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Program Schedule

Access to workshops, career fair and exhibitors are free to the public. Only paid registrants will have access to meals (breakfast, lunch, banquet dinner and reception).

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - Media Training Day
8:30 am – 12:00 pm Registration / Set-up
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Media Training - Masters Ballroom

Hosted in collaboration with Vietnamese American Television
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Board Meeting/Training - Renoir Room
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch - Gallery II
1:00 – 3:00 pm Board Meeting/Training - Renoir Room
3:30 – 5:00 pm Business Advisory Council Meeting - Renoir Room
 

Thursday, September 14, 2006 - Capitol Hill Day
10:30 am Meet at Hilton Arlington
12:30 – 5:00 pm Congressional Briefing - Rayburn House Office Building 2318 (House Science Committee Room)
  • Hurricane Katrina / Housing (12:30 - 2:30 pm)
    • Hung Nguyen, President/CEO, National Congress of Vietnamese Americans
    • Huy Bui, Executive Director, National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies
    • James Dien Bui, Regional Director, National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies
    • Uyen Le, Dan Than Fellow, National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies
    • Jimmy Lee, Executive Director, The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
    • Tram Nguyen, External Relations Manager, Boat People SOS
    • Report on Vietnamese Americans in Hurricane-Impacted Gulf Areas will be released
    • Hosted in collaboration with Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and National Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans for Community Development
  • Human Rights (3:00 - 5:00 pm)
3:30 – 4:30 pm Congressional Office Visits
5:00 – 7:00 pm Congressional Reception - Rayburn HOB B369
 

Friday, September 15, 2006
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration / Check-in
8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast
8:30 – 5:00 pm Job Fair and Exhibits - Job Fair and Exhibits are opened all day.
9:00 – 9:45 am Opening Ceremony / Welcoming Remarks - Gallery I
10:00 – 11:15 am Concurrent Workshops 1
  CreditSmart - Maheen Qureshi, Freddie Mac - Gallery II How to Do Business with Federal Government - Raul Catangui, Synergy Alliances; Juan Carlos Rivera Montes, Overseas Private Investment Corporation; Thomas Ray, Defense Logistics Agency; Nghi Huynh, World Developers Group (Mary Chi Ray, Moderators) - Gallery I
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch Keynote - Empowering Neighbors - Gallery II
1:15 – 2:30 pm Concurrent Workshops 2
  Homeownership: What Do You Need to Know? - Mike Eastman, First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation (Dat Nguyen, Moderator) - DaVinci Suite How to Write a Grant - Sweet! - Julie Mancuso and Cassandra Miller, Youth Service America - Gallery III Social Security Awareness
- Marianne Brackney, Social Security Administration - Gallery I		 U.S.-Vietnam Relations / Vietnam Joins WTO: Pros and Cons - Prof. Nguyen Manh Hung and Nguyen Quoc Khai (Amb. Bui Diem and Prof. Nguyen Ngoc Bich, Moderators) - Renoir Suite
2:30 – 3:15 pm Networking Break / Job Fair and Exhibits
3:15 – 4:30 pm Concurrent Workshops 3
  How to Do a Media Interview - Khanh Nguyen, Radio Free Asia - DaVinci Suite Action Planning 101: Creating Change
- Daniel Hatcher and Angeline Mutima, Youth Service America - Gallery III		 Resources for Employers and Job Seekers - Dai Nguyen, Northern Virginia SkillSource Centers; Lisa Miller, State Farm - Gallery I Health Issues for Older People  - Dr. Nguyen Y Duc and Tran Van Sang (Nguyen Mau Trinh, Moderator) - Renoir Suite
Gala Program
6:00 – 7:30 pm VIP Reception
7:30 – 10:00 pm 20th Anniversary Gala - Gallery Ballroom
  • MC
  • Keynote Speaker
  • Awardees
    • Corporate Citizen Award - Freddie Mac
    • Lifetime Achievement Award - Ms. Khuc Minh Tho
    • Community Service Award - Vietnamese Youth Education Association
  • Performance
    • Pianist Cuong Hung Van, Gold Winner of the Cincinnati World Piano Competition

Note: Registration fees include the Gala Dinner. Separate Gala Dinner tickets are available to guests who have not paid to attend the conference.
 
Saturday, September 16, 2006
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration / Check-in
8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast
8:30 – 5:00 pm Job Fair and Exhibits - Job Fair and Exhibits are opened all day.
9:00 – 11:00 am General Session - Building Sustainable Communities: The State of the Vietnamese American Community in the U.S. - Gallery I
  • Ngoan Le, Senior Program Manager, Chicago Community Trust
  • Mai Tat Dac, former Board Chair, Vietnamese Association of Illinois
  • Ha Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief, Viet Bao Illinois
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch Keynote - Creating Opportunities - Gallery II
1:15 – 2:30 pm Concurrent Workshops 4
  Social Security Awareness
- Angie Ngoc Hoquang, Social Security Administration (Van Lan Truong, Moderator) - DaVinci Suite		 Cool Careers: Beyond Just Another 9-5 Job - Lt. Col. Che Russell, Defense Intelligence Agency and Juli Huynh, US Dept of Transportation - Gallery III Doing Business in Asia - Robert Bannerman, US Commercial Service  - Gallery I

 

 Retirement: Prepare to Enjoy - Huynh Trung Truc, AXA Financials (Nguyen Mau Trinh, Moderator) - Renoir Suite
2:30 – 3:15 pm Networking Break / Job Fair and Exhibits
3:15 – 4:30 pm Concurrent Workshops 5
  Loss Mitigation: What Happens to Your Property When Disaster Strikes? - James Chang and Robert Sharp, State Farm - Gallery I Issues in Globalization: Can Our Culture Survive? - Nguyen Ngoc Bich - Renoir Suite   Medicare and Medicare Part D - Anne Avery and Kimquy Kieu, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Dao Thi Hoi, Moderator) - Gallery III
4:45 – 6:00 pm Community Forum - Building Sustainable Communities  - Gallery I

Community members will share information on their respective organizations, projects and opportunities for collaborations. This open forum may include:

  • Buddhist Charities in the U.S.
  • Vietnamese American Business Entrepreneurs
  • Vietnamese Media and Mainstream Business
  • Vietnamese American Film Industry
 
Sunday, September 17, 2006
8:45 – 10:15 am Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 am Board Meeting - Gallery III
10:00 – 12:00 pm General Membership Meeting  - Gallery III