UMD Conference Washington,DC June 11-13-ОМД Конференција во Вашингтон Јуни 11-13

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UMD Conference Washington,DC June 11-13-ОМД Конференција во Вашингтон Јуни 11-13 [FONT=&quot]The 1st United Macedonian Diaspora Global Conference will be held in Washington, D.C. On June 11-13, 2009![/FONT]

Macedonians and friends of Macedonia from throughout the world will come together for three days full of advocacy, discussions, education fun and networking.

• [FONT=&quot]Hear from policymakers, activists, experts, foreign dignitaries and elected officials in thought-provoking and inspiring panels;[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Be a VIP in small, in-depth discussions;[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Choose from dozens of informative, dynamic, hands-on workshops;[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Network with fellow Macedonians;[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Meet the UMD Board and representatives;[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Learn what to take back to your local community to produce results![/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Confirmed Guests (many more to be revealed as we get closer)[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Macedonian Ambassador to USA, Ambassador Dr. Zoran Jolevski[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia, Ambassador Philip T. Reeker[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
U.S. Congressman from the State of Indiana, Mark Souder
U.S. Congressman from the State of New Jersey Bill Pascrell
U.S. Congresswoman from the State of Michigan Candice Miller
Director of the Macedonian Agency of Emigration, Mr. Vasil Naumov
Bishop Metodij of the American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese
Vice Prime Minister Ivica Bocevski
Former UN President of the General Assembly, Srdjan Kerim

[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]The work of UMD is more crucial than ever. Join us in Washington, D.C. And connect with Macedonians from throughout the world.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Registration Info[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]$250 General Registration[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]$400 Family Registration [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]$150 Student Registration[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]$200 Senior Citizens Registration[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Registration includes: [/FONT]

• [FONT=&quot]All panels and workshops[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Congressional Awards Lunch[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Ambassador's Reception[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Lunch with High-Profile Macedonian Government Official[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Human Rights Awards Luncheon[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Gala Banquet and Dinner[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Click HERE to register[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]After April 5, 2009, the registration fees will increase by $100.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Hotel Info [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202
1-703-920-3230

Room rates: $129/single & double - Please mention the United Macedonian Diaspora when making your reservation. Or click HERE to make your reservation online.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Airlines Discount [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Through partnership with United Airlines UMD Global Conference participants can obtain discounts of up to 15% off of airfares when flying on UMD's preferred partner airlines: United, United Express, and Lufthansa. United code share flights operated by Air Canada, Island Air, and Great Lakes are also eligible for these discounts. For reservations within the U.S. Or Canada, contact United's MeetingsPlus reservation service at the Toll Free Number (800) 521-4041. For international travel, contact your local United or Lufthansa reservations office. Provide your reservations agent with Meeting ID 585HH to receive your discount.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tentative Agenda[/FONT]

Thursday, June 11, 2009​

Breakfast: Advocacy the UMD Way: The Leadership Voice............................... 8:30 AM‑10:00 AM
Meetings on Capitol Hill.............................................. ......................................... 10:15 AM‑4:00 PM
U.S. Macedonia Friendship Awards Congressional Lunch.................................... 12:30 PM‑2:00 PM
Welcome Orientation....................................... .................................................. ..... 5:00 PM‑6:00 PM
Reception Hosted by Ambassador Zoran Jolevski at Embassy of Macedonia......... 6:30 PM‑8:30 PM

Friday, June 12, 2009​

Breakfast......................................... .................................................. ................................... 8:00 AM
Macedonia’s Economic Environment - Its Attraction to U.S. And Foreign Investors 8:30 AM‑11:00 AM
Strategic Perspective on Macedonia within the EU - How it Currently Fits within the
European Family............................................ .............................................. 11:15 AM‑12:45 PM
Lunch: U.S.-Macedonian Relations and NATO’s Future Opportunities and Challenges
(Keynote: High-Profile Macedonian Government Official)............................... 1:00 PM‑2:30 PM
Success Stories: Macedonians Making a Difference in the World........................... 2:45 PM‑4:15 PM
Networking Reception Boat Cruise on the Potomac River...................................... 5:30 PM‑8:00 PM
Igranka featuring Merak Band from Syracuse, New York.................................... 9:00 PM‑12:30 AM

