Caltech C's Activites

Informal discussion is a very good form to get us together to discuss something that nobody will tell us in such a graduate school. We hope to get people from different backgrounds to come to informally chat with our members who are interested in different topics. Please direct any specific topic that's interesting to you to the current committee.

For those who're interested, there will be a discussion about WTO and the impact to China this Thursday, Nov. 18th. We have invited Evans Y. Lam (Lin2 Ri4sheng1), who is First Vice President of Investments, Salomon Smith Barney Inc, as our guest speaker.

Discussion on the "spin" question. 10/99

Seminar with the delegation of Chinese Academy of Science, August 24, 99.

The goals of CAS delegation visiting are:

1. Meet the scholars in the science fields in USA.

2. Having a 0.6 billion RMB budget to develop the programs for the new century.

3. Recruit at least 300 scholars for CAS branches in year 2000 from all over the world.

The discussion topics will be the followings (but not limited to):

1. Human resources

2. Invitation for overseas scholars
3. Sino-American Collaboration in Science Research

4. Listen the feedback from all the SC scholars

Minutes of CAS Delegation Meetings in UCLA, USC, & Cal Tech.

Over 50 Chinese professors and scholars attended the meetings with CAS
Delegation in UCLA, USC and Cal Tech on 8/24. Professor He Yan, the
Deputy Director-General from Bureau of Personnel Management & Education,
made a presentation about the Recruitment Guidelines of CAS "Hundred
Talents Program in 1999".

Prof. He pointed out that:
1. The CAS is planing to recruit 600 scholars from all over the world
in the next 3 years for the new century.

2. From 1998-1999, CAS has engaged 224 researchers (134 scholars of
them were invited from overseas).

3. There are over 14 different funds and budgets available for the
Chinese scholars from overseas for both short term and long term
programs. For more information, please contact Dir. Zhao Xichao at
"xczhao@dial.cashq.ac.cn".

4. CAS is going to invite some Overseas View Assessors for Scientific
Research Grants among the Chinese professors in United States. If you
are interested in serving in this committee, please contact Dr. Jiang
Zhenying, Secretary of CSA at "zjiang@barstow.cc.ca.us". The deadline
is 9/30/99.

All of the professors and scholars who attended the meetings actively
participated in the discussions. Some major concerns, constructive
suggestions were well addressed.

The meetings lasted for 8 hours 15 minutes (UCLA 10:00am-1:00pm, USC
3:00-5:30pm, Cal Tech 7:30-9:45pm).

Discussion and dinner with CEO of CHINT, Wenzhou, Zhejiang - Nan, Cunhui. July 30th, 99. Location: central Catalina Recreational room. CHINT is the 8th biggest private enterprise of China, a fast growing company specilized on low-voltage devices.

Mr. Nan's contact info please contact Zhigang Han.

We had a nice meeting and diner with Mr. Nan Cun Hui CEO of CHNT Group Corporation CHINA, Wenzhou on Friday. If you want to contact him in the future, the following is his address

Summer seminar about immigration and green card application, July 99 - organized by Yue Qi.

Ms. Sun had some handout (in Chinese) on green card seminar.
For those who didn't get it las Thur., Yue Qi can make the copy for you. Please tell her your campus mailing address, if you are interested. Or you can contact Ms. Sun at:
Tel: 626-795-1478 Fax: 626-795-6458
Email: alicesun@earthlink.net
Address: 301 North Lake Ave. 7th floor, Pasadena, CA 91101

We have invited Ms. Alice Sun and her assistant Miao Hai to give the talk on immigration issue this Thur. 7:30pm, the location will be announced later.

Here is some background about her.
Ms. Sun has worked in Law Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Science before and got her J. D. in US. She has been working in immigration law area since 1990, and specialized in employment based immigration.

She has successfully helped a lot of Chinese graduates, scholars and researchers to get their green cards. Recently there are some new situations in immigration. Ms.Sun would like to share the information and her experience with us.

Discussion with former Caltech C members on chances other than doing science after graduation (industry, consulting, open your own business, etc.) The time is 4-5pm on March 13th, 1999, Saturday. Location is at Catalina central recreation room. Party follows the discussion.

Discussion with Chinese professors on-campus (Dr. Zhen-Gang Wang and Dr. Yizhao Hou), done.

Informal Discussions