1. PUAASC New Leaders Nomination

Dear Alumni,

The last PUAASC Board of Directors (BOD) and Executive Committee (EC)

election was held in December 2001. Now the EC and half of the BOD

will finish their terms in December 2003. PUAASC needs new blood to

bring our alumni together.

You are asked to nominate yourself or other alumni to these positions

by October 15 by sending an e-mail to info@pku.org.

The election process is as follows:

10/15: All BOD and EC nominations go to info@pku.org.

10/19 Sunday 11:30-2:30: BBQ lunch at Bryan Xu's home for all EC

nominees.

10/26 Sunday 3:00-6:30: Alternative EC nominees meeting at Westside

Pavilion, free dinner served.

November: Preparing BOD and EC candidates introduction materials.

EC candidates form teams of five alumni. Only one team will be

elected.

12/1: EC candidate teams information is available to all alumni.

Advanced voting is accepted by e-mails.

12/13 or 12/14: Election Day. EC candidate teams present. All

alumni are invited to vote in person. Only one team will be

elected. Entertainment will be provided.

12/13 or 12/14: Board of Directors meeting. EC election result is

confirmed. New Board of Directors are elected.

1/1/2004-12/31/2005: New BOD and EC assume responsibility.

Basic information:

In December 2001, the EC candidate team consisting of Sikun Lan,

Hongmei Li, Lina Pei, Connie Yuan, and Wensheng Zhou was elected.

In 2002, BOD approved to add Lihong Yang to EC. Their term

expires in December 2003.

BOD consists of 12 alumni. Six of them have terms until December

2005: Jason Cong, Richard Lee, Zhen-su She, Lijean Wang, Duanzhi

Wen, and Peter Zhang. Another six of them have terms until

December 2003: Julie Gao, Lee Min Han, Sikun Lan, Bryan Xu, Feng

Zeng, and John Zhang. The latter six seats are subject to

election in December 2003.

The election of BOD and EC follows the Bylaws of PUAASC, a

501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

The basic requirements for EC candidate team are:

- Each team has five alumni. One alumni is the PUAASC President

candidate and the other four are the PUAASC Vice President

candidates.

- Each team must have a Secretary General and an Accountant.

- All team members must be ready to spend an average of at least

one hour per week on PUAASC day-to-day operation management.

- Majority of members are likely to live in Southern California

in the next two years.

- The team will be ready to represent PUAASC in the community

and protect PKU's and its alumni's reputation.

- The elected team will become the Executive Committee of PUAASC

serving from 1/1/2004 to 12/31/2005.

The basic requirements for BOD candidates are:

- The candidate must be highly achieved in his/her career or

be well-respected in the community or have contributed to

PUAASC work for at least six months.

- The candidate must be ready to attend PUAASC Board meetings,

which are held once or twice a year, and contribute ideas or

make donations to PUAASC from time to time.

- The candidate are likely to live in Southern California in

the next four years.

- The elected individual will become a Board Director of PUAASC

serving from 1/1/2004 to 12/31/2007.

As the first step, please send the following information to

info@pku.org by 10/15:

I nominate the following alumni to PUAASC Executive Committee:

______________________________________________________________

I nominate the following alumni to PUAASC Board of Directors:

______________________________________________________________

My name: ____________________ Date: __________________________

Your care and support of PUAASC is highly appreciated.

Best regards,

Board of Directors and Executive Committee

PUAASC

info@pku.org

10/07/2003

2. Guangzhou Conference 12/28-30

The Sixth Convention of Overseas Scholars in Science and

Technology will be held in Guangzhou on 12/28-30. This convention

is co-sponsored by cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Changchun,

Hangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Xi'an, and Suzhou. Free meals and board

will be provided for attendees from 12/26-30. Family members and

partners are welcome with service discounts.

For convention information, please visit http://www.ocs-gz.gov.cn

For application procedures, please visit

http://www.ocs-gz.gov.cn/style01/newsdetail.asp?news_sno=3757

The application deadline is 11/30.

PUAASC applicants please apply for the convention online or by fax.

The confirmation will be received in 10 days. After you receive the

confirmation, please contact info@pku.org and we will connect you

with other attendees from Southern California. Attending the

convention in group enjoys certain benefits. It is generally

advised that you complete the application and book your air tickets

by the end of October.

Thanks,

PUAASC

info@pku.org

10/07/2003