Schedule
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 |
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1:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Congress Registration |
Westchester Assembly |
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10:30 am – 4:45 pm |
WZCC Tour of New York Federal Reserve |
Meet in Hotel Lobby |
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4:45 pm – 5:45 pm |
WZCC Organizers Meeting |
Town of Rye 1 |
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6:15 pm – 7:00 pm |
WZCC Reception (Cash Bar) and |
Westchester Assembly |
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7:00 pm – 11:00 pm |
WZCC Symposium Dinner: |
Keynote Panelist: Jamshed Bharucha |
Town of Rye Suites |
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9:00 pm – Midnight |
Precongress Youth Social Event |
Grand Ballroom |
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 |
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Time |
Session |
Presenter |
Location |
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7:30 am – 8:20 am |
Congress Registration |
Westchester Assembly |
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8:30 am – 9.30 am |
Opening Ceremony |
Westchester Ballroom |
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9.30 am – 9:45 am |
Welcoming speeches by FEZANA President and NAZC Committee Chair, IZA and ZAGNY Presidents. |
Westchester Ballroom |
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9:45 am – 10:00 am |
Program Overview and Video Montage |
Keki Dadachanji |
Westchester Ballroom |
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10:00 am – 10:45 am |
Keynote Address |
Trita Parsi |
Westchester Ballroom |
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10:45 am – 11:15 am |
Coffee Break |
Westchester Assembly |
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11:15 am – 12:30 pm |
Session: Core Beliefs |
Panelists: |
Westchester Ballroom |
| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Luncheon | Grand Ballroom | |
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1:30 pm – 2:45 pm |
FEZANA Awards |
Grand Ballroom |
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3:00 pm – 5:15 pm |
Session: Intergenerational Dialogue: Motivation, Inspiration, Action ! |
Panelists: Moderator: |
Westchester Ballroom |
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Zoroastrian Empires: Common Themes and Changing Circumstances |
Daulat Kotval |
John Brundage Suites |
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5:30 pm – 6:30 pm |
Speed Friending (all ages) |
Garden-Lawn |
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6:30 pm – 7:15 pm |
FEZANA Silver Jubilee Cocktails -Cash Bar |
Grand Ballroom Assembly |
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7:00 pm – Midnight |
FEZANA Silver Jubilee Gala Dinner and Dance (Add-On Option) |
Grand Ballroom |
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8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
VIP and Press Room |
Seymour Boton |
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3rd |
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Time |
Session |
Presenter |
Location |
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9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Historical Review and Demographics of Zarathushtis in North America |
Roshan Rivetna |
Westchester Ballroom |
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10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Coffee Break |
Westchester Assembly |
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10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Introduction to Zarathushti Identity |
Keki Dadachanji |
Westchester Ballroom |
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10:45 am – 12:45 pm |
Session: Zarathushti Identity |
Panelists: |
Westchester Ballroom |
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11:00 am – 12:30 pm |
Basic Course in Zarathushti Religion |
Sarosh Collector |
John Brundage Suites |
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1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Lunch |
Grand Ballroom |
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2:15 pm – 2:45 pm |
PARZOR Presentation |
Rosheen Kabraji |
Grand Ballroom |
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2:50 pm |
Buses leave for NYC |
Buses leaving New York at |
Meet in Hotel Lobby |
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3:00 pm – 11:00 pm |
FEZANA AGM |
Town of Rye Suites |
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3:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Zarathushti Women’s International Network: Our Vision Going Forward |
Dolly Dastoor |
John Brundage |
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8:00 pm – 12:15 am |
Youth Event |
Sutton Place Bar, |
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6:30 pm – Midnight |
Friday Night Entertainment and Dinner |
Grand Ballroom |
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 4th |
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Time |
Session |
Presenter |
Location |
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8:30 am – 10:15 am |
Session: Rituals and Practices: Sudreh Pushi/ Navjote and Kushti |
Panelists: Moderator: |
Westchester Ballroom |
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10:20 am – 10:45 am |
Coffee Break |
Westchester Assembly |
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10:45 am – 11:45 am |
Jungalwala Lecture |
Yuhan Vevaina |
Westchester Ballroom |
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
Grand Ballroom |
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1:15 pm – 2:45 pm |
Session: Preserving Persian Heritage |
Panelists: Moderator: |
Westchester Ballroom |
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1:15 pm – 4:30 pm |
Teachers’ Workshop |
Daraius Bharucha |
John Brundage Suites |
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2:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
Coffee Break |
Westchester Assembly |
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3:00 pm – 4:30 pm |
Session: Combating Poverty in Our Community Abroad |
Panelists: Moderator: |
Westchester Ballroom |
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6:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Cocktail Hour (Cash Bar) |
Grand Ballroom |
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7:15 pm – 8:15 pm |
Banquet Entertainment |
Westchester Ballroom |
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8:15 pm – 1:00 am |
Banquet Dinner and Dancing |
Westchester Ballroom |
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 5th |
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Time |
Session |
Presenter |
Location |
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9:00 am – 10:00 am |
FEZANA Presentation |
Westchester Ballroom |
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10:00 am – 10:15 am |
Preview of 2013 World Zoroastrian Youth Congress |
Nahid Dashtaki |
Westchester Ballroom |
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10:15 am – 10:30 am |
Preview of XVIIth NAZC |
Khushroo Lakdawala |
Westchester Ballroom |
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10:30 am – 11:45 am |
Retrospective of Congress Proceedings |
Dinsha Mistree |
Westchester Ballroom |
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11:45 am – 12:00 pm |
Closing Remarks |
Ferzin Patel |
Westchester Ballroom |
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12:00 am – 12:30 pm |
ZAGNY Philharmonic Orchestra Performance and Congress Closing Ceremony |
Conducter Piroozi Cooper |
Westchester Ballroom |
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DAILY PROGRAMS |
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Time |
Session |
Presenter |
Location |
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During Session Times Only on Thursday, Friday and Saturday |
Children’s Zarathushti Program (ages 5 – 8) |
Pearl Satarawala Vehishta Kaikobad |
Robert Bartell |
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During Session Times Only on Thursday,Friday and Saturday |
Children’s Zarathushti Program (ages 9 – 12) |
Pearl Satarawala Vehishta Kaikobad |
William Odell |
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During Session Times Only on Thursday,Friday and Saturday |
Tiny Tots Baby Sitting (ages 1 – 4) |
Hasina Master Kamal Merchant |
Oak |
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9:00 am – 6:00 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday |
Exhibit: The Good Religion For All Time |
John Halstead Suites |
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8:00 am – 6:00 pm on Thursday and Friday; 8:00 am – Noon on Saturday and Sunday |
Vendors |
Elijah Budd |
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8:00 am – 6:00 pm on Friday and Saturday |
Genetic Study of Parsi Zarathushtis |
Dr. Saroja Voruganti |
Seymour Boton |
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WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE DUE TO UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES |
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