Convention 2005
10:00 am to 11:00 am Registration & Networking
10:30 am to 11:00 am Inauguration
11:00 am to 1:00 pm Parallel Session I
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm to 1:45 pm Prayer Break
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Parallel Session II
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Parallel Session III
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Prayer Break
6:00 pm to 7:20 pm Plenary Session
7:20 pm to 7:40 pm Prayer Break
7:40 pm Banquet Session
Parallel Session I
11:00 - 12:45 -- Coalition Building Session Hall A
# Speakers: Shrikumar Poddar, Hindu Vaishnav Center for Enlightenment, USA
# Dr. Rahul Deepankar, Community Activist, Buddhist Leader
# Raju Rajagopal, Chair, Promise of India, USA
# Manzoor Ghori, Indian Muslim Relief and Charities, USA
# Kaleem Kawaja, Association of Indian Muslims, USA
# Francis Muthu, Community Activist
# Ranjit Singh, Indian National Overseas Congress, USA
# Steve Spritzer, National Conference for Community and Justice, USA
# Jim Dorsey, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, USA
12:45 - 1:00 -- Interactive Q & A
11:00 - 12:45 -- Indian Muslim NGO’s Networking Hall B
# Speakers: Imam Achmat Salie, Detroit MI
# Ubaidur Rahman, Global Media Publications, India
# Munaf Zeena, Council of Indian Muslims, UK
# Manzoor Ghori, Indian Muslim Relief & Charities, USA
# Kaleem Kawaja, Association of Indian Muslims, USA
# Imtiaz Uddin, Indian Muslim Education Foundation of North America, USA
# Mohammed Yousuf, HelpHandicap Foundation, USA
# Ghulam Rasul Mansuri, Gujarati Muslims Association of America, USA
# Quaid Saifee, Muslim Youth Awareness Alliance, USA
# Dr. Altaf Ur Rahman, Association of Indian Muslims, USA
# Rizwana Khan, AMU Alumni Association of Michigan, USA
# Mohammed Qamruzzaman, HelpDeserving, USA
# Azher Qazi, Detroit MI
12:45 - 1:00 -- Interactive Q & A
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm -- Lunch
1:30 pm to 1:45 pm -- Prayer Break
Parallel Session II
2:00 - 3:15 -- Activism for Better India Hall A
# Speakers: P.D.John, Policy Institute for Religion and Peace, USA
# Fr. Cedric Prakash, Jesuit Priest; Director, Prashant, India
# Ghalib Begg, Comminity Activist
# Munaf Zeena, Council of Indian Muslims, UK
# Omar Khalidi, Author, Scholar at MIT
# Hyder Khan, Supporters of Human Rights in India, USA
# Dr. Biju Mathew, Campaign to Stop Funding Hate, USA
3:15 - 3:30 -- Interactive Q & A
2:00 - 3:15 -- Women’s Networking & Activism Hall B
# Speakers: Dr. Sania Zainuddin, Community Activist
# Dr. Lise McKean, Center for Impact Research
# Pushpa Iyer, Community Activist
3:15 – 3:30 -- Open Discussion, Q & A
Parallel Session III
3:30 – 5:00 -- Human Rights & Justice Session Hall A
# Speakers: Dr. Jawahar Nesan, Dalit Leader & Activist
# Swami Agnivesh, Renowned Hindu Spiritual Leader, India
# T. Kumar, Advocacy Director, Amnesty International, USA
# Jaswant Kaur, Sikh Human Rights Group, UK
# Rasheed Ahmed, Vice-President, IMC-USA
# Pushpa Iyer, Community Activist
# Kulmeet Singh, Sikh Coalition, USA
4:45 – 5:00 -- Interactive Q & A
3:30 – 5:00 -- Indian Muslim Business Networking Hall B
# Moderators: Quaid Saifee, IMC-USA
# Shafaquat Khan, IMC-USA
# Ghalib Begg, Comminity Activist
3:30 – 5:00 -- Networking & Interactive Discussion
5 pm to 6 pm -- Prayer Break
6:00 pm -- Plenary Session Hall C
# Quran Recitation
# Welcome
# IMC-USA Presentation (Mission, Achievements & Future Projects)
# Fr. Cedric Prakash, Jesuit Priest; Director, Prashanth, India
7:20 pm to 7:40 pm -- Prayer Break
7:40 pm -- Banquet Session Hall C
# Introduction of the Keynote Speaker
# Honorable John Conyers, Jr. (Keynote Speech)
8:15 pm to 8:45 pm -- Dinner Hall C
# IMC-USA Annual Awards Presentation
# IMC-USA Project Releases
8:45 pm -- Banquet Session Continues… Hall C
# Ubaidur Rahman, Global Media Publications, India
# IMC-USA President’s Message
# Fundraiser
# Closing Remarks (Banquet Session Ends)
10:00 pm -- Cultural Program
* Profiles of speakers/panelists are enclosed in the registration folder.