9^th Annual Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference

Enhancing Hindu Community Through Mandirs

September 19-21, 2014 Renaissance Orlando Airport,  Orlando,  Florida 32812

Register Online at: www.myhmec.com

For Room Reservation, contact hotel directly at 407.513.7226

Namaste

HMEC 2014 is only five weeks away. The preparations for the conference are in full swing and registration for the conference is gaining momentum. Temples all the way from Hawaii to Massachusetts and from Canada to the Caribbean have confirmed their participation.   Over 15 Temples have already come forward to co-host the conference and the number is increasing on daily bases.

A request to all temples/Institutions to send their representatives to this unique conference.

This year’s theme for the conference is “Role of Temples in Hindu Education”. A large number of distinguished speakers/moderators representing over 60 temples/organizations/universities have already confirmed their participation.

This email update contains the following items:

1) Registration options (Delegate, Sponsor, Youth Delegate, Hotel, Booth)

2) Conference Program Agenda

3)  Invitation to participate in Birds-of-a-feather session during HMEC 2014

4) Mandir Vani: HMEC 2014 Souvenir Magazine, Call for Articles/Sponsorship

5) Tour of Orlando’s Temples on Sunday, September 21, 2014

1. REGISTRATION OPTIONS:

A.      Online registration/payment:
http://myhmec.com/hmec-2014/event-registration/?ee=7

B.      By Mail:

Please download the forms from

http://myhmec.com/hmec-2014/hmec-2014-download-forms/

and send “HMEC-2014” check and registration forms to

Vasav Mehta, 2928 Fontainebleau Dr., Atlanta, GA 30360 USA

Individual Delegates:  Adult: $151, Youth: $75 (Student/Adult < 30 yrs)

Sponsor/Co-host: (15+ temples/organizations already are co-hosting; Please join):
$501 for institution (Includes 1, delegates and 1 youth registration; ½ page space in HMEC, Booth for $50; Souvenir – deadline for ad submission is August 30).

Hotel: Renaissance Orlando Airport, 5445  Forbes Place, Orlando, FL 32812 ( Special Rate $99/night); For Room Reservation, contact hotel directly at 407.513.7226

Booths: Booths are available on First come first serve basis at a cost of $50 to Co-host participants and $ 150 for other. Interested Organizations/Vendors may please contact:  Dr. Dhananjay Joshi on 650 283 6165 –shreedbj@hotmail.com/ Mr. Abhinav Dwivedi on 813 992 0807 – abhinavd45@hotmail.com

2. CONFERENCE PROGRAM AGENDA (TENTATIVE)

3. INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN BIRDS – OF – A – FEATHER ( BoF ) SESSION 
We are happy to inform that a Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions is planned, during the upcoming Hindu Mandir Executive Conference ( HMEC ) to be held in Orlando from 19 to 21 September 2014. 
The idea is to provide a platform and adequate time to the ‘Theme Based Presenters’ to present a 
concept or a mission involving mass participation. These sessions generally are more interactive, popular, and well-attended sessions providing an opportunity to a presenter and attendees to openly discuss important topics of mutual interest with a strong emphasis on audience-driven discussion, and grassroots participation.

Two time slots thought as of now for these sessions are:
1. Friday – 19 September 2014 – 2 pm to 4 pm ( Before Conference )
2. Sunday – 21 September 2014 – 2 pm to 4 pm ( After Conference )

In case if you are interested in making a presentation in this session – Please contact:
Mr. Abhinav Dwivedi : abhinavd45@hotmail.com ( 813 992 0807 )or Dr. Dhananjay Joshi : 
shreedbj@hotmail.com ( 650 283 6165 ) with basic information about the subject and time required for the presentation before August 5 2014.

4. Mandir Vani: HMEC 2014 Souvenir Magazine, Call for Articles/Sponsorship

http://myhmec.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Mandir-Vani-Call-for-Articles-2014.pdf

The deadline for submission of articles/advertisement is August 30, 2014.

Advertisements Rates: 
                    Full Back Page- color                            $ 2,000                 

Full inside page – color                      $ 1,000

Full page – black/white                      $ 500

Half page black/white                        $ 250

Quarter page black/white                 $ 150

Page sponsor/2-line message/        $ 100

Compliments/Greetings

5. Tour Orlando’s Temples ( Optional) Sunday, September 21, 2014  – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

An exciting guided tour of 3-4 local temples awaits you on Sunday, September 21, 2014. We will visit the Hindu Temple, BAPS, ISCKON, and The Laxminarian Temple. Transportation will be provided ( $20 ).

Thank you once again for your interest and we look forward to working with you in the coming months in developing the program.

Hari Om!

Conveners of HMEC 2014

Abhinav Dwivedi, 407-275-0013, abhinavd45@hotmail.com

Nainan Desai, 813-931-7442, uc9n9n@gmail.com

Vipul Patel, 484-664-9420, patelvipulk@gmail.com