Convention

The annual convention of The Orissa Society of the Americas takes place during the July 4th weekend every year. The main responsibility of hosting the convention rests with the local chapters of OSA. At times when local chapters do not bid for the convention, Oriya communities under the leadership of an OSA life member and with 15 or more OSA members do take charge of organizing the convention. The convention serves to bring together people with roots in Orissa to share the pride in Oriya culture and heritage and pass it on to the next generation. The convention is the centerpiece of OSA’s activities.

The convention is truly a time to celebrate, enjoy some good food and special entertainment. There is no specific dress code for the convention, but if you enjoy dressing up, this is The time to dress up at the convention.

OSA Conventions

Two– or Three–day Conventions
Year Convener & Co-convener(s) Location
2023 Jhara Das (Convenor) Chicago
2022 Sitikantha Panigrahi (Convenor), Rudra Kar (Convenor) CA
2021 Gopala Mohapatra (Convenor) TX
2020(51st) Virtual Convention 2020
2019(50th) Dr. Uma Ballav Mishra, Sribatsa Das, Dr. Niranjan Pati, Dr. Akhileswar Patel, Subhashish Tripathy, Annie Mohapatra, Dr. Durga Mishra, Brajendra Sahu Atlantic City, NJ
2018(49th) Dr. Shishir Senapati Detroit, MI
2017(48th) Sulochana Patnaik, Sushant Satpathy, Sarada Panda, Siddharth Behera Cruise From Miami to the Bahamas
2016(47th) Sourya Mahapatra, Pradeep Dhal and Bikash Behera Boston, MA
2015(46th) Pratap Das, Leena Mishra, and Gatikrishna Tripathy Washington DC
2014(45th) Satya Patnaik, Anil Patnaik, Swadhin Patnaik and Deepak Swain Columbus, OH
2013(44th) Gyana Patnaik, Sarj Khandai and Tarani Mohapatra Chicago, IL
2012(43rd) Amulya Das, Pradeep Sahoo and Rakesh Patnaik Seattle, WA
2011(42nd) Tapan Padhi Dallas, Texas
2010(41st) Kuku Das San Francisco, CA
2009(40th) Uma Ballav Mishra and Lalatendu Mohanty Trenton, NJ
2008(39th) Gagan Behari Panigrahi Toronto, ONT, Canada
2007(38th) Ravi Rout Detroit, MI
2006(37th) Joy Gopal Mohanty Columbia, MD
2005(36th) Kirtan Behera Newport Beach, CA
2004(35th) Niranjan Tripathy Dallas, TX
2003(34th) Saradindu Misra Princeton, NJ
2002(33rd) Sreekanta Nayak Greenbelt, MD
2001(32nd) Saroj Mohanty Chicago, IL
2000(31st) Kula Chandra Misra Nashville, TN
1999(30th) Lalatendu (Lalu) Mansinha Toronto, ONT, Canada
1998(29th) Saroj Behera Monterey, CA
1997(28th) Pradeep Rath Houston, TX
1996(27th) Annapurna Biswal Washington, D..C.
1995(26th) Sarat Mahapatra Minneapolis, MN
1994(25th) Manaranjan Pattanayak, Ashutosh Dutta Pomona, NJ
1993(24th) Sudarshan Mishra Troy, MI
1992(23rd) Mahendra Mishra Atlanta, GA
1991(22nd) Mary Ann Pattanayak Chicago, IL
1990(21st) Pratap Das Washington, D.C.
1989(20th) Radhakanta Mishra Nashville, TN
1988(19th) Hemanta Senapati Saginaw, MI
1987(18th) Prasanna Kumar Samantaray Stanford, CA
1986(17th) Asoka K. Das Toronto, ONT, Canada
1985(16th) Dasarathi Ram Kent, OH
1984(15th) Manaranjan Pattanayak Glassboro, NJ
1983(14th) Pratap Das Bowie, MD
1982(13th) Sitikantha Dash Minneapolis, MN
1981(12th) Surya Mishra Chicago, IL