Here and Now: With a Look to the Future -- A Workshop and Conference for API Nonprofit Organizations - 5/27

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, we will be co-presenting a workshop for nonprofit organizations serving the Asian and Pacific Islander American community. Our partners for this workshop are The California Wellness Foundation, Microsoft Corporation and more than a dozen corporate, foundation, nonprofit and individual leaders who are donating their time and energy to ensure that this workshop and conference are a success.

The workshop and conference will be held at:

Microsoft Corporation
333 S. Grand Avenue
33rd Floor
Los Angeles

Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the program beginning promptly at 8:45 a.m.



The workshop is being offered free of charge and includes a continental breakfast, box lunch and refreshments. Registration is being offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The maximum number of participants for this special workshop is 150 persons. It is strongly recommended that you register and arrive early. Each participant must register separately. (Speakers and panelists should also register using this online registration process. Speakers and panelists do not need to responds to the short questionnaire that accompanies the registration form.)

Please use the link below for online registration. In order to assist the speakers and presenters with details about your organization, we request that you complete the questions that are listed on the online registration form. Please register before the May 20, 2009 deadline.

ONLINE NONPROFIT (AND SPEAKER) REGISTRATION - http://www.iwgroupinc.com/event/Here-And-Now/

A copy of the program agendum is attached along with details regarding parking options. Please note that the program is subject to change without notice.

Parking is available at Joe’s Auto Parks, about 1.5 blocks from Microsoft, located at 220 S. Hope Street and 240 S. Hope Street, for $12 per vehicle. Parking at the Wells Fargo Center is $40 per vehicle. Please be sure to park in the lots designated for this workshop and conference.

If you should have any questions regarding this workshop and conference, please do not hesitate to contact Bill Imada, IW Group Chairman and CEO, at (310) 289-5588 or via e-mail at bimada@iwgroupinc.com.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, May 27, 2009!

Sincerely,

Your Co-Presenters

National CAPACD accepting proposals for workshop presentations

National CAPACD is now accepting proposals for workshop presentations for our 10th Annual National Convention, Celebrating a Decade of Unity: A Time of Change. With the recent transition in the federal government and the current downturn in the economy, the needs of AND the opportunities for the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has never been greater! Join us to engage in shaping initiatives not only for the AAPI community but also for the country! Click here for a workshop proposal form.

National CAPACD's Convention provides a platform for hundreds of community organizers, housing and economic development organizations and social service providers that work with Asian, Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and other minority and immigrant communities to gather and share ideas for comprehensive solutions to community empowerment, development and planning. Visit our website for more information about our convention!

We invite presentations from service providers, educators, researchers, policymakers, youth, business representatives, government officials, media representatives, technical assistance providers and others. We encourage innovative workshop formats as well as workshops that explore actions and projects at different levels (from local, statewide, regional to national). We seek diversity in topics, formats, and presenters. WORKSHOP PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009. Click here for a workshop proposal form.

Do not hesitate to contact Hieu Truong, Program Cooridnator at hieu@nationalcapacd.org or (202) 223-2442 with any questions you may have regarding workshop proposals.