Program

 

FRIDAY – Jan 6, 2012

 

3:30pm – 5:30pm Meet & Greet Dinner (Cheesecake Factory: 2900 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA, 22201)
6:00pm – 6:30pm Introductions
6:35pm – 7:05pm Film Screening
“Bekas”
Director: Karzan Kader
7:10pm – 8:30pm Film Competition
8:35pm – 8:45pm Break
8:50pm – 9:55pm Trivia Game Host: Lawen Azad — KurdSat: ‘Inside Kurdistan’
10:00pm – 10:05pm Closing Remarks

 

SATURDAY – Jan 7, 2012

 

10:00am – 10:15am Introductions
10:15am – 11:10am Kurdish Language (Panel)Moderator: Amanj YarwaessiSpeaker 1: Christian Sinclair

Speaker 2: Michael Chyet

Audience participation

11:15am – 12:00pm Generational Gap (Round-table discussion)Moderator: Kajal Rahmani
12:05pm – 1:05pm Lunch
1:10pm – 2:10pm Community Concerns (Round-table discussion) 

Moderator: Ranj Zuhdi

Speaker 1: Dr. Kamal Artin

2:15pm – 3:10pm “From the Mountains to Twitter” (Panel)Moderator: Aida Aliyeva

Speaker 1: Emrah Usar

Speaker 2: Cklara Moradian

Speaker 3: Sirwan Kajjo

Speaker 4: Karwan Zebari

3:15pm – 3:25pm Closing Remarks
3:30pm – 6:00pm Break
7:00pm – 7:10pm Introductions
7:15pm – 7:55pm Sarkaut Taro monodrama
8:00pm – 8:10pm Break
8:15pm – 8:50pm Art Auction
9:00pm – 10:30pm Kurds Got Talent
10:35pm – 10:40pm Closing Remarks

 

SUNDAY – Jan 8, 2012

 

9:00am – 2:00pm Sight SeeingTwo buses are rented for hotel guests. Please be in the lobby no later than 8:45AM. Buses will depart promptly at 9:00AM.

9:30AM – 10AM: KRG-USA Offices

10:15AM – 10:45AM: White House area for pictures

11:00AM- 12:30PM: American History Museum (Most popular part of the Smith sonian)

Eat lunch at museum

12:45PM – 1:15PM: National Mall (park area and Washington monument)

1:30PM – 2:15PM: Lincoln Memorial

Arrive at hotel at 2:30PM

6:00pm – 12:00am Final Party (Waterford Springfield, 6715 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA 22150)