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31st Annual Summer Meeting - June 25-29, 2008

Schedule of Events

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008
06:00 pm -  10:30 pm Dandy Cruise Dinner,  Potomac River Coaches departing hotel at 4:45 pm
04:30 pm -  08:30 pm Welcoming Reception by the Host Committee Thurgood Marshall West
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008
07:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast (CME & Day-on-the-Hill Registrants) States Corridor
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) ACTIVITY Registration Required
09:00 am – noon Scientific Session Ballroom Salon 3
  Boxed Lunch Ballroom Salon 1
DAY-ON-THE-HILL: Freedom, Justice, and Law Registration Required
07:30 am – 9:00 am  Briefing on Advocacy for Civil Liberties & Profiling Virginia Suites A/B/C
10:00 am – noon Visits to Congress Representative & Senator Offices Pre-scheduled office buildings
12:30 pm – 02:30 pm Luncheon Reception at Hill Capitol Building - Room HC5
Coaches departing for Capitol Building at 9:00 am & 11:30 am – Returning at 2:30 pm
COUNCIL MEETING
03:00 pm – 05:00 pm APPNA Council Meeting (session 1) Virginia Suites A/B/C
ALLIANCE FAMILY NIGHT BANQUET & ENTERTAINMENT Ticketed Event - Registration Required
06:30 pm – 10:30 pm Speaker: Zeenat Rehman, An evening with  Zia Mohyeddin Ballroom Salon 1
MULTI-CULTURAL MUSHAIRA Open to All
10:00 pm – 01-00 am Amanullah Khan, Sarwat Mohiuddid, Sabir Raza, & more Maryland Suites A/B/C
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2008
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) ACTIVITY  Registration Required
07:30 am – 08:00 am CME Breakfast States Corridor
08:00 am – 12:30 pm Scientific Session Ballroom Salon 3
12:30 pm – 01:00 pm Sponsored Lunch and Presentation Ballroom Salon 1
SAYA DEBATE
10:00 am – 01:00 pm “Should Future of Pakistan be of concern to Pakistani-American Youth?” Virginia A
SEMINAR: “Up-lifting our families” Open to All
12:00 pm – 01:45 pm Faculty: Jamal Badavi, Hamza Yousuf, Malik Mujahid Washington Room 1/2/3
FRIDAY PRAYER
01:45 pm – 02:15 pm Khutba by Shaikh Hamza Yousuf Washington Room 4/5
SEMINAR: “Universal Human Right to Education” Open to All
03:30 pm – 05:30 pm Right-based approach to promote literacy in Pakistan Ballroom Salon 2
SAYA FILM SCREENING
03.00 pm – 05:00 pm Film Screening in Collaboration with UPF Virginia A
SOCIAL FORUM: Young Professionals Network Program Registration Required
04:00 pm – 10:00 pm Interaction & Dinner Washington 2
SAYA DINNER Ticketed Event Registration Required
05:30 pm – 10:00 pm SAYA Dinner & Concert Washington Room 3
CAPPNA DINNER Ticketed Event - Registration Required
06:00 pm – 09:00 pm Dinner & fun activities Washington Room 1
ALUMNI PROGRAM & DINNER Ticketed Event Registration Required
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Aga Khan University Medical College Coolidge
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Allama Iqbal Medical College Delaware
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Dow Medical College Ballroom Salon 1
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Fatima Jinnah Medical College – Keynote: Zeenat Anwar Wilson A/B
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Khyber Medical College Thurgood Marshall South
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm King Edward Medical College – Keynote: Ethan Casey Ballroom Salon 3, Balcony CD
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Liaquat Medical College Harding
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm North American Medical Schools (NAMA) Hoover
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Nishtar Medical College – Keynote: UK Minister Shahid Malik Virginia Suites A/B/C
