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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.7 [en] (Win98; U) [Netscape]"> <meta name="Author" content="Ul Balis"> <title>Recent and Upcoming Events</title> </head> <body text="#0F3514" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#0F3514" vlink="#0F3514" alink="#0F3514"> <center> <p><font size=+2>RECENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS</font> <p><b><i><font size=+2>Summary of AFGLC Newsletter</font></i></b></center> <p><br> <ol TYPE=1> <li> <a href="#desk">From the desk of the President.</a></li> <li> <a href="#exe">Letters of Support.</a></li> <li> <a href="#summer">Summer activities in Greece.</a></li> <li> <a href="#press">Press Release.</a></li> <li> <a href="#comments">Comments of the Greek Press.</a></li> <li> <a href="#comments">Year 2000 (Y2K)</a></li> <li> <a href="#misc">Miscellaneous</a></li> </ol> <a NAME="desk"></a> <center><b><i><font size=+2>FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT</font></i></b></center> <p>Dr. CHRIS P. TSOKOS. <p>My fellow co-workers, members, friends and philhellenes of AFGLC. I wish to inform you about the status of our endowed professorships in the Greek Language, Greek History, Greek Culture and Greek Philosophy and the Orthodox religion and AFGLC's "INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES" at USF. I am extremely happy to inform you that your Executive Committee executed and signed the legal contractual agreements with USF for the five endowed professors and the establishment of ICHS. Some extremely important aspects of our contractual agreements are that both ICHS and the endowed professors are in perpetuity, AFGLC has complete control of the administrative structure of ICHS and participation in the selection and decision process of the endowed professors. These documents are available for your inspection at our headquarters. <p>As you know, we are in the process of preparing for starting ICHS on March 10-11, 2000. There is a lot of work to be done and we seek your kind assistance forr both our Educational Forum and Gala Event. <p>I am happy to inform you that we finalized AFGLC's organizational structure and we hope it meets with your approval. We have our own web page so that the world can know about AFGLC and its noble mission. Dr. Ul Balis from Harvard Medical College designed our impressive web page at: <a href="http://www.afglc.org">http://www.afglc.org</a> and we are very thankful for his continued enthusiastic assistance and support. <p>Recently, I gave a presentation at the Greek-American Union in Athens about our Foundation. I reviewed the historical, present and future aims of AFGLC. We were extremely successful with this activity, which was very well attended by officers of the Academy of Athens, distinguished educators, politicians, business people and ordinary citizens. I wish to thank our International Correspondent, Ms. Fotini Priniotakis, and Dr. Takis Klis for arranging this presentation and for the hard work that was essential for the success which was achieved. This coming year is very special for AFGLC with the opening of ICHS and the international respect and recognition that our Foundation has been receiving. Please continue your hard work and dedication to AFGLC. <p>Many, many thanks to all <p>Chris P. Tsokos <p><a NAME="greek"></a> <center><b><i><font size=+2>LETTERS OF SUPPORT</font></i></b> <p><b><i><font size=+1> LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE GREEK PARLIAMENT, Mr. APOSTOLOS KAKLAMANIS</font></i></b></center> <p>ADDRESSED TO Dr. TSOKOS, PRESIDENT OF THE AFGLC. <p>Dear Mr. Tsokos, <p>I thank you for the invitation to attend the event of the presentation in Greece of the work and achievements of the "American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture". <p>In a country with a mosaic of cultures and races, like the U.S.A., the goals and activities of a Foundation that cultivates, promotes and projects the Greek Language and Culture, are extremely valuable and nationally profitable. <p>I, therefore, congratulate the members of your Foundation for this event, as well as all the coworkers, friends and supporters of the AFGLC for their contribution. <p>I do wish successful results to your goals and aims. <br>Apostolos Kaklamanis <p><a NAME="carolos"></a> <center><b><i><font size=+1>LETTER OF Mr. CAROLOS PAPOULIAS</font></i></b> <br><b><i><font size=+1>Deputy of Ioannina, former Minister of Exterior</font><font size=+2>.