Subject: CND-US, September 3, 1993

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1993 01:43:28 -0500

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                         Friday, September 3, 1993

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1. News Brief (4 items) ................................................. 48
2. U.S.-China Humanities & Social Sciences Association Established ...... 26
3. Chinese-American Society of Electronics and
   Information Technology (CASEIT) Inaugurated ...........................23
4. Chinese Assoc. for Science & Technology Held 2nd Annual Convention ... 22

                     CND-US CSPA Information Exchange
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5. LADs-Net Calls Attention for Immigration Visa Issue .................. 60
6. News from Late-Comer Net (2 Items) ................................... 40

7. Job & Conference (4 items) .......................................... 126
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1. News Brief (4 items) ................................................. 48
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A party to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wuhan University is being
prepared by a group of WuDa alumni in the Chicago area. The party is
scheduled at 2:00 PM through 6:00 PM, 9/18 (Saturday) at Argonne Park
outside Argonne National Laboratory on South Cass Ave, about one mile from
I-55. Proposed activities include men's chorus, introduction to WuDa's
past and current events, and a pot-luck picnic (barbecue facilities to be
provided, If rain, in house buffet). All WuDa alumni and their families are
invited.  For more information, please contact the WuDa Centenay Party
organizers: Guokui Liu (708)252-4630, <[email-masked]>; Donglu Shi
(708)252-5526, <[email-masked]>.  (From: Guokui Liu)
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For those who are not eligible for the IFCSS' student (medical insurance)
plan, such as visiting scholars and others who have left school, IFCSS now
recommends the Ambassador Plan. The insurer in this case is Pan American Life
(an A+ company),with IGS,an old partner of IFCSS, in charge of the marketing.
Ambassador Plan is flexible and suitable for people in all different
statuses. It is ideal for short-term coverage. Unlike the student plan that
has a universal rate, the premium of Ambassador Plan depends on your age.
For further information, please call IGS at 800-394-2500 or contact IFCSS HQ.
(From: IFCSS HQ <[email-masked]>)
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[Chinese Community Forum, 09/01/93] Dongsheng Zhou, president of CSSA at
Oregon State University, writes to presidents of Chinese Students and
Scholars Organizations across the United States, proposing to form a
CSSOs' Presidents' Net. The idea was first inspired by the project which Mr.
Xushan Fang, president from Texas A&M University, coordinated about 20 days
ago, says Zhou in the letter. The proposed net is to enhance communications
among presidents, to exchange idea to better serve the CSS community, and to
help establish communications with the Chinese government. Interested people
may contact him at <[email-masked]>.
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[China-Net <[email-masked]>] China-Net has become a moderated net since
September 1, 1993, according to the China-Net Management Committee's
announcement. The new China-Net distributes a newly launched net-journal,
the Chinese Community Forum (CCF), which compiles and edits the discussions
and debates on the affairs related to the Chinese community, and other
information and discussion that are related to CSS organizations' activities
or relevant to coordinated activities of Chinese community overseas.

China-Net is open for subscription. Please send your contributions to the
CCF at: [email-masked]. CSS organizations still have direct
posting privilege on China-Net. If you are a coordinator/spokesman of any
CSS organization, please contact CNMC for direct posting access to China-Net.
(From: <[email-masked]>)

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2. U.S.-China Humanities & Social Sciences Association Established ...... 26
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>From: Qing Ping Wang, <[email-masked]> 2-SEP-1993

It is on the initiative of some Chinese professionals at Stanford University
who conferred with Mr. Ru Xin, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences (Zhongguo Shehui Kexue Yuan), during his recent visit in San
Francisco that US-China Humanities and Social Sciences Association
(Mei-Zhong Renwen Shehui Kexue Xiehui) pronounces its founding in the
United States.

US-China Humanities and Social Sciences Association is a non-profit
organization aiming at promotion of higher and wider academic exchanges
among humanities and social sciences professionals both in the United States
and in China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong).  Not only will it devote to
making the Chinese culture stand out as a unique excellence, but it will
also work on the merging of Chinese culture with the global ones.

The Association will provide its members in the US and China with the most
up-to-date information through all kinds of means and channels, including
the mass media.  In addition to academic exchanges, the Associatin will
introduce to China the most recent developments of the Western humanities
and social sciences.  Meanwhile, it will introduce Chinese culture to the
general public in the US, and Western culture to the general public in China.

