Welcome Program and Interaction with the Nepalese Ambassador to Canada

Welcome Program and Interaction with the Nepalese Ambassador to Canada
Ottawa Citizen Hall
1101 Baxter Road, Ottawa, ON
2:00-5:00 PM
December 31, 2009

Program Outline

A. Opening and Welcome: 10 minutes

Master of Ceremony: Dr. Govinda Dahal, NRN-Canada NCC Member and NCAO Executive
Program Chair: Mr. Naba Raj Gurung, President, NRN-Canada
Welcome from Community: Ms. Radha Basnet, NRN-Canada NCC Member and ACNC President

B. Introducing Community Associations: 30 minutes

Nepalese Janajati Association of Canada: Mr. Angbaru Sherpa, President and Mr. Raj Kumar Rai, Advisor
Canadian Newa Guthi: Mr. Roshan Raj Karmacharya, Former Vice-President
Nepalese Community Network of Canada: Mr. Kiran Pant, President
Nepalese Canadian Community Services: Ms. Susan Bhandari, Executive Member
Nepalese Canadian Magar Association: Mr. Giri Raj Budhathoki, President
Association of Nepalese in Quebec: Mr. Prakash Mungarati- President
Association of Canadian Nepali Community: Mr. Bharat Chudal, Treasurer
Nepalese Canadian Association of Ottawa: Mr. Ashish Duwadi, Executive Board Member
Canada Foundation for Nepal: Mr. Pradeep Raj Sharma, Treasurer

C. Projects of Nepalese Communities in Canada: (15 min)

Nepalese Community Centre Project in the GTA: Mr. Sanjiv Rizal
Community Child Care Centre Project in Nepal: Mr. Michael Casey and Mrs. Tineke Casey
Community Youth Radio Project Ottawa: Mr. Shaligam Aryal and Mr. Prashanta Dhakal,

D: NRN-Canada Initiatives: (25 min)

Connecting to Roots Program and Deusi-Bhailo: Mr. Anup Neupane
Model Village Development Program: Dr. Naveen Vaidya
Language, Literature and Culture Promotion: Mr. Mukti Gautam
Women and Children Initiatives: Ms. Radha Basnet and Dr. Sara Chhetri
Access to Education in Nepal: Mr. Benjamin Wood and Ms. Geeta Thapa

E: Memorandum Reading and Handover: (10 min)

Reading of Dual Citizenship Memorandum: Mr. Chandra Rai
Reading of Establishment of Honorary Consulate in Calgary Memorandum: Mr. Mugadhan Rajbhandari
Memorandum Handover: Mr. Naba Raj Gurung to Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire

F: NRN-Canada and Embassy Relations: (20 min)

Presentation on behalf of NRN-Canada, Mr. Naba Raj Gurung, President
Presentation on behalf of Nepalese Embassy, His Excellency Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire, Ambassador

G: Vote of Thanks: (3 min)

Dr. Pramod Dhakal, Member of NRNA ICC, International Affairs Coordinator of NRN-Canada, and Executive Director of CFFN

E. Plenary Session: (20 min)

All participant friends will have opportunity to ask questions to the presenters
Adjournment of Formal Program

F. Informal Socialization: (50 min)

The hall is booked in such a manner that all interested participants could stay longer for socialization

G: New Year Eve Celebration: (5 hours)

7PM-12:30AM
Featuring Pradeep Baskota and his band from Toronto
Two celebrations are in order by local community organizations.