</font></i></b></center> <p>Dear Mr. Tsokos, <p>Your invitation reached me at the mountains of my homeland, Ipiros. I congratulate all of you for the valuable achievements and for the goals you aim. You have created a glittery kernel of the Greek civilization and language in Tampa, Florida, that are a precious offer to Hellenism in the U.S.A. <p>I congratulate you all. <p>I wish you good luck and I'll be always next to your efforts. <p>Best Regards <br>Carolos Papoulias <p><a NAME="castor"></a> <center><b><i><font size=+1> LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Ms. BETTY CASTOR</font></i></b></center> <p>Dr. Chris P. Tsokos <br>American Foundation for Greek <br>Language and Culture. <p>Dear Chris: <p>On behalf of the University of South Florida, I extend my sincere appreciation to you and the membership of the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture for your recent commitment to establish four endowed professorships. These professorships in Greek Culture, Greek History, Orthodox Religion, and Modern and Classical Greek Language and Literature, along with the existing professorship in Greek Philosophy, will form the foundation of the USF Center for Hellenic Studies. <p>The magnitude of the Foundation's generosity will be exceeded only by the impact of these gifts to significantly enhance the University's ability to recruit and/or retain distinguished scholars in these five academic areas. The Center for Hellenic Studies will assuredly generate international recognition of our University as an institution of excellence in the Greek disciplines. <p>The University greatly values the partnership it now shares with the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture. Thank you again for the interest and support of the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture. <p>Sincerely, <br>Betty Castor <p><a NAME="summer"></a> <center><b><i><font size=+2>SUMMER ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION IN GREECE</font></i></b></center> <p><br> <p><font size=+2>July 1st 1999:</font> <br> <p>Presentation of AFGLC Aims and Objectives during the 36th National Convention of P.A.A. (Pancretan Association of America) in the city of Rethymno of the Island of Crete, by Ms. Fotini Priniotakis. Secretary of the Convention was Mrs. Sophia Metzakis-Laszlo, one of our speakers last March. <br>The following members of the AFGLC attended that Convention: Mr. Peter Kourmolis, Mrs. Ioanna Frangedis, Mr. and Mrs. John Kokolakis, Mr. and Mrs. Boutzoukas, Mr. and Mrs. Zervos, Dr. Zervos, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Stamis from Chi <br> <p><font size=+2>Greek Alumni of American Universities:</font> <br><font size=+2> Invitation</font> <br>The Greek Alumni of American Universities has the honor to invite you to the presentation in Greece of the "American Foundation of Greek Language and Culture", AFGLC, which has its headquarters in Tampa, Florida. <br>Dr. Chris Tsokos, Professor at the University of South Florida and President of the Foundation, will present the goals and achievements of the AFGLC. <br>The Honorable Mr. Constantinos Stephanopoulos, President of the Greek democracy, has been invited to honor us. <br>Representatives of Greek Political Parties as well as dignitaries of the Letters and Arts will address greetings. <br>The event will take place in the newly remodeled theater of the Greek American Union, Massalias Street #22, at Kolonaki, in Athens, July 21st, 1999 at 8:30 p.m. <br>Your presence will honor us.