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Programme

Thursday July 30th 

8:00 am             :                       Convention / Registration Set Up

10:00 am          :                        Onwards Registration

12.00 pm to 2:00pm      :           Lunch @ San Jacinto

2:00 pm           :                         Hotel Check In             

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm      :           Tea & Snack

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm      :           Grand Cultural Procession

6:00 pm to 6:15 pm      :           Chenda Melam

6:15 pm to  6:30 pm      :           Mega Thiruvathira

6:30 pm                       :           Opening Dance by Dr. Sunanda Nair Dance School

6:30 pm to 8.30 pm       :           Inaugural Ceremony

8:00 pm to 9:30 pm      :           Dinner @ San Jacinto

9:00 pm to 10:00 pm     :           Entertainment Program @ Grand Ball Room

                                                Lakshmi Jayan / Roma Dance Group/

                                                Latsya “By Shmina Naveen & Team

10:30 pm to 11:30 pm   :           Meet the Candidates @ Grand Ball Room

Friday July 31st 

7:00 am to 9:00 am       :           Breakfast @ San jacinto

7:30 am to 8:30 am       :           National Committee Meeting

8:30 am to 9:00 am       :           Advisory Council Meeting

9:00 am to 10:30 am     :           General Body Meeting @ Grand Ball Room

10:00 am to 5:00 pm     :           Election @ Austin Room

10: 30 am to 6:00 pm    :           Card Game (28 & 56) @ Grand Ball Room

11:30 am to 1:30 pm     :            Onasadhya @ San jacinto

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm      :           Sahithya Samelanum @ Austin Room

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm      :           Tax Seminar Conducted by P T Thomas @ Austin Room

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm      :           Snacks

5:00 pm to 5:45 pm      :           Miss FOMAA @ Grand Ball Room

5:45 pm to 7:30 PM      :           Malyalee Manka & Malayalee Mannan @Grand Ball Room

7:30 pm to 8:30 pm      :           Best Couples @ Grand Ball Room

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm      :           Youth Meet & Greet @ Austin 

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm       :           Dinner @ Austin

8:30 pm to 9;30 pm       :           “Salim Smrithi”

                                                 a celebration of Movie- Directed by Saijan Kaniyodikal @ Grand 

                                                Ballroom

9:30 Thur. Midnight     :           Entertainment Program @Grand Ball Room

Saturday August 1st

7:00 am to 9 am            :           Breakfast

8 am to 11 am               :           Community Health Fair 

      Co-ordinator Dr. Raina Rock @ Austin Room

10:00 am to 1:00 pm     :           Youth Festival @ Grand Ball Room

11:00 am to 12:00 pm   :           Cross Fire Conducted by IPCNA @ Austin Room

                                                 Co-ordinators Jeemon Rani and Anil Aranmula

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm     :           Lunch

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm     :           Business Lunch / Meet @ Austin Room

                                                Chairman - Baby Uralil

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm      :           Tea & Snacks

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm      :           Closing Ceremony @ Grand Ball Room

7:00 pm to 7:30 pm      :           Fashion Show @ Grand Ball Room

7:30 pm to 8:30 pm      :            Banquet Dinner @ Grand Ball Room

8:30 pm to Midnight     :           Grand Entertainment Program @ Grand Ball Room

                                                Najim Arshad - Playback Singer Lakshmi Jeyan

                                                Live Concert by “Band NRI’’ 

Sunday August 2nd

6:00 pm to 8:00pm       :           Breakfast