October 10 - The Council for the National Interest Foundation's Gala Dinner, featuring Paul Findley, Washington, DC. Contact: (202) 863-2951 www.cnifoundation.org

October 10 - The Palestine Center 2008 Annual Conference:"The U.S. and the Arab World: An Assessment of American Policy in the Middle East”. To be held at the Palestine Center, Washnigton, DC. Contact: (202) 338-1290 www.thejerusalemfund.org

October 11 - Arab American National Museum 5th Annual Gala, at the Dearborn Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dearborn, MI. Contact Wafa Salah at (246)626-2522

October 16-31 - The 12th Annual Arab Film Festival will be held in San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose and Los Angeles, California. visit: www.aff.org/arabfilm.php

October 17-19 - Arab American Association of Engineers & Architects (AAAEA) Annual National Conference. Contact: ( 312) 613-3713 or( 312) 409-8560, www.aaaea.org

October 19 - PCRF/s T he Palestine Children Relief Fund Annual Gala to be held at the Anaheim Hilton, Anaheim, CA, Contact: Haitam at (562) 788-0982, orJoe Dibsy at ( 714)534- 0633

October 24-25- Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation(HCEF) 10th International ConferenceNational Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC. Achievements and Challenges. Awards Banquet: Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, MD www.hcef.org

October 26 - Arab Community Festival, sponsored by Al Arab newspaper, Mohammad Kekati, publisher, at Frank Bonelli Park, San Dimas, California. Contact: (818)244-2722

October 30-31-The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations 17th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers ConferenceTransitioning the White House:Challenges and Opportunities for Arab-U.S. Relations, at Ronald Reagan Buildg. & International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. Contact: (202)293-6466, www.ncusar.org

Nov. 1 -- The Arab-American Historical Foundation’s third Arab-American History Conference hosted by the Arab American National Museum, Detroit, MI. Contact: (313) 582-2266, (323)466-9800, (818) 507-0333, www. arabamericanhistory.org

Nov. 1 - Balamand Educational Foundation 20th Anniversary of the University of Balamand, Lebanon., at the Westin Copley Hotel, Boston, MA. Contact (303) 469-6277 sonia@balamand.edu.lb

November 5-8- Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), National Conference on Health Issues in the Arab American Community, at the Wayne University,   School of Medicine, Detroit, MI. Contact: Shorouq Shenaq at (313) 216-2240, www.accesscommunity.org

November 7,8,9- 13th Annual Arab American Day Festival, Anahaim, California. Founded by Ahmad Alam. Contact: (714) 758-3507, www.aafestival.com

November 20 - American Arab Chamber of Commerce 16th Annual banquet, Marriott Renaissance Hotel, Dearborn, MI. Contact: (313) 945-1700, www.americanarab.com

Dec. 12-  ADC Michigan Annual Fundraising Gala, Detroit. Contact: Delia Habhab at ( 313) 581-1201 2009 Jan 30- ADC Michigan 10th Annual MLK Scholarship Awards reception

Dec. 27 - 29 - The Association of Egyptian American Scholars 35th Annual Conference in Cairo at the Supreme Council of Universities within the Cairo University Campus. The conference theme:“Cooperation among Scholars in Egypt and Abroad: Strategies and a Vision for Modern Education"Contact: www.Eascholars.org mohamedattalla@rogers.com

2009

Jan 30-  ADC Michigan 10th Annual MLK Scholarship Awards reception. Contact: (313) 581-1201 Feb. - Arab American Press Guild (AAPG) conference and Arabic Poetry Festival, Glendale Public Library, Glendale, CA March 12-15 - Conference on “Arab-American Women.” To be held at Kansas State University. For more details, contact Prof. Michael Suleiman, e-mail: suleiman@ksu.edu Manhattan, KS.