GMCANA Silver Jubilee Reunion Program

                 Sep 2, 2006 Saturday

8:00 A.M. -                                 Golf at Reunion Resort

1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.                  Convention Foyer 3

                                                Registration

Please register and pick up your registration packages with information about the reunion, exhibits, vendors, CME program and pick up your EPCOT Laser works dinner tickets if you are attending the special event dinner at EPCOT.

2:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.                  Europe 7

Class reunions

Room available for any interested alumni to catch up on the good old times

7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.                EPCOT World Pavilion

EPCOT Laser works dinner

EPCOT is an easy 10 minute walk from Dolphin Resort (Maps are available during registration).  Water taxis to EPCOT are also available from Dolphin Hotel.  However, we have transportation available for the elderly and families with little kids.  There will be two trips to EPCOT at 6:55 P.M. and 7:15 P.M.  Please meet us in the lobby for riding the bus.  All attendees to assemble by World Pavilion by 7:20 P.M. to be escorted to the dinner show area.  We request that people that have tickets to EPCOT for that day or people with Disney season passes or Park Hopper tickets, to please bring these to the dinner to keep our costs low.  There will also be bus trips back after the laser works show.

10:00 P.M. – 12 Midnight              Americas Seminar

Dance party          

Dance the night away with some fun music and get dance lessons from one of Disney’s pros.  We highly recommend this to the youth in our registrants and for those that are truly young at heart.                  

                                                       Sep 3, 2006 Sunday

7:00 A.M. to 5 P.M.            Northern Hemisphere Salon E Foyer

                                                        Registration

Registration continues – Remember 3 hours or 3 days one flat fee!

7:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M.                 Northern Hemisphere Salon A

                                                        Breakfast with Disney characters

Come have breakfast with some of our favorite Disney characters – Snow White and Dopey at the wishing well, Captain Hook and See on the pirate ship or Chip n Dale in the woods.  Great picture opportunity and a great time for kids.

8:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.                Americas Seminar

                                                        CME Program

Got to do some serious business – can’t be all fun!  Come attend our CME program for 4.0 CME credits.  Get some info on how to plan your finances so Uncle Sam won’t get it all!  Merrill Lynch presents a financial seminar on Asset protection during the break.

8:00 A.M.  Statins in the management of Acute Coronary syndrome

Speaker:             Dr. Surendra B Avula

Dr. Avula, an interventional cardiologist currently practicing in Illinois, is an alumnus of Guntur Medical College.  Dr. Avula is an Associate Professor of Cardiology for the teaching program in Christ Hospital in Oak lawn, IL.  He also does active research in the field of Invasive and Interventional cardiology and is an investigator in several clinical trials.

9:00 A.M.  Erectile Dysfunction – Diagnosis, Patient Counseling and Effective Management

Speaker:             Dr. Giridhar Talluri

Dr. Talluri, a practicing Urologist in Coral Gables, FL is an alumnus of Guntur Medical College.  Dr. Talluri presented several papers and is an author of several publications in Urology.

10:00 A.M.  Financial “Peace of Mind” Planning

Speaker:  Rudra C Nadhan

Rudra C. Nadhan is a Vice-President and International Financial Advisor in the Northbrook, Illinois, Merrill Lynch office. He is a graduate in B. Tech. from Andhra University, India and M.S. from Texas A&M University.  He advises clients in areas of investment management and tax strategies; and assists small businesses with financing and retirement plans.

10:30 A.M.  Obstructive Sleep Apnea – An overview and cerebrovascular implications

Speaker:  Dr. Rama Maganti

Dr. Maganti, a practicing Epileptologist and Sleep Disorders Specialist at Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, is an alumnus of Guntur Medical College.  He has several publications in field of Epilepsy and Sleep disorders.

11:30 A.M.  Ocular manifestations of Systemic Diseases including Diabetes

Speaker:  Dr. KV Chalam

Dr. Chalam, currently Chairman of Department of Ophthalmology at Univ. of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, is an alumnus of Guntur Medical College.  Apart from holding multiple positions both academic and administrative, at University of Florida, he is a visiting professor at the Harvard medical school.  His fields of interest are Vitreo-retinal diseases and Surgery, Uveitis and Ocular Oncology and Neuro-Ophthalmology and he has numerous publications and presentations to his credit.  He is also investigator in several trials and a scientific reviewer for many journals in the field of ophthalmology.

8:00 A.M. to 6 P.M.            Northern Salon E

                                                        Vendor and Exhibit area

Come and visit our wonderful sponsors who made this program possible.  We have booths that are featuring various pharmaceutical companies, CNC Investments – for those with extra $$s to invest in the really hot real estate market.  Want to know what is the latest fashion in India?  We have Khazana jewelers from Chicago and bringing in the latest and greatest of fashions in clothing.  Tanmai from Orlando has your choice for “My Choice” saris.  Khazana and Regal jewelers will bedazzle you with their variety in traditional and contemporary Indian jewelry.   Do remember to visit them and update your wardrobes and jewelry chests.

9:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.                Northern Hemisphere Foyer CDE

                                                        Kids’ activities    

Let us entertain your kids with artists that will turn your kids’ faces into canvases and that can come up with different shapes with ordinary balloons.  The older kids can have fun in our especially reserved basketball court and volleyball courts. 

11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.                Northern Hemisphere Salon A

                                                        Lunch

Come and taste the wares that the Disney chefs have whipped up for us

1:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.                  Americas Seminar

                                                        General body session GMC

1:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.                  Europe 6

                                                        General body session RMC

1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.                  Fantasia Golf Course

                             Miniature Golf for kids

Our chaperones will escort the golf enthusiasts among your kids to the wonderful Fantasia themed miniature golf course across the street from Dolphin resort

4:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.                  Americas Seminar

                                                        Photo session

Don’t forget to attend the photo session to take away some memories with your old buddies

6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.                  Northern Hemisphere Salon A Foyer

                                                        Cocktail reception for our adults

Show off your best party outfits and jewelry and meet with all your friends old and new.  Our local Telugu chefs will appease your taste buds with specially prepared Hors d’oeuvres and our

Disney hosts will have an open bar to make the evening a little “lighter”

Americas Seminar

Magic show for our young ones

Let the Disney entertainers keep your kids busy while you are socializing.  Will continue till 8 P.M.

7:00 P.M. to 12:00 midnight          Northern Hemisphere Salon A&B

                                                        Grand Gala Dinner and Entertainment

Our delicious dinner will be accompanied by the following

Keynote speech:          Dr. IV Subba Rao – Hon. Health secretary, Andhra Pradesh

Dr I.V.Subba Rao is an educator, administrator and a leader for 27 years in the state of Andhra Pradesh as well as at the national level in India. He has a PhD in Education Policy and Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, Masters Degree in English and Bachelor’s degree in Education. 

Cake:   Disney character parade of the cake with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and Pluto followed by the cutting of the Silver Jubilee Reunion Cake

Entertainment:  We will have home grown talent, Magic show by Disney artist and musical entertainment by a Telugu band

DJ and dance:  We will conclude the program with an Indian DJ and a dance floor to show off your latest dance moves   

                                                 Sep 4, 2006 Monday

8:00 A.M. to 11 A.M.          Americas Seminar

                                                     Farewell Brunch

See you all in two years and Bon Voyage

9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.      Europe 6

                                                     Executive committee meeting GMC