The Inaugural SAE (Council for Hellenes Abroad) U.S.A. Region Youth Network Convention was held on October 10-11 at the Intercontinental Chicago O’Hare, in Illinois.

Special events were held in Heraklion, on the southern Aegean island of Crete, marking the Jubilee of the Apostle Paul, which were attended by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania, Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus and Metropolitan Ioannis of Pergamon, who coordinated the final session of the Symposium on Apostle Paul. Mr. Bartholemew was welcomed by Deputy Defence Minister, Giannis Plakiotakis.

A translated version of a novel by Alexis Stamatis “American Fugue” was presented in Michigan at the Shaman Drum bookstore with the support of the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan. The book was published by Etruscan Press and translated by Diane Thiel and Constantine Hadjilambrinos.

The Library of Alexandria is hosting an event on the Greek language on Monday, October 20th organized by the Friends of the Alexandria Library.

In the category “Employment and Social Affairs”, New Democracy member of the European Parliament, Maria Panagiotopoulou-Kassiotou, has been honoured as Eurodeputy of the Year.