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Convention
Agenda
4th National Convention, Saturday May 31st, 2008, Chicago, IL
"The Idea of India: Challenges and Prospects"
12:30 PM Registration
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Documentary Screenings
Excerpts of the following documentaries will be screened: "Who are the Dalits?", "The Widow Colony", "Encountered on Saffaron Agenda?" and "In The Name of God"
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM Panel Discussion: “Impunity: A Roadblock to Justice”
Panelists: Robin Phillips, Munaf Zeena, Harpreet Kaur, Manmeet Singh, P.D. John and Dr. Rahul Deepanker
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Session: “Strengthening India's Secular Democracy”
Panelists: Dr. Martha Nussbaum, Dr. Angana Chatterjee and Dr. Omar Khalidi
6:30 PM to 10:00 PM Banquet Session
Video Messages, IMC Presentation, Speech by Nishrin Husain, IMC Chapter recognitions, Motivational Speech by Ahsan Syed, Message from IMC President, Keynote Address by Tarun Tejpal, Thank you note and Conclusion.
Location
4th National Convention, Saturday May 31st, 2008, Chicago, IL
The Meadows Club
2950 W Golf Road
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
http://www.themeadowsclub.com/
Phone: 847-640-3200
Directions to The Meadows Club
From the East (City and The Loop)
Take the Kennedy Expressway/Northwest Tollway I-90 West past O’Hare to the Arlington Heights Road North exit. Go one short block and turn left on Algonquin Road (Route 62). Take Algonquin Road to the first traffic light/Golf Road (Route 58) and turn left. Proceed down Golf Road past the second traffic light and turn right into Apollo drive (by the yellow sign) to The Meadows Club.
From the North
Commendations
Letter from Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, National Advisory Council, India
Letter from the Consul General of India, IL, Chicago
Letter from Hon. Senator Peter Fitzgerald, IL, Chicago
Letter Letter from Hon. Congressman Nick J. Rahall, II, West Virginia
Letter from Hon. Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, IL, Chicago
Letter from the Mayor of Chicago Hon. Richard M. Daley, IL, Chicago
Awards
Maulana Muhammad Ali Jowhar Award in Journalism
For best in-depth coverage of Indian Diaspora AND India-related issues in the US
Ruth Morris, Sun-Sentinel, Florida
Bahadur Shah Zafar Award
For promoting pluralism and communal harmony in India
Raju Rajagopal, Promise of India, CA
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award in Humanitarian work
For self-less service towards the upliftment of the poor and the oppressed classes in India
Gujarati Muslim Association of America, Chicago
Altaf Hussain Hali Award in Humanitarian work
For self-less service towards the upliftment of Muslims in India
Syed Salman, Michigan
Tipu Sultan Award
For courageously serving India and India's interests
Biju Mathew, Campaign to Stop Funding Hate, NY
Brief Biography of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jowhar (1878-1931)
