Hindu Mandir Executives' Conference
HMEC - 2009
September 11 - 13,2009
(Friday through Sunday)
Linthicum(Near Baltimore Airport),MD
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Hindu Mandir Executives' Conference

HMEC - 2009
September 11th - 13th,2009
(Friday through Sunday)
Linthicum(Near Baltimore Airport), MD


Sustaining Dharma Through Mandirs

Share Ideas
Provide Wisdom
Lead Hindu-Americans




THE CHALLENGE

These are Dhruva and Arundhati. They are two of hundreds of thousands of Hindu children growing up in USA. Bright stars! Ready and eager to fulfill their destiny. They are Hindu Dharma's gift to America. But a gift wrapped in an enigma and left unopened till now. What can the Hindu-American do to un-wrap this marvelous gift? You, as a leader of Hindus in USA have contemplated over this question for years. Your ideas are valuable and innovative. It is time for you to share your wisdom with others. So that together, we can un-wrap the enigma and offer that priceless jewel to those for whom it was meant.

IMAGINE
  • 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


DID YOU KNOW?
  • There are more than 500 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.


ABOUT HMEC-2009

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-2009 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.





YOUR ROLE IN HMEC-2009

You are welcome to participate in the Conference as:
  • 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
This is your Conference. So, you get to decide how you want to participate in it.






When - September 11th 3:00pm to September 13th Noon,2009

Where - Holiday Inn
890 Elkridge Landing Rd.,
Linthicum, MD 21090 Phone: (410)-859-8400
Web: http://www.hi-bwi.com

GETTING THERE
  • Minutes away from Baltimore-Washington Airport.

  • From the airport, take the complimentary shuttle for the hotel. This is a free service for Conference attendees available 24 hours a day.




Registration


"Hindu" and "Mandir" in HMEC are used in the broader context and include all religious places and spiritual organizations of the philoophies that have originated in Bharat. Thus this conference is for the executives of Sanatana Dharma Mandirs, Jain Derasars, Buddhists Mandirs, Sikh Gurudwaras and Spiritual Organizations.
  • You must be a member of an Executive Committee of a Hindu Mandir, Hindu Institution or Hindu Organization or be nominated by one to attend the conference (spouses are invited to attend but must register).

  • There are three options for registration. These are:
    • Option 1: Registration fee of $501 for two persons. Along with accommodation (double occupancy), meals, and conference registration kit, this option includes a half-page advertisement or message of your institution in the Conference souvenir.
    • Option 2: Registration fee of $175 per person covers accommodation (double occupancy), meals and conference registration kit.
    • Option 3: College Youth, recommended by Mandir/Institute/Organization, can register for $75 each, which covers accommodation (double occupancy) and meals.

  • You can avail of a private room by paying additional charge of $174.


  • Please register early to assure accommodation at the Conference Venue.
  • Online Registration     [Click Here]


GUIDING TEAM

Convener:
Dr. Umesh Shukla (908) 240-7720
Executive Team:
Dinesh Modh (516) 935-0002
Renu Gupta (248) 320-7281
Dr. Vipul Patel (484)-664-9420
Amit Mehta (484) 695-8963
Lalit Goel (408) 732-9587
Shivaram Sitaram (301) 515-8504
Sant Gupta (703) 980-7487
Dr. Siva Subramanian (301) 983-9699
Parvesh Swani (410) 532-9320
Team Members:
USA
CASheela Kene (949) 786-1364
CARamjibhai Patel (562) 659-4353
CADeven Patel (858) 231-3156
CANagaraj Patil (415) 254-3382
FLSuresh Gupta (407) 529-3040
FLVijay Narang (954) 559-7969
FLShekar Reddy (954) 895-1947
GASneha Mehta (770) 394-1353
GAKarthik Subramanian (706) 650-8158
HIRajkumar Manickam (808) 822-3012
ILRaja Babu (630) 325-1775
ILKaushik Joshi (630) 886-4789
ILAmar Upadhyay (847) 226-4929
INRama Belagaje (317) 815-5524
LAVijay Shertukde (225) 654-6313
MASanjay Kaul (781) 330-1691
MIRajender Kapoor (248) 703-7148
MIArjun Soorya (248) 703-3754
MSPrakasarao Velagapudi(601) 918-7111
NCVinendra Gupta (828) 242-7083
NCSaroj Sharma (919) 481-2574
NJArvind Patel (973) 256-2472
NJT. V. Srinivasan (732) 549-5814
NYMakarand Abhyankar (718) 720-9322
NYRam Sachdev (917) 776-4365
NYIla Sukhadia (347) 886-6302
PANavin Kadakia (412) 494-4091
PASanjay Mehta (412) 251-9133
PAA. R. Ravi (412) 833-9008
SCArunima Sinha (803) 781-9054
TXManjula Shrivastava(972) 495-0868
TXUrmil Shukla (936) 348-1500
 
CANADA
BCBrahma Swaroop Varma (604) 585-7656
ONDwarka Persaud (519) 650-1337






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