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BUFLA Executive Committee (EC) Meeting on Sunday, October 18, 2009

Location:  Shatto Recreation Center, 3191 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020

Time:   3 PM to 6 PM: 

Attendees:  The BUFLA Cabinet Officers, the Executive Committee (EC) members, and the AC Chair are requested to attend this EC Meeting.  The Advisory Council (AC) members,  the Board of Trustee (BOT) members, and the BUFLA Honorary members  are invited to attend.  The Media Personnel are also invited to attend.

 

AGENDA of this EC Meeting on Oct-18-2009:

 

1.   Election of 2 new Cabinet Officers (Cultural Secretary & Organizing Secretary)

2.   Election of Advisory Council Chair

3.   Election of 5 BOT Members

4.   BUFLA Calendar of Meetings, Programs and Events upto the Parade - 2010.

5.   Miscellaneous

Contact Persons:

Khandakar Alam (President): 909-732-8800,  alam@iemrexpress.com

Mushfiqur Chowdhury Khosru (General Secretary): 323-422-5479, 213-382-5954, khosru@att.net

 

 

BUFLA Calendar of Events  2009-2010

 

1.   May 29, 2009:  BUFLA Election

2.   June 28, 2009:  BUFLA Cabinet Officers' Inauguration

3.   August 1, 2009:  First EC meeting of the New Cabinet

4.   Sept 13, 2009:  BUFLA General Assembly (GA) Meeting (First Amendment)

5.   October 18, 2009:  EC Meeting

6.   November 22, 2009:  EC Meeting (and Seminar right after EC Meeting)

7.   December 12 or 13, 2009:  BUFLA Fund Raising Dinner

8.   January 17, 2010:  EC Meeting (and Seminar right after the EC Meeting)

9.   February 14, 2010:  EC Meeting

10.  March 7, 2010:  EC Meeting

11.  March 21, 2010:  EC Meeting

12.  March 27-28, 2010: Bangladesh Day Parade-2010 (Celebrating Bangladesh Independence Day)

 

The BUFLA Constitutional Amendment - 2009 (First Amendment) with 22 items has been approved by the EC in a GA meeting on Sept 13, 2009, with overwhelming majority or almost unanimously, with one abstain. The First Amendment will be posted here on this website soon.

 

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BUFLA General Assembly Meeting (GA-Meeting).

Agenda for September 13, 2009, Sunday at Shatto

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

Salaam and Greetings to all of you.

 

The BUFLA General Assembly (GA) meeting will be held as per the following:

 

Date:              September 13, 2009, Sunday

 

Time:             4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Meeting hours (Please come on time)

  7:00 PM (Estimated) to 8:00 PM (Estimated). Iftaar and Duaa    

  Mahfil.

 

Location:  Shatto Recreation Center, 3191 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020. (on 4th Street near Vermont).

 

Attendees:   All the Executive members, Advisory Committee members and the Board of Trustee (BOT) members are cordially invited to attend the meeting.  All media personnel are also cordially invited to attend the meeting.

 

AGENDA:

 

Item 1.          Approval of the Meeting Minutes of previous meeting

Item 2.          Discussion and voting on Amendment Propositions on Constitution.

Item 3.          BUFLA programs on BUFLA Calendar for the next 6 months.

Item 4.          Next Meeting date/ Meeting adjournment by the President.

Item 5.          Miscellaneous

 

Respectfully,

 

Mushfiq Chowdhury Khosru

Secretary

 

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BUFLA EC Meeting Agenda

for November 9, 2008


Dear Friends,

 

Salaam and Greetings to all of you.

 

The BUFLA Executive Committee  (EC) meeting will be held as per the following:

Date:               November  09, 2008, Sunday
Time:              2:00 PM  to 5:00 PM  (
Please come on time)
Attendees  :    All the Executive members (EC), Advisory Committee members (AC) and the Board of Trustee members (BOT) are cordially invited to attend  this meeting.  All media personnel are cordially invited to attend this meeting as well.
Location:        Shatto Recreation Center,  3191 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020. (on 4th Street near Vermont).

