the world, as detailed in the map of the Subud Village, at right.
Curving along the one entire side of the Piazza was a mammoth display of infographics more than 120 feet long and 8 feet high, which offered information about the presence of Subud across the world. The photo below, taken from a vantage point located high above the coffee bar, shows the scale of this “Zone wall.”
At the left end of the display, a huge world map showed the Subud populations across the globe. You could see at a glance the number of active members in each country and see what countries were in each zone. It beautifully captured the full scope of Subud as a global organization.
Moving along to the right, one encountered a more detailed display for each of the nine Subud Zones. These infographics offered greetings in each zone’s local languages, a brief history about how Subud got started in those countries, where and when the zone had hosted past World Congresses, and when Bapak had visited. These displays were beautifully produced, with many photos and informative details. Even after multiple viewings, there was always something new to absorb.
These displays were was created by Suzanna Dayne and Mardiyah Miller, who collected information and photos from all the countries and distilled it so meaningfully. What a gift this was! It would be wonderful to find additional venues for this to be displayed in its entirety, to be seen by Subud members, so that many more can gain this perspective on our global community.
For more details on the concept and creation of the Subud Village as the core meeting space for the World Congress, go here