AGBU: CHAPTERS, SCHOOLS, PEOPLE & EVENTS

AGBU attended the 60th Annual United Nations Department of Public Information/Non Governmental Organization (UN DPI/NGO) Conference entitled "Climate Change: How It Impacts Us All" at UN Headquarters September 5-7, 2007. Participating in the three-day course of roundtables, panels and workshops were AGBU's representative to the UN Kim Yacoubian, who also served on the Conference's Planning Committee; AGBU Hye Geen's Peter Darakjian and Anahid KaraHagopian from California; and community members from the Greater New York area Yelena Ambartsumian, Astrid Avedissian and Paul Kayaian. On this occasion, AGBU benefactor Souren Agemian received a gift in honor of his longtime support and dedication to the mission of AGBU. The award was presented by (left to right) Salpi Derghazarian, AGBU Central Board Member Berge Papazian and AGBU Toronto Chairman Eugene Karadjian. [ALEXIS GOVCIYAN] was awarded the Legion d'Honneur medal by French Senate President M. Christian Poncelet. The honoree is president of the pan-French Armenian organization Comite de coordination des associations armeniennes de France. He was president of the Ile de France district from 1993 to 1996 and served as vice president of AGBU France from 1995 to 1996. He recently rejoined the AGBU France Committee and was one of the keynote speakers at the 84th General Assembly of AGBU held in Paris in December 2006. Alexis is currently Chairman of AGBU Europe.