6th Bosnian Herzegovinian American Academy Meeting

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6th Bosnian-Herzegovinian-American Academy Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida
When: 19th-21st, October, 2012
Where: Marriott Sawgrass resort, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Djenita Pasic,
Emir Festic,
Nura Festic,
Aida Hozic,
Andi Arnautovic


Dear all,

I am excited to share with you some early info about upcoming annual 2012 BHAAAS meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Jacksonville area). The meeting is scheduled for October 19-21, with a preliminary activities scheduled for October 19-20, and Sunday, 10/21 will be free for the additional social program and tours. This area is certainly one of the most beautiful areas in the USA, see http://www.floridashistoriccoast.com/, and I strongly recommend you take a day or two extra to explore it, you will be glad you did it…

Below you will find helpful information to assist you and your guests in making room reservations at Marriott Sawgrass resort (www.SawgrassMarriott.com). We secured the group rate of $179 per night. The resort has committed to provide us with 30 rooms, and beyond that number the rooms will be given based on availability and the "first-come" basis. The price includes free parking on the site. The resort shuttles operate frequently between the resort and the private Beach Club, Cabana, just 5-minute drive away.

Guests can call the Marriott resort directly at (800)457-4653, the guests will need to mention that they are with BHAAAS 6th Annual Meeting Group to get your group rate.

Guests can book online by going to: http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/jaxsw?groupCode=BHABHAA&app=resvlink for a deluxe guestroom with either a king bed or 2 double beds.

They can also go to: http://www.sawgrassmarriott.com and select Reservations, then enter your group code BHABHA for a deluxe guestroom. Please note that the cut off date for your reservations is 9/19/12.

In the proximity of this resort, approximately 5-minute walking distance, there is a Hilton Garden Inn hotel, with a lowest advanced internet booking rate at this time of $159 per night. This will be an alternative hotel in the case we fill all available rooms at Marriott Sawgrass, or for those who would choose this less expensive rate at this time.

I would also like to ask you that you please confirm by email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) your participation in the meeting as soon as you make the reservation, which will allow the organizing committee to better plan the meeting and activities.

Looking forward to see you all in Ponte Vedra Beach this fall!

On behalf of organizing committee,

Emir Festic

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Founding Members

Andi Arnautović MD
Family Medicine
Chicago, IL

Kenan Arnautović, MD, MSc, FACS
Neurosurgery
Memphis, TN

Almasa Bass, PharmD
Clinical Research and Drug Development
Chapel Hill, NC

Sead Beganović, MD, PhD
Oncology
Indianapolis, IN

Lejla Hadzikadić, MD, MSc
General Surgery
Boston, MA

Mirsad Hadzikadić, PhD
Computing and Informatics
Charlotte, NC

Zlatko Haverić, MD
Hospitalist
Joliet, IL

Aleksandar Hemon
Literature
Chicago, IL

Emir Hodzić, DVM, PhD
Research
Davis, CA

Migdat Hodzić, PhD
Technology
Santa Clara, California

Eldin E. Karaiković, MD, PhD
Orthopaedics
Chicago, IL

Djenita Pašić, Esq., JD
Law
Louisville, KY

Rešad Pašić, MD, PhD
Obstetric and Gynecology
Louisville, KY

Adnan Šarčević, MD, MSc
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
New York


Guests

Jasna Beganović
Civil engineering
Indianapolis, IN

Faris Gavrankapetanović, MD, PhD
Clinical Center/Klinički centar
Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina

Mirzeta Hadzikadić, MSc
Technology
Charlotte, NC

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Board of Directors

Djenita Pasic, Esq., JD (President)
Law
Louisville, KY

Andi Arnautovic MD (First Vice President)
Family Medicine
Chicago, IL

Ognjen Gajic, MD (Second Vice President)
Critical Care Medicine
Rochester, MN

Emir Festic, MD, FCCP (Secretary )
Critical Care Medicine
Jacksonville, FL

Almer Imamovic (Treasurer)

Music
Pasadena, CA

Kenan Arnautovic, MD, MSc, FACS (Former President)
Neurosurgery
Memphis, TN

Adnan Atic, MSc
Software Architecture
Memphis, TN

Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic, MD, MSc
Pediatric Genetics
Rochester, MN

Esad Boskailo, MD
Psychiatry
Phoenix, AZ

Amila Buturovic, PhD
Oriental Studies and Sociology
Toronto, Canada

Igor Lemajic, MBA
Finance
Memphis, TN

Namik Haveric, MD
Radiology
Washington, DC

Aida Hozic, PhD, MSc
Political Sciences
Gainesville, FL

Patrick McCarthy, MSc
Education
Saint Louis, MO

Gordan Srkalovic, MD, PhD
Hematology/Oncology
Lansing, MI

Azra Terzic, PhD
JCPS
Louisville, KY

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Committees

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Djenita Pasic (President)
Andi Arnautovic (First Vice President)
Ognjen Gajic (Second Vice President)
Almer Imamovic (Treasurer)
Emir Festic (Secretary)
Indira Arnautovic (Technical Secretary)
Kenan Arnautovic (Former President)


WEB PAGE COMMITTEE
Ognjen Gajic (President)
Adnan Atic (Member)
Emir Festic (Member)


MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Djenita Pasic (President)
Amila Buturovic (Member)
Emir Festic (Member)


FINANCIAL AND STATUTORY COMMITTEE
Djenita Pašic (President)
Dino Kujundzic (Member)


SPOKESPERSON
Djenita Pasic


HISTORIAN
Enes Kanlic


SECTIONS
Emir Hodzic (Sciences and Sections Coordinator)
Eldin Karaikovic (Medicine)
Mirsad Hadzikadic (Technology)
Almer Imamovic (Arts)
Snjezana Buzov (Social Sciences)


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
(Annual Meeting in St. Louis: September 16-18, 2011)

Kenan Arnautovic (President)
Djenita Pasic (Vice President)
Andi Arnautovic (President - Medical Sciences)
Patrick McCarthy and Ajlina Karamehic (Hosts in St. Louis)


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
(Days of BHAAAS in Zenica: October 12-14, 2011)

Kenan Arnautovic (President)
Djenita Pasic (Vice President)
Mirsad Hadzikadic (President - Non Medical Sciences)
Eldin Karaikovic (President - Medical Sciences)
Almer Imamovic (President - Arts)
Belma Pojskic (Host in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Adnan Karaikovic (Technical Secretary in Bosnia and Herzegovina)


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
(Days of BHAAAS in Sarajevo 2012)

- Djenita Pasic (Social Sciences)
- Ognjen Gajic, Amer Ovcina, Nirvana Pistoljevic, Ismet Gavrankapetanovic (Medicine)
- Midgat Hodzic (Technical Sciences)
- Emir Hodzic (Natural Sciences)
- Almer Imamovic (Art)
- Adnan Karaikovic (BHAAAS Executive Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

 


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
(Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida: 19-21 October, 2012, 2011)

Djenita Pasic,
Emir Festic,
Nura Festic,
Aida Hozic,
Andi Arnautovic

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Criteria for Membership/ Membership Fees

Sve kategorije clanstva moraju ispunjavati sljedece uslove:

  1. Bosanskohercegovacko porijeklo.
  2. Drzavljanstvo ili stalni boravak u USA ili Kanadi;
  3. Visoka strucna sprema/graduate degree, sa izuzetkom kandidata iz nenaucnih oblasti;
  4. Odanost nacelima BHAAAS;
  5. Odanost ideji visenacionalne, demokratske Bosne i Hercegovine;
  6. Postovanje najvisih etickih i moralnih standarda, ukljucujuci i nacela vezana za slobodnu razmjenu ideja i misljenja;

Kriteriji za prijem:


1. Redovni clan (Active member):

  • Doktorat ili ekvivalent, sa izuzetkom kadidata iz oblasti kulture, umjetnosti, novinarstva i drugih nenaucnih oblasti;
  • Istaknuto profesionalno prisustvo (objavljene knjige, clanci, naucni i strucni radovi, odrzani koncerti, izlozbe, patenti, kriticka priznanja etc) u vlastitoj oblasti;
  • Zapazena aktivnost u okviru bosanskohercegovacke zajednice;

2. Pridruzeni clan (Associate Member):

  • Magisterij ili ekvivalent, sa izuzetkom kandidata iz oblasti kulture, umjetnosti, novinarstva i drugih nenaucnih oblasti;
  • Istaknuta aktivnost, kao i duzina prisustva, u svojoj profesionalnoj oblasti;
  • Znacajna aktivnost u okviru bosanskohercegovacke zajednice;

3. Dopisni clan (Corresponding Member):

  • Phd/ekvivalent ili magisterij/ekvivalent, sa izuzetkom kadidata iz oblasti  kulture, umjetnosti, novinarstva i drugih nenaucnih oblasti;
  • Kandidati ne ispunjavaju uslov stalnog boravka u USA/Kanadi, ali ispunjavaju uslov bosanskohercegovackog porijekla;
  • Zapazen doprinos bosanskohercegovackoj zajednici, nauci i kulturi;

4. Medjunarodni clan (International Member):

  • Kandidat ispunjava uslove i kriterije za Redovno ili Pridruzeno, osim sto ne zivi u Sjevernoj Americi, niti je bosanskohercegovackog porijekla;
  • Kandidat se istice aktivnostima vezanim za dobrobit bosanskohercegovacke zajednice, kako u zemlji, tako i u inostranstvu;

5. Pocasni clan (Honorary Member):

  • Kandidati ne ispunjavaju uslove i kriterije za ostale kategorije clanstva, ali su se istakli dosadasnjim radom vezanim za dobrobit bosanskohercegovacke zajednice u Sjevernoj Americi;

6. Kandidat (Candidate Member):

  • Kandidati su u procesu viseg stepena obrazovanja u USA ili Kanadi, a kompletiranjem procesa ce ispuniti uslove I krtierije za redovno ili pridruzno clanstvo; (vremenski limit za kategoriju kandidata je minimum jedna (1) a maksimum sedam (7) godina);
  • Kandidat ima fakultetsku diplomu;

 

 

Active members
$150.00 annually

Associate members
$75.00 annually

Corresponding members
$75.00 annually

Candidate members
$25.00 annually

International members
N/A

Honorary members
N/A

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