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CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD
Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at:
http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html
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Friends ,
Once again , thanks -to Goanet for their continued publicity support.
Here is the 2nd Update - which comes from Virginia Gomes of Casa de Goa ,
LISBON , Portugal.
Please do us a favour , please support us by publishing / circulating this
post in your Goan Community.
Thanks
Rene
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CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA CASA DE GOA,
LISBON 15/17 JUNE 2007
2nd UPDATE
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Participants
Expected number of participants: 140
Among those who have agreed to come from other countries:
Angola
Paulo Armando Sousa
Austria
Marilena Fernandes
India - Goa
Clinton Vaz
Jason Keith Fernandes
Theodore Mesquita
José Lourenço
Vivek Araújo
Didier and Sonia Melo
Wendell Rodricks
New Delhi
Constantino Xavier
Germany
Mariano and Flora Pereira
Kenya
Francis and Romola de Sousa
Spain
Basilio and Rossi Magno
Sweden
Alfred Tavares
Switzerland
Bruno and Hanny Gomes
Tanzania
Merwyn Nunes
UK
Rene and Maria Barreto
Percy Ferrao
Betty and Walter Pires
Rabbi Martins
Ben and Hillary Dias
Felix Rebello
Leo Rebello
USA
Victor and Lea Rangel Ribeiro
Venantius Pinto
We are awaiting a final decision from:
Eduardo Faleiro
Armando Gonçalves
Draft Programme
(as it stands on the 11th May. We are still awaiting confirmation and cv's
of a few presenters and moderators).
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15 June
Casa de Goa Welcome Desk
Registration
Lunch
15.00 Registration
16.00 Opening of the Convention by the President of Casa de Goa,
Prof. Narana Coissoro
Dinner. Performance by Casa de Goa's Group Ekvât
16 June
08.45 Setting the context
09.00 Education
Moderator: Teotonio de Sousa
Presentations:
Lea Vaz Rangel Ribeiro
09.30 Literature
Moderator:
Presentations:
Victor Rangel Ribeiro
Valentino Viegas
10.00/10.30 Discussion
10.30/11.00 Coffee break
11.00 Arts
Moderator: Aristides Meneses
Presentations:
Hilda Moreira Frias
Venantius Pinto
Wendell Rodricks
12.00 Volunteering
Moderator: Smita Coissoro
Presentations:
Clinton Vaz
Rene Barreto
12.40 / 13.00 Discussion
Lunch
14.30 Music
Moderator: Susana Sardo
Presentations:
Marilena Fernandes
Jerónimo Araújo Silva
15.15 Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Eugenio Viassa Monteiro
Presentations:
Bruno Gomes
Elisabeth Pires
16.00 / 16.20 Coffee break
16.20 Media
Moderator:
Presentations:
17.00 Information and Communication Technologies
Moderator: Henrique Machado Jorge
Presentations:
Constantino Viegas
17.40 / 18.30 Discussion
17 June
Morning - Trip to Fatima
16.00 / 17.30 Youth Round Table. Discussion
18.30 Conclusions. What next?
20.00 Farewell Dinner Sardinhada
Presenters
Education
Lea Vaz Rangel Ribeiro
Educator, associated with the UN International School in New York. As a
pianist, she played concerts in Bombay and studied at the Julliard School in
NY. Broadcasts piano recitals in "Young America Plays"
Literature
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Born in Porvorim, in 1925. Settled in the US since 1956.
Written extensively on Goan subjects during professional writing career both
in Bombay and in the US. First novel Tivolem won an award in the US, in 1998
and was named one of the twenty best first novels to be published that year.
Short story collection Loving Ayesha also includes several stories with a
Goan theme. Currently editing The Goa Book.
Valentino Viegas
Historian. Till his recent retirement, he was the head of an information and
documentation service in the General Directorate for Health, in Lisbon. 7
books published, among which As Políticas Portuguesas na Índia e o Foral de
Goa, as well as many articles in scientific and non-scientific journals and
newspapers.
Arts
Hilda Frias Rodrigues
Degree in Art History and a Master's degree in Art, Heritage and
Restoration. Working on her PhD in Modern Art. Scholar of the Oriente
Foundation between 1995 and 1997. Has written books, among which Goa. A Arte
dos Púlpitos, articles and research papers. University lecturer since 2000.
Her presentation will be dedicated to the intercultural components of
religious art.
Venantius J. Pinto
An artistic labourer of Indian descent - born of Goan parentage. Lives in NY
city where he constantly looks for possibilities into phenomena that pass
within his senses, He graduated from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and has
since reflected upon experiences situated at the intersection of religion,
sexuality and social consciousness; through a range of forms, and recently
"layering" it together in artists books, including drawings.
Teaching experience. Various publications and reviews.
Wendell Rodricks
Fashion designer. Most recent workshops and shows: with Divya Arora for
different challenged persons to
