The preparation for MAGWA’s (Moroccan Americans of the Greater Washington Area) second annual convention is in full swing. You would be glad to know that volunteers are busy putting the final touches to the event program.
The event is scheduled to take place on June 23rd, 2007 and will be held at Park Hyatt Washington DC hotel 24 & M Washington DC 20037. Distinguished speakers from both Morocco and America will be attending the event; and we hope we can count on your participation. Further details would follow soon but we want to allow you as much advance notice as possible to be able to take care of your travel arrangements well ahead of time. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
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preparation for MAGWA's (Moroccan Americans of the Greater Washington Area) second annual convention is in full swing. You would be glad to know that volunteers are busy putting the final touches to the event program.
The event is scheduled to take place on June 23rd, 2007 and will be held at Park Hyatt Washington DC hotel 24 & M Washington DC 20037.
Distinguished speakers from both Morocco and America will be attending the event; and we hope we can count on your participation. Further details would follow soon but we want to allow you as much advance notice as possible to be able to take care of your travel arrangements well ahead of time.
MOROCCAN AMERICANS SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION
~ CREATION OF A NATIONAL MOROCCAN AMERICAN NETWORK ~
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Park Hyatt Hotel, Washington D.C.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
8:30 – 9:30 Registration, “Meet & Greet”
9:30 – 9:45 Welcoming Note and Program Display (MC)
Snapshot of First Convention’s Video Recording
Highlights of Recommendations from First Convention
Mr. Khalid Rafik
9:45 – 11:15 Spotlights on Moroccan American Organizations in the U.S.
Representatives of Organizations
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 11:45 Moroccan Territorial Integrity: The Proposed Autonomy Plan
Mr. Aziz Mekouar, Morocco’s Ambassador to the U.S.
11:45 – 12:00 The Moroccan American Community and the Future of Morocco
Mrs. Nouzha Chekrouni, Minister Delegate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Charge of the Moroccan Community Abroad
12:00 – 12:45 Q&A Session
12:45 – 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 14:30 Benefits of Working Together as a Unified Community
(What’s Holding Us Back?)
Mr. Ahmed Lahjouji
14:30 – 14:45 A Successful Community Networking Model: The National Hispanics Coalition: LA RAZZA
Mr. Eduardo Cusicanqui
14:45 – 15:00 A Platform for Creating a National Moroccan American Network
Mr. Boubker Abisourour
15:00 – 17:30 Workshops
17:30 – 18:00 Conclusions, Resolutions and Action Plans
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Contact: info@magwa.us
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So far, there are confirmations of the following organizations to participate to the event; they have all prepared a 5-7 minutes presentation about their respective associations:
