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CEANA's 12th Annual Convention in Washington 2005

HOTEL AND LODGING INFORMATION
Issued by: 2005 CEANA Convention Planning Committee
 

CONVENTION THEME:
The theme for the convention is INVESTMENT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT: CRITICAL ISSUES ACROSS EWELAND

HOTEL INFORMATION:
The Convention activities and lodging will be at the following hotel.

Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
7920 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22102

Hotel Room Rates:
$59.00 per night-Single or Double occupancy without breakfast (code-
CEA)or
$69.00 per night-Single or Double occupancy with breakfast(code-CNW)

For Reservations:
Please call: 1-800-Hiltons (1-800-445-8667) and mention that you are
booking room under the Council of Ewe Associations of North America
(CEANA).

Reservation Deadline:
Reservations must be made by August 8, 2005 and must be confirmed
with a major Credit Card to guarantee the above rates.

Important Note:
There are two (2) different codes available for your reservation.
Select your preferred code from below and mention this when making
your reservations.

1)CEA is the code for rate without breakfast
2)CNW is the code for rate with breakfast

Visit the hotel website and take a tour to see for yourself what
they have to offer. www.mclean.hilton.com or
http://www.mclean.hilton.com/

Please avoid booking more sleeping rooms than you will need as the
hotel will charge you for at least one night rate for rooms reserved
and not used and not canceled by the August 8, 2005 reservation
deadline date.

AIRPORTS:
There are two airports which are conveniently located about 14 miles
away from the Convention Hotel. The airports are the Washington
Dulles International Airport (IAD) and the Reagan National (DCA)
Airport. Groups and individuals who are planning to attend the 2005
CEANA Convention are advised to use the Washington Dulles
International Airport (IAD).

The Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) is about sixty
(60) miles away from the Convention Hotel site.

CONVENTION PROGRAMS:
The Convention activities will begin on Friday, September 2, 2005
and end on Sunday, September 4, 2005.

1) Friday - Meeting of the Executive Council (Secretariat) and
delegates from member organizations known as the Council of
Representatives (COR).

2) Saturday (Daytime) - The General Membership meeting is open to
all Convention attendees, individuals from member organizations,
delegates and the CEANA Secretariat. There will be an afternoon
Luncheon, featuring the special guest speakers.

3) Saturday (Evening) - An evening of Dinner Dance/Banquet in an
atmosphere of pomp, and cultural performances. There will be special
prizes presented during the banquet event!

4) Sunday - An all-day picnic with durbar, featuring cultural
dances, variety of delicious ethnic cuisines, various games and lots
of other forms of entertainment.

This year's Convention will be a blast! There will be luxury
accommodation and feeding for all. You must call early to reserve
you hotel rooms at the affordable rates above.

For further convention updates, please visit www.ceanaonline.com or
send e-mail to the following planning committee members:
wadzima1@msn.com or osaflasafla@aol.com

Lookout for addition Convention information... See you in
September!!!

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PREVIOUS ANNUAL CONVENTIONS OF THE CEANA

The 12th Convention will take place in Washington, DC in  September 2005