PUAASC news letter  

Newsletter from CAST-CA(LA)
posted on Nov 11 2002


Dear alumni,

Please find below a newsletter from Chinese Association of Science and

Technology California Chapter at Los Angeles. All PKU alumni are welcome to

join their events.

Best regards,

PUAASC

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CastWeb

The CAST-CA(LA) Newsletter

Chinese Association of Science and Technology

California Chapter at Los Angeles

http://www.cast-la.org

Copyright (C) 2002 CAST-LA

No. 12 - November 8, 2002

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Table of Contents:

- About CAST-CA(LA) SIT Series

- Seminar Announcement: SIT #6 Gold Rush in China

- Event Announcement: CAST-CA(LA) Working Lunch

- Call For Participation: Overseas Chinese Delegation to China

- Call For Paper: CAST Flagship Magazine - Haifeng (Trade Wind)

- Call For Advertisement on CAST Flagship Magazine

- About the CastWeb

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About CAST-CA(LA) SIT Series

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Seminar on Information Technology (SIT) is a monthly regular event

instituted by CAST-CA(LA) that intends to provide its members in IT

fields and members in general with a public forum for information

sharing and exchange, knowledge integration and complementation,

technology transfer and application, as well as career support and

development. The basic format consists of a one-or-two-hour talk

from one or more speakers, followed by half an hour free discussion,

and wrapped up with one hour or so social time.

If you are interested in either delivering a talk, recommending

a speaker, or suggesting a topic, please contact us at

info@cast-la.org.

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- Seminar Announcement: SIT #6 Gold Rush in China

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Title: To Return or Not to Return: Gold Rush in China

Speakers: 1. Mr. Jack Chen

2. Prof. Zhongliang Deng

3. Prof. Yanmin He

4. Mr. Jintao Liu

Date/Time: 2-4pm November 16 (Saturday), 2002

Location: UCLA Apartment Community Center

3200 Sawtelle Blvd.

CA, LA 90066

Admission: Free to CAST members as well as students.

$5 for others.

Please RSVP to info@cast-la.org. For further information,

please contact Yutao He at yutao@cs.ucla.edu.

Abstract:

The fast-growing economy and raid-changing atmosphere in China have

attracted more and more attention from oversea Chinese professionals.

To return or not to return, that's the question this SIT series

is instend to answer.

In celeration of CAST-USA's 10th anniversary, CAST-CA(LA) SIT #6 will bring

together a group of guest speakers with diverse backgrounds

to discuss policy, market, career, entreprenuership, and opportunities in

China. After individual talks from each speaker, a panel discussion will

be followed.

The tentative program is as follows:

1. A Successful Story about Dynalink, and Doing Business in China

- Mr. Jack Chen

2. IT and China High Education in 21st Century

- Prof. Zhongliang Deng

3. The Northern Pearl - Dalian

- Mr. Jintao Liu

4. Rights and Legal Issues in the Venture Capital Investment

- Prof. Yanmin He

5. Panel Discussion: To Return or not to Return: Gold Rush in China

- All speakers

Biographies:

1. Mr. Jack Chen

Mr. Chen received BS in Computer Science and Control Engineering

from National Chiao-Tung University and MS in Electrical Engineering

from California State Universtity at Long Beach. After holding several

engineering positions in various companies, in 1992 he founded

Dynalink Systems Inc., which won Top 500 fastest growning company in the

U.S. in 2000, and Top 100 fastest growning company in Los Angeles County

in 2000 and 2001.

2. Prof. Zhongliang Deng

Prof. Deng obtained his Ph.D. from Tsinghua University in 1994. After

two years postdoctoral research in Beijing University of Aeronautics

& Astronautics, in 1996 he joined Automation School of Beijing University

of Post & Telecommunications. He was Vice Dean of Electro-Mechanical

Engineering from 1997 to 2000. Currently he is professor and the Director

of Intelligent Control, CAD/CAM & MEMS Lab and visiting professor at USC.

3. Prof. Yanming He

Prof. He is Professor of College of Economics & Finance at

Xi'an Jiaotong University, specialized in International

Finance and Bond investment. He's the member of China

Bond Supervisory Management Committee, American NASDAQ

Research Forum, Austrialian Banker Association, and

China Licensed Accoutant Association. He is also on

the board of several China corportations.

Prof. He has been visiting scholars at several universities

in Austrilia and Peking University. Currently he is visiting

professor at Center of China Economy and Finance Research

in California State University at Northridge.

4. Mr. Jintao Liu

Mr. Liu currently is the deputy director of Sha Hekou district, Dalian,

Liaoning, one of youngest government official in the city. He has served

various positions including Deputy Office Director of Dalian investment

bank,

Deputy Director of citizen affairs bureau, Sha Hekou district, Dalian,

Director of Xinggong Street department, Sha Hekou district, Dalian.

Driving and Parking Directions:

From I-405 North: take the Olympic Blvd/Pico Blvd

exit, take left on the Sawtelle Blvd.

From I-405 South: take National Blvd exit, turn

left onto National, and then take left on the

Sawtelle Blvd. Please park on the nearby streets.

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- Event Announcement: CAST-CA(LA) Working Lunch

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Event: CAST-CA(LA) Working Lunch

Time : 11:15AM-1:30PM

Location: Hop Woo (He He in Chinese) BBQ and Seafood Restaurant

11110 W. Olympic Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90064

Tel: 310-575-3668

Who should attend: All CAST-CA(LA) members are welcome to join

the lunch together with CAST-CA(LA) executive

members.

Cost: $10 each person

Please RSVP to info@cast-la.org. For further information, please

contact Dr. Wehsheng Zhou at zhouwensheng@hotmail.com

Driving Direction:

From 405 South, take exit at Olympic/Pico, and then turn right on

Sawtelle, and turn right again on Olympic, the restaurant is right

at the right side of Olympic and before the Sepulveda Blvd.

From 405 North, take off at National, turn right on National,

and turn left on the first traffic light to Sepulveda Blvd, turn

left to the small plaza before Olympic Blvd, the He He is right

at the plaza.

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- Call For Participation: Overseas Chinese Delegation to China

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CAST-CA(LA) is organizing a delegation of CAST-CA(LA) members

to visit a few cities in China, including Shang Dong, Zhu Hai,

Guang Zhou, Xia Meng.

Tentative schedules:

Dec. 17 - 21: Attending the Personnel Exchange &

Technology Fair in Jinan, Shandong (please fill up the form

posted on the cast-la.org, and send us by fax or by email )

Dec. 21-25: Qin Dao (tentative) or any other cities organized

by Qing Lian (Please see the file on the CAST-CA(LA) website)

Dec. 26 - 27: Visiting Zhu Hai

Dec. 28 - 30: Visiting Guang Zhou (please go to

http://www.ocs-gz.gov.cn and apply it ASAP, and cc to

CAST_LA@yahoo.com or info@cast-la.org at the same time by

Nov. 11th, 2002. Dec. 30 - Jan. 1 Xia Meng

Jan. 3 - Jan. 6: Shanghai if there are more than enough people

willing to go.

a) During the visit, the fees for hotel, food, local

transportation in those Chinese cities are responsible

by the local Chinese governments.

b) The international air fees will be supported by

the Chinese local governments if your application with

project proposal is approved. The amount of support is

RMB5000 per head.

c) Please fill up the forms (to Guangzhou, Shan Dong

and Qing Lian) and email them to CastCALA@yahoo.com, or

info@CAST-LA.org or fax us to 310-737-4753. At the same time,

YOU MUST also submit an ELECTRONICAL copy of the description of

your proposal or project to CastCALA@yahoo.com, and info@cast-la.org

by Nov. 13, 2002.

d) Good projects and proposal will help you to get the Y5000.00

international travel fee reimbursed. Your application for travel

fee reimbursement will not be considered if you don't submit your

project or proposal.

e) This event is free only to CAST-CA(LA) members. For non-CAST

members, please call Xie Dong xied@ucla.edu (310)-621-2871 for

more information and to get a CAST-CA(LA) membership application,

once you are a CAST-CA(LA) member, you are able to join the whole

delegation and enjoy many more other member benefits.

You can submit your business or high-tech project proposal to us

by Email to CastCALA@yahoo.com, or info@cast-la.org. The proposal

could be written either in English or in Chinese.

Application Deadline:

The application deadline will be November 13, 2002.

Contact people and Mailing address:

Dr. Xie Dong

3175 Sepulveda Blvd. #205

Los Angeles, CA 90034

Tel: 310-621-2871 (cell)

Fax: (310)737-4753

Email: xied@ucla.edu

Notes:

Due to the high demand of international air tickets,

please make reservations for international air tickets as

soon as possible.

CAST-CA(LA) committee

Nov. 8, 2002

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- Call For Paper: CAST flagship Magazine - Haifeng (Trade Wind)

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Dear Members of CAST-CA and Chinese Professionals in Southern

California,

Haifeng (i.e., Trade Wind) is a quarterly magazine published by

the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, USA. It is

focused on scientific and cultural exchange among Chinese and

American professionals. It provides reports and review about

new developments and trends in science, technology, and culture.

Since 1994, Haifeng has been published 22 issues. You may view

those issues at the website of CAST-USA (http://CASTUSA.org).

With the founding of the Chinese Association for Science and

Technology, California Chapters at Los Angeles and San Diego

in the early this year, it has been decided to publish a

Southern California Special Edition of Haifeng.

Since the first Call for Papers was issued in July 2002, we

have received several papers. To get more people involved and

have more papers, the deadline for submission of articles is

now extended from August 31, 2002 to November 11, 2002. So

please write and submit your papers as soon as possible

via post mail, fax, or e-mail to:

Liping Yan

17541 Santa Domingo Circle

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Fax & Tel.: 714-596-0883

E-mail: lipingyan@members.asce.org

Thank you for your contribution!

CAST-lly yours,

Liping Yan

Editor in Chief

SC Special Edition of Haifeng Magazine

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- Call For Advertisement on CAST Flagship Magazine

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CALL FOR ADVERTISEMENTS ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPECIAL EDITION OF

HAIFENG (TRADE WIND), THE MAGAZINE OF CHINESE PROFESSIONALS IN USA

Dear Members of CAST-CA and Chinese Professionals in Southern

California,

We are compiling the Southern California special edition of Haifeng

(i.e., Trade Wind) magazine. For more information about Haifeng,

you may check the website http://CASTUSA.orgBecause of Haifeng's

good reputation and popularity both in U.S.A. and in China, it is a

good opportunity for your businesses (enterprises or trades) or

businesses you know to be introduced through advertisements on this

special edition of Haifeng.

Any types of advertisements are welcome. The costs for the

advertisements are as follows:

(1) Back Cover: $1,000

(2) Inside Cover: $800

(3) Inside Full Page: $300

(4) Inside Half Page: $200

The income from the advertisements will greatly benefit the

publication of Haifeng and CAST activities. Therefore, your support

is deeply appreciated!

So please submit your request of advertisements to me as soon as

possible via mail, fax, or e-mail. My contact information is:

Liping Yan

17541 Santa Domingo Circle

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Fax & Tel.: 714-596-0883

E-mail: lipingyan@members.asce.org

Thank you for your help!

CAST-lly yours,

Liping Yan

Editor in Chief

SC Special Edition of Haifeng Magazine

November 8, 2002

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About the CastWeb

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CastWeb is an occasional newsletter supported by CAST-CA(LA) and

distributed via e-mail to its member community. Please send your

contributions and comments to info@cast-la.org.

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CAST-CA(LA)

P.O. Box 642778

Los Angeles, CA 90064

info@cast-la.org

http://www.cast-la.org

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