CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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| FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2011 |
| AWARDS DINNER |
| 5:30 PM |
CONFERENCE AND DINNER REGISTRATION |
| 6:00 PM |
RECEPTION |
| 7:00 PM |
DINNER |
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OPENING |
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Nick Larigakis, President, American Hellenic Institute |
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WELCOME |
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Gene Rossides, Conference Chairman and Founder, American Hellenic Institute
Dr. Spiros Spireas, President, American Hellenic Institute Foundation |
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GREETINGS |
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Ambassador Vassilis Kaskarelis, Ambassador of Greece to the United Statess
Ambassador Pavlos Anastasiades, Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States |
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AHI HELLENIC HERITAGE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD FOR THE PROMOTION OF HELLENISM IN AMERICA |
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Professor Dan Georgakas, Director, Greek American Studies, Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, Queens College - CUNY |
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER |
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The Now and Future of Greek America, Professor Dan Georgakas
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| SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2011 |
| 8:00 AM |
REGISTRATION & COFFEE |
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WELCOME |
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Dr. Spiros Spireas, President, American Hellenic Institute Foundation |
| MORNING SESSION |
| 9:15 AM |
PANEL I: Greek Education in America |
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Moderator |
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Dr. Spiros Spireas |
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A. Church Greek School Programs in America: Are We Meeting the Needs? |
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Speaker TBD |
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B. Establishing Greek Charter Schools: How Do You Begin and Why They are Important to the Future of the Community |
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Aleco Haralambides, Esq., Founding Committee Member and Current Vice President. Archimedean Academy, Miami, Florida |
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C. Modern Greek Studies at the University Level: Challenges and Opportunities |
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Professor Artemis Leontis, Associate Professor of Modern Greek, Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan |
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D. The Role of Greece in Enhancing Greek Education in America |
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Ted Spyropoulos, President, Regional Coordinating Council, SAE USA |
| 10:15 AM |
Q & A |
| 10:30 AM |
PANEL II: The Greek American Community and the Political Process |
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Moderator |
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Manny Rouvelas, Partner, K&L Gates LLP |
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A. The Importance of Grass Roots Lobbying Efforts |
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Endy Zemenides, Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council |
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B. The Importance of Developing Congressional Relations |
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Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) |
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C. Greek American Issues: What Are They and Why Are They Important to U.S. Interests? |
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Nick Larigakis |
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D. How Effective are We in Getting our Message Heard and Considered? |
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Ambassador Patrick N. Theros. Principal, Theros & Theros LLP |
| 11:30 AM |
Q & A |
| 12:00 PM |
LUNCHEON |
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Luncheon Chairman |
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James L Marketos, Partner, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe LLP and AHI Board Member |
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GREETINGS |
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Luncheon Speaker |
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Ambassador Loucas Tsilas, Executive Director. Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA) |
| AFTERNOON SESSION |
| 1:30 PM |
PANEL III: Are Greek American Organizations Meeting the Needs of the Community? |
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Moderator |
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Professor Van Coufoudakis, Rector Emeritus, University of Nicosia, Cyprus and former President, Modern Greek Studies Association |
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A. Are Greek American Organizations Meeting the Needs of the Community? |
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Dr. James Dimitriou, Past Supreme President, The Order of AHEPA |
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B. The Challenges Facing the Greek Orthodox Church in America |
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Rev. Dr. Stephen Zorzos, Presiding Priest Saint Sophia Cathedral, Washington, DCC |
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C. How Do Second, Third & Third Plus Generations of Greek Americans View Their Greek Ethnicity |
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Angelyn Balodimas - Bartolomei, PhD., Assistant Professor of Education. North Park University, Illinois |
| 2:15 PM |
Q & A |
| 2:30 PM |
PANEL IV: Current Perspectives on Current Challenges |
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Moderator |
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John Sitilides, Principal, Trilogy Advisors LLC |
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A. The Jewish American Community: How do we Compare? |
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Speaker TBD |
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B. The Greek Debt Crisis: Challenges and Responses |
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Nicholas G. Karambelas, Partner, Sfikas & Karambelas LLP and AHIF Board Member |
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C. The Role of the Greek Media in Facilitating Hellenism |
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Antonis H. Diamataris, Publisher, The National Herald |
| 3:00 PM |
Q & A |
| 3:15 PM |
PANEL V: Looking to the Next Generation of Greek Americans |
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Moderator |
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Andrew Kaffes, President, A G. Kaffes and Associates |
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A. Greek American Organization Study Programs to Greece and Cyprus |
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1. AHEPA Journey to Greece Program
Basil Mossaides, Executive Director, Order of AHEPA |
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2. National Hellenic Society Heritage Greece Program
Art Dimopoulos, Program Coordinator, National Hellenic Society |
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3. American Hellenic Institute Foreign Policy Trip to Greece and Cyprus Program
Nick Larigakis |
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B. A Perspective from Young Greek Americans |
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1. Promoting Hellenism by Directly Connecting Greek Americans Online and in the Real World
Aristotelis Chronis, Co-Founder, DCGreeks.com |
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2. Constance Baroudos, AHIF Foreign Policy Trip participant |
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3. The Next Generation Speaks: An Update on Our National Survey of Young Hellenic-Americans
Aphrodite Bouikidis, Program Director, The Next Generation initiative (HelleNext) |
| 3:30 PM |
Q & A |
| 4:00 PM |
DISCUSSION: Where do we go from here? |
| 5:00 PM |
CONCLUDING REMARKS |
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Professor Van Coufoudakis |
