A one-day conference entitled "Memories of Cappadocia - Folklore, Culture, Tradition", is scheduled to take place in Thessaloniki on Sunday, May 24, to examine the centuries-old traditions and culture of ethnic Greeks in the Cappadocia region of Asia Minor, located in modern-day southeast Turkey.

A few weeks ago, an unexpected package arrived at the office of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd from the community head of the Cypriot town of Oroklini, Spyros Elenodoros. The gift was offered, on behalf of Elenodoros, by the president of the Federation Cypriot Communities in Australia, Michalis Christodoulou, who is also originally from the village.

College students from the Greek community staged a rally at the University of South Wales in demonstration over a decision by university deans and rectors to close the university's Department of Modern Greek Studies.

SAE President Stefanos P. Tamvakis visited the Greeks in Lebanon responding to an invitation by the president of the Greek Community in Beirut Panagiotis Andriotis.

The Pan-Pontian Federation of America in cooperation with the Pontic associations and the Federation of Hellenic Societies of NY organized a lecture a the Stathakeio Cultural Center in Astoria.