 

 AGENDA:

Item 1. Approval of the Agenda  of the  meeting.
Item 2. Account status.
Item 3.Fund raising  update. 

Item 4. Updates on several different General Community Events:

 

   A. Kazi Nazrul Endowment Fund Update:    (by   Mr. Shipper Chowdhury)

   B. Little Bangladesh Designation Update:     (by   Dr. Mahbub Khan)

   C. Shahid Minar Construction Permission Update:    (by   Quazi Moshurul Huda)

   D. Shahitto Shommelon:     (by   Dr. Nazmul Ula)

  

Item5.Formation of different Action Committes.
Item 6. Suggested Dignataries name .
Item 7. Discussion on Parade Routes .
Item 8. Open Forum

Item 9. Next Meeting date/Meeting Call Off by the Preside

Respectfully:

Major( rtd) Kutubi Saif
Secretary of BUFLA
323-485-8662( cell),323-726-7372(home)
saifkutubi@aol.com or skutubi@gmail.com

 

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2007

Tentative Plans of BUFLA

for the next 3 to 4  months:

 

July 22 , 2007:  Constitution discussion and finalization

 

August 26, 2007:  BUFLA Constitution Ratification

 

Sept 23, 2007: Election of BUFLA EC-Officers

 

October 21, 2007: Inauguration lunch of new EC and EC-Officers

 

November, 2007 : New BUFLA-Team starts preparation for the next Bangladesh Day celebration with Parade to be held on March 30, 2008

 

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BUFLA Draft Constitution and Bylaws have been posted on the BUFLA website at  www.bufla.com  with a link right on the Home Page of the web. Please review it and please give feedback to the Constitution committee by July 15, 2007.

 

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BUFLA

(BANGLADESH  UNITY  FEDERATION OF LOS ANGELES)

BUFLA Website:  www.bufla.com

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General Body Meeting Agenda for July 22, 2007

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Dear Friends,

 

Salaam and Greetings to all of you.

 

You are all cordially invited to attend the next General Body Meeting of BUFLA, which will be held as per the following:

Date:               July 22, 2007, Sunday
Time:              2:00 PM  to 4:00 PM  (
Please come on time)
Location:
        Shatto Recreation Center,  3191 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020. (on 4th Street near Vermont).

 

 

AGENDA:

 

 

Item -1:  Introductions by all the attendees.

 

Item – 2:   Constitution Committee Report, Debate, and Discussion and finalization, and to get it ready for Ratification on August 26, 2007.

 

Item – 3:   Any Miscellaneous item

 

Item – 4:   Next meeting Date  (August 26, 2007)

 

Item – 5:  Close of the meeting.



Please plan to attend this General Body Meeting on July 22,  2007, Sunday, at 2 PM, at Shatto Recreation Center in LA.  Please come on time at 2 PM.

 

The draft constitution is copied below for your convenience.


With best regards,


Mahbub Khan
408-859-3566
mahbubkhan@ieee.org, mahbubkhan35@hotmail.com

 

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Mtg information below is from before the April 1, 2007 Parade

 

 

 

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Unity Celebration day:

Bangladesh Day

 

With Parade

 

On April 1, 2007, Sunday, on Harvard Blvd @ 3rd Street in LA

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BUFLA

(BANGLADESH  UNITY  FEDERATION OF LOS ANGELES)

BUFLA Website:  www.bufla.com

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Meeting Notice-&-Agenda for February 25, 2007

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Unity Celebration day:

Bangladesh Day

 

With Parade

 

On April 1, 2007, Sunday, on Harvard Blvd @ 3rd Street in LA

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BUFLA

(BANGLADESH  UNITY  FEDERATION OF LOS ANGELES)

BUFLA Website:  www.bufla.com

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Meeting Notice-&-Agenda for February 25, 2007

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Dear Friends,

 

Salaam and Greetings to all of you.

 

You are all invited to attend the next meeting of BUFLA, which will be held as per the following:

Date:               February 25, 2007, Sunday
Time:              2:00 PM  to 4:00 PM  (
Please come on time)
Location:
        Shatto Recreation Center,  3191 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020. (on 4th Street near Vermont).

 

 

AGENDA:

 

 

Item-1:  Introductions by all the attendees.

 

 

Item-2:  Approval of February 4, 2007 meeting.

 

 

Item -3:  Action Committee Reports (Unity Celebration Day):  

 

 

Action Committees:

 

 

i) Venue Reservation & Parade Route determination

 

Abdur Razzaque

213-389-1208

Emdadul Haque Bob

323-314-8275-c, 323-466-1523-h

Ferdous Khan

818-401-3579

Mujibur Rahman

213-327-9229

Mohammed Ahsan

818-843-8686x23, 213-248-7886-c

 

 

ii) Budget and fund Raising

 

ii-a) Bank Account

Bank Account

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUFLA Bank Account Number:

000991-122000661-09935-66120

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Amount

Type

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/13/2007

$1,000.00

Donation

Mahbub Khan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Withdrawals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Amount

Type

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ii-b) Budget

 

Budget

 

for Bangladesh Day, April 1, 2007

 

 

 

 

Item

Amount

Booth

$5,000

Stage

$2,000

Sound + Generator

$5,000

Generator

$2,000

Loght + Generator

$2,000

Mobile Latrine

$300

Security

$500

Souvenir

$2,600

Dignitaries-food

$300

Ad in Paper + TV

$1,000

Poster-Banner-StageDec

$1,000

Gate with Baloons

$500

Guest from Bangladesh

$3,000

Insurance-ApplFee

$1,000

Miscellaneous

$3,000

Total

$29,200

 

 

 

 

ii-c) Fund raising

 

Sources of Income

 

Booth

$7,000

Advertisements

$6,000

Registration

$2,000

Sponsors

$6,000

Donation

$10,000

Total:

$31,000

 

 

 

 

 

ii-d) Donors

 

 

 

Donor Name

Contact Person

Saiful (Engineer)

Jalil Khan

Dr. Israil

Jalil Khan

Jilani (Engineer)

Major Kutubi

Dr. Rafiquzzaman

Badiul Alam, Mainul Islam

Dr. Zainul Abedin

Bob

Ismail Hossain

 

Shamim Ahmed (Eng.)

Saleh Kibria

Jahirul Huq

Jalil Khan, Kibria

Dr. Sattar

 

Ahsan Bachu

 

 

 

 

ii-e) Donation Collection:

 

Donation Collectors

Amount

Ahsan bachu

$5,000

Bob

$3,000

Dr. Hashem

 

Emran-Toha

$3,000

Humayun Kabir

 

Ismail Hossain

$5,000

Jalil Khan, Kibria

$5,000

Moshurul Huda

 

Omar Huda

$5,000

Shah Alam

$5,000

Shohel Badal

$5,000

Zahid Hossain

$1,000

Zainul Abedin

$5,000

 

 

Total

$42,000

 

 

 

 

ii-f) Ad from Various Businesses:

 

Ads from various Businesses:

 

 

 

 

Contacts

Businesses

 

 

 

Restaurants:

 

 

 

Aladin Sweets & Market,  Serajul Islam (Khukon), 139 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004,  213-382-9592,  aladinla@yahoo.com,   www.aladinsweetsandmarket.com, 

Babu

Asian Mart,  3732 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020,  213-385-1231

Saleh Kibria

Deshi Grocery Restaurant,  3723 W. 3rd Street,  Los Angeles,  CA 90020,   213-389-9644

 

Islamic Halal Meat, Reseda, CA, Mr. Nuruddin

 

Little Dhaka, Shamsher Chowdhury,  18159 Pioneer Blvd,  Artesia, CA 90701,  Phone: 562-865-5230

 

Madina Market,  Munir Khan, 10855 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601,  818-763-8870

Bob

Pardesh Restaurant & Grocery,  4205 1/2 W. 3rd Street,  Los Angeles,  CA 90020,  213-380-4070, 213-842-6794-c

Babu

Swadesh Restaurant, 4153 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020,  213-386-7799

Bob

Nisa Fashion, Khukon  213-487-3602

 

 

 

Real Estates:

 

 

Major Kutubi

Almas Ahmed,  Century-21 realty,  West Covina,  CA 91792,  626-780-7266-c  626-810-2121-o,  century21almas@yahoo.com

Pintu

Aminul Islam,  Century-21 realty,  Woodland Hills,  CA 91364

 

Anis Rahman,  Reliable Realtor,  Downey,  CA 90241,  562-862-5353-h,  562-716-5920-o,   anis.rahman@verizon.net

 

Mohammed Ismail Hossain, Bari Bazar,  2-Story elegant homes, Ismail: 909-800-2640, Kabir: 818-419-6477,  Jewel: 562-746-5116, Nipu: 562-234-6199

Bob

Delshad Rahman, 20969 Ventura Blvd, Woodland hill, CA 91364, 818-445-8522, 818-712-6990,  writedel@aol.com

Toha

Enamul Hoque (Emran), Citywide Funding,  17100 Ventura Blvd,  Suite 105,  Encino, CA 91316,  818-625-5031-c, 818-998-0777-o, 818-981-0777-o, 818-998-4189-r,

Toha

Hotel Salimar

Toha

Anar Bagh

Bob

Jashim Ahmed,  Loan Shopper, 1326 H Street, Suite 23,  Bakersfield, CA 93301,  800-357-2044, 818-987-7454,  e-mail: jashim@lshopper.com

Pintu

Khandakar Alam,  Inland Empire Mortgage & Realty, 8608 Utica Ave, Suite 206, Rancho Cucamongo, CA 91730,  909-476-7710-o, 909-732-8800-c,   alam@iemrexpress.com

Pintu

Mahabub Rahim,  Rahim Agency  (Insurance, Investment, Real Estate), 1423 S. Higley Road, #125, Mesa, AZ 85206,  480-835-1301-o,  602-367-3963,  md@rahimagency.com,  www.rahimagency.com,

Shohel Badal

Maksudur Rahman /Jewel,  Global Realty,   201 E. Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016,  562-746-5116-c,  562-461-1031-h, 866-297-9700-o,  e-mail: maksudur9077@aol.com,  www.globalrealtynet.com

 

Mohammed Rezaul Karim,  Coldwell Banker,  15744 E. Imperial Highway,  La Mirada, CA 90638,  800-409-5385 x125,  562-902-1752 x 125,  562-686-2085-c, 562-943-1797-r,  e-mail: rkarims@yahoo.com

Shahid

Shahana Parveen,  Realtor, WestcoRealty, 310-370-7706-h, 310-259-3627-c, www.westcorealty.com,  sparveen3304@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Service:

 

 

 

M. A. Basith, Golden Hammer Auto Body,  11101 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604,  818-766-5116,  e-mail: goldenhammer@aol.com,

 

Mahtab Anam,  Bengal Auto Repair, Fullerton Auto Center, 2507 W. Orangethrop, #06, Fullerton, CA 92833, 714-773-1900

 

Majumder,  AZ Automotive, Any type of auto repair., 4075-1/2 Beverley Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90240,  323-660-1741

Bob

Masud Hasan-Anis-Babul,  Soto Auto sale,  400 S. Soto St, #A,  Los Angeles,  CA 90030,  323-268-3350

Kibria & Shohel Badal

Mohammed N. Hassan, Soto Auto Sale,  400 S. Soto St. #A, Los Angeles, CA 90033, 909-915-8556,

Bob

Mohammed Malik,  Gama Auto Repair, 5018 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019,  323-939-5900, 818-679-7947-c

Saifur

Shahid,  SPS Auto Repair,  4401 Beverly Blvd,  Los Angeles,  CA 90004,  323-664-1378-o,  213-500-7199-c

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance:

 

 

 

Salam Dharia,  NY Life Insurance,  La Palma,  CA 90623,  714-228-2731-o,  213-407-4444-c,  dhaka1214@aol.com

Shohel Badal

Shafiqur Rahman

 

Tutul Chowdhury,  New York Life Insurance,  6 Center Pointe Drive, #600,  La Palma,  CA 90623,  714-228-2726,  e-mail:  tchowdhury@ft.newyorklife.com

 

 

 

Attorneys:

 

 

Pintu

Ame Ghosh,  Attorney in LA

 

Shamim Ahmed, Attorney in LA

 

 

 

Doctors  (Medical and Dental):

 

 

Shohel Badal

Dr.  Abdus Sattar,  D.D.S.  818-507-8841

 

Dr. Ahmed (Apu),  D.D.S.,  4972 W. Pico Blvd, #107, Los Angeles, CA 90019, 323-931-6664 (Corner of Pico & La Brea)

 

Dr. Akhanji, and Dr. Mrs. Akhanji

 

Dr. Moazzem hossain, Redlands, CA,  909-307-9688-h

 

Dr. Murad

 

Dr. Pradip Chowdhury

 

 

 

 

iii)  Treasurer 

 

Badrul Chowdhury

 

Saleh Kibria

323-404-1386-c, 323-666-4425-h, 213-897-5328-o

Shafiqur Rahman

310-370-7706-h, 213-897-4118-o

Shah Alam (Bangla Pathshala)

323-974-1434-c, 213-381-3490-h

 

 

iv) Souvenir

 

Jashim Ashrafi Ahmed

818-987-7454-c, 616-861-8500-o

Mahtabuddin Tipu

310-743-3032

Quazi Moshurul Huda

213-925-4652

Rafiquzzaman Jewel

213-305-3625

Tariq Babu

714-262-6610

Dr. Toufique Choudhury

323-935-9388-h, 323-307-1328-c

Zafarullah

562-804-1500

 

Quazi Moshurul Huda (Coordinator, Editorial Board Chair) reported on behalf of the committee. He had a committee meeting earlier. He reported that the Brochure will contain the following items: (a) the messages from all of the 57+ Organizations of our community, (b) the messages from the Dignitaries, (c) An account of the Businesses and other professional and nonprofessional rainbow of our community, (d) Specialty articles addressing the inception and growth of the Bangladesh community in greater Los Angeles area during the last half a century, including the various avenues and sentiments of this great community. (e) Advertisements.  The writings can be in the form of essay, story, article, poem, humor, drama, cartoon, etc. Quazi Moshurul Huda requested everyone to please submit the writings-and-materials to him by February 25, 2007.

 

 

v)  Program

 

(v-a) Parade: 

 

Major Hamid

323-254-1161

Major Kutubi

323-793-1277-c, 323-726-7372-h

Syed M. Hossain Babu

323-394-2961

 

 

(v-b) Speeches by the Dignitaries:

 

Members of the Dignitaries invitation committee will coordinate the speeches of the Dignitaries during the Program.

 

(v-c) Cultural Program:

 

Ali Ashraf Runu

909-896-5500

Dr. Hashem

213-200-0984

Khaleed Hossain

818-681-3710-c,818-705-0472-o

Munirul Islam Badal

 

Shahana Parveen

310-259-3627, 310-259-2736

Shanku Aice

 

Zahid Hossain Pintu

213-923-0877

 

 

 

vi)  (a) Inviting dignitaries (b) Reception of Dignitaries.  (Guests to be invited are: Governor, Mayors, Senators, Congressmen-women, City Council members, Police Chief, Sherrif, County supervisors, UC-CSU-President-Chancellor, some Hollywood stars, some local Business Executives, Bangladesh Ambassador and Consul General and their full staff, Some Bangladesh officials including Dr. Yunus:

