EAS November Meeting and New Board

The Society meeting on November 22 was exciting and eventful. Close to 100 members, families and friends attended the meeting at Cafe Layal. The meeting started with a social and dinner, followed by an informative talk by Dr. Abouleish on "Historic Mosques, Churches, and Synagogues of Egypt."

As required by the Society's bylaws, the meeting culminated with the election of a new Board members for Society for the following two years (2009-2010). The chair of the election committee, Dr. Mohammed Sabbahi, introduced the nominees, who presented their visions on the future of the Society. Dr. Sabbahi presided over the voting process, and, at the end of the meeting, announced the election results, as follows:

President: Vice President: Treasurer/Secretary: Member at Large: Member at Large: Member at Large: Member at Large:

Dr. Ibrahim Abou-Sayed Dr. Gamal Hassan Ms. Dina El-Deeb Ms. Mona Ghazi Dr. Ahmed Hassan Mr. Makram Asaad Dr. Ayman Eltaher

Dr. Abou-Sayed gave his acceptance speech on behalf of the elected Board, where he commended Dr. Abouleish and the current Board for their efforts to advance the Society. Dr. Abou-Sayed also emphasized the non-sectarian nature of the EAS and asked for assistance from all members of the society in pushing forward the Society's agenda and mission for the next two years.

the Board encourages all Egyptian Americans living in Greater Houston to join the Society and show solidarity for the wellfare of the community and mother land.