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ANNOUNCING:

FIRST ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 2003
of
EKITIKETE INTERNATIONAL FORUM (EIF)
TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON DC, USA
ON OCTOBER 11, 2003

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September 15, 2003

Dear Fellow Brothers and Sisters, Indigenes of Ekiti State in the Diaspora:

Iin ora o!

You are hereby invited to the Organization's First Annual Business Meeting:

Date:  Saturday, October 11, 2003

Venue:  Hilton Silver Spring and Town Center Hotel, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA


The focus of this Business meeting is on how to move our young state forward, and what we can all do together to benefit the lot of our people economically. We will be welcoming not only ideas but also implementation methods.

We are counting on you and/or your Association to be one of the proud participants in this noble course.

The agenda and more details of the meeting are set out below.

Please let us know if you or any members of your association will be attending by calling any of the persons listed below no later than October 1, 2003. Also let us know if you plan to make the presentation.

Those businesses and individuals who wish to advertise in the Business Meeting's upcoming informative brochure should please contact the PRO and/or Awe Deji Olabatuyi  of Dominick Graphics (ekiti@msn.com; telephone 301-731-4824  )  with their text and pictures as soon as possible, but no later than October 1.   Full page is $100; half page is $50. Part of the profit proceeds goes to EIF.

Ekiti a gbe wa o!

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Soji Tinubu (President)   (404-848-6626)
Mr. Moses O. Agboola  (General Secretary)    (713-718-8827) 
Mr. Segun Ajibulu (Vice-President) (919-231-0078)   
Dr. Bolaji Aluko (Public Relations Officer)  (301-989-0016)  
Dr. Mopelola Adegoke (Treasurer)   (302-730-8616)  
Mr. Dipo Ogunrinde (Information Technology Officer)  (301-805-8461)

MEETING DETAILS:

Friday: October 10, 2003

PM - Delegates arrive in Washington DC

Saturday: October 11, 2003

AM - More delegates Arrive
10:00 am - 10:30 am  Welcome and Introduction by Participants present
10:30 am - 11:00 am - State of EIF by President, Secretary and Treasurer of EIF
11:00 am - 12:30 pm - Discussion of Strategic Direction of EIF/Task Forces Reports
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - State of Ekiti State
2:00-3:00 pm - Business Lunch -  Prospects for Ekiti State (Invited Talk)
3:00 - 4:30  pm -  Work Group Discussions on Ekiti State
4:30 - 5:00  pm - Plans for 2004 EIF Biennial Convention (Venue, Date, etc.)
5:00 - 6:00 pm - Wrap Up Discussions/Work on Meeting Communique
7:00 pm - 12:00 midnight - Dinner/Entertainment at Private Restaurant - Izora Restaurant and Nite Club (On your own)


Sunday: October 12, 2003

Departure by Delegates


Reserved Meeting Site (and Lodging Hotel for Out-of-Town participants):

Hilton Silver Spring and Town Center Hotel [Also called Hilton Washington DC/Silver Spring]
8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904
[Two bus stops North of Silver Spring Metro station on Red Line]
Reservations: 301/589-5200 or 1.800.HILTONS or http://www.washingtondcsilverspringhilton.com

Closest airports:  Either Reagan National Airport (in DC) or BWI Airport  [Baltimore-Washington International, in Baltimore] (in that order) is fine;  other one farther away is Dulles International Airport (in Virginia)

Group Room Rate:  $89 + 12% tax  [Reservations to be made  ASAP after September 18, please, but before September 26 cut-off date for rate guarantee]  Ask for Ekitikete International Forum Group rate.

Reserved Dinner site [ 7 pm to 12 midnight]:

The Izora Restaurant and Nite Club
1115 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
[3 bus stops East of Silver Spring Metro station on Red Line]
Tel:  301/495-2960
African meal (anywhere from $12 - 22; take your pick and pay); possibility of indoor or outdoor dining;  live music entertainment till past midnight


Please make it a date, and inform us as soon as possible of your attendance plans!

For more information,   kindly contact:

Mr. Soji Tinubu (President)   (404-848-6626)  tinubus@rtpatlanta.com
Mr. Moses O. Agboola  (General Secretary)    (713-718-8827)  babalekiti2@yahoo.com
Mr. Segun Ajibulu (Vice President) (919-231-0078)    ajibtemi@aol.com
Dr. Bolaji Aluko (Public Relations Officer)  (301-989-0016)   alukome@aol.com
Dr. Mopelola Adegoke (Treasurer)   (302-730-8616)   mobabalola@netzero.net
Mr. Dipo Ogunrinde (Information Technology Officer)  (301-805-8461)
gitf@aol.com

Announcer:  Dr. Bolaji Aluko, PRO