Sixteenth Annual Convention
August 16-18, 2002

George Mason University Metro Campus

• Program

• Conference Materials

• Pictures

Program

Friday, August 16, 2002

7:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Meeting

Saturday, August 17, 2002

9:00 a.m. Registration

• (Continental Breakfast)

10:00 a.m. General Session

• Opening Ceremony

• Salute to the Flags

• Opening Remarks

  • Mrs. TRUONG VAN LAN - Chair, Board of Directors, NCVA

• Greetings

  • Mr. LY VAN PHUOC - President, Vietnamese Community of DC-MD-VA

10:30 a.m. Activities Report

• Mr. NGUYEN MAU TRINH - Executive President, NCVA

11:00 a.m. Keynote Address

• Former Ambassador BUI DIEM - Founder and ex-Chairman, NCVA Board of Directors

  • “NCVA’s Role in the Life of the Overseas Vietnamese”

11:15 a.m. Presentation

• Mr. NGUYEN CAO QUYEN, former Judge, RVN

  • “Border and Territorial Waters Concessions: The Vietnam-China Relations Question”

11:30 a.m. Presentation

• Mr. NGUYEN QUOC HUNG

  • “Vietnamese American Youths and Political Participation”

11:45 a.m. Presentation

• Mr. NGUYEN NGOC BICH, former Executive President, NCVA

  • “New Directions for the Vietnamese American Community”

2:00 noon Open Session: Q&A

12:30 p.m. On-Site Catered Lunch

1:30 p.m.  Workshops and Discussion

• Group I: Vietnam-China Relations

  • Mr. TRUONG VAN THUAN, Facilitator

• Group II: Youth Participation

  • Mr. BUI VU DUC, Facilitator

• Group III: Community Building

  • Mr. GIAP NGOC PHUC, Facilitator

5:00 p.m. Adjourn (First day)

Sunday, August 18, 2002

10:00 a.m. Elections

• Officers

• Executive Committee

• NCVA Board Members

11:00 a.m. Announcements

• Election Results

• Resolutions

12:00 noon Adjourn (Conference)

Conference Materials and Meeting Notes

• Resolutions/Quyet-Nghi

  • English

  • Tieng Viet

Pictures

Registration Gathering	Some Conference Attendees	Vietnam-China Relations Discussion
Dinner @ Saigon House	More attendees	Nguyen-mau Trinh, NCVA Executive President 1998-2002, and Nguyen Quoc Hung, newly-elected Executive Pres.