At the initial stage of its establishment, the Association need your active
participation and hard work.  We invite all the humanities and social
sciences professionals who share the common interest and ambition to
contact us either by this email account or write to: UCHSSA, PO Box 8474,
Stanford. CA 94309.

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3. Chinese-American Society of Electronics and
   Information Technology (CASEIT) Inaugurated .......................... 23
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>From: <[email-masked]>

The Inauguration of CASEIT was held at Sheraton Hotel, Flushing, New York.
Over 150 people attended the event. Among the guests were the Deputy Consul
General of Consulate General of PRC Mr. Wu Hongqiao, Polytechnic University
President Dr. George Bugliarello, IBM Applications Solution Institute
Director Dr. Ifay F. Chang and Some CEO's and chairmen of Chinese-related
Companies.

Dr. George Bugliarello, the president of Polytechnic University, gave a
half-an hour keynote speech, entitled as "Technology Transfer". It was a
wonderful speech and was immediately followed by a brief discussion on
"Technology Transfer or Transformation". Many requests from audience were
copying his transparency. Dr. George Bugliarello was very glad to be invited
as the society's honorary member.

The 1st council members were elected at the meeting. It consists of 13
members, of which 4 are women. The president and the vice presidents are
to be determined according to the bylaw of the society at the 1st council
meeting and will report to the society members.

There are American members and members from Taiwan, yet the newly elected
council is looking forward to having more people join the society. Please
address all your inquires to Mr. Duwang Zhao at (201)325-0764 or Jue Zheng
at (203)740-8597.

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4. Chinese Assoc. for Science & Technology Held 2nd Annual Convention ... 22
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Source: Chinese Community Forum
>From: <[email-masked]> 8/29/93

The Second Annual Convention of Chinese Association for Science and
Technology (CAST) was convened on Aug 29, 1993, at the Marriott Marquis
Hotel in New York City.

CAST was founded last year.  It was mainly initiated by a group Chinese
professional around the New York metro area.  It now as about 1,000 members
from over 20 states and branches in some specialty areas.

Nobel Laureate Professor C.N. Yang was among the honored guest speakers at
the convention.  As many of his lectures, the speech of C.N. Yang was
thought-provoking.  He recalled the history of scientific and technological
development in China since ancient time and its painstaking path to catch
the pace of the world in the modern time.  He predicted that by next century,
China would regain the forefront position in science and technology. Three
Chinese officials and some guests from other Chinese organizations were also
among the guest speakers and gave congratulations to CAST.

Four parallel sessions of seminars were offered from 3pm to 5:30pm:
Bioscience-pharmaceutical, electrical engineering-communication, chemistry-
material sciences, and economic and financial problems in China.

Dr. Zhang, Qiu was elected as the new President of CAST.

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5. LADs-Net Calls Attention for Immigration Visa Issue .................. 60
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>From: Mi Mi <[email-masked]>  Tue, 31 Aug 93
Abridged by: CND-US

(LADs = Late-Arriving Dependents of CSPA principals)

As stated in INS wire #5, carried by CD-US on August 28, those undocumented
Chinese nationals who previously were not eligible to apply for permanent
residency per CSPA, are allowed to apply.  The criterion of the eligibility
is, those undocumented Chinese nationals must come before April 11, 1990,
obtain Advance Parole and reenter the U.S. While this new decision reflects
the humanitarian spirit of CSPA and Executive Order 12711,  this new policy
change, however, will cause serious backlog in China's normal immigration
channels if there is no appropriate follow up changes in the implementation
of CSPA.

As we all know now, while CSPA principals are subject to worldwide quota,
their LADs, are subject to the China's quotas.  As surveyed by IFCSS HQ,
there are approximately 10,000 LADs whose principals are documented. All of
these LADs, will have to use China's EB-3 and FB-2 quotas per INA, and will
probably cause four years backlog in these two categories.

The new policy change of INS, will push the backlogs even further. While
the undocumented Chinese Nationals are also subject to worldwide quota,
their LADs, will be added to the existing pool of those whose principals
are documented. While the number of this group of LADs is unpredictable,
it is plausible that the number is at least comparable to those estimated by
IFCSS HQ, e.g., around 10,000. The anticipated long waiting period for all of
those Chinese nationals who will use China's normal immigration channels is
almost unbearable. The immediately