Sep 2, 2016 - Please contact the registration desk or Mr. Prakash Shahi via 314-440-7619 or ....
12TH ANMA/NASeA JOINT CONVENTION September 2-4, 2016 “Nepali American Community, Preserve Our Culture and Identity”
CONVENTION AGENDA CONVENTION LOCATION St. Louis Union Station – a Double Tree by Hilton 1820 Market St. St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: 314-231-1234
REGISTRATION The Convention Registration Desk is located at Depot Reg Office near Grand Ballroom (take stair to Grand Hall to Midway Bridge to Grand Ballroom after the entrance). Full Convention registration includes welcome reception, lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday, all programs and sessions including cultural program and DJ except concert. Please contact the registration desk or Mr. Prakash Shahi via 314-440-7619 or
[email protected] if you have any questions regarding registration and convention.
REGISTRATION DAY/HOURS Friday, September 2: Saturday, September 3: Sunday, September 4:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
GENERAL INFORMATION Registration Full Convention: Saturday Only Convention: Sunday Only Convention: Saturday Concert (1974 AD) Regular Admission: VIP Admission: Sunday Cultural Program Admission:
$95 $50 $65 Advance $35 $50 $25
Gate $45 $60
PROGRAM TIMES Each program will run within allocated times. Program coordinators are responsible for executing (moderating) the program from start to end. We will have a ROOM MANAGER as the time keeper to stop the program instantly at the assigned end time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that may cause. NAME BADGES Name Badges for the registered participants are provided at the registration desk. Please wear your name badge at all times when you are attending events and programs within the conference hotel. This badge informs us that you are a registered conference attendee and it will allow you access into meetings and meal functions. You will not be able to participate in any events without the name badge. ELECTRONIC DEVICES As a courtesy to your colleagues, please turn off or silence all electronic devices during sessions, workshops, and plenary addresses.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 TIME
VENUE ROOM
EVENT
TARGET
6:00PM-8:00PM
Depot Reg Office
Registration
General
6:00PM-8:00PM
Pegram
Pre-Event Mixer: (Refreshment/Cash Bar)
General
6:00PM-8:00PM
Pegram
Movie Night: Nepali Movie
General
COORDINATOR Prakash Shahi Balram Panthi
CONTACT EMAIL
ROOM MANAGER
[email protected]
Prakash Shahi
[email protected]
Balram Panthi
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 TIME
VENUE ROOM
EVENT
TARGET
COORDINATOR
CONTACT EMAIL
ROOM MANAGER
9:00AM-6:00PM
Station Master Room
Consular Service: Tour Office, The Embassy of Nepal
General
Balram Panthi
[email protected]
NA
9:00AM-9:00PM
Depot Reg Office
Registration
General
[email protected]
Prakash Shahi
Pooja/Chanting
General
Sports: Soccer/Volleyball
Adults
Regency B
Media Seminar: The effective role of Media to Preserve Our Culture And Identity
General
9:30AM-11:30AM
Midway Suites III & IV
Health Related Seminars: Gardening for Health, Cancer Screening, Managing Health, ANMF presentation on earthquake relief efforts, Immigration and Mental Health
General
10:00AM- 5:00PM
Regency C
Children: Children Program
Children
8:30AM-9:30AM
8:00AM- 4:30PM
9:30AM-10:30AM
Midway Suites I & II Renaud Spirit Center O'Fallon, MO 63368
Prakash Shahi TBD Kush Bhusal
Shiva Bista
Subash Bashyal
Arpana Thapa
Julie Bhusal
[email protected]
Kush Bhusal
[email protected]
Sanjay Ghimire
[email protected]
Subash Bashyal
[email protected]
Kamal Thapa
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 Contd…. TIME
VENUE ROOM
EVENT
TARGET
10:30AM-11:30AM
Midway Suites I & II
Seminar: Buddha Dharma Session
General
11:30AM-1:00PM
Pegram
Lunch
General
1:00PM-3:00PM
Grand Ballroom D,E,F
Talent Show
Youths & Adults
1:00PM-2:00PM
Regency B
Presentation: Empowering Children In Nepal to Reach Their Potential
General &Adults
1:30PM-2:30PM
Midway Suites I & II
Talk with Q and A: Rebuilding Rainaskot :A Villlagercentric Model in Postearthquake Nepal
Youths & Adults
2:30PM-4:00PM
Regency A
Talk: Women's Empowerment and Domestic Violence
Women
3:00PM-4:00PM
Midway Suites I & II
Fund Raising for Nepal: Ek Ek Paila
General
3:30PM- 4:30PM
Regency B
Presentation: Changing Banking Industry and its importance in daily life
General
4:00PM-5:00PM
Midway Suites III & IV
Interaction: Bibeksheel Friends Reunion
Youths & Adults
4:30PM- 6:00PM
Regency A
Reunion: Budhanilkantha School Alumni
General
5:00PM- 6:00PM
Midway Suites I & II
Sports Forum: Youth Education and Sports in Nepal
Youths & Adults
COORDINATOR Tilak Shrestha
CONTACT EMAIL
ROOM MANAGER
[email protected]
Urmila Panthi
[email protected]
Shyam Basnet
[email protected]
Keshav KC
Dr. Christine Schutz
[email protected]
Urmila Panthi
Natasha Wozniak
[email protected]
Prabhakar Dhungana
Madhavi Basnet Karki
[email protected]
Madhavi Basnet Karki
[email protected]
Ashim Lamichhane
[email protected]
Suman Shrestha
[email protected]
Ashim Lamichhane
[email protected]
Bharat Kandel
[email protected]
Dhiraj Pradhan
PJ Lohani Keshav KC
Sharda Thapa Madhav Dhakal and Prashim Poudyal Sanjay Rimal Bharat Kandel Sita Pandey
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 Contd… TIME
VENUE ROOM
EVENT
TARGET
5:00PM- 11:00PM
Regency C
Children: Child Care
Children
5:00PM- 5:30PM
Regency B
Health Education: What is GMO, Do we need it?
General
5:30PM- 7:30PM
Pegram
Dinner
General
5:30PM-6:30PM
TBD
VIP Red Carpet and Photo Session with the 1974AD Band
General
6:30PM- 11:00PM
Grand Ballroom
Concert: 1974 AD with New Lineup
General
DJ
Youths & Adults
11:00PM- 1:00AM
Grand Ballroom
COORDINATOR Arpana Thapa Khusi R Tiwari, Ph.D. PJ Lohani Divesh Pradhan Divesh Pradhan Divesh Pradhan
CONTACT EMAIL
ROOM MANAGER
[email protected]
Kamal Thapa
[email protected]
Subash Bashyal
[email protected]
Shyam Basnet
[email protected]
Divesh Pradhan
[email protected]
Divesh Pradhan
[email protected]
Divesh Pradhan
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 TIME
VENUE ROOM
EVENT
TARGET
COORDINATOR
CONTACT EMAIL
ROOM MANAGER
9:00AM-6:00PM
Station Master Room
Consular Service: Tour Office, The Embassy of Nepal
General
Balram Panthi
[email protected]
NA
9:00AM-8:00PM
Depot Reg Office
Registration
General
[email protected]
Prakash Shahi
8:00AM-9:00AM
Outside Hotel Entrance @ Market Street
Morning Walk
General
[email protected]
N/A
8:30AM-9:30AM
Regency B
Health and Wellness: Fitness Workshop
Youths & Adults
[email protected]
Amit Jha
9:00AM- 4:00PM
Renaud Spirit Center O'Fallon, MO 63368
Sports: Soccer/Volleyball
Adults
[email protected]
Kush Bhusal
9:00AM-5:00PM
Conductor Room
Blood Donation: Blood Donors of America
General
[email protected]
Subash Bashyal
Prakash Shahi Subash Bashyal Ramakant Kharel Kush Bhusal Subash Bashyal
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 Contd…. TIME
VENUE ROOM
EVENT
TARGET
9:30AM-12:00AM
Grand Ballroom
Opening Ceremony
General
10:00AM- 5:00PM
Regency C
Children: Children Program
Children
12:00PM-1:30PM
Pegram
Lunch
General
1:30PM-2:30PM
Midway Suites III & IV
Forum: Youth Fued and Youth Speech
1:30PM-3:30PM
Regency A
Competition: Literature and Poem
1:30PM-2:30PM
Regency B
Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities of Nepal Tourism Promotion in US IT: Information Technology, Mobile Development, and Mobile Games Forum: NASeA Silver Jubilee 2016 "NASeA Services 25 Years and Beyond Parenting: How to Raise Happy Children & Cultural Differences in Parenting
Youths & Adults Youths & Adults Youths & Adults Youths & Adults
1:30PM-2:30PM
Midway Suites I&II
2:30PM-3:30PM
Regency B
3:00PM-4:00PM
Midway Suites III & IV
3:30PM-4:00PM
Regency B
NASeA AGM
General
4:00PM-5:00PM
Regency A
ANMA AGM
General
4:00PM-5:00PM
Midway Suites I&II
Presentation: Financial Literacy Awareness
General
General Youths & Adults
COORDINATOR Balaram Panthi Arpana Thapa PJ Lohani Rama Ghimire
Urmila Panthi
Raja Ghale
Sanjay Ghimire
Bimal Nepal
Anita Adhikary Bimal Nepal Sushil Shama Naba Kadel
CONTACT EMAIL
ROOM MANAGER
[email protected]
Bharat Kandel
[email protected]
Kamal Thapa
[email protected]
Shyam Basnet
[email protected]
Keshav KC
[email protected]
Urmila Panthi
[email protected]
Shailesh Panth
[email protected]
Sanjay Ghimire
[email protected]
Shailendra Bajracharya
[email protected]
Madhavi Basnet Karki
[email protected]
Shiva Bista
[email protected]
Bharat Kandel
[email protected]
Ashim Lamichhanne
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 Contd…. TIME
VENUE ROOM
EVENT
TARGET
4:30PM-6:30PM
Grand Ballroom D,E,F
Music and Dance: Teej Program
Women
6:00PM- 7:30PM
Pegram
Dinner
General
7:30PM- 8:00PM
Grand Ballroom
Cultural Fashion Show
General
7:30PM- 11:30PM
Grand Ballroom
Cultural Program
General
11:30PM- 1:00AM
Grand Ballroom
DJ
Youths & Adults
COORDINATOR Sangita Koirala PJ Lohani Keshav KC Diwakar Dahal Divesh Pradhan
CONTACT EMAIL
ROOM MANAGER
[email protected]
Urmila Panthi
[email protected]
Shyam Basnet
[email protected]
Diwakar Dahal
[email protected]
Diwakar Dahal
[email protected]
Divesh Pradhan
Hotel Directions: To the Hotel from Lambert Airport: A.
(Approximately 20-30 Minutes)
70 East. Exit Memorial Drive East. Turn right at the 3rd light (Market Street). Stay on Market Street until 18th Street. We are on the left hand side.
To Lambert Airport from the Hotel:
(Approximately 20-30 Minutes)
C. Take Market Street East toward the river (Downtown). Turn left on 4th street. Right on Chestnut. Left on Memorial to 70 West to Airport.
To Hotel via 70 East:
Same as Airport directions A.
To Hotel via 44 East:
Exit Jefferson. Turn left at the light. Turn right at Market Street, five blocks on right hand side.
To Hotel via 55 North:
Exit Market Street. Turn right on to Market Street. Hotel is one block East, on the right hand side.
To Hotel via 55 South, 64 West, 40 West or 70 West:
Stay in the left hand lane under I-64 signs (while on bridge). Once across the bridge, follow I-64 West for one mile. Exit Market at 21st Street. Turn right at the light (Market). We are three blocks on the right. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Parking Options:
Valet: (Available at Market Street) Group rate of $20 overnight
Self: (Available at 20th Streets) $5.00 per car—Evening events $10 for all day or overnight guests
Transportation To & From Airport: Metrolink (www.bi-state.org):
GoBest Shuttle (www.gobestexpress.com):
From Airport to Hotel: From Hotel to Airport: Running Time:
One Way: $21.00 or Two People for $17.00 Round Trip: $37.00 or Two People for $32.00 Running Time: From Marriott to airport: 5:50am-6:10pm (Please call 4 hours prior for evening transfers) Runs every 20 minutes from airport to downtown Reservation Hours: 6:00am-10:00pm / seven days a week Phone: 314.222.5300 (Please call if pickup is needed to the airport after 6:30pm) o GoBest Shuttle Desks at Baggage Claim near exit MT-12 (main terminal) and near information booth (east terminal).
$3.50 $2.25 M-F 5:00am-1:00am Sat 5:00am-2:00am Sun 5:30am-midnight Phone: 314.231.2345 ***Good for single travelers, with minimal luggage***
Taxi Service: One-Way:
Approximately $40.00