 

Ishtiaq Chisti

818-370-5259

Jalil Khan

562-402-4818-h, 213-897-8335-o, 562-716-3208-c

Jilani Sadiq

714-776-0214-h, 949-724-2840-o

Nazmul Ula

310-645-6759-h, 310-338-5102-o

Omar Huda

818-831-9286, 310-825-3542

Rafiquzzaman

909-861-5408

Shamim Hossain

213-388-0790

Zainul Abedin

818-606-7660-c, 818-547-1330

(Major Kutubi)

323-793-1277

Firoze Fakhri

714-680-9876-o, 714-470-6438-c

 

 

 

vii)  Stage set-up, Booth setup-&-Collection

 

Abdullah Al-Mamun

323-309-1945

Abul Ibrahim

213-948-7908

Anis (Bangladesh Mela)

213-321-0267

Babul

213-281-2771

Dr. Jewel

 

Farid Khan

213-219-0390

Habibur Rahman (Sawraj)

213-380-3650

Humayun Kabir

213-926-1830

Kamal Pasha

 

Lincoln Khan

818-763-4986

Liton

 

Matin

 

Monwar Hossain

213-487-1942

Syed Abed Nipu

562-234-6199

Tarek

323-382-4129

 

 

 

viii)  Publicity  (Media, Flyers etc.):

 

Bappi Barua

 

Jahan Hasan

818-266-7539-c,323-462-9300-o

Quddus Khan

562-879-4374-c, 562-928-2609-h

Shafiqur Rahman

 

 

 

ix)  Sound system

 

Jalshaghar

818-705-0472 (Shah Alam)

Jhumur Gushti

909-896-5500 (Runu)

 

 

 

x)  Coordinators (To coordinate all Committees): 

 

Abul Kashem Toha

818-624-1551

Dablu Amin

213-663-4121

Jamil Ahmad

 

Mizan Shaheen

714-262-8425

Mofazzal Hossain

 

Moinul Chowdhury

 

Mominul Haque Bachu

213-820-4564

Mushfiqur Chowdhury Khasru

323-422-5479

Shafiqul Alam Khukon

323-828-4136-c (Nisa )

Shohel Rahman Badal

562-972-0042

Zahangir Sayem

323-382-3159

 

 

 

xi) Miscellaneous:

 

(a) Security: 

(b) Parking Control:  Akhter  (Sylhet)

(c) First-Aid:  Bilkis Parveen, Some Doctors

 

 

Item – 4:   Committee formation for Ekushe February 2008.

 

Item – 5:   Bangladesh Caucus at US-Congress (-Nasimul Gani).

 

Item – 6:   Clothes Container Shipment to Bangladesh (-Shohel Badal)

 

Container Committee:

 

Babul

213-281-2771

Emdadul Haque Bob

323-314-8275-c, 323-466-1523-h

Humayun Kabir

213-926-1830

Shafiqul Alam Khukon

323-828-4136-c (Nisa fashion)

Shohel Rahman Badal

562-972-0042

 

 

 

Item – 7:   Ad-hoc Committee for BUFLA Constitution:

 

 

Dr. Hashem

213-200-0984

Ismail Hossain

909 800 2640

Jilani Sadiq

714-776-0214-h, 949-724-2840-o

Majib Siddiquee

213-820-9511

Zahid Hossain Pintu

213-923-0877

 

 

Item – 8:   BUFLA Registration Update:

 

 

Item – 9:   (Next meeting Date)

 

Item – 10:  Close of the meeting.



Please plan to attend this meeting on February 25,  2007, Sunday, at 2 PM, at Shatto Recreation Center in LA. Please come on time at 2 PM.


With best regards,


Mahbub Khan
408-859-3566
mahbubkhan@ieee.org, mahbubkhan35@hotmail.com

 

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