<font size=+2></font> <p><font size=+2>Press Release</font> <br>First presentation in Greece of a new dynamic Foundation for the Greek Language and Culture in U.S.A. <p>For the first time a dynamic new Foundation for Greek Language and Culture will be presented in Greece. The AFGLC has its headquarters in the city of Tampa, Florida. <p>The AFGLC was founded five years ago by distinguished academics and individuals, Hellenes and Philhellenes. Its goal is the creation of Interdisciplinary Centers for Greek Studies in various universities of U.S.A. The first center will be opened in March year 2000, at the University of South Florida with professorships in History, Language, Culture and Orthodoxy. One professorship in Greek Philosophy is already in power. It is very important to mention that these professorships are for perpetuity. <p>The presentation of the Foundation will be by its President, distinguished Professor Mr. Chris Tsokos on Wednesday July 21st, 1999 at 8:30 p.m. at the Greek American Union, Massalias Street in Kolonaki, Athens. <p>In this event which is organized by the Greek Alumni of American Universities, will attend Presidents of Political parties, Representatives of the Greek Government, of the Academy of Athens, Mayors, Diplomats etc. <br>No fees- free admittance. <p><font size=+2>JULY 21, 1999:</font> <p>Presentations of AFGLC in Athens, at the "Hellenic American Union", located in Kolonaki. The Greek Alumni of American Universities organized this presentation. <p>The first presentation, entitled AFGLC, was made by professor Chris Tsokos. The following is an outline of his presentation: <br>I. Historical Remarks / Elimination of Great Books <br>II. The Birth of AFGLC / Regional <br> National <br>III. Aims and Objectives of AFGLC / ICHS <br>IV. Administrative Structure of AFGLC <br> Annual Educational Forum on Hellenism <br> Annual Gala "Black Tie" Event <br>V. The People Behind AFGLC / Academicians <br> Business People <br> Ordinary People <br> Philhellenes <br>VI. The Interdisciplinary Centers for Hellenic Studies (ICHS) <br> "The Complexity of Hellenism" <br> 1. Selection of University/Administrative Support/ In Perpetuity <br> 2. Composition of ICHS <br> 3. Contructual Agreements for Endowed Professors - University "Chairs Vs. Endowed professors" <br> 4.Administrative Control of AFGLC <br>VII. Opening of the First ICHS "Model Center of Excellence" <br>VIII. USA Branches - Future ICHS <br>IX. Concluding Remarks <br> "The approach we (AFGLC) have taken in the framework of our foundation is that it is just as important (perhaps more important) to educate the Americans on Hellenism as it is to educate the future generation of Greek-Americans <br> in our rich Greek culture/hellenism". <p>After Dr. Tsokos' presentation in English, Ms. Fotini Priniotaki, on behalf of the Boards of the Foundation, thanked everybody who honored the event. <br>Read the message of Mr. Apostolos Kaklamanis, President of the Greek Parliament <br>Greetings from Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, the Secretary General of SAE. <br>Greetings by Dr. Nic. Matsaniotis ex Pres. and now Secretary Gen. of the Academy in Athens. Dr. Matsaniotis was extremely moved and emotionally promised to have under the umbrella of the Academy in Ath. the newly established AFGLC Branch in Athens. <br>On behalf of Mr. George Papandreou, Minister of Foreign Affairs, his Special Advisor for culture, Dr. Constantinos Dallas, referred to the outstanding achievements of the AFGLC up to date. <br>The message of Mr. Carolos Papoulias, ex Minister of Foreign Affairs and now President of the Committee of the Greek Parliament for Foreign Affairs and Defense followed. <br>The Honorable Alexios Christopoulos, Minister Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Greece in Washington was present and addressed greetings. Mr. Christopoulos is the coordinator for the Greek Government - AFGLC and USF regarding the establishment of the first Center of Greek Studies consisting of five professorships. <p>Next speaker Ms. Betsy Anderson, Consul General of the American Embassy in Athens, on behalf of Ambassador Burns who was in U.S.A. <br>On behalf of the Executive Committee, Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of AFGLC we expressed our appreciation to the following individuals for working hard and being so helpful: <ul> <li> Dr. Takis Klis</li> <li> Mr. Kostas Pylarinos</li> <li> Mr. Dimitrios Germidis</li> <li> Mr. Antonios Samaras</li> <li> Ms. Ekaterini Koumarianou</li> <li> Mrs. Agni Vlavianou-Arvaniti</li> <li> Dr. Emanuel Panagiotou</li> <li> Ms. Fani-Maria Tsigakou</li> <li> Ms. Frideriki Pappas and many others.</li> <li> "The Eurodimensions" Co for the supply of their lovely editions and finally</li> <li> The "Chrysler Co" and personally Dr. Dennis Koutras, who sponsored our cocktail party that evening.