BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.6013@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20190920T000000Z DTEND:20190922T000000Z DESCRIPTION:What is COPANI?\n\nThe name COPANI was formed from the Spanish words Convenci&oacute\;n Panamericana Nikkei which translates to Pan Ameri can Nikkei Convention. It is an event held every two years in a member cou ntry of the Pan American Nikkei Association (PANA) or Asociaci&oacute\;n P anamericana Nikkei (APN). PANA/APN is an international\, non-profit\, non- political\, and non-religious institution that brings together Japanese de scendants of the Americas. The first convention was held in 1981 in Mexico City after being conceived by the founding president\, Mr. Carlos Kasuga. \n\nKeynote Speaker: Norman Y. Mineta\, Former Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Secretary of Commerce\n\n<a href="https://copani.org/program/" t arget="_blank">Click here for the COPANI event schedule &gt\;&gt\;</a>\n\n REGISTER NOW at <a href="https://copani.org/" target="_blank">copani.org</ a>\n\nFor sponsorship\, donation\, and volunteer opportunities\, please co ntact info@copani.org.\n\n*Now available: 1-day passes for California resi dents only DTSTAMP:20240416T141214Z SUMMARY:COPANI XX in San Francisco - 20th Biennial Pan American Nikkei Conv ention URL:/en/events/2019/09/20/copani-xx-in-san-francisco-20th-biennial-pan-ame/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR