| Friday, October 3rd |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | International Advisory Board Meeting |
| | Room: Bayside A&B |
| 10:30 - 12:00 a.m. | Economic Forum |
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Room: Bayside A&B
Greetings and Introduction
Edita Krunic, Serbian Unity Congress, Vice President
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US Government Programs for Business Development in SerbiaJennifer Gothard, Associate Director, Central & Eastern European Business Info Center (CEEBIC), US Dept. of Commerce - Washington DC
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New Diaspora Economic Center and Belgrade Technological Park
Investment Opportunities for American Tech Companies
Sasa Zivanovic, Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Director of Diaspora Center
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| | Introduction of Serbian Sponsors and Their Businesses |
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ZEPTER Bank
Nevenka Micanovic, Bank President
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Western Union
Mira Zecevic, Eki Transfers d.o.o.- Western Union Agent For Serbia and Montenegro, General Director
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Western Union
Donald Rankin, Regional Director South East Europe
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Ekokec
Branko Kecman, President
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Omni Stock
Veselin Sjekloca, President
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Belgrade Gateway for American Companies
Silicon Valley and Serbia
Jovan Marjanovic, Alto Labs, President
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| | Panel discussion, Q&A |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
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Room: Sandpebble C&D&E
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Serbia: Current Economy and Strategy for Economic Growth
Branko Dragas, banker and economist analyst and founder of NGO Privredna Snaga Srbije
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Personal Experience With The Process Of Serbian Privatization
Serba Ilic, President and founder of Uniworld Travel, Los Angeles
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 Mr. Serba Ilic, president of Uniworld, received the "Business Leadership and Innovation Award" for his contribution in advancing the interests of Serbian and American business cooperation. The award was presented by the Serbian unity Congress' president, Mr. Nenad Vukicevic. |
| 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Diaspora and the Serbian Challenge (in Serbian) |
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Room: Bayside A&B
Miroslav Djordjevic, Serbian Unity Congress, Chairman of the Board
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How the Homeland Sees Diaspora
Srbobran Brankovic, Medium-Index Gallup International, President
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Media as a Medium for Dialogue and Information Exchange
Radivoje Petrovic, Journalist, Politika and Publisher, PULS SRBA
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Diaspora views from Austria
Lazar Bilanovic, Serbian Forum, Vienna
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Diaspora views from Australia
Marko Marinkovic, Serbian National Defense, President for Australia
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Diaspora views from the USA
Daniel Pyevich, Serb National Federation, President
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Diaspora views from the USA
Slavko Panovic, Serbian National Defense, President
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Diaspora views from the USA
Jasmina Vujic, Serbian Unity Congress, Vice President
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| 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Committee Meetings |
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Resolutions - Room: Sandpebble D
Nominations - Room: Sandpebble E
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| 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Evening Program: No-Host Bar |
| 7:30 p.m. | Dinner / Program / Entertainment |
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Room: Grand Peninsula E&F&G
SUC's Golden & Silver Sponsors Presented
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 Suzanne Jenkins, of San Francisco Bay Area, received a special "Thank You" Award in recognition of her tireless pursuit for the truth and fairness.
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 Kosovo Cultural Heritage and Serbian Unity Congress' BLAGO Fund: Preservation EffortsParticipants: Radmilo Bozinovic, Fr. Irinej Dobrijevich, Vladimir Licina, Anna Vrska, and Milorad Dragovic Entertaiment by: Larry Vuckovic - Piano & Buco Necak - Bas |
| Saturday, October 4th |
| 8:30 -9:30 a.m. | Opening of General Session
Greetings & Program Review |
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Serbian Unity Congress: Progress report
Overview of SUC activities 2002-2003
Introductions
SUC Offices Reports:
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Serbian Unity Congress, Washington D.C. Office
Steven Cupic, Interim Director
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Serbian Unity Congress, Belgrade Office
Slavka Draskovic, Director
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Cultural efforts
Sofija Skoric, Serbian Unity Congress, Vice President
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St. Sava Project
Kosta Papic, Serbian Unity Congress
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Serbian American Congress
Jasmina Vujic, Serbian Unity Congress VP
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| 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Panel: Serbs and their Lands |
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Moderator: ...
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Today's Global and Regional Political and Economic Context
John Zavales, Research Fellow, Cuny Center
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Serbia & Montenegro, National Goals and Policies
Dr Ivan Vujacic, Ambassador of Serbia & Montenegro to the USAr
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The Role and Future of the Largest Refugee Group in the Balkans (The Other Serb Diaspora)
Dr. Sanda Raskovic, Former Commissar for Refugees, FRY and VP of Association of Serbs from Croatia, B&H
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What the Polls Tell Us About the State of the Serbian Nation
Srba Brankovic, President, Medium-Index Gallup, International
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| 11:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Kosovo's Undefined Future - Our Challenge |
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Moderator: Fr. Irinej Dobrijevic
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Serbian church and Kosovo
Fr. Irinej Dobrijevich
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Serbia-Montenegro Policy
Message from Nebojsa Covic, VP & Kosovo Envoy, Serbia & Montenegro
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Roma, other minorities in Kosovo
Sadi Rifati, California
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Examining of Integration Option
Radmilo Bozinovic, Serbian Unity Congress, Vice President
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Examining the Partition Option
Dr. Djordje Tomasevic, Professor Emeritus, University of Buffalo
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Panel Discussions, Q&A
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| 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Lunch |
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Room: Grand Peninsula A&B
Republic of Srpska and the Future of Bosnia and Hercegovina
Dr. Dragan Mikerevic, Prime Minister of Republic of Srpska
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| 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | General Session Continues
Panel: Diaspora Youth - interests, needs |
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Room: Grand Peninsula E&F&G
Moderator: Mirjana Samardzija
Panelists: Andreja Jovic and Daniela Cabric (BOSS), Aleksandar Kojic (MOST), Vladimir Stojanovic, Stanford
Panel Discussion, Q&A
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| 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Round table discussions |
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Room: Grand Peninsula E&F
Diaspora Youth - Interests: Vladimir Stojanovic Andreja Jovic, Dejan Markovic, Daniela Cabric
Room: Sandpebbles C&D
Anti-defamation - What SUC Members Can Do: Dr. Vojin Joksimovic, Dr. Mihajlo Petrovic, Mirjana Samardzija, Perry Narancic, Jelena McWilliams
Room: Sandpebbles E
New and Better Chapter Network: Sofija Skoric, Boba Stefanovic
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| 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Evening Program
Vespers Service |
| 7:30 p.m. | No-Host Bar
Gala Dinner / Program / Entertainment |
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Grand Peninsula E&F
Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Ivan Vujacic
Avala Folk Dancing Group, San Diego
Oplenac Orchestra, San Diego
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| Sunday, October 5th |
| 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. | General Session Continues |
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Board of Directors Reports
Elections & New Business
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| 10:30 - 12:00 p.m. | Convention Ends |
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Brown Bag Lunch
SUC New Board Meeting
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