On November 26th, 2016, PACA held its Annual Seminar in the Leonardo D’Vinci Meeting Room, Savage Branch & STEM Education Center, Howard County Public Library, Maryland.  The theme of the seminar was “Preparing for a Better Tomorrow.” A list of the presentations is provided below.
| Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|
| Khalid Khan | Opening Remarks: PACA’s history, goals and future |
| Dr. Asim YousafzaiJalil Afridi | Mineral wealth of Waziristan |
| Jalil Afridi | Establishing a Pashtun media outlet in America |
| Dr. Taimur Salam | Introducing scholarly work on Pashtuns |
| Rahman Bunairee | Pashtun community organizations in N.America, a research paper |
| Mukhtar Khalil | Future prospects and development of Pashto Language |
| Muhammad Javed | Planning for college saving and retirement |
| Quratulain Tariq | Home based businesses; a focus on women |
| Qasim Yousafzai | The philosophy of wajood and shahood in light of Hamza Baba’s teachings |
| Dr. Raza ul Hasan | Significance and challenges of maintaining cultural identity |
| Tahir Ahmed | Rabab Performance |
| Asnaf Qadir & Jehangir Khan | Establishing a Pashto Center in America |
| Amjad Ali | Survey Findings: Matters of importance for Pakhtoon Americans |
| Dawood Khan | Pashtun cultural games |
| Ajmal Khan | Successful community PACA projects |
| Salman Babar | Acquiring land/development permits in America |