Saturday, June 13, 2009​

Breakfast: UMD Board of Director’s Policy Briefings
“Global Macedonian Challenges Today”............................................ ................. 9:00 AM‑10:30 AM
Fun Activities for Children including Monument Tours......................................... 9:00 AM‑4:30 PM
Marketing: Best Practices for the Positive Branding of Macedonia.................... 10:45 AM‑12:15 AM
Lunch: Macedonian Minorities in Southeast Europe and Awards Ceremony........ 12:30 PM‑2:30 PM (Award to Vinozito, Omo Ilinden Pirin and Macedonian activist from Albania)
Women, Beyond the Bake Sale.............................................. ................................. 2:15 PM‑3:15 PM
How Did We Get Here? Macedonian History and Identity for Macedonian Advocates 3:30 PM‑4:30 PM
Philanthropy and Macedonian Children.......................................... ........................ 3:30 PM‑4:30 PM
Building Young Leadership – A New Generation........................................ ........... 4:45 PM‑5:45 PM
Preserving and Advancing the Macedonian Language.......................................... .. 4:45 PM‑5:45 PM
Macedonians in the Health Field Networking........................................ .................. 6:00 PM‑7:00 PM
Lawyers of Macedonian Heritage Networking........................................ ................ 6:00 PM‑7:00 PM
Macedonian Heritage Silent Auction........................................... .......................... 7:30 PM‑10:30 PM
UMD President’s Reception Celebrating UMD’s 5th Anniversary.......................... 7:30 PM‑8:30 PM
Gala Banquet and Awards Ceremony
(Special Performance by the Goce Delchev Macedonian Folk Dance Ensemble
and concert by the renowned St. Zlata Meglenska Women’s Choir)............... 8:30 PM‑10:30 PM
Igranka featuring Merak Band from Syracuse, New York.................................. 10:00 PM‑12:30 AM

 

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Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias is attending the UMD Global Conference all the way from Greece...are you coming?
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We are pleased to announce that Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias - the spiritual leader of Macedonians in Greece will be attending the UMD Global Conference. UMD will honor Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias at an Awards Ceremony on June 13, 2009 for his long struggle and pursuit of advocating religious freedom for the Macedonian Orthodox faith in Greece, which today continues to be denied by the Government of Greece and the Greek Orthodox Church.

Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias is a monk of the Orthodox Christian faith. He is a citizen of the Republic of Greece and is a member of the ethnic Macedonian national minority in that country. He was an ordained member of the Orthodox Church in Greece (the only legal Orthodox Church in Greece) from 1973 until 1991. Archimandrite Tsarknias served as a personal secretary to the Florina/Lerin diocese's bishop, Augustine. Archimandrite Tsarknias opposed bishop Augustin's attempt to eradicate Macedonian religious customs, which have been suppressed by the Greek Government since the end of the Second Balkan Wars in 1913.

After openly declaring his ethnic Macedonian identity in 1991, and having communicated with parishioners in the Macedonian language, he was dismissed from his ecclesiastical post in the diocese of Florina/Lerin. He assumed the same post in Edessa/Voden but was subsequently dismissed there also. On March 11, 1992, he was expelled from the Orthodox Church in Greece altogether. Archimandrite Tsarknias became an ordained member of the Macedonian Orthodox Church following his expulsion from the Orthodox Church in Greece.

Archimandrite Tsarknias continues to experience difficulties in his spiritual duties to the ethnic Macedonian minority, a result of longstanding Greek Government policy towards minorities.

Please join us on June 13, 2009, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., to hear Archimandrite Tsarknias' story of pain, ridicule, and dedication to withstand any pressure from the Greek Government. Click HERE to watch an interview of Archimandrite Tsarknias on Greek national television.

Register NOW and take advantage of our Special Early Bird Packages. Save $100 by registering before May 3, 2009!
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And save up to 15% when you fly United Airlines, Lufthansa, and Air Canada for the Conference. For details, click HERE.

The first UMD Global Conference will be held on June 11-13, 2009 in Washington, D.C. For the tentative agenda, information on how to book your hotel for only $129 a night, and how to register for the conference, please visit our NEW website http://www.UMDGlobalConference.org

If you cannot make it for all three days, you can register for individual events. Click HERE.

Join Macedonians and friends of Macedonia from throughout the world, including from places like Brazil, Australia, Russia, Japan, Croatia, and Sweden, who will come together for three days, three nights of thought-provoking discussions with leading thinkers and policy-makers. Click HERE for the tentative program of the Global Conference.

Be there from the start to...

• Hear from policymakers, activists, experts, foreign dignitaries and elected officials in thought-provoking and inspiring panels.
• Be a VIP in small, in-depth discussions.
• Choose from dozens of informative, dynamic, hands-on workshops.
• Network with fellow Macedonians.
• Meet the UMD Board and representatives. Learn what to take back to your local community to produce results!

The work of UMD is more crucial than ever. Join us in Washington, D.C. and connect with Macedonians from throughout the world. To learn more about the conference and/or to register, visit http://www.UMDGlobalConference.org

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please contact Ivona at igrimberg@umdiaspora.org

Advertise your business in the UMD Global Conference Commemorative Journal. Click HERE for more information.

For all other conference questions/ideas, please contact Aleksandra at (202) 756-2244 or info@UMDGlobalConference.org

For more information, please visit our special conference website at http://www.UMDGlobalConference.org

PLEASE FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO ALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS! THIS IS AN EVENT YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS IF YOU ARE MACEDONIAN!


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дајте карти :motor:

 

[Apokalipto]

дајте карти :motor:

И јас би играл така... на дадени карти

Како и да е... убав настан за кој се надевам дека ќе си ја исполни целта- ќе им докаже на гејските свињи дека постоиме и ние.

 

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Интересно интересно!!!

 

[Крусер]

дајте карти :motor:

Има да си уплати човек, на Интернет. Линкот е даден. Патот секој сам си го плаќа.

Секоја чест за конференцијава. Само напред!

 

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Podetalna agenda

A G E N D A

Thursday, June 11, 2009*

Breakfast: Advocacy the UMD Way 8:30 AM 10:00 AM
Location: B-339 Rayburn House Office Building

Meetings on Capitol Hill 10:15 AM 4:00 PM

U.S.-Macedonia Friendship Awards Congressional Lunch 12:30 PM 2:00 PM
Location: Cannon Caucus Room, 2nd Floor, Cannon House Office Building

Awardees:

Congresswoman Candice Miller (Michigan)
Congressman Harry Mitchell (Arizona)
Congressman Bill Pascrell (New Jersey)
Congressman Earl Pomeroy (North Dakota)
Congressman Mark Souder (Indiana)

Reception Hosted by Ambassador Zoran Jolevski at Embassy of Macedonia 6:30 PM 8:30 PM
Location: Embassy of Macedonia, 2129 Wyoming Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

UMD International Freedom Award to be presented to Senator Richard G. Lugar (Indiana)

Friday, June 12, 2009**

Breakfast 8:30 AM-9:00 AM

Panel: Macedonia's Economic Environment and Attractiveness to Foreign Investors 9:00 AM 11:00 AM

Panelists:
Viktor Mizo, President, InvestMacedonia
Ilijanco Gagovski, General Manager, Microsoft Macedonia
Hilleary Smith, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce

Moderator: Ivona M. Grimberg, President, IMG Consulting

Panel: Prospects of Euro-Atlantic Integration for Macedonia 11:15 AM 12:45 PM

Panelists:
Ivica Bocevski, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
Boban Ilik, Secretary-General, Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in Southeast Europe
Daniel P. Serwer, Vice President, Center for Post-Conflict Peace, United States Institute of Peace

Moderator: Michael L. Braxton, Retired Foreign Service Officer

Lunch: U.S.-Macedonian Relations: Priorities and Outlook 1:00 PM 2:30 PM

UMD Macedonian Heritage Public Service Award to be presented to Dr. Srgjan Kerim

Remarks by:

Ivica Bocevski, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
Major General Michael D. Dubie, Adjutant General of the State of Vermont
Ambassador Zoran Jolevski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the United States
Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Macedonia

Preserving and Advancing the Macedonian Language 2:45 PM 3:45 PM

Presenter: Elena Petroska, Department of Macedonian and South Slavic Languages, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius; Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Indiana University

Panel: Macedonian Women Making a Difference 4:00 PM 5:00 PM

Panelists:

Virginia Evans, Macedonian Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
Sonja Magdevski, Journalist, Malibu, California

Moderator: Aleksandra Trpkovska, Board Member, United Macedonian Diaspora

Macedonian Art Show and Silent Auction 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Organized by Maria-Emilia Kubaiska
Igranka featuring Merak Band from Syracuse, New York 8:30 PM 12:30 AM

Special Performances by

Aleksandrija Macedonian Folk Dance Ensemble

Saturday, June 13, 2009**

Breakfast 8:30 – 9:00 AM

UMD Board of Director's Policy Briefings "Global Macedonian Challenges Today" 9:00 AM 10:30 AM

Speakers:

UMD Board Members
Boris Kamchev, UMD Representative, St. Petersburg, Russia
Zlatko Nikolovski, UMD Representative, Vienna, Austria

Panel: Marketing: Best Practices for the Positive Branding of Macedonia 10:45 AM 12:15 PM

Panelists:

Bruce Bertman, CEO, Networld Online Inc.
Jill M. Kovalich, Director of Marketing, Konowitz, Kahn & Company, P.C.

Moderator: Dana Klein, Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Macedonia to Florida

Lunch: Macedonian Minorities in Southeast Europe and Awards Ceremony 12:30 PM 2:30 PM

UMD Religious Freedom Award to be presented to Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias

UMD Human Rights Award to be presented to Macedonian Alliance for European Integration (Albania), OMO Ilinden PIRIN (Bulgaria), Vinozito (Greece)

Keynote: Joseph K. Grieboski, President, Institute on Religion and Public Policy

Panelists:

Liana Dumitrescu, Association of Macedonians in Romania (Romania)
Stoyan Georgiev, Co-President, OMO Ilinden PIRIN (Bulgaria)
Tako Grozdani, Secretary General, Macedonian Alliance for European Integration
Anastas Odzaklieski, President, All-Macedonian Coordination of Croatia (Croatia)
Mark Opashinov, Secretary, Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (Canada)
Athanasios Parisis, Vinozito (Greece)

Moderator: Aleksandar Mitreski, Co-Founder and Vice President, United Macedonian Diaspora

Panel: How Did We Get Here? Macedonian History and Identity 2:45 PM 4:30 PM

Panelists:

Ernest Damianopoulos, Senior Research Scientist, VA Medical Center
Loring Danforth, Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology, Chair of the Division of Social Sciences, Bates College
Michael (Keathley) Dimitri, Ball State University
Steve Pliakes, Founder and President, Canadian Macedonian Olympic Club

Moderator: Stojan Nikolov, Board Member, United Macedonian Diaspora

Panel: Young Leadership – A New Generation 3:30 PM 4:30 PM

Panelists:

