National I-STAR at Calgary

The first ever National Canadian I-STAR gala [Ismaili Students Total Achievement and Recognition], held at the Imperial Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Calgary Alberta. 700 people gathered, including 150 participants from across the country and numerous dignitaries.

Guest of honour was the Alberta Minister of Education. Raheem Jaffer, MP and national caucus chair for the federal conservatives, Dean of the UCalgary Faculty of Education, Dean of the Mount Royal School of Business, Ruth Ramsden-Wood, president of the united way of Calgary, as well as the Chancellor of the University of Calgary were all present (just to name a few).

Key note speaker was Dr. Tom Kessinger, GM of AKF world-wide, and deputy chair of the board, AKDN, had flown in from Geneva to deliver the keynote address.

Earlier related: Canadian I-STAR: Recognizing Excellence Coast to Coast

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