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Punjab Medical College Wilson C
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Ballroom Balcony B
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Rawalpindi Medical College Thurgood Marshall West
06:00 pm– 09:00 pm Sind Medical College Maryland
06:00 pm – 09:00 pm Dental Society of APPNA Balcony A
FRIDAY NIGHT PROGRAM & ENTERTAINMENT Ticketed Event - Registration Required
09:30 pm – 01:00 am Featuring Amjad Sabri Qawwal & Hamnawa (tentative) Ballroom Salon 1/2/3
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2008
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) ACTIVITY
07:30 am – 8:00 am CME Breakfast States Corridor
08:00 am – 10:00 am Scientific Session Ballroom Salon 3
12:30 pm – 01:00 pm Sponsored Lunch and Presentation Ballroom Salon 1
ALLIANCE WORKSHOP: “Dynamics of Domestic Violence”
10:00 am – 11:45 am By Maryam Aziz, Program Director, Hamdard Center Delaware
ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTANI DESCENT CARDIOLOGISTS (APCNA) SEMINAR
12:00 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch Buffet and presentation Wilson A/B
PAKPAC & CENTER FOR VOTER ADVOCACY LUNCHEON Ticketed Event - Registration Required
12:00 pm – 02:00 pm Senator Joseph Biden and Congressman Keith Ellison Washington 1/2/3
SEMINAR: “Democracy and Justice in Pakistan”
Hosted by APP-JD & Doctors for Democracy
Open to All
12:00 pm – 02:00 pm Pakistani Political and Judiciary Figures are Speaking Maryland
FASHION SHOW
Noon - 02:00 pm SAYA-CAPPNA Fashion Show Ballroom Salon 2
GENERAL BODY MEETING
02:00 pm – 05:00 pm APPNA General Body Meeting Ballroom Salon 3
SOCIAL FORUM: Young Professionals Network Program   Registration Required
03:00 pm – 05:00 pm YPN Follow-up Activity Washington 6
APPNA BANQUET & ENTERTAINMENT  Ticketed Event Registration Required
06:00 pm – 01:00 am Keynote Speaker:  Congressman Keith Ellison
 Performers:  Amanat Ali and Mauli Dave
Ballroom Salon 1/2/3
Grand URDU MUSHAIRA Open to All
10:00 pm – 01:00 am Ahmad Faraz, Qasim Peerzada, Gopi Chand Naranag, Noshi Gilani, Abdur Rahman Abd, Taqi Abidi, Asaf Dar, Naeem Kohli & more Maryland
SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2008
08:00 am – 9:00 am Traditional Breakfast Virginia A/B/C
COUNCIL MEETING
09:00 am – noon APPNA Council Meeting (session 2) Delaware
ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
Thursday, June 26 Dow Class Reunion of 1989 (07:00 pm –10:00 pm) Coolidge
Friday, June 27 Dow Class Reunion of 1984 (04:00pm  – 05:00 pm) Ballroom Balcony A
Friday, June 27 KEMC General Body Meeting (02:00pm  – 04:30 pm) Hoover
Friday, June 27 SMC General Body Meeting (03:00 pm - 05:00 pm) Maryland
Friday, June 27 AIMC General Body Meeting (02:00pm – 05:00 pm) Delaware
Friday, June 27 Nishtar Executive Council Meeting (03:00 – 05:00 pm) Coolidge
Saturday, June 28 Dow General Body Meeting (10:00 am – noon) Virginia ABC
Saturday, June 28 AKUH Class Reunion of 1993 (11:00 am – 03:00 pm) Ballroom Balcony A
Saturday, June 28 Dow Class Reunion of 1988 (11:00 am – 02:00 pm ) Ballroom Balcony B
APPNA EXHIBITION
Thursday  01:00 am – 06:00 pm Exhibit Hall C & B (Through Atrium)
Friday 08:00 am – 06:00 pm Exhibit Hall C & B (Through Atrium)
Saturday 08:00 am – 06:00 pm Exhibit Hall C & B (Through Atrium)
Sunday 08:00 am – 01:00 pm Exhibit Hall C & B (Through Atrium)
BABY SITTING
Thursday   Wilson A/B/C
Friday   Nathan Hale, Thomas Paine, Ethan Allen
Saturday   Nathan Hale, Thomas Paine, Ethan Allen
PRAYER ROOM (Multi-Faith)
Daily Prayers Fajar: 5:40 Zhuhr: 2:00 Asr: 5:30 Maghrib: 8:40 Isha: 10:15 Harding
Jummah Prayer 01:45 pm – 02:15 pm Washington 4/5
  Maghrib & Isha Prayers on Friday & Saturday Nights Washington 4/5