Preliminary Program Agenda Featuring Traditional Newah Samay BAJEE (Lunch), BHOYE (Dinner) and Cultural Program 11:00 AM ? 07:00 PM ? Registration (Coordinator ? Mrs. Selina Pradhan) Electronic Registration (Anu Pradhan) Web Hosted by (UniverSolutions) 11:00 AM ? 07:00 PM ? Arts, Handicrafts and Jewellery/NPPA T-shirts Display/Sale - Postcards/Posters/Video Display 11:30 AM ? 12:00 PM - Ganesh Puja (Mr. Ram Malakar - Coordinator) 12:00 PM ? 02:00 PM ? Traditional Newah SAMAY BAJI Lunch (Coordinator ? Mrs. Roshani Gorkhali) concurrently with Opening Ceremony to be addressed by the Chief Guest, His Excellency Royal Nepalese Ambassador, Mr. Kedar B. Shrestha and other invited speakers. (MC - Mrs. Beena Baidya) 2:00 ? 2:30 PM ? Community Related Issues (Moderator Dr. Devendra Amatya): Updates on Non-Resident Nepalese (NRN) Issues ? Dr. Shyam Karki Newah Center ? A Thought (Dr. Mahesh Baidya) 2:30 ? 3:30 PM ? "Youth and Newah Culture in Mainstream America "(Moderator ? Mrs. Meera Shrestha) 3:30 ? 4:30 PM ? "Business Entrepreneurship in USA " (Moderator ? Mr. Laxman Pradhan) 4:30 ? 5:00 PM ? Coffee Break/Socializing and Networking (Coordinators ? Mrs. Azal Amatya and Mrs. Nirmala Rajbhandari) 5:00 ? 7:30 PM ? Lively Cultural Program (Coordinator ? Mrs. Shanti Shrestha; Music and AudioVisuals by MayaSolutions) Late Shree Hari Ram Shrestha Memorial Award (Sponsor ? Mr. Shankar R Shrestha) Recognition of individuals making significant contributions to NPPA (Coordinator - Mr. Surendra Pradhan) Best Article in 2004 DABU Issue Award (Coordinator - Dr. Narayan Rajbhandari) Announcement of election of NPPA's new executive committee for 2005-07 (Coordinator ? Mrs. Neeva Pradhan) 7:30 ? 10:00 PM - Traditional Newah "BHOYE" sitting Dinner (Coordinator ? Mrs. Roshani Gorkhali). Traditional cuisine catered by Kathmandu Kitchen (Baltimore) 10:00? 10:30 PM - Raffles/Dances (Coordinator ? Mr. Bijaya Shrestha) 10:30 ? 11J PM ? Cleanup (All volunteers) END OF PROGRAM