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 |