Armenian Cause 2.0 conference attracts unprecedented number of participantsJune 25, 2011 - 10:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Americans from across the United States began arriving in Washington, DC, for the Armenian National Committee of America's Armenian Cause 2.0 conference, which brings together veteran and youth activists who will explore the future of social networks, grassroots power, and smart advocacy for the Armenian Cause. Due to overwhelming community response, the conference has sold out, ANCA reported. "We are pleased by both the remarkable quality and really unprecedented quantity of participants in our national conference," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "We look forward to a weekend marked by interactive presentations, great networking opportunities, and a robust and constructive exchange of ideas and insights about the future of our community and our cause." Early arrivals began a series of meetings on Capitol Hill, with constituents discussing pending Armenian Genocide legislation, the current situation in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh and a recently introduced resolution, which calls on Turkey to return Christian Churches. Saturday, June 25 morning will kick off with a series of presentations and interactive sessions focusing on strengthening Armenian American advocacy in the age of social networks, broadening the grassroots reach of our community engagement efforts, and developing sharper and more effective smart advocacy means of impacting public policy. The conference's educational programs will be complemented by social and networking opportunities, such as a private tour of the home of Woodrow Wilson and a dinner reception at the Armenian Embassy hosted by Armenia's Ambassador to the United States, Tatoul Markarian. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |