convention committee

  • Alex Thomas MD
    (AKMG President)
  • Joseph Mathew MD
    (Convention Chair)
  • John Abraham MD
    (Honorary Chair)
  • Kurian Abraham DDS
    (Convention Patron)
  • Thomas P Mathew MD
    (Souvenir Committee Chair)
  • Dheeraj Kamalam MD
    (President AKMG New York Chapter)
  • Ramachandran Nair MD
    (Literary Committee Chair)
  • Ashalatha Nair MD
    (Chair Sports Committee)

PROGRAM FOR AKMG 2015 PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION

Sep 4th 2015 Friday

Registration: 2:30 pm onwards
Reception: 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm 
Departure time for boating: 5:00 pm 
Dinner Boat cruise: 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm at Penn's Landing with DJ, Dancing and other entertainment programs on the boat

Sep 5th 2015 Saturday

Yoga: 6:00 am to 7:00 am 
CME: 8:00 am to 1:00 PM 
Zumba class: 9:00 am to 10:00 am 
Bollywood dance lessons: 10:00 am to 11:00 am 
ONAM SADYA: 1 pm to 2 pm
Thiruvathira and Onam songs by Sri  Madhu Balakrishnan: 1.30 pm -3 pm  
Cocktail hour: 4:00 to 5:00 pm 
Thalapoli: 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm 
Opening ceremony & Public meeting: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm 
Gala Dinner: 6:30 pm 
Bina Menon's Amrutha Sandhya: 7:00 – 8:00 pm 
Variety entertainment campus comedy: 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm 
Campus comedy: 9:30 to 11:30 pm

Sept 6th 2015 Sunday

Yoga: 6:00 am to 7:00 am 
CME: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Zumba class: 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Bollywood dance lessons: 10:00 am to 11:00 am 
General body meeting: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 
Cocktail hour: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm 
Closing ceremony: 5:30pm to 7:30pm 
Dinner: 7:30 pm
Stand up Comedy: Mr. Paul Varghese 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Jayaram Show 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm

AKMG Convention Youth Program

Sep 4th 2015 Friday: Networking Happy Hour

Reception: 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm 
Option to leave reception and meet at Bar 13 (Marriott Hotel Bar) around 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Departure time for boating: 5:00 pm 
Dinner Boat cruise: 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm at Penn's Landing with DJ, Dancing

Sep 5th 2015 Saturday

Daytime:
Philly bike tour: 3 different tours that are 3 hours each all cost $45 per person (http://phillybiketours.com/)--online booking ahead of time needed
Guided walking tour of historic sites including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall (http://www.theconstitutional.com/) $19 per person. 
Evening:
Opening ceremony & Public meeting: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm 
Gala Dinner: 6:30 pm 
Meet at 7:30 pm in the Marriott hotel lobby for a Pub crawl (locations TBD)

Sept 6th 2015 Sunday

Daytime:
Visit museums: Franklin Institute ($20) and the Philadelphia Museum of Art ($20 or pay what you wish on 1st Sunday of the month)
try to get a philly cheesesteak for lunch! (http://www.genosteaks.com/)
Evening:
Closing ceremony: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm 
Dinner: 7:30 pm
Stand up Comedy: Mr. Paul Varghese 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm
-Meet at 8:45 pm in the Marriott hotel lobby to travel to Frankford Hall (http://www.frankfordhall.com/): large bier garden space with board games