I went through the said report and it is quite mind boggling. As indicated in the report, there are clear signs of recklessness, lack of accountability and a very amateurish attitude towards the whole things on the part of the organization. From a simple business standpoint, I find that there was no projected income vs expenditures or even if it existed, it seems it was totally ignored. How could you be in the hole with $82k? Who was guiding the Conference even if there were a few persons who had accepted the responsibilities.

Let us say that we give the credit to the ANA by saying that the Convention was a success, in that ---all came, it was a good gathering and all had a good time, and there was no untoward incident. But is that how you measure a success of an organization that claims to be an umbrella organization of Nepalis diaspora in North America? You not just ran over a budget by a few dollars but you are way over your expenditures? It only shows the lack of competence of (planners and managers) the Convention Chair and of the entire ANA Board. One just cannot escape by shifting a blame to each other and by resigning from a post. The resignation of any individual Board Member MUST not be accepted until all of what the BCFIC findings are resolved and each one of them MUST be reprimanded and fired at the end. As recommended by BCFIC, they not only should be fired but disqualify them for a certain period of time to be associated with ANA in any responsible capacity the near future too.

That said, I also ask the BCFIC whether they paid any thought if the modus operandi was the same in the earlier conventions also. Without an iota of doubt, one can say that the operations of the Boston Convention were probably not very different from the earlier conventions. The only difference was that the Boston Convention happens to be in the red by $82k at the end. I say this because BCFIC report sheds light on the operations and mention about the modus operandi a few times. For example, the BCFIC report rightly mentions that there should have been an inventory of non expendable items purchased with the Boston Convention funds so that they could be used again in future Conventions. But the report fails to mention whether there was any inventory from earlier Conventions that was handed over to the Boston Convention. Can you tell us what non-expendable items were purchased in the last San Fransisco Convention that was handed over to the Boston and likewise the previous ones?

Will it be possible to put the expenditures and income report from earlier Conventions as well on the website? At the end, I find the Convention Chair and the entire Board to be exposing themselves to such an incompetence that it is shameful for all Nepalis. If there is no satisfactory response to the BCFIC report, it will be sad to see the demand coming for dissolution of ANA. In order for ANA to show that it is an umbrella organization for the diaspora in North America, it must tell the people as to what it does other than an single yearly event.

I give a full recognition that it takes a lot to organize such an event and many people had to put in a lot of their time. That is why you voluntarily become the office bearers. It is not just for the title only, one must work. However, if common business practices and general accounting practices were not followed in executing the event, what kind of message will it send to others??? Sheer incompetence or no accountability!!!