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1. ATAA’S EDUCATIONAL
AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES
· ATAA
membership has increased by 60%.
· A
congressional Internship program for Turkish-American
students has been launched (Armenians have been doing
this for 30 years) -
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· Scholarships
have been awarded to students for the first time in
ATAA's history
· Close
relations have been established with the American
Congress. ATAA has brought in two new members to the
Congressional Turkish Caucus -
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· For
the first time, ATAA has held luncheon and dinner
programs for the students, as well as other programs
targeting the youth.
· ATAA
organized a panel discussion titled "Future of
Turkey-EU-US Relations", examining the October 6, 2004
European Commission.
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· For
the first time, ATAA has held meetings for the Turkish
blue-collar community. -
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· ATAA
sponsored a conference titled "The Armenian Allegation
of Genocide." The guest speakers were Professor Justin
McCarthy of the University of Louisville and Asst. Prof.
Yucel Acer (University of Canakkale-18 Mart. The
conference was held at the University of Minnesota
campus, and was attended by more than 70 people.
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· ATAA
has held a joint conference with the Foundation for
Defense for Democracies (FDD), a think-tank in
Washington, DC. Egemen Bagis of AKP and Onur Oymen of
CHP have been brought from Turkey to be guest speakers.
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· The
first conference for the Uyghur Turks has been
organized. The keynote speaker was Mr. Erkin Alptekin of
the Uyghur Turks. At this biggest and most crowded ATAA
meeting, representatives from the New York Times, the
Washington Post, U.S. State Department and Chinese
Embassy were also present. -
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· THE
TURKISH WORLD: A new magazine has been launched,
focusing on not Turkish and American internal politics,
but on culture, history, the Turkish world, community
news and news from our component associations. Each
issue features a different Turkic country. -
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· Ercument
Kilic has traveled 50.000 miles, and has met with ATAA’s
25 component organizations. -
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· ATAA
has organized a large-scale conference with TUSIAD in
Istanbul during the 2003 Annual Delegation Trip to
Turkey.
· ATAA
has organized a large-scale conference with TOBB in
Ankara during the 2004 Annual Delegation Trip to
Turkey.-
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· A
conference about Iraqi Turkmen has been organized.
Turkish Front Washington Representative Orhan Ketene was
the speaker.
· ATAA
has held a roundtable discussion with various
Turkish-American NGOs in Washington DC to brainstorm
about the necessary steps after the referendum in
Cyprus. -
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· Component
association's news and activities have been circulated
to an extensive group of recipients.
·
Responses have been sent to
the media following positive and negative coverage of
issues that concern Turkey. Action campaigns have
been launched when necessary.
· A
public library has been created at ATAA's building.
· Washington
area Turkish artisans and small business owners have
been visited in person.
· A
total of about 20 congressmen, senators and State
Department officials have been visited before and after
the Cyprus referendum, and have been briefed by the
experts of the subject. -
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· The
relationship that started with the Turks of Bulgaria
under the leadership of our former president Dr. Orhan
Kaymakcalan has been maintained. ATAA has hosted a
delegation of 30 people, including the Bulgarian
Minister of Economy and Turkish businessmen, and
introduced them to American businessmen, industrialists,
and IT company representatives. -
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·
A conference for the
Bulgarian Mufti, who was invited by the U.S. government,
has been organized at the ATAA building.
· The
relationship established with Azerbaijan during the
leadership of our former president Tamer Acikalin has
been enhanced; an official delegation trip to Azerbaijan
was organized.
·
A very successful and
well-attended ATAA convention has been held in January
2004. -
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·
Two luncheon/dinners have
been organized for the Turkish media, and were sponsored
by Turkish restaurant owners –who are now ATAA members–
in Washington, DC.
· An
ATAA calendar, although had to be delayed due to some
difficulties, has been published for the first time.
· The
office personnel have attended several educational
seminars.
· Press
releases have been issued following the terrorist
attacks in Istanbul. ATAA President Ercument Kilic has
attended and spoke at various conferences. -
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· The
Turkish-American community has been for the first time
represented at the National Presidential Convention. -
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. ATAA President Ecüment Kılıç has
been invited by the U.S. State Department as U.S.
Speaker and Specialist to conduct a series of lectures
and programs on the subject of integration of immigrant
populations into western societies in Austria and
Germany: -
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· ATAA
started conducting a survey to evaluate the
Turkish-American community's public opinion regarding
2004 presidential elections.
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· ATAA
established a vital communication channel for ATAA
members:
ATAAnet1@yahoogroups.com
This platform allows ATAA Component Associaction
presidents to share ideas and thoughts among themselves.
· ATAA
established another new vital communication channel for
ATAA members:
ATAA_voice@yahoogroups.com
This platform allows ATAA members to share ideas and
thoughts not only with one another, but also with the
ATAA administration.
· For
the first time, ATAA has held an art exhibition at its
building (Thanks to Hurriyet reporter Mr. Mehmet
Biber) -
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· ATAA
has organized an Ebru exhibition of the Istanbul
Municipality at the Decatur House near White House
· ATAA
organized a performance by Turkish National Ballet
Modern Dance Ensemble at Kennedy Center in Washington
DC.
2. RENEWAL OF ATAA’S
TECHNICAL AND PHYSICAL BACKGROUND
· The
Internet connection has been switched to cable from
dial-up, bringing the office up to speed.
·
Computers have been updated
and renewed.
·
Membership forms have been
updated to obtain more information about members in
order to serve them better.
· A
12 year-old database, which was operated in DOS and was
written in FORTRAN, was replaced with a modern database.
·
A server has been bought.
· The
e-mail list has been classified according to different
groups, including ATAA's current and former members,
Turkish Members of the Parliament, U.S. Congressmen,
Turkish Caucus Members, ATAA component associations,
Turkish Student Associations across the U.S.,
Azerbaijani groups, Jewish groups, Turkish media in the
U.S., Turkish media in Turkey, U.S. media, etc.
· ATAA
building has become fully functional.
· The
outdated ATAA website has been redesigned and is being
updated continuously.
·
Office costs have been
minimized.
·
E-mail newsletters have
been updated, and have become more efficient and
noticable.
·
ATAA's 10 years old e-mail
address list has been evaluated, cleaned up and updated,
now including 25K recipients.
·
Communication with various
Turkish yahoo groups has been started, significantly
increasing the circulation of the online newsletter. |