Emil Hristov, President, EMSA Construction
Aleksandar Kirkovski, President, YMCA Macedonia
Jeanne Whitney Smith, President, Friends of Macedonia
Aleksandar Stefanovski, Founder, Roboteka

Moderator: Vladimir Atseff

Macedonian Art Show and Silent Auction 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Organized by Maria-Emilia Kubaiska
UMD President's Reception Celebrating UMD's 5th Anniversary 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

Gala Banquet 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

Special Performances by

Goce Delchev Macedonian Folk Dance Ensemble
Aleksandrija Macedonian Folk Dance Ensemble
and a concert by the renowned
St. Zlata Meglenska Women's Choir

Mistress of Ceremonies: Sonja Magdevski, Journalist, Malibu, California

Remarks by

Darko Angelov, Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Macedonia
Ambassador Zoran Jolevski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the United States
Metodija A. Koloski, President, United Macedonian Diaspora
Congressman Bill Pascrell (New Jersey)
Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Macedonia
Aleksandra Trpkovska, Board Member and Chair of UMD Global Conference Planning Committee

Igranka featuring Merak Band from Syracuse, New York 9:00 PM 12:30 AM

*Thursday activities are held in Congress, except for the evening reception at the Embassy
**Friday and Saturday activities are all held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott

 

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Podetalna agenda

A G E N D A

Thursday, June 11, 2009*

Breakfast: Advocacy the UMD Way 8:30 AM 10:00 AM
Location: B-339 Rayburn House Office Building

Meetings on Capitol Hill 10:15 AM 4:00 PM

U.S.-Macedonia Friendship Awards Congressional Lunch 12:30 PM 2:00 PM
Location: Cannon Caucus Room, 2nd Floor, Cannon House Office Building

Awardees:

Congresswoman Candice Miller (Michigan)
Congressman Harry Mitchell (Arizona)
Congressman Bill Pascrell (New Jersey)
Congressman Earl Pomeroy (North Dakota)
Congressman Mark Souder (Indiana)

Reception Hosted by Ambassador Zoran Jolevski at Embassy of Macedonia 6:30 PM 8:30 PM
Location: Embassy of Macedonia, 2129 Wyoming Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

UMD International Freedom Award to be presented to Senator Richard G. Lugar (Indiana)

Friday, June 12, 2009**

Breakfast 8:30 AM-9:00 AM

Panel: Macedonia's Economic Environment and Attractiveness to Foreign Investors 9:00 AM 11:00 AM

Panelists:
Viktor Mizo, President, InvestMacedonia
Ilijanco Gagovski, General Manager, Microsoft Macedonia
Hilleary Smith, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce

Moderator: Ivona M. Grimberg, President, IMG Consulting

Panel: Prospects of Euro-Atlantic Integration for Macedonia 11:15 AM 12:45 PM

Panelists:
Ivica Bocevski, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
Boban Ilik, Secretary-General, Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in Southeast Europe
Daniel P. Serwer, Vice President, Center for Post-Conflict Peace, United States Institute of Peace

Moderator: Michael L. Braxton, Retired Foreign Service Officer

Lunch: U.S.-Macedonian Relations: Priorities and Outlook 1:00 PM 2:30 PM

UMD Macedonian Heritage Public Service Award to be presented to Dr. Srgjan Kerim

Remarks by:

Ivica Bocevski, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
Major General Michael D. Dubie, Adjutant General of the State of Vermont
Ambassador Zoran Jolevski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the United States
Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Macedonia

Preserving and Advancing the Macedonian Language 2:45 PM 3:45 PM

Presenter: Elena Petroska, Department of Macedonian and South Slavic Languages, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius; Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Indiana University

Panel: Macedonian Women Making a Difference 4:00 PM 5:00 PM

Panelists:

Virginia Evans, Macedonian Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
Sonja Magdevski, Journalist, Malibu, California

Moderator: Aleksandra Trpkovska, Board Member, United Macedonian Diaspora

Macedonian Art Show and Silent Auction 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Organized by Maria-Emilia Kubaiska
Igranka featuring Merak Band from Syracuse, New York 8:30 PM 12:30 AM

Special Performances by

Aleksandrija Macedonian Folk Dance Ensemble

Saturday, June 13, 2009**

Breakfast 8:30 – 9:00 AM

UMD Board of Director's Policy Briefings "Global Macedonian Challenges Today" 9:00 AM 10:30 AM

Speakers:

UMD Board Members
Boris Kamchev, UMD Representative, St. Petersburg, Russia
Zlatko Nikolovski, UMD Representative, Vienna, Austria

Panel: Marketing: Best Practices for the Positive Branding of Macedonia 10:45 AM 12:15 PM

Panelists:

Bruce Bertman, CEO, Networld Online Inc.
Jill M. Kovalich, Director of Marketing, Konowitz, Kahn & Company, P.C.

Moderator: Dana Klein, Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Macedonia to Florida

Lunch: Macedonian Minorities in Southeast Europe and Awards Ceremony 12:30 PM 2:30 PM

UMD Religious Freedom Award to be presented to Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias

UMD Human Rights Award to be presented to Macedonian Alliance for European Integration (Albania), OMO Ilinden PIRIN (Bulgaria), Vinozito (Greece)

Keynote: Joseph K. Grieboski, President, Institute on Religion and Public Policy

Panelists:

Liana Dumitrescu, Association of Macedonians in Romania (Romania)
Stoyan Georgiev, Co-President, OMO Ilinden PIRIN (Bulgaria)
Tako Grozdani, Secretary General, Macedonian Alliance for European Integration
Anastas Odzaklieski, President, All-Macedonian Coordination of Croatia (Croatia)
Mark Opashinov, Secretary, Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (Canada)
Athanasios Parisis, Vinozito (Greece)

Moderator: Aleksandar Mitreski, Co-Founder and Vice President, United Macedonian Diaspora

Panel: How Did We Get Here? Macedonian History and Identity 2:45 PM 4:30 PM

Panelists:

Ernest Damianopoulos, Senior Research Scientist, VA Medical Center
Loring Danforth, Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology, Chair of the Division of Social Sciences, Bates College
Michael (Keathley) Dimitri, Ball State University
Steve Pliakes, Founder and President, Canadian Macedonian Olympic Club

Moderator: Stojan Nikolov, Board Member, United Macedonian Diaspora

Panel: Young Leadership – A New Generation 3:30 PM 4:30 PM

Panelists:

Emil Hristov, President, EMSA Construction
Aleksandar Kirkovski, President, YMCA Macedonia
Jeanne Whitney Smith, President, Friends of Macedonia
Aleksandar Stefanovski, Founder, Roboteka

Moderator: Vladimir Atseff

Macedonian Art Show and Silent Auction 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Organized by Maria-Emilia Kubaiska
UMD President's Reception Celebrating UMD's 5th Anniversary 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

Gala Banquet 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

Special Performances by

Goce Delchev Macedonian Folk Dance Ensemble
Aleksandrija Macedonian Folk Dance Ensemble
and a concert by the renowned
St. Zlata Meglenska Women's Choir

Mistress of Ceremonies: Sonja Magdevski, Journalist, Malibu, California

Remarks by

Darko Angelov, Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Macedonia
Ambassador Zoran Jolevski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the United States
Metodija A. Koloski, President, United Macedonian Diaspora
Congressman Bill Pascrell (New Jersey)
Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Macedonia
Aleksandra Trpkovska, Board Member and Chair of UMD Global Conference Planning Committee

Igranka featuring Merak Band from Syracuse, New York 9:00 PM 12:30 AM

*Thursday activities are held in Congress, except for the evening reception at the Embassy
**Friday and Saturday activities are all held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott

Super poteg priznanieto za sen.Lugar.