Category Archives: Announcement

AR-NE BOD Elections – December 14 – 25, 2012

December 5, 2012All, Announcementwebmaster

[Dec 18, 2012: AR-NE Members can VOTE HERE using the password sent to them via email]

The Association of Romanians in New England is an organization recognized as a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit by the IRS, operating only thanks to the enthusiastic involvement of our volunteers, and the generous support of our members, donors, and sponsors.

As the current 9-member volunteer Board of Directors is ending its tenure, AR-NE is inviting its members to assist this process in the following ways:

Volunteer to serve in the Board of Directors for the next mandate (3 years)
Make nominations for the Board of Directors
Volunteer to help run the elections

Since only members may participate in electing the new Board of Directors, please consider becoming a member. A moderate dose of dedicated time (several hours a week), enthusiasm and initiative are the most useful ingredients for a meaningful contribution to AR-NE’s future. The current team of volunteers, some of them founding members, are available to those interested in learning more details. Additionally, please note that monthly board meetings are open to all AR-NE members, who are encouraged to attend.

Steps to the Board of Directors Elections:

Collecting nominations from AR-NE members – by December 9, 2012
Consultation of each nominee to accept nomination. Distribution of ballots (or electronic equivalent) to each AR-NE member – by December 14, 2012
Voting, tallying up of the ballots, and announcement of results to members – by December 25, 2012
Transition to, and the first meeting of the new board, who will elect their executives (president, secretary and treasurer) – by January 14, 2013.

We look forward to your questions, and we hope that many of you will get involved and follow these elections. Please send us your suggestions and proposals at INFO@AR-NE.org.

Best regards,
Your AR-NE team of volunteers.

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Polling Station in Boston – December 9 2012 – MIT, Cambridge MA

December 5, 2012All, Announcementwebmaster

Polling Station in Boston

The Romanian Parlamentary Elections will take place on December 9th. A polling station will be open in Boston, in collaboration with the Romanian Consulate of NYC and the MIT Romanian Student Association.

Where:	MIT , Room 8-119
When:	December 9th, 2012 7am – 9pm
Contact:	Razvan Mirica – razvan.mirica@ar-ne.org Dan Dimancescu, Honorary Consul of Romania in Boston – roconsulboston@aol.com (617-497-1111)

Romanian Ball 2012 – Report

October 19, 2012All, Announcement, Cultural, Socialwebmaster

Report

We would like to thank everyone who attended the first Romanian Ball in New England! We were overwhelmed by the numerous attendance (over 300!) and we were happy to see the enthusiasm and joy of those who wanted to celebrate with us Romanina’s National Day! We apologize deeply for the imperfections and the shortcomings and we promised that next year we will do a bigger/better event! If you have any comments, suggestions or complaints, please email them to info@ar-ne.org or please take the time to complete this short survey. Please share generously your photos and videos! Lastly, but most importantly, we would like to invite you all to join our volunteer organization so you can help plan and organize more successful events in the upcoming year.

We welcome you with open arms, AR-NE

ROMANIAN BALL 2012!

Join AR-NE, in collaboration with the Romanian Student Association at MIT, for an evening celebrating Romanian culture and heritage.

Where: Morss Hall, MIT, 142 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA (Walker Memorial, MIT Building 50)

Parking: Parking at MIT

When: Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 5:30pm – 10pm

Attire: Semi-formal

Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner and live entertainment at 6pm, DJ after 8pm.

Cash bar with an assortment of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine from Romania.

There will be fasting food.

Appetizers Mescalun salad Romanian potato salad (Boeuf salad) Roasted eggpland salad (Vinete) Bean spread Mozzarella cubes Feta cheese Fried meat balls
Main Course Stuffed cabbage Polenta Romanian grilled sausages (mici) Fish in white souce Kettle cooked chicken with garlic sauce Country style oven roasted potatoes Romanian braised cabbage stew
Desert Panettone Romanian style Cookies or pastries Fruits

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

6:00 AR-NE presentation
6:15 Traditional Romanian folk music (Iuliana Roata – part 1)
6:30 Traditional Romanian folk dances (artistic group The Ladies from Rhode Island)
7:00 Traditional Romanian folk music (Iuliana Roata- part 2)
7:30 Pop and classical Romanian and international music (Raluca Campean)
7:45 Traditional Romanian dances (including “Hora Unirii” and “Perinita”) (artistic group from MIT)
8:00 DJ program – Radu C. Morar – Morar Mobile DJ

Decoding Dacia – Romania’s Lost Heritage (Documentary film) – November 15, 2012

October 8, 2012All, Announcement, Culturalwebmaster

DECODING DACIA TRAILER from Kogainon Films on Vimeo.

