ALL PROGRAMS & MEALS WILL BE AT COBO HALL

Friday
August 30, 2002

1:00 pm Conference Registration begins at COBO Hall
4:00 pm Cultural program inauguration and exhibit hall opening
7:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Cultural events - dance, music, and drama, Orchestra by movie singer P.Susheela & Party

Saturday
August 31, 2002

7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Procession with Dignitaries, invitees and guests
9:00 am Conference Inauguration by Chief Minister S.M. Krishna
Welcome speech by AKKA President, Conference Convener, and Address by CM Sri. S.M. Krishna
10:45 am Keynote address by Nissar Ahmed
12:30 pm Lunch (12:30 pm - 1:30 pm), Business Luncheon with Chief Minister (paid admission only)
1:00 pm Cultural events - dance, music, and drama
6:00 pm Dinner (6:00 pm - 7:30 pm)
6:30 pm Cultural events - dance, music, and drama, Orchestra by B.K.Sumitra & group

Sunday
September 1, 2002

7:00 am Breakfast
8:30 am Dwaja Geethe, Veena recital
9:00 am Kannada Munnade - Shaithya Gosti
10:00 am Cultural events - dance, music, and drama
Karnatic Music on Electric Guitar by World renown Nikhil Joshi
12:30 pm Lunch (12:30 pm - 2:00 pm)
1:00 pm Cultural events - dance, music, and drama
8:00 pm Dinner (8:00 pm - 10:00 pm)
9:00 pm Orchestra, dance, patriotic songs

Parallel Events starts Saturday afternoon and extends all day Sunday. Activities include, Yoga, Women's Forum, Business Forum, Youth Activities, CME, etc.