</li> </ul> Following the pesentations, a reception sponsored by Dr. Dennis Koutras, Chrysler of Greece, was held on top of the roof of the building. The view from there was unique: The Acropolis from one side aand the Lycabettus mountain from the other sise.More than 200 people attended the event. <p>JULY 23, 1999: On Friday at 12:30 p.m. the President of AFGLC Dr. Chris Tsokos, Dr. Klis and Ms. Fotini Priniotakis, visited the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Constantinos Stephonopoulos and hand delivered him a plaque.. <br>The plaque reads as follows: <br>"AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR GREEK LANGUAGE AND CULTURE <br>The Honorable Constantinos Stephanopoulos <br>President of the Hellenic Republic. <br>The Board of Directors and Members of AFGLC wish to express deep appreciation and sincere gratitude for your outstanding lifelong devotion of public service to the Hellenic Republic. Your leadership, vibrant enthusiasm and devout energy in fulfilling the responsibility of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic have made a significant difference toward world peace. <br>Your support of AFGLC will always be an endless source of enrichment and inspiration". <p><a NAME="comments"></a> <center><b><i><font size=+2>COMMENTS OF THE GREEK PRESS FOR THE AFGLC.</font></i></b></center> <p>The respected Greek Newspaper "I KATHIMERINI" in an article about AFGLC praises the achievements of the Foundation. The article goes like this: <p>The work of a dynamic new Foundation for Greek Language and Culture will be presented for the first time in Greece. The presentation will take place next Wednesday July 21st at 8:30 p.m. at the Greek American Union. In this event Presidents of Political Greek parties will attend as well as Representatives of the Greek Government. This Foundation whose headquarters are located in the city of Tampa, Florida, was founded five years ago by distinguished academics, Hellenes and Philhellenes. Its goal is the creation of an Interdisciplinary Center for Greek Studies in various Universities in the U.S.A. The first Center will open by next March of year 2000 at the University of South Florida in Tampa. <p>The Newspaper "TOPIKI ZOI" (Local Life) in a front-page article titled "Aims of High Level-Emphasis to Greek Studies" highlights the efforts of Dr. Chris Tsokos, the President of AFGLC. It refers to the goals and aims of the Foundation, which are: the creation of five professorships, as well as the creation of an Interdisciplinary Center for Greek Studies at the University of South Florida (USF). <p>The following Greek Newspapers had articles in their edition referring to the event of July 21st: <br>ESTIA" , "KERDOS", "EXOUSSIA", "EXPRESS" AND "IMERISSIA". <br> <p><a NAME="y2k"></a> <p><font size=+2>Other AFGLC Events</font> <br><font size=+2>W</font><font size=+1>ed, Oct. 6th, 1999:</font> <br><font size=+1> Prof. E. Hector Williams, Professor of Classics, University of British Columbia, spoke on "Mytilene: Agreek City through the Ages".</font> <br><font size=+1> CIS building, ICHS_USF.</font> <p><font size=+1>Sunday, Nov. 21st 1999:</font> <br><font size=+1>"National Geographic Explorer", episode on CNBC, 5th century BC shiprwreck at Tektas, Burnu/ Institute of Natural Archeology, by Prof. William Murray, ICHS-USF.</font> <p><font size=+1>Thursday, Feb., 24th, 2000:</font> <br><font size=+1>Prof. John Oleson A1A McCann-Taggart Lecturer in Underwater Archeology, will speak on "Deep Water Shiprewrecks off Skerki Bunk", ICHS-USF.</font> <p><font size=+1>March 2000:</font> <br><font size=+1>AFGLC-BENAKI Museum Exhibit from Athens, Greece at Tampa Museum of Fine Arts.</font> <br> <br> <br> <center> <p><b><i><font size=+2>FORUM AND GALA - Y E A R 2000 (Y2K)</font></i></b></center> <p>The turning of this century is around the corner and there's a lot going on for the preparation for welcoming the New Millenium. <p>Our Forum for the year 2000 will be held on Friday March 10th and on Saturday March 11th, at the Amphitheater of the University of South Florida in Tampa. We are working hard on having magnet dignitaries, speakers and scholars from Greece and the States. We are not still in a position to let you know who these people will be, but definitely their presence here in the Tampa Bay area will be a surprise. We are working on having with us a top