WHEN: November 15, 2012, 6:30PM (film starts at 7:00 )
WHERE: Fisher College – One Arlington Street (corner of Arlington and Beacon streets, Boston). Public Parking: Boston Common, marked as P on the map below.
RSVP: Please click here to reserve your seat (free admission).

You are invited to the showing of the new documentary “Decoding Dacia: Romania’s Lost Legacy” a 50 mm documentary produced by Kogainon Films (Boston/Bucharest).

The film explores the legacy of the Dacian Kingdom from “past to present” through the lens of Rome’s invasion and conquest between 101 and 106 AD. All material in the film is original. Specially featured are highly
detailed 3D digital reconstructions of Sarmizegetusa, the fortress of Blidaru, the Roman bridge across the Danube, and Trajan’s Forum and Column in Rome. Also important to the film is the work of noted artist Radu Oltean who crafted original illustrations depicting Dacian and Roman battle encounters.

Referendum 2012 – MIT, Cambridge, MA – July 29, 2012

July 20, 2012All, Announcementwebmaster

RESULTS

LOCATION	Total Voters	YES Votes	% YES	NO Votes	% NO	NULL Votes
BOSTON	130	119	91.5%	11	8.5%	0

Volunteers

Official Commission	Other Volunteers
Dimancescu Dan Onita Lenco Liliana Mirica Aurelian Popa Stoica Cristinel	Velian Alexandara Maierean Andreea Raluca Stoica Lorelei Lefter Alexandru Mirica Razvan Bodnari Andreea

Original Announcement

Where:	MIT Student Center, Lobdell Hall 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Hours:	7 am-11:45 pm, July 29th 2012
Details:	Voting rules (in Romanian)

Links:

Professional Seminar on Romania’s New Business Realities

June 5, 2012All, Announcement, Seminarwebmaster

The Association of Romanians in New England (AR-NE) organized on the 19th of June, 2012, and informational seminar on Romania’s New Business Realities. Hosted at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in South Boston, the seminar included two presentations: “Against the Tide: Romania’s New Business Dynamics” by Dan Dimancescu, President of BEH llc and Honorary Consul of Romania in Boston and “RomaniaIT – The New Reality: A shift from labor-based offers to added-value services, R&D and innovation” by Sorin Gavanescu, VP Outsourcing at ANIS Romania and CEO at IT SIX Global Services and Dan Tusaliu, VP Business Development IT SIX Global Services.

Mr. Dimancescu’s presentation focused mostly on the business opportunities available in Romania, given the current geopolitical and geostrategic conditions in Eastern Europe. Special mention was made of the great potential in the automotive, petroleum and gas industries. Mr. Dimancescu also shared his views on the tourism industry, as well as the improvement in the general trends in society despite the limiting factors of infrastructure, education and judicial system.

The presentation of Mr. Gavanescu and Mr. Tusaliu offered an overall summary of the current state of the IT industry in Romania and detailed the scope of ANIS (Romanian association of software and services providers), which is to promote Romania as a country with tremendous capacity and potential for IT business. The last part of the presentation focused on the mission and experience of IT Six: to create business solutions in the IT field and to promote value added service in the IT industry of Romania.

Both presentations resulted in lively exchanges of ideas between the presenters and the audience; hopefully they will bear fruit in some future collaboration. AR-NE will continue to organize these kinds of events in the future based on the favorable comments received from audience members.

When:	Sunday, May 11th, 2014, 11:30am-4:30pm
Where:	Meeting spot: Square 14 (birch trees on the hill) marked with “X” on the map below. Entrance to the park is free.
Details:	Entry to the Arboretum is free. As in previous years, everyone is welcome to bring whatever food and drink they’d like (potluck style). Street parking along the Arboretum perimeter is limited and visitors are advised to take public transportation. The nearest MBTA statios is Forrest Hills on the Orange line..
Contact:	AR-NE: Liliana Onita Lenco 978-548-8435 Romani in Boston: Serban Georgescu – 617-959-7472

Lilac Sunday Picnic