North American Bengali Conference
| North American Bengali Conference নর্থ আমেরিকান বঙ্গ সম্মেলন | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Cultural festival |
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Most recent | 2018 |
| Organized by | Cultural Association of Bengal |
The North American Bengali Conference (NABC) is an annual Bengali culture conference held in the United States and Canada, typically around the weekend of July 4. It was established in 1981 by the Cultural Association of Bengal in New York, and is hosted by a different organization every year.[1] The conference includes performances, readings, discussion, networking, and class reunions.
Performers are often from the U.S., Canada, India, and Bangladesh,[1] and audiences are primarily Indian American, Bangladeshi American, Indian Canadian, and
Venues
- 1981: New York City, New York[1][2]
- 1982: New York City[1][2]
- 1983: New York City[1][2]
- 1984: Boston, Massachusetts[1][2]
- 1985: Baltimore, Maryland[1][2]
- 1986: Cleveland, Ohio[1][2]
- 1987: San Francisco/San Jose, Bay Area Auditorium at the California School for the Deaf, Fremont, California[1][3][4][2]
- 1988: Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City Convention Center[1][5][2]
- 1989: New York City[1][2]
- 1990: Maryland, University of Maryland[1][6][2]
- 1991 Boston area, Lowell, Massachusetts[2]
- 1992: Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1][7][2]
- 1993: Los Angeles, California, California State University, Fullerton[1][8][9][2]
- 1994: Chicago, Illinois, Hyatt Regency O'Hare[1][10][2]
- 1995: New York Metro Area, White Plains, New York[1][11][12][2]
- 1996: Houston, Texas, Adam's Mark Hotel[1][13][14][2]
- 1997: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania[1][15][16][2]
- 1998: Toronto, Regal Constellation[1][17][2]
- 1999: San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California[1][18][19][20][21][22]
- 2000: Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City Convention Center and Kolkata, India[1][5][23][2]
- 2001: Boston area, Lowell, MA[2]
- 2002: Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center[1][24][2]
- 2003: Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Convention Center[25][26][2]
- 2004: Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center[1][27][2]
- 2005: New York City, Madison Square Garden[28][2]
- 2006: Houston, George R. Brown Convention Center[1][29][30][2]
- 2007: Detroit, Cobo Conference/Exhibition Hall[1][31][2]
- 2008: Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre[1][32][33][2]
- 2009: San Jose, McEnery Convention Center[1][34][35][36][37][38][2]
- 2010: Atlantic City, Atlantic City Convention Center[1][39][2]
- 2011: Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center[1][40][41][42][43][44][2]
- 2012: Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas[45][46][2]
- 2013: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Metro Toronto Convention Centre[1][47][48][49][2]
- 2014: Orlando, Florida, USA, The Peabody Orlando[1][50][51][2]
- 2015: Houston, Texas, USA, George R. Brown Convention Center[1][51][52][53][54][2]
- 2016: New York City, Madison Square Garden[1][55][2]
- 2017: San Francisco, Santa Clara Convention Center[56][2]
- 2018: Atlantic City, Atlantic City Convention Center[57][2]
- 2019: Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center[2]
- 2020: Las Vegas Nevada
Hosting rights
The Cultural Association of Bengal approves annual hosts for the North American Bengali Conference. As of 2018, organizations that wish to be considered need to be membership organizations, have members with experience hosting or volunteering previous NABC conferences, and have the capacity to raise US $2 million.[58]
Related Info
- Bengali language
- Bengali people
- Indian Americans
- Bangladeshi Americans
- Indo-Canadians
- Bangladeshi Canadians
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