Kabir, thanks for sending the program to the L. Here is Dr. Mike Gomez' topic: "AFRICAN GOVERNMENTAL LIFE". See you at the Conference. Chi Jaama Joe >From: Amadu Kabir Njie <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Midwest Gambian Association Conference (MGAC) (Fwd from Joe > Sambou) Joe >Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:26:53 -0500 > >MIDWEST GAMBIAN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE >LABOR DAY CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO >SEPTEMBER 4TH TO SEPTEMBER 5TH > >SATURDAY: SEPTEMBER 4, 2004 > > CONFERENCE & LUNCHEON > >THEME: THE NEED FOR CHANGE IN AFRICA > > SPEAKERS: > >Baba Galleh Jallow: “Change and the Inevitability of Conflict > in Human Progress.” > > >Dr. Quaison Dey : “The Humanitarian and Impending Health Crisis in > Dafur, Sudan.” > >Dr. Michael Gomez, Phd.: TBA > >Sigga Jagne: “The role of Gambian women in national development: > their impact on the economy, and their underutilization in > nation building."” > >STGDP: Introduction/update the community of its activities. > > VENUE: TRUMP HOTEL AND CASINO (RESERVATION # 219-977-9999) > > CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST: 9:00 A.M. TO 9:50 A.M. > >CONFERENCE START: 10:00 AM. TO 3:30 P.M. (Please Respect Start Time) > > LUCNCH: 3:30 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M. > > EVENING GALA > >VENUE: 12338 South Halsted. > >START: 10:00 PM UNTIL > > >SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 5, 2004 > > FAMILY PICNIC & BARBEQUE > > VENUE: JACKSON PARK > (61ST & STONY ISLAND) CHICAGO IL (See directions to the Soccer field). > > TIME: 10:00 TILL SUNSET > > SOCCER TOURNAMENT: > > VENUE: JACKSON PARK > (61ST & STONY ISLAND) CHICAGO IL > > TIME: 10: 00 AM TO 6: 00 PM (Please Respect the Start Time) > >DIRECTIONS TO ACTIVITIES: > >CONFERENCE: > >FROM SOUTH SIDE / NORTH SIDE OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO > >Take 90/94 Express Way (east) to Indiana (do not take the skyway) and exit >on Cline Avenue North. Take Cline Avenue North to Industrial Blvd and make >a left at the "T" intersection at the end of the exit. You will see the >sign that leads you to the Trump Hotel and Casino. Alternatively, once on >Industrial Blvd., bear right and go to the stoplight (you will see a gas >station on your left). Make a right at the stoplight and you will be led >right into the hotel parking lot. If you somehow get lost please call the >hotel for directions. > >SOCCER FIELD/PICNIC: JACKSON PARK (61ST & STONY ISLAND) > >FROM THE NORTH SIDE / WEST SIDE OR SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO > >Take 90/94 Express Way (DAN RYAN), exit at 63RD. Go east (that means make >left if coming from Downtown and right if coming from South Side) all the >way to Stony Island. Make a left (go north) on Stony for about a block. >You should see the park on your right. Cornell St. flanks the field to the >east and Stony Island to the West. You can only park on Stony Island. >Please obey parking regulations, as the police will be busy during that >weekend ticketing folks found to be in violation. > > >EVENING GALA @ 12338 South Halsted > >Directions From The North Side > >Merge onto N. LAKE SHORE DR/US-41 S. Go 7.6 miles and merge onto I-55 >S/STEVENSON EXWY S toward ST LOUIS for 1.0 miles. Take the I-90 E/I-94 E >exit and exit at 293B- toward INDIANA. Go 0.5 miles and merge onto I-90 >EXPRESS LN E/I-94 EXPRESS LN/ E/DAN RYAN EXPRESS LN E via the exit on the >left, toward 51ST ST. Go 4.7 miles to I-90 EXPRESS LN E/I-94 EXPRESS LN >E/DAN RYAN EXPRESS LN E becomes DAN RYAN EXWY E/I-94 E. 3.8 miles. Merge >onto I-57 S via exit number 63 toward MEMPHIS. Go 0.9 miles to exit >number 357, toward IL-1/HALSTED ST. Go 0.1 miles. Stay straight to go onto >W 98TH PL. 0.1 mile and turn LEFT onto S HALSTED ST/IL-1 S. Go 3.2 miles >and look for address (12338 South Halsted) I believe this is the address). > >Directions from South Suburbs > >Take BISHOP FORD FRWY/I-94 W. to 130TH ST WEST exit and exit on 68A. Go 0.2 >miles and Merge onto E 130TH ST., and go 1.5 miles and turn RIGHT onto S >INDIANA AVE. Go 0.2 miles turn SLIGHT LEFT onto E 127TH ST. and go 1.2 >miles to S HALSTED ST/IL-1 N. On Halsted go 0.4 miles. Look for address >(12338 south Halsted). > >Direction from West side & West Suburbs… > >Take the EISENHOWER EXWY E/I-290 E and merge onto DAN RYAN EXWY E/I-94 E >toward INDIANA. Go 11.3 miles and merge onto I-57 S, via exit number 63 >toward MEMPHIS. Take I-57 S for 0.9 miles and exit at exit number 357, >toward IL-1HALSTED ST. 0.1 miles. Stay straight to go onto W 98TH PL. 0.1 >miles and turn LEFT onto S HALSTED ST/IL-1 S. for 3.2 miles. Look for >address: 12338 South Halsted. > >HOTEL RESERVATIONS > >We have blocked or will block a number of rooms at Trump Casino and Hotel >(located at 21 Buffington Harbor, Gary, Indiana 46406) under the Gambian >Association of Chicago. The cut-off date for making reservations to qualify >for the special rate of $45:00/night plus tax for double occupancy is >08/31/2004. The reservation number is 219-977-9999. This is where the >conference will be held too. Also, see directions to hotel. > > >The 2004 Midwest Gambian Soccer Tournament >September 5, 2004 > > >Team: >Chicago Minnesota Atlanta > >Madison Detroit Mullin > > > >Fixture: > >First round: 25 minutes halves with a 10 minute half-time break > Only the top four teams will move on to the second round > >A vs B 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. > >C vs D 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. > >E vs F 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. > >Semi-final round: 25 minutes halves with a 10 minute half-time break > > >#1 vs #4 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. > >#2 vs #3 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. > >Championship: 30 minutes halves with a 15 minute half-time break > >Winners of Semi-Final 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. > >Additional Info: > >• We will do the balloting/drawing at the Conference to determine the >fixture, >• A team will forfeit the game if late for more than 15 minutes > >• The second round may be switched if either the #1 and #4 were the >last to play in the first round and neither >#2 or #3 did. >• Ranking will be determined in the following order: > >1. Wins, then >2. Goals for, and then >3. Goals against >4. If there is still a tie a coin will be tossed to break it. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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