56th Annual OSA Convention
Business Symposium at 8 AM on Thursday July 3
Convention Inauguration at 8:30 AM on Friday July 4
Bahuda Jatra at SRT Temple, Plano, TX at 6 PM on Sunday July 6
Bahuda Jatra at DFW Ekta Mandir, Irving, TX at 9 AM on Sunday July 6
Bandhu Bidaya on Monday July 7 morning
Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel & Convention Center,
7600 John Q Hammons Dr, Frisco, TX 75034.
A 501(c)(3) Certified Nonprofit Organization
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THE ODISHA SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAS

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ଏକତା ସଂସ୍କୃତି ସମୃଦ୍ଧି. Our culture, the invaluable treasure of the world, prospers in unity. ଏକତାରୁ ସଂସ୍କୃତିର ସମୃଦ୍ଧି, ଏକ ସାଥିରେ ଆମେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ. Empowering community excellence by inclusivity, and selfless volunteerism while celebrating our rich heritage and engaging next generation youth to inspire growth

Donations:

Basanta Mohapatra • Tapan Padhi • Mamta Rath • LB Infosys Investment LLC • Shantilata Mishra • Kiran Consultants • Dharitri Banerjee • Sangita Chakraborty • Prasant Mahapatra • Dr. Sitakantha Dash • Ranjan Rout • Puspa Mahapatra • Devi Misra • Jagannath Rath • Kailash Sahoo • Amitabh Mishra • Bhabani Buxi • Gopal Mohanty • Ashok Khuntia • Sashikant Barik (Acre Rise Developers) • Sheikh Mairajul Haque (Acre Rise Developers) • Lokanath Patro • Sabyasachi Nayak • Tusar Pattanayak • Prakash Muduli • Saradakanta Panda • Archana Rath • Nilashree Behera • Leena Mishra • Saroj Mohanty • Gyana Patnaik • Aditya Samal • Sura Rath • Kalyan Rath • Somdutt Behura • Soumya Mohanty • Atasu Nayak • Shishir Senapati • Pranoy Behera • Priyadarsan Biswal • Babaji Behera • Kirttan Behera • T Banambar Patra (Toshali Sands) • Pravat Dash • Ajit Das • Jugal Agarwal • Satya Pattanaik • Manoj Singh • Manas Das • Rajiv Maini • Jayadev Mishra • Iti Rout • Salil Mishra • Asit Rath • Pradipta Mallick • Alok Praharaj • Mukesh Prusty • Dr. Swatee & Sukant Mohapatra • Orissa Culture Center Inc. (Gopal Mahapatra, Manas Pattanaik, Debasis Mohanty, Nirad Sahu, Roopesh Dash, Alok Sahu) • Radhakanta Mishra • Radhaprasad Das (Z1 Estates Pvt. Ltd.) • Tusharkanti Mohapatra • Saswata Mohapatra • Pramod Mahapatra • Babrubahan Samal • Debendra Das • Subhransu Padhi • Chitta Mahapatra • Surath Rath • Debesh Khattoi • Swadesh Mohanty • Manaranjan Pattanayak • Dhirendra Kar •

56th OSA Convention will begin on Thursday July 3 and conclude in the morning of Monday July 7 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel & Convention Center, 7600 John Q Hammons Dr, Frisco, TX 75034.

Know OSA 2025 – 56th Convention

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The Odisha Society of the Americas (OSA) is the largest social and cultural association for Odias in North America established in 1969 by few visionary Odias. OSA has grown into thousands of life members and organizes an Annual convention in different cities. It marks a grand celebration of Odia culture, life and rich tradition in a setting where for three days the attendees get a feeling of being in Odisha immersed in Odia values.

OSA convention, this year, will fall into its 56th year.OSA leverages the distinguished audience and a widespread mix of personalities to discuss issues affecting the NRI community including cultural identity, the future of the community, its role in an increasingly dynamic and globalized economy and engaging the next generation.

There are plenty of networking opportunities, social gatherings, re-unions, literary readings and cultural performances, drama etc. all dealing with Odia culture. The goal of this year’s convention is to emphasize the paradigm of the conference with a focus on “unity, culture and prosperity” through socialization and entertainment, emphasis on the exchange of ideas to create a cohesive Odias to unite, inspire the next generation to unite, and leave a legacy for the future for unity. OSA 2025 plans to bring members from all generations from all over North America and world to join hand together to make the 56th OSA celebration a grand success aligning with its theme –  ଏକତା ସଂସ୍କୃତି ସମୃଦ୍ଧି

OUR SPONSORS

Our Objective

The Odisha society of the Americas will celebrate the 56th Annual Convention during July 3 through July 7, 2025 at Frisco, Texas

• Inspire Youth Engagement: Create a platform to actively participate, engage, and contribute ideas for the future development
• Celebrate Odisha's Rich Heritage: diverse cultural heritage of Odisha through traditional arts, dance, music, cuisine, and exhibitions.
• Foster Stronger Community Bonds: Provide ample networking opportunities to connect, share experiences, and strengthen bonds
• Seminar Initiatives: seminar sessions, workshops, and panels to promote odia language, current societal issues, history, and traditions.
• Collaborate with OSA Chapters: foster collaboration, exchange ideas, and joint drama competitions, closing ceremony etc.
• Embrace Technology: Leverage broader audience, virtual attendance options and online engagement opportunities, whova
• Promote Cultural Exchange: Facilitate cultural exchange programs, inviting artists, scholars, and performers from Odisha to share their talents
• Showcase Our Global Achievements: Highlight the achievements and contributions of individuals of Odisha origin globally, success stories across various fields.
• Lasting Impression through Community Service – society's commitment to giving back to local communities, engaging local mayor or representatives
• Feedback and Continuous Improvement: Gather feedback from previous attendees to assess the success of the convention, identify areas for improvement.

Salient Features


• Several thousand attendees from all across the world,
• Extensive media coverage on various outlets including TV, Web, podcast, advertisement and other social media avenues to reach thousands more worldwide,
• Business forum on between decision makers of Odisha and entrepreneurs from US and Odisha interested in development of Odisha ,
• Next Gen forum for the youth,
• Healthcare Forum with internationally acclaimed personalities,
• Trade show to showcase a wide variety of products and merchandise from the US, Canada and India,
• Music from all genres – a bouquet of folk, classical, contemporary, and traditional, band and popular music, blending that with theater, stand-up comedy and colorful presentation of dance and choreography.
• Seminars and workshop on literature and topics,

Convention Venue - Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel & Convention Center at 7600 John Q Hammons Dr, Frisco, TX 75034

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The hotel is conveniently located off at 7600 John Q Hammons Dr, Frisco, TX 75034.
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Registration is closed, please email to puspa.mahapatra@gmail.com or call 817-907-4378