political figure as speaker, and also for the grand opening of the ICHS which will take place in March. <p>The GALA this year will be held at the prestigious "BILTMORE BELLEVUE HOTEL" in Clearwater on Saturday evening, March 11th, 2000. The reason we decided to switch the date and the place is that we need more attendance this year from people who could not attend due to other events on the first weekend of March. We are expecting an increased number of participants and we promise you that it will be an evening that the Greek Community and our friends will talk about for a long time. We'll have pleasant surprises and also valuable prizes kindly offered by our sponsors and supporters. Also for your entertainment pleasure, we have invited a famous Greek singer from Athens, Greece. <p>The Executive Committee of the AFGLC, the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors, wish you all "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" with your families and friends, and good health and happiness for the coming Year 2000. <p><a NAME="misc"></a> <center><b><i><font size=+2>MISCELLANEOUS:</font></i></b></center> <p>In the last meeting of AFGLC, the Executive Committee, the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors, have decided and mutually agreed that the monthly general meeting of the Foundation, will be held on the second Tuesday of every month. The meetings will be at the office at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise advised. <p>Our Internet page has been developed by Dr. Ulysses Balis of the Harvard University, son of Dr. John Balis Vice President of the Foundation. The address is: <a href="http://www.afglc.org">http://www.afglc.org</a>. We thank Dr. U. Balis for his dedication to the Foundation and for his wonderful page on the Internet. <p>You may call the Foundation any time and leave a message. Your call is very important and will be returned promptly. <P.On Sunday, September 19, 1999, seven members of AFGLC attended the liturgy of St. Barbara's church in Sarasota. The members are: Dr. Chris Tsokos, Dr. and Mrs. Dim. Halkias, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Rivers, Mr. George Pappas and Mr. Michael Melachrino. Members of the Greek Cultural Center of Sarasota cordially welcomed us. After the service, we were offered a tasty lunch at the hall of the Church. President Tsokos spoke in English about the Foundation, its goals, aims and objectives, and about the creation of the Interdisciplinary Center at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Dr. Halkias emphasized the need for financial support, the "Committee of 100", and new avenues for that purpose. Finally Member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Michael Melachrino, analyzed in Greek the purpose of the AFGLC and why the Foundation needs everybody's support. Also he referred to the past and future activities of the Foundation. As promised for the first time, this issue includes a Greek section of the Newsletter. <P>We welcome back to Florida all members of the Greek community who vacationed in Motherland Greece. We encourage them, as well as all our supporters, to become members of the Foundation and become active members in our recently founded various Committees, and thus be able to serve the goals and objectives of AFGLC. <p>Our thanks and gratitude to Angelatos Bros, Sotiris and Angelo, owners of AM 1520 and AM 1520 Greek Voice and the Greek TV Channel 48, for their generous publicity and the TV appearances of our President, Dr. Chris Tsokos, and Mr. Michael Melachrino. AFGLC greatly appreciates their contribution. Our next Newsletter will be in April 2000, after our events. <p>While these lines are printed, the contributors to the "Committee of 100" list, are 69 (sixty-nine). We do hope; soon this list will be completed. We'd like to thank immensely Mrs. Debbie Tsokos for her valuable time in correcting the English text of this Newsletter. <p>The development of the fourth edition of this Newsletter was by Mr. Michael Melachrino and Ms. Fotini Priniotakis. <p><a NAME="membership"></a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <center> <p><i><font size=-2>Please direct questions to [email protected]</font></i> <br><i><font size=-2>Last updated November 19,1999</font></i></center> </body> </html>