edina: thank you. we are gathered here is a culmination of a series of events with have held all over southern california for the past couple of months. when we took a step back, we thought about the 15th anniversary of our convention. gather to talk about the issues of today. to take stock of the year and think about the possibilities i had. camef the things that first and foremost into our minds is the changing nature of our communities and the way we convene as a community. years ago, annual conventions and convention halls were the norms. to meet,ame together exchange ideas, go shopping and bazaars, and meet old friends and new ones. today, conventions are not the way to go. you do not have to go to a convention center to interact with the movers, shakers, and thinkers in society shaping the issues impacting our daily lives. you can go online. you can go a lot of places. to turn our convention on its head said that rather calling -- and then calling all of our community members to come here for a d

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edina said it, she started it 10 years ago when she was 10 years old -- crash we are glad to have her. she's been on radio and television into the wonderful job. >> thank you. we are gathered here today as a combination of a series of event that was held all over california for the past couple of months. when we stepped back and thought about the 15th anniversary, where we gather together to talk about the issues of today, to take stock of where we have been for the year, in and to think of the possibilities that lay ahead, one of the things it came first and foremost into our minds was the change in the nature of the communities. 15 years ago at annual conventions and convention halls this was the norm. the space where muslims came together to meet, exchange ideas, go shopping and bazaars, meet old friends in and new ones. today, conventions are not the way to go. you do not have to go to a convention center to interact with the movers and shakers shaping the issues that are impacting our daily lives. you can go instead online. of places.to a lot we decided to turn our convention on

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