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| A reception to honour the "10 Most Influential Hispanics" awards recipients upon their visit to Ottawa |
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What: Reception to honour the recipients of the "10 Most Influential Hispanics" awards. Welcoming remarks were made by: Randy Hoback, MP, Chair of the Canadian Section of FIPA; Mauricio Ospina, Director of the Awards Program and Hispanic Business Association; Carlo Dade, Executive Director of FOCAL. The event featured a video presentation of the findings of the Spanish as the Third Most Spoken Language in Canada study. The Canadian Section of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) co-hosted the event. When: May 27, 2010 Where: 131 Queen St., room 8-51, Ottawa Who: The “10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians" is an annual national awards program operating since 2007 to recognize the contributions of Hispanics to Canada. Past winners that travelled to Ottawa for the reception are: Dr. Ivar Mendez (Bolivia – Nova Scotia), Director of the Neural Transplantation Laboratory, Dalhousie University
Dr. Carlos Morillo (Colombia – Ontario), Professor of Medicine and Director of the Arrhythmia Service, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Dr. Julio Torres-Recinos (El Salvador – Saskatchewan), Associate Professor of Spanish and Literature, University of Saskatchewan Dr. Marlinda Freire (Chile – Ontario), Psychiatrist focused on assisting victims of human rights violations Johnny Campuzano (Ecuador – Ontario), Police constable dedicated to being a positive role model and leader Mario Pérez (Cuba – Ontario), University professor and software developer Oscar A. Jofre Jr. (Chile – Ontario), Entrepreneur and IT innovator, founder of Babel Fish Esteban Lasso (Ecuador – Ontario), Leader of Transforming Faces Worldwide (TFW) Dr. Mary Carmen Romero (Spain – Ontario), Teacher and principal Dr. Marco A. Guzman (Bolivia – Ontario), Executive Director of Frontiers Foundation Inc. Lita González-Dickey (Peru – Ontario), Spanish Community Relations Officer, Toronto Catholic District School Board
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