Chicago Convention – Register Now!

Dear friends, the registration for the the 34th annual convention to be held in Chicago is now open. We have an engaging agenda for you which includes, CME in the morning of Friday and Saturday from 8am-12 noon, by our very own alumni. Evenings will be busy with fun and entertainment on all 3 days. On Thursday we will have an open karaoke mike and “Meet and Greet.” On Friday we will have a “Boat cruise in Lake Michigan” with Indian food and Bollywood DJ. On Saturday we will have the main dinner with Bollywood DJ. So pack your bags and get ready for some fun.

Next year it will be the Silver jubilee celebration of 1989 joining batch and the Golden Jubilee celebration of 1968 joining batch. I would encourage the Maulanians from these two batches to honor us with their presence.

You can register online and pay online, or can download the paper form and mail it to us along with the check. Whichever way you like, we would like to see you in Chicago.

Hotel accommodation is at a discounted price at the venue, Hyatt Centric at Magnificent Mile, 633N St Clair St., Chicago. Please register through the website, as it has a link to hotel registration.

Thanks again,

Vivek Mishra

Medical Camp in India

Dr. Nitin Shah , M.D, a graduate of Baroda Medical College, is a physician practicing in the US. He has been active in holding doing various medical camps in India, mainly in Gujrat.  His next camp is in Surat, January 2nd to January 13th, 2018. Anyone interested in volunteering, please contact Dr. Vivek Mishra.

Some of our MAMCOAANA leadership, including Dr Bhushan Pandya and Dr Randeep Suneja,  have already signed up for it. During the recently concluded MAMCOAANA meeting, the GBM ( General Body Meeting ) had decided to explore such mission work in th future. With Dr Shah’s help we hope to start a new chapter in the MAMCOAANA family.

Please email me if you are interested.

Thanks

Vivek Mishra

2017-18 President’s Message

As I embark on the next phase of my association with MAMCOAANA, as the president for year 2017-2018, I have a sense of responsibility and pleasure in welcoming you all to Chicago next year. The recently concluded convention under Dr. Tarang and Tony Sharma, was great fun,very well organized,  and I hope to recreate some of that fun next year, when we meet again.

It has been 30 years since I joined MAMC and 18 years in Chicagoland, my adopted hometown after Delhi. There has never been a day, when my identity as a Maulanian is lost on me. My first MAMCOAANA meeting was in Chicago, held under Dr Gupta. I got hooked on to it, and since that time, I have attended most of the conventions and have enjoyed every moment of my association.

In this day and age of Whatsap and Facebook, the question arises- what is the purpose of our existence ?  My answer to that is simple – Human touch. Having whatsap group for individual joining years is great, but it pales in comparison to the emotional connection that we make at the convention and fun that we have as MAMC family, irrespective of our joining years when we meet.

Next years’s agenda is already made up with a boat cruise in Lake Michigan on Friday and the Gala on Saturday. Chicago is an amazing city in summer. So get your bags packing and book your tickets for July 26th, Thursday to July 29th Sunday, 2018.

See you there.

2016-17 President’s Message

I write to you all as the President of MAMCOAANA for 2016-2017. Frankly, as the editor of Sandesh for the past few years, and the random writer random things on Mamcoaana Digest and Whatsapp and MAMCOAANA Facebook, and, I admit, the tongue-in-cheek remarks from my brain that are forever ready to come out of my mouth, I think most of you who truly follow the goings on of MAMCOAANA need no additional word-footage from me.

I have no lofty personal goals, no great agenda, and no grand plan in mind. I simply want to emphasize that any organization and its executive committee is only in existence because of its membership, and active participation of that membership. So, much as I have this ‘president’ tag and a ‘message’ to write it is meaningless without YOU – the Maulanian – one who is ready to brave the wonderful madness of intermingling with its own kind again despite your responsible and busy personal and professional achievements.

So, take the plunge and join MAMCOAANA as a life member, and join me for the Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio for 2017.

Tarang Sharma, MD