March 30, 2011

General Chaldean Conference 2011
Day 1 - Wednesday
Chaldean Media Center Opening Ceremony

The opening of the Chaldean Media Center was a long awaited and joyous occasion. It concluded the first day of the General Chaldean Conference taking place at St. Peter Cathedral from Wednesday, March 30 to Friday April 1, 2011. The Choir sang a well fitting song titled, “New Babylon,” which celebrates our Chaldean culture and heritage. Afterward, His Excellency, Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Jammo cut the ribbon and made the opening official. Speeches were given by Mar Sarhad, Fr. Noel Gorgis, Fr. Felix Shabi, Fr. Andrew Younan and Mar Bawai Soro to celebrate this historical event. They spoke of a Chaldean Renaissance where the Chaldean people could share their heritage, culture, language, art, music, literature and liturgy with the world.

The Chaldean Media Center is equipped with a fully functional Television Studio, a Publishing Office, and a Web Designing Office where Kaldu.org and Kaldaya.net are shared with the world, among many other forms of communications media. Unlike its humble beginnings of two computers and a printer, the Chaldean Media Center has grown into a legitimate and recognized means of communications with Chaldeans in our community and around the world.

The current staff of the Chaldean Media Center are as follows:

Fr. Noel Gorgis - Director of the Chaldean Media Center
Fr. Auraha Mansoor - Co-Director of the Chaldean Media Center
Sr. Tarbytha Mariam - Director of Kaldu Television and Webmaster of www.kaldu.org
John Hanna - Editor of Kaldu Television
Nasrat Damman - Webmaster of www.kaldaya.net
Maureen Putris - Graphics, Art and Design for Chaldean Media Center
Wasan Jarbo - Editor & Publishing Director of Sawra Newsletter
Rita Yousif - Graphics & Layout Designer of Sawra Newsletter