Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

6 am – 7:30 am

1.5

Yoga Session

Marriott Hotel

(room # at front desk)

6 am – 7:30 am

1.5

Yoga Session

Cobo Hall, O2-44

9 am- 5 pm

8

Kids Care & Kids Corner

W2-58

2 pm- 5 pm

3

Women Forum Activities

W2-63

2 pm- 6 pm

4

Literary Activities & Exhibits

W2-64 & O2-43

1 pm- 4:30 pm

3.5

Continuing Medical Education Activities

W2-65

2 pm- 5 pm

3

Matrimonial Networking

O2-37

2 pm – 5 pm

3

Charitable Foundation Seminars

W2-66

2 pm- 5 pm

3

Business Seminars

W2-60

2 pm- 5 pm

3

RVCE Alumni Meet

O2-40

2 am- 5 pm

3

Mysore Veterinary College Alumni Meet

O2-41

2 pm - 5 pm

3

Music & Fancy Dress Competitions

O2-33

2 pm- 3:30 pm

1.5

Youth Forum Activities

O2-35 & 36

4 pm – 5 pm

1

Youth Forum Activities

O2-44

Informal Dance with DJ for kids (> age 13 )

Inquire at front desk

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

6 am – 7:30 am

1.5

Yoga Session

Marriott Hotel

(room # at front desk)

6 am – 7:30 am

1.5

Yoga Session

Cobo Hall, O2-44

9 am- 5 pm

8

Kids Care & Kids Corner

W2-58

10 am - 12 pm

2

Business Forum

W2-60

10 am- 12 pm

2

Yoga Seminar

W2-65

10 am – 12 pm

2

Yoga Session

W2-63

10 am- 12 pm

2

Literary Forum

W2-64 & O2-43

10 am- 12 pm

2

Dance Competitions

O2-33

10 am- 12 pm

2

Religious and Vedic Forum

W2-66

10 am- 12 pm

2

Matrimonial

O2-37

10 am- 12 pm

2

RVCE College Alumni Meet

O2-40

10 am- 12 pm

2

Mysore Veterinary College Alumni Meet

O2-41

10 am- 12 pm

2

BMS Alumni Meet

O2-42

1 pm - 5 pm

4

Dance Competitions

O2-33

1 pm- 4:30 pm

3.5

Medical CME

W2-65

1:30pm - 2:30pm

1

Religious Forum

W2-66

2 pm- 5 pm

3

Literary Forum

W2-64 & O2-43

2 pm- 5 pm

3

Matrimonial Networking

O2-37

2 pm – 5 pm

3

RVCE College Alumni Meet

O2-40

2 pm – 5 pm

3

Mysore Veterinary College Alumni Meet

O2-41

2 pm – 5 pm

3

Youth Forum

O2-35, 36 and 44

10 pm – 1 am

3

Formal AKKA Youth Ball (age 13 and above)

W2-60

Workshops

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

Saturday, August 31st 2002

2 pm - 5 pm

3

Charitable Foundation

W2-66

1. Presentations of charitable work in Karnataka by those who are doing the job

·          Education:

Sharada Rajanna (Missouri, USA), B.V.Jagadish CEO-Netscaler (California, USA), Dr.Krishna C   Murthy (California, USA)

·          Health:

Ajay Kumar (Boston, USA) and Dr.B.R.RamaKrishna (Arizona, USA)

·          Village Development

Dr.V.A.Ram (Las Vegas, USA) and Dr.Balasubramaniam (H.D.Kote.Mysore District)

·          Micro Credit

Dr.R.Bellakonda (Bangalore) and Renuka Nagaraju (Michigan, USA)

·          Create Foundation: 

M.Jayaram (Chicago, USA)

·          School Adoption:

Dr.M.Nagaraju (Michigan, USA)

2. Address by Key Note Speaker

Speaker #1:

Padmashree Dr.H.Sudarshan

MBBS from Bangalore Medical College

Chairman of Task Force on Health and Family welfare , Government of Karnataka

Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra , B.R.Hills, Karnataka

He was born in Bangalore on December 30th 1950. He worked at Ramakrishna mission Health projects in UP, West Bengal and Karnataka. In 1980 started Integrated Tribal development project at BR Hills and established Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra Today the tribal people have accomplished the status of very cultured and civilized people and they compete with the main stream people of Karnataka. He established KARUNA TRUST expanding his services to rural development programs in Yelandur and T.Narasipur taluk. He has been a member of many state and Indian National voluntary organizations in health, rural development, literacy, and family planning. Presently he is the Chairman Task force on Health and family welfare Govt. of Karnataka, Director of Lokayukta (Health Education and social welfare), Member of  National commission on population, steering committee on health for 10th Five year plan, working group-6 on microeconomics and health-WHO, technical advisory group grant in aid committee Govt. of India, Task force on primary education Govt of Karnataka, etc  He was acknowledged by many state and national and international awards They include Rajyotsava state Award, Environment Award, B. R .Ambedkar Centenary Award, Best child welfare Award, Karnataka Jyothi Award, Basava Award, Human Rights Award, Mahaveer Award,  Right Livelyhood Award (alternate Nobel Prize) Sweden1994, Padmashree in 2000.

Speaker #2

Dr.S.N.Subba Rao

"Bhaiji" as Shri SN Subbaraoji is affectionately called, is a well-known youth leader. The British arrested him at the young age of 13 during  quit India movement of 1942.  He has been associated Ramakrishna mission since childhood. served in congress sevadal from1946 to 1969. By singing devotional songs he changed the hearts of over 600 Bandits of chambal valley M.P. Many of them now lead socially productive life after serving prison terms. He established "national youth project" in1969 for promoting National unity by organizing youth camps and doing shramadan (free labour) for the benefit of Society in India and many parts of the world including USA  He is the Director of National Youth Project of Gandhi Peace foundation  in New Delhi He has been awarded many awards including a "Doctorate".

3. Group discussion on creation of charitable foundations at  local, regional, and national levels

4. Presentation of the consensus opinion to the General Audience  on Sunday Sept 1,2002. on School adoption and Charitable foundation

Literary Activities

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

Saturday, August 31st 2002

1 pm- 5 pm

4

• Inauguration
• Songs by Children
• “PÀ£ÀßqÀ PÀ°”
• PÀ« UÉÆöÖ
• Competition 1 - Essay Writing
• Competition 2 – Translation
• Competition 3 – Quiz on Karnataka
• Competition 4 – Drawing & Coloring
• Competition 5 – Story completion
• Competition 6 - Debate

W2-64 & O2-43

Sunday, September 1st 2002

10am- 12pm

2

• Plenary Presentation: “PÀ£ÀßqÀzÀ ªÀÄÄ£ÀßqÉUÉ …” with world famous Kannada writers, poets and literary personalities at Main Stage, Oakland Hall
• Book Release by Literary Dignitaries
• Book Discussion and " PÀ« UÉÆÃ¶Ö "

W2-64 & O2-43

2 pm - 5 pm

3

• ºÁ¸Àå UÀÄZÀÒ, UÁzÉUÀ¼ÀÄ, etc

·        PÁªÀå ªÁZÀ£À

·        eÁ£À¥ÀzÀ ¸Á»vÀå

·        PÁªÀå ªÁZÀ£À

• Kannada on Computer – Baraha
• Kannada on Computer – “¸ÀÄ¢Ý ¸ÀªÀiÁZÁgÀ” (News & Info on Internet)
• Vote of Thanks

W2-64 & O2-43

Yoga Activities

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

Saturday, August 31^st, 2002

6 am – 7:30 am

1.5

Yoga Session

Presented by Rama Rao & Meera Rao Huston, Texas. & Mr. Raghu Ram, India.

