MOROCCAN AMERICANS: OPPORTUNITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 June 24, 2006 from 9:00 AM to 6:00pm
 Radisson Hotel, Old Town Alexandria
901 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 683 6000 

Program:

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM      Registration
9:30 AM – 10:00    AM    Meet and Greet
10:00 AM – 10:15    AM  Welcoming Statement
                            By the Organizing Committee spokesperson
                            Mr. Khalid Rafiq 

10:15 AM – 10:30  AM      Moroccans in the US: Snapshot
                            Presentation by Ms. Rajae Nami

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM      Morocco: The latest Developments and Challenges     Speaker: The Ambassador of Morocco, Mr. Aziz Mekouar

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM      Q & A Session
11:15 AM – 11:45   AM   Mechanics of the US congress 
                           Speaker: Ambassador Edward Gabriel
 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM   Q & A Session
12:00 PM – 13:00   PM    Lunch Break
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM       Effective Communication: Tools & Skills 
1:20 PM – 1:30  PM      Q & A Sessions
 1:30 PM – 1:45  PM       Role of Moroccan Americans
                            Speaker: Mr. Ahmed Lahjouji
 1:45 PM – 2:15   PM    Get Involved/ 101 Lobbying
                            Corey Faylor, CAIR

 2:15 PM  – 2:45  PM     Q& A Sessions
2:45 PM  – 3:00 PM      Coffee Break
3:00 PM  – 5: 00      Workshop
                        Moderator: Boubker Abisourour
 5: 00 PM – 5: 30PM      Plan of action     

6:30 – 8:30 PM      RECEPTION AT THE AMBASSADOR’S RESIDENCE