Also will someone explain what these so called Conventions really contributive towards Goa and its much desired improvements?
Tony On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- On Fri, 8/8/08, Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Will someone explain to me why International Goan > > Conventions have to > > be held anywhere other than in Goa? > -------------------------------------------- > Cecil, > For once I have to agree with you. Not that the venue has to be > specifically Goa, but rather the difficult question of what does this > convention achieve and more importantly what does it do for Goa? Especially > in light of the fact that a sizable portion of the financial burden is borne > by the Goa exchequer. It must start out with a specific objective and have a > definitive outcome. > > It was nice reading the positives stories that came out of the convention, > but the best they had to say was, "it was nice meeting old friends and > making new contacts". I'm sorry, that's simply not good enough. If that's > the aim of a convention, next time please have a BBQ in my backyard in Goa. > I'll spring from the drinks!I'm not blaming Kevin and his team, but rather > Faleiro, who should be instrumental and focused on what is to be achieved in > these conventions. Photo-ops are not reason enough to fly around the world. > > And as for attendance, I have said this umpteen times. Second and third > generation Goans in diaspora are simply not interested in Goa. They are > already assimilated into their host countries. They have a passing interest > in sorpatel and feni. That's where it ends. I don't blame them, I understand > them. But this is something that we have to be conscious of, and work to > counter. > > If we don't have an honest dialogue about these issues, we are bound to > repeat the entire episode whether we have it in London or Australia or Goa. > selma > > > >
