[Hmec-l] Update on 10th Annual Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference; October 2-4, 2015, Radisson Hotel Trinidad, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

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Update on 10th Annual Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference

Strengthening the Hindu Family

October 2-4, 2015, Radisson Hotel Trinidad, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

Register for Conference Online at: www.myhmec.com

For Room Reservation, contact hotel directly at Phone:+1 868-625-3366

 

   
 

Update on 10th Annual Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference

Strengthening the Hindu Family

October 2-4, 2015, Radisson Hotel Trinidad, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

Register for Conference Online at: www.myhmec.com

For Room Reservation, contact hotel directly at Phone:+1 868-625-3366

Namaste

This year’s theme for the conference is “Strengthening the Hindu Family.”  A large number of distinguished speakers/moderators representing temples/organizations/universities have already confirmed their participation.

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

This email update contains the following items:

1)      Registration options (Sponsor/Co-Host, Delegate, Local Delegate, Youth Delegate, Booth)

2)      Call for Advertisement in Mandir Vani: HMEC 2014 Souvenir Magazine

3)      Conference Program Agenda

4)      Tour of Trinidad and Tobago

 

  1. REGISTRATION OPTIONS:

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 are confirming their participation.   Please register as soon as you can.

Institution Sponsor/Co-host:

o    US$1001 (includes 2 delegates and 1 youth; full page ad in HMEC souvenir)

o    US$501 (Includes 1 delegate and 1 youth; ½ page ad in HMEC souvenir)

Conference Registration (Does not include hotel stay)

o    Adult Delegate: US$151

o    Local Delegate: US$101

o    Youth: (under the age of 35): US$50

Please register:

o    On-line:  http://myhmec.com/hmec2015-2-2/hmec-2015-event-registration/

o    By mail: Download form for host/co-host/individual, fill it in and mail with check.

http://myhmec.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/HMEC-2015-Host-Registration-Form.pdf

(check payable to HMEC):  Anit Gupta, 15 Bryden Road, Southborough MA 01772. Tel: (508) 624-9041

Hotel: 

Special rate $129/night single occupancy and $139/night double occupancy

For room reservation, contact hotel directly. 

Radisson Hotel Trinidad | Port of Spain, TT:  +1 (800) 333-3333 (US/Canada) or +1 (868) 625-3363

 

Room sharing assistance: Swati Patel (610) 871-0559 or rsvpatel@gmail.com

Booths: Booths are available on First come first serve basis at a cost of $50 to Co-host participants and $ 150 for other.  Intending Organizations/Vendors may please contact:  Deoroop Teemal, 868-678-6462,dteemal@gmail.com

 

  1. CALL FOR ADVERTISEMENT IN MANDIR VANI: HMEC 2015 SOUVENIR MAGAZINE.

Souvenir Magazine is going for printing on 9/20/2015

Please submit your articles, advertisements and photographs electronically in MS Word format or PDF  to: Dr. Surendra Pandey, Chief Editor

E-mail: pandeysn@yahoo.com; Tel: 229-883-1687

 

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/Compliments/Greetings $100

 

  1. CONFERENCE PROGRAM AGENDA (TENTATIVE)

THEME: Strengthening the Hindu Family

10th HINDU MANDIR EXECUTIVES’ CONFERENCE,
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Oct 2-4, 2015
PROGRAM OVERVIEW DRAFT – July 15
FRIDAY  October 2, 2015
     
  4:00 PM Registration
Meal 6:00 PM Dinner
Session 1 7:30 PM Inaugural Session
Fri
SATURDAY PRE-LUNCH PROGRAM
SATURDAY October 3, 2015
Sadhana 6:00 AM Yoga, Meditation, Devotional Singing
Meal 7:00 AM Breakfast
Session 2 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Caribbean Hindu Experiences and Journey
Sat
Session 3 9:00 AM – 10:10 AM Family Roles
Sat
Break 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM Relaxation
Session 4 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM External Pressures: Contemporary Challenges to Family Life in the Diaspora
Sat
Session 5 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM HMEC Update
Sat
Meal 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch
SATURDAY POST-LUNCH PROGRAM
SATURDAY 9/20/2014
Parallel Tracks – Break Out Sessions (A, B, C, D)
Session 6A 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Sustaining the Family Structure
Sat
Session 6B 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Role of Hindu Institutions in Strengthening the Hindu Family
Sat
Session 6C 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Dharmic Education
Sat
Session 6D 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Youth – Grihastha Ashram
Sat
Session 7A 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Institution of Marriage: the Foundation of a Hindu Family
Sat
Session 7B 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Role of Priests in Strengthening the Hindy Family
Sat
Session 7C 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Leveraging Knowledge through Technology
Sat
Session 7D 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Youth – External Pressures
Sat
Meal 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Afternoon Tea and Snacks
    Parallel Workshops – (A, B, C, D)
Session 8A 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Parenting
Sat
Session 8B 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Servicing Hindu Devotees Needs
Sat
Session 8C 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Support Structures to Strengthen Hindu Families
Sat
Session 8D 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Youth – Identity and Self Evolution
Sat
  5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Freetime – Networking
SATURDAY EVENING
Session 9 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM Gala Dinner Program
Sat
Meal 7:00 PM Dinner &  Light Entertainment
  8:00 PM Cultural Program & Invited Speakers
SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAM
SUNDAY October 4, 2015
Sadhana 6:00 PM Yoga, Meditation, Devotional Singing
Meal 7:00 AM Breakfast
Session 10 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Nones, Millennials and Gen X
Sun
Session 11 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Hindu Pride
Sun
Relaxation 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break
Session 12 10:15 AM -11:15 PM Parallel Track Summary and Solutions Integration
Sun
Session 13 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM HMEC 2014 Closure Session
Sun
  12:15 PM End
  12:45 PM Guided Tour

 

  1.  TOUR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (OPTIONAL) SUNDAY

Explore Trinidad & Tobago

Tour Package 1‐ Hindu Trinidad (October 5, 2015)

Tour Package 2- Hindu Trinidad & Get To Know Tobago (October 5 & 6, 2015)

Tour Package 3- Hindu Trinidad & Get To Know Tobago & Get To Know Trinidad (October 5, 6 & 7, 2015)

See on line registration for details of tour options

 

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 2015

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

Deoroop Teemal, 868-678-6462, dteemal@gmail.com

 

 
Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference · An Initiative of VHP of America

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