The HyeID project, to initiate an elected Diaspora Armenian Parliament | Ep 176 - November 13, 2022

The HyeID project, to initiate an elected Diaspora Armenian Parliament | Ep 176 - November 13, 2022
A conversation with Harut Sassounian

Guest:
* Harut Sassounian is the Chairman of the board of trustees of HyelD. He’s also the publisher of The California Courier newspaper, and the president of the Armenia Artsakh Fund, a non-profit organization which has delivered over $947 million of humanitarian assistance to Armenia and Artsakh since 1989.

Topics:
* What is HyeID, what problems is it trying to address?
* Organizations and models for Diaspora representation
* Funding and operations
* Outreach to the Diaspora and the Armenian government
* Current State of the project

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:15 Intro to topic
00:01:02 Intro to guest Harut Sassounian
00:01:29 What is HyeID
00:04:00 What are the problems that HyeID should address
00:06:12 How to tally Diasporans
00:08:42 How to hold a Diaspora election
00:10:26 How will funding work?
00:15:14 Will there be an Executive or Oversight body
00:16:02 Steps so far to disseminate info about HyeID
00:17:49 How is HyeID organized
00:28:01 What models exist for HyeID
00:30:24 Outreach to major Armenian organizations
00:37:33 Outreach to the Armenian government
00:46:15 Current state of HyeID
00:50:06 Contacting HyeID
00:53:03 Harut Goodbye
00:53:19 Closing Comments

Hosts:
* Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
* Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 176 | Recorded: November 12, 2022
Show notes: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20221113.html