• Mandirs as the place where modern Dhruvas and Arundhatis grow up learning about their duties and dharma
• A Hindu-American community rooted in its traditions and enriching the American society.
• Future leaders like Dhruva and Arundhati, guiding the society towards the ideal of vasudhaiva kutumbakam.
• Hundreds of leaders like you crystallizing the vision of our sages into reality
• Dharma on resurgence

• There are more than 700 mandirs in North America. Of these, USA has over 400 mandirs, the remaining being in Canada.
• New York has the largest number of mandirs – 85. California comes second with 55 mandirs.
• More than 70 of Hindu mandirs are visited by more than 3000-5000 families each weak.
• Swami Paramananda established Vedanta Center in Boston in 1910, the first Hindu mandir in USA.

Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference (HMEC) is an annual initiative seeking development of network between the executives of all Hindu mandirs of America. You, as a mandir executive are the natural leader of Hindu society by virtue of your intense motivation, deep experience, and selfless service. You understand Hindu-American needs and challenges. At HMEC-2008 you will deliberate on ways of ensuring the sustenance of Hindu Dharma in N. America. A key component to this deliberation would be to explore ways of anchoring Hindu Dharma’s sanaatan values in the hearts of coming generations and roles which mandirs can play to make that happen. The Conference will also be a place where you could offer your wisdom in specific areas, for everyone else’s benefit. The conferees would also explore avenues of expanding mandirs’ roles to meet the ever changing needs of the N. American Hindu. Finally, this annual Conference would be a place of formal recognition of your efforts.

• A speaker in one of the Conference’s sessions
• A session chair
• A sponsor to help others attend the Conference
• An organizer helping shape the Conference

• Minutes away from Detroit Metro Airport.
  
  
• From the airport, take the complimentary shuttle for the hotel. This is a free service for Conference attendees available 24 hours a day.

• You must be a member of a Hindu Mandir Executive Committee or be nominated by one to attend the conference (spouses are invited to attend but must register).
  
  
• There are two options for registration. These are:
  • Option 1: Registration fee of Youth: VHPA $51 per person.
    Registration fee of $151 per person. It covers accommodation (double occupancy), meals and conference registration kit.
  • Option 2: Registration fee of $501 for two persons. Along with accommodation (double occupancy), meals, and conference registration kit, this option also includes a half-page advertisement or message of your institution in the Conference souvenir.
  
  
  
• Please register early to assure accommodation at the Conference Venue.