Marriott Hotel

(check room # at front desk)

6 am – 7:30 am

1.5

Yoga Session by Dr. Jayaram Udupa

Cobo Hall, O2-44

Sunday, September 1st 2002

6 am – 7:30 am

1.5

Yoga Session

Presented by Rama Rao & Meera Rao Huston, Texas. & Mr. Raghu Ram, India.

Marriott Hotel

(check room # at front desk)

6 am – 7:30 am

1.5

Yoga Session by Dr. Jayaram Udupa

Cobo Hall, O2-44

10 am- 12 pm

2

Bhakti Yoga & Therapeutic Yoga: Asthma and Allergy, Hypertension, Diabetes, Arthritis & Back pain – Presented by Mr. N.V.Raghu Ram, Mr. Rama Rao, and Mrs.Meera   Rao  (SVYASA, USA)

W2-65

10 am- 12 pm

2

General Yoga Session by Dr. Omkar

W2-63

Profile of Vivekananda Yoga and Research Institute

As a sequel to Vivekananda Rock memorial at Kanyakumari, Swami Vivekananda Yoga research foundation has been started at Bangalore in the year 1986 for doing research and applications of yoga in various fields. Since the activity has grown manifold the institution has been separated and with the headquarters near Bangalore 35kms away in a picturesque serene area near Jigni Swami Vivekananda Yoga research foundation (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana or SVYASA) has been an organization totally dedicated for making Yoga a science for the future.

Several yoga research papers appeared in highly reputed journals of international standard. Since last ten years more than 80 research papers on Yoga therapy, yoga applied in other fields such as management, and Basic yoga research. With a 150 beds hospital where in patients with various chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, arthritis, neurological disorders etc are treated with only yoga therapy. The results have been so wonderfully encouraging that in a neurological clinic in Germany a therapy unit has also been working under the guidance of this institution for last four years.

In year 2002, SVYASA has been recognized as a deemed university by the apex body of “Education University Grants Commission. So it is now Vivekananda Yoga Maha vidyapeetha, (VYOMA) with 200 students doing several yoga courses such as B.YSc. M.YSc. and PhD. 20 students are nearing completion of their PhD. Institute has several books and cd of instructions for yoga therapy . VYOMA is also associated with University of South Florida, Tampa. Hindu University of America, and University of Houston etc. VYOMA has centers in addition at Australia, Singapore, Germany, and England. In USA it is registered as a nonprofit organization in Houston TX where several activities such as teachers training course etc are going on.  Dr Nagendra is the vice chancellor of the university and the director of the institute. Dr Nagarathna MD is the medical director of the institute.

For details please log on to the web http//www.vyasa.org or www.svyasa.org

Saturday, August 31st 2002 - Business Seminars

Theme: Partnership to Progress and Prosperity

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

12:pm - 2:00 pm

2

Business Luncheon with Honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, S.M. Krishna

• Introduction of CM
• Remarks by CM
• Talk by IT Minister (or other Government officials)
• Lunch and Entertainment

W2-60

2 pm – 2:30 pm

0.5

Break

W2-60

2:30pm – 3:30pm

1

Presentation by Honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, S.M. Krishna

W2-60

3 pm – 3:30 pm

0.5

Question & Answer Session

W2-60

3:30 pm – 4:30

1

Success Stories by Entrepreneurs    

• Kumar Malavalli, Brocade Communications
• BN Bahadur, President, BBK               
• Satya Vishwanath,                                  
• Govind Lakshman, President, Polyurethane Products Corp
• Suri Ramanna

W2-60

4:30pm – 5:30 pm

1

Networking

W2-60

10am – 10:30am

0.5

Lead Keynote

“Passion, Persistence and Partnership"

Eleanor Josaitis

Executive Director and Co-founder

Focus: HOPE, Detroit, Michigan USA   

W2-60

10:30am – 11am

0.5

“Importance of Technology to Build Effective  Businesses today”

