Convention Schedule (Preliminary schedule: more activities for children and youth are in the making) Wednesday, December 28, 2022 06:00 PM – 12:00 PM Arrival Reception Dinner and registration: Syrian finger-food reception- Event lobby Thursday, December 29, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Traditional Brunch [Discovery] 12:00 PM – 02:00 PM Mate Mingle 1:00 PM Young Adult Activities [Houston Museum of Natural Science] 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Children activities (Traditional Dancing) 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Adults activities: Syria Trivia (an interactive competition about faces and voices from home) 03:00 PM – 06:00 PM Adults activities (Ping-Pong tournament) 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM Light-bites [Discovery] 05:00 PM – 06:00 PM Juniors (11-15) activity (Talk: Bas Balkoom, food stories from home) 07:00 PM – 1:00 AM Shawarma night [Discovery] 09:00 PM –10:00 PM Juniors (11-15) and Children Activity, Magic Show 09:00 PM Young adults (18-35) Zoo Lights [The Houston Zoo] ; younger guests may join with an accompanying young adult and a waiver) Friday, December 30, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Brunch. [Ball Room] 12:00 AM – 2:00 PM SAS Business Meeting (an interactive session on SAS history and future, discussion on elections and charitable programs). [Ball Room] 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Children activities (Story Time) 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Adults activity (Voices of women poets from Swaida) 3:00 AM – 6:00 PM Adults activity (Ping-Pong tournament) 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM Light-bites [Discovery] 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Youth and Juniors (12 and above) Seminar (Min Al-Jabal, an opens discussion on identity from youth perspective) 06:00 PM – 1:00 AM Traditional Dinner [Ball Room] 06:00 PM – 1:00 AM Children Activities/Babysitting (with babysitting tickets) 09:30 PM Young adults (18-35), Dave and Buster’s (youth) [Dave and Buster's]; younger guest might join with an accompanying young adult and a waiver) Saturday, December 31, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Brunch. [Breakfast ball room] 12:00 AM – 2:00 PM Mate Mingle 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Children Activities 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Short movie (SAS production), Naji Jaber 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Youth , Jeopardy game 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Young adults (18-35), Paintball 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Adults, Ping Pong Tournament 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM Light-bites [Discovery] 06:00 PM – 1:00 AM Children Activities/Babysitting (with babysitting tickets) 08:00 PM – 1:00 AM New Year's Eve Party (Seating starts at 7:00pm, food service starts at 8:00pm) Sunday, January 1, 2023 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM American Brunch Back To Homepage
