In May Urantia Foundation attended the BookExpo America in New York City. BEA is the largest book trade show in the United States. The Foundation's consistent attendance over the past thirteen years has afforded it recognition and respect within the publishing industry. Urantia Foundation's stature as a small independent publisher has grown parallel with the growth in spiritual and inspirational publishing and the tremendous increase of Spanish titles in the genre.
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani delivered the opening address this year. All 2000 participants stayed the course, not wavering in their decision to attend despite the atrocity of September 11, and the Mayor expressed his gratitude and appreciation on behalf of the city.
Urantia Foundation was featured as an inaugural participant in the launch of R. R. Bowker's Publisher Pages on their Books in Print Website and was invited to attend a special luncheon celebrating this accomplishment.