05/12/2008 - 20:00 06/12/2008 - 20:00
Dear Alumni and Friends, We have all known the tragic earthquake in China's south-western Sichuan province. We cannot be more deplored when thinking about the 10000+ people killed and many more injured. Let's act, and help the disaster relief! We have collected some donation information regarding to the Sichuan Earthquake (四川地震) : 1. Check with your employer. Currently, we have heard that quite a few companies have set up special funds for China earthquake, and they have special gift matching program for this fund. And also you should check with your employer for gift matching program if donating to other charity funds. 2. Donate through Sichuan Earthquake Relief Committee by Oversea Chinese, 志愿者完全不拿任何费用，GOOGLE CHECKOUT, PAYPAL免除对其手续费。所有捐款会全部用于救 灾。Please check the folllowing URLs: 3. Donate through American Red Cross (ARC). When making donation, please choose: CHINA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. =================From ARC Website: ================= CHINA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF Your gift to the American Red Cross will support emergency relief efforts to help those affected by this earthquake. Assistance provided by the American Red Cross may include sending relief supplies, mobilizing relief workers and providing financial resources. ================================================= There will be a certain amount (to be added) of processing cost for the donation. ARC is rated as 4 star in the charity org review. It shows 6% overhead per this web study. 4. Many friends recommended Hong Kong Red Cross
5. China Red Cross http://www.crcf.org.cn/gb/jianjie/jkindex.asp (slow at this time)
6. Hong Kong樂施會和Hong Kong宣明會 7. MercyCorps China Earth Quake relief Please check this URL Best Regards,
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05/03/2008 - 10:30 05/03/2008 - 15:30 Locations
iRestaurant 20007 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA, 9501437° 19' 22.8" N, -123° 58' 35.8212" W
Celebrating 97th Anniversary of Tsinghua UniversityHosted by: Tsinghua Alumni Association of Northern California (THAA-NC) Date and time: May 3, 2008, Saturday 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
20007 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014 Event: The program includes ceremony, honoring the senior alumni, performance, plated luncheon, and panel discussion. Panel Discussion: China and globalization: a historic prospective of China's choice in five critical time in the last 2000 years and what is next? 中國與全球化：兩千年歷史中五個轉折點的選擇——歷史回顧與未來展望 RSVP: Please put your name, campus, department and year in the RSVP notes. 1. $15 per seat, RSVP if you use your Paypal balance (Not a credit card).
2. $15 per seat, RSVP using the form in the end of this page, please send email with the subject line "2008 Tsinghua Event - Your_Name" to event@tsinghua-nc.org; you will pay $15 onsite; 3. $16 per seat if you pay credit card or debit card through paypal using button below.
4. $20 per seat, walk-in without previous RSVP. Seat are limited and might not be guaranteed. Volunteers Needed: We appreciate that each year volunteers from both Beijing and Hsinchu helped out in the reunion. Many volunteers later became officers of THAA-NC, and together we serve our alumni better. We also need your help to make our reunion a great success this year. Please contact Haisang Wu (hswu@ieee.org) if you would like to be a volunteer. Thank you! Speakers: Dr. Qi Zhu 朱琦 朱琦先生于1990年在北京大学中文系获博士学位，次年春访学日本，1992年赴美。曾任教加州伯克莱大学东亚语言文学系，现任教于斯坦福大学亚洲语言文学系。出版有文化随笔集《黄河的孩子》，《东方的孩子》和散文集《东张西望》，《十年一笑》等。《黄河的孩子》登上台湾联合报读书金榜，并且成为一些大学和中学的课外阅读推荐书。中央电视台所拍摄的电视文学片《回乡日记》，由他的作品改编并且由他和家人出演，获得中国广播电视部星光奖。此外，他的作品还曾获首届老舍散文奖和中央日报文学奖。
Mr. Chen joined Silver Lake in 2008 and is a Managing Director. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President and Executive Committee member of ASML, a global leader in semiconductor technology. Mr. Chen joined ASML following its acquisition of Brion Technologies in 2007, the company he co-founded in 2002 and served as the CEO since inception. Prior to co-founding Brion, Mr. Chen was a Senior Vice President at J.P.Morgan, where he coordinated the global research effort in the electronics sector and conducted equity research for a number of technology segments. Previously, Mr. Chen conducted theoretical physics research at Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire ("CERN") and at the Advanced Product Research Development Laboratory and MOS-13 facility for Motorola. Mr. Chen has also served on the Board of Directors of Varian Semiconductor since 2004. Mr. Chen was born, raised and educated in China and is bilingual in English and Chinese (Mandarin). He represented China in the International Physics Olympics in Germany, earning the Silver Medal. Mr. Chen studied Physics at Peking University and received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Moderator:
Physics 69, Hsinchu T. Chester Wang is the general partner and co-founder of Acorn Campus Ventures, and a founding member of Acorn Angels. Dr. Wang graduated from Tsinghua University in Taiwan and later got his Ph.D. in physics from University of Oregon. He had been a college professor taught computer science, co-founded Pacific Rim Electronics, a wholesaler and distributor of semiconductor chips, also a co-founder of CMC, a software company for computer numerical machines. He and his brother, Stanley T. Wang another Tsinghua graduate, have been instrumental in developing numerous residential, commercial and industrial properties in Silicon Valley. He had co-chaired the New Realty Task Force with then Mayor Susan Hammer of San Jose, a city with over $1 billion annual budget and 6,000 employees, to re-engineering City's budgeting and operation. He currently serves on the board of Altigen Communications, Crown Bioscience, Btrend, ChinaBio, and Chinese Bible Society. Event support: If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Chris Pu Haisang Wu
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T. Chester Wang, PhD
04/29/2008 - 18:30 04/29/2008 - 21:00 Locations
Dynasty Restaurant 10123 North Wolfe Rd, #1688 Cupertino , CA, 9501437° 19' 31.9188" N, -123° 59' 5.9352" WDear Tsinghua Alumni: |
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