Supernumerary Chair: Wahid Alam          This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
Chair : Rawnak Anwar 818 802 0086 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Co-chair : Farhana Sayeed 213 926 7522 

Ayub Hassan 323 309 6539, Zahid Hossain 213 804 0523, Tawfiq Khan 213 842 1048

 Committee Charter and Goals  

FOBANA 2010 will be held in Los Angeles from July 2 to July 4, 2010.
FOBANA 2010 is soliciting articles for publication in the commemorative FOBANA  Magazine. 

The articles should be of general interest, and may include but not limited to the following suggested topics.

·  Essays, short stories, poems, artwork  

·  Articles related to Bangladesh Liberation War

  ·  Interviews with prominent personalities (with national or international recognition)

  ·  Articles related to environment, culture, economics, science and technology

Everyone is invited to contribute to the 2010 FOBANA magazine. Attention to the following is advised.

Article submission deadline: May 1, 2010.
Articles transmitted after this date may not be considered for publication.  

Articles may be written in either English or Bengali. Use of both languages in the same article is acceptable only in special situation.

Articles should be of reasonable size. For example, essays and short stories may be limited to 2,000 words.

All other items should be of one to two magazine pages (500 to 1000 words) each.

Articles must include author's name, address, phone number and e-mail address.

Previously published articles (in Bangladesh, India and North America) will be considered only from the author(s) in special cases,  with appropriate acknowledgement and citation.

  All articles should be sent electronically:  

  a. English articles – typed in MSWord, font size 12, Times New Roman

  b. Bengali articles – typed using a Bengali font or hand-written clearly legible and double-spaced.

  c. Hand-written Bengali articles may be faxed, or sent electronically in PDF.  

All articles must be non-controversial (non-discriminatory, non-political and non-religious).
Articles will be subject to a review process (established by the FOBANA Magazine Committee and/or FOBANA Host Committee)
before they can be accepted. Articles may be edited for consistency with the above guidelines.

  Articles can be sent by e-mail or Fax:  

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Fax: 1-818-942-7076.

The receipt of the articles will be acknowledged if sent electronically (with e-mail address).
Articles (handwritten originals only) that are not accepted for publication may be returned to the author if
requested with a self-addressed stamped envelope.