On September 2nd, 2012, Pakhtoon American Community Association held a first of its kind conference in Springfield, Virginia. The conference was attended by participants from Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, New York, Florida, Canada and other states. Keynote speaker of the conference was Senator Salma Attaullah Jan from Canadian Parliament. Most presenters stressed the needs of preserving Pashto Culture and Language.
To see a brief overview of the conference, please click on Conference Highlights. Detailed program and selected videos are presented below.
| Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|
| Nazrana Yousufzai (Journalist) | Pashtoon women coming forward and participating in community affairs. |
| Ibrahim Nasir (Language expert) | What can be done for the survival of Pashto language? |
| Raiz Saibzada (Writer) | How can we better assist Pashtoon community? |
| Rana Momand (Pashtoon Organization Colorado) | What can we do for Pashtoon women? |
| Taj Akbar (President Khyber Society, New York) | Challenges of establishing Pakhtoon organizations & future cooperation among Pakhtoons |
| Rahman Bunairee (Journalist, Anchor and Poet) | An overview of history of Pakhtoons |
| Dr. Muhammad Taqi (Community Activist, Florida) | Pakhtoon American Diaspora |
| Dawood Khan (PACA Vice Chairman) | How to keep the new generation intact to Pashto language and heritage? |
| Khalid (PACA Chairman) | PACA’s aim’s, achievements and challenges |
| Host Rahman Buniree and other Poets | Mushaira |
| Sarfarz | Pashto Music Performance |