B V Jagadeesh                         

President and CEO

NetScaler Inc, Santa Clara, California, USA

W2-60

11am – 11:30 am

0.5

Automotive Engineering

“ Global Engineering – the Opportunities for India”

Prakash Krishnaswamy

CEO,

EASi Engineering, Madison Heights, Michigan, USA

W2-60

11:30 am – 12 am

0.5

Informal Networking

W2-60

Lunch

W2-60

Business Seminars

Theme: Partnership to Progress and Prosperity

Seminar Theme:

The theme of the Seminar is "Partnerships to Progress and Prosperity". This seminar will focus on the importance of cooperation within and among Industry, Government, and Academia for achieving business success. Factual accounts of such partnerships and  networking format of the seminar will provide valuable insights and inspiration for further explorations of such opportunities. This premiere event will draw prominent Kannadigas from all over the world, and will include CEO's and other business leaders. The Honorable Chief Minister Mr. S. M. Krishna will be heading a high power delegation consisting of Ministers, Government officials and Industrialists.

Activities:

• Success Stories from Entrepreneurs
• Innovative Approaches to Partnerships
• IT & Engineering
• Biotechnology
• Automotive& Manufacturing Engineering

The Seminar features:

• Key note speeches on innovative approaches to Partnerships.
• Current Trends and opportunities in Biotechnology, Information Technology, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Presentations by Karnataka Government officials on opportunities and available assistance.
• Success Stories from Entrepreneurs of Indian origin highlighting their teachable points of view.

Youth Forum Activities

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

Friday, August 30th 2002

9 pm – 1 am

Youth Social Night

O2-44

Saturday, August 31st 2002

2 pm – 3:30 pm

1.5

• Youth/Adult Interaction  - Building Bridges (Moderator: Smitha Bhat)
• Alternative Careers (age 18-25)

O2-35 and 36

4 pm - 5 pm

1

• College Preparations (age 13–17)

O2-44

Informal Dance with DJ for kids (age 13-18)

Check at front desk

Sunday, September 1st 2002

11 am – 2 pm

3

Cruise on the Detroit River (age 13-18, > 18)

Lunch, Karaoke, Ice Breaker Activity in the boat.

Contact youth committee booth

2 pm- 5 pm

3

Panel Discussions:

• Preserving Our Heritage – By Dr. Raju, Dr Subba Rao, Swamiji Bodhanandha
• Charitable Activities – By NPO “ASHA”

O2-44

10 pm – 1 am

3

Formal AKKA Youth Ball (age 13 and above)

W2-60

(1) Youth/Adult Interaction  - Building Bridges

Moderator: Smitha Bhat, smithabhat@cs.com

This seminar will provide Indian-American parents and children with the opportunity to discuss the challenges they face in relating to one another.  Topics discussed will include conflict regarding career choice, dating/marriage, religion, and gender role expectations.  Attendance in the seminar requires audience participation.

Profile of Smitha Bhat:

Currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL.  Received M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in May 2001.  Clinical experience includes work as a client advocate at Apna Ghar, a domestic violence shelter in the Indian-American community in Chicago, IL, and as a psychotherapist at Mount Sinai Hospital's Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Program in Chicago, IL, and at Roosevelt University Student Counseling Center in Chicago, IL.  Currently working as an intern at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Student Counseling Center in Chicago, IL.  Clinical and research interests include Asian- and South Asian-American mental health and ethnic identity development. 

(2) Alternative Careers – by Ms. Anu Prakash

Profile of Anu Prakash

Ms. Anu Prakash is a CBS news reporter going on her fifth year in the business. She started working at UPN 50 and CBS 62 in Detroit on July 1^st 2002. Before that she was working in Cincinnati, Ohio at the NBC affiliate - WLWT Channel 5 since September of 1998. For much of the time, she worked as a general assignment reporter. She got her start in Columbus, Ohio at the ABC affiliate, WSYX Channel 6. She started out as a writer and then did some reporting. She went to college at Ohio State University.

Continuing Medical Education (Contemporary Issues in Medicine)

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

12:30pm –1:00pm

0.5

Registration to CME

W2-65

1 pm – 4:30 pm

3.5

Session 1 Moderators:  Bala A. Setty, MD & D Suhaker Rao, MD

W2-65

1 pm - 1:40pm

40 min

Recent Advances in Asthma management

Kids: Bhimsen Rao, MD

Adults: Bala A Setty

W2-65

1:40pm–2:20pm

40 min

All that wheezes is not Asthma!

 – Kalpalatha Guntupalli, MD

W2-65

2:20pm-3:00pm

40 min

Epidemic of Diabetes Mellitus in Asian Indians: Do you know your risk?

- Ved V. Gossain, MD

W2-65

3:00pm-3:40pm

40 min

Alternative & Complementary Medicine:

How to reduce risks of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer: An alternative perspective

- Bala V. Manyam, MD

W2-65

3:40pm-4:30 pm

50 min

Questions and Answers

W2-65

12:30pm –1:00pm

0.5

Registration to CME

W2-65

1 pm – 4:30 pm

3.5

Session 2 Moderators: Surekha Rao, M.D. and R. Rajagopal, MD

W2-65

1 pm - 1:40pm

40 min

Osteoporosis in Asian Indians

- Mahalakshmi Honasoge, MD

W2-65

1:40pm–2:20pm

40 min

Current status of Hormone Replacement Therapy: A final eulogy?…Is there an alternative?

- Sudhaker Rao, MD

W2-65

2:20pm-3:00pm

40 min

Coronary Artery Disease in Asian Indians

- Dayanand Nayak, MD

W2-65

3:00pm-3:40pm

40 min

Hyperlipidemia in Asian Indians:

- Chandrakanth Pujara, MD

W2-65

3:40pm-4:30 pm

50 min

Questions and Answers

W2-65

Continuing Medical Education

(Contemporary Issues in Medicine)

OBJECTIVE:

The program is intended for practicing internists, family practitioners, gynecologists, surgeons, and psychiatrists. Physicians in other specialties and lay public may also derive useful information by attending the conference. The main focus of the CME is on women's health and lifestyle adjustments in a changing culture.

8.0 HOURS CATEGORY I CREDIT

As an accredited institution by the American Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Oakwood Hospital certifies that this CME offering meets the criteria for 8 hours Category-I credit toward re-licensure requirements and the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association, provided it is used & completed as designed.

FACULTY

Rajagopal Ramegowda, MD

Bala V. Manyam, MD

Professor & Director, Plummer Movement Disorders Center

Department of Neurology

Texas A&M University School of Medicine,

Temple, TX

D. Sudhaker Rao, MD, FACP, FACE

Section Head, Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Director, Bone & Mineral Research Laboratory

Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Case Western reserve University

Ved V. Gossain, MD, Professor of Medicine

Chief, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Mahalakshmi Honasoge, MD, Senior Staff Physician

Endocrinology and Bone & Mineral Metabolism

Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

Kalpalatha Guntupalli, MD,

Professor of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine,

Head, Critical Care Medicine

Houston, TX

Chandrakanth Pujara, MD

Department of Cardiology

Oakwood-Annapolis Hospital, MI

Dayanand Nayak, MD

Department of Cardiology,

NYU, New York

CME COMMITTEE

Bhimsen Rao, MD, FAAP (Chair, CME Committee)

D. Sudhaker Rao, MD, FACP (CME Program Director)

Surekha Rao, MD

Mahalakshmi Honasoge, MD

K.P. Jagadish

Bala A. Setty, M

REGISTRATION:

The registration fee:

$100.00 (before 08/01/2002)

$125.00 (after 08/01/2002).

Please register for CME through AKKA convention registration form. For further information, Please contact Dr. Bhimsen Rao 586-566-3008 (Office), 810-904-5680(Mobile), 248-335-1907 (Home)  or e-mail: sbraomd@aol.com

Alumni Activities

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

2 pm- 5 pm

3

RVCE Alumni Meet

O2-40

2 pm- 5 pm

3

Mysore Veterinary College Alumni Meet

O2-41

Sunday, September 1st 2002

10 am- 12 pm

2

RVCE Alumni Meet

O2-40

10 am- 12 pm

2

Mysore Veterinary College Alumni Meet

O2-41

10 am- 12 pm

2

BMS Alumni Meet

O2-42

2 pm- 5 pm

3

RVCE Alumni Meet

O2-40

2 pm- 5 pm

3

Mysore Veterinary College Alumni Meet

O2-41

Competitions (Music, Fancy Dress & Dance)

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

Saturday, August 31st 2002

2 pm - 5 pm

3

Music & Fancy Dress Competitions

O2-33

Sunday, September 1st 2002

10 am- 12 pm

2

Dance Competitions

O2-33

1 pm- 5 pm

3

Dance Competitions

O2-33

Women Forum

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

Saturday, August 31st 2002

2 pm- 5 pm

3

• General Women’s Health Issues - Chaya Swamy, Cleveland, Ohio
• Emotional Issues - Sudha Krishnaswamy, Buffalo, NY
• Marital Relations - Rani Bahadur, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Abused Women & Domestic Violence - Philomena Peris Bangalore, India
• Osteoporosis - Mahalakshmi Honasoge, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Cardiac Health – Rajgopal, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Vegetable Carving - Sumithra Narayan, Bangalore India
• Legal Issues - Meena Gowda, Washington, DC

W2-63

Religious & Vedic Forum

Timing

Duration (hrs)

Activity

Location

Saturday, August 31st 2002

Universal  Prayer on main stage

Invites:  Dr.  Sripada  Raju, Sri.  Acharya, Mr.  Aswath  (columbus), Mr.  Raghuram - Bhakti yoga (Vivekananda institute of yoga and research)

Sunday, September 1st 2002

10:00am - 10:20 am

10:20am - 10:30am

0.5

Speaker: Swami Bhodananda

Q & A

W2-66

10:30am - 10:50 am

10:50am - 11:00am

0.5

Speaker: Acharya Galigali

Q & A

W2-66

11:00am - 11:20 am

11:20am - 11:30am

0.5

Speaker: S Ashwath

Q & A

W2-66

11:30am - 11:50 am

11:50am - 12:00 pm

0.5

Speaker: Raghuram

Q & A

W2-66

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

2

Lunch Break

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

0.5

Yeleshpur Dathatri – Gamaka Vachana

W2-66

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

0.5

Discussions with Master Hiranaiah

W2-66

Moderators: Arkesh Pandit, Vijaya Pandit, Dr Raju, Shyamasundar, Srinivasa Bhat, Murali Kashi Bhatta and Dr Jayaraj Kalmat

Profiles of Speakers

Sree Aswath, 2345, Hetter Street, Columbus, OH 43228-9017; Tel (614) 487-4036

E-mail:  aswatha_s@hotmail.com

At a young age, Sri Aswath learned the Yajur Veda from Acharya Anantakrishna, professor of Yajur Veda at the Bangalore Sanskrit College.

He has been teaching Veda and Vedanta to several students since the year 1975, and in Columbus since 1991. He has conducted several seminars and workshops in many cities, on Veda, Vedanta, Yoga, Philosophy of Patanjali, the Sanskrit language, Buddhism and Jainism. In India, he served as an executive of the Life Insurance Corporation of India from 1966 to 1990, he resigned the Corporation and migrated to the USA. Presently, he works as Systems Analyst at the Franklin County Board of MRDD, in Columbus, OH. His academic studies were in Physics, Mathematics, Law, Insurance and Computer Science. Currently he lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife Usha, and daughters Suhasini and Mrinalini. He will be speaking on the topic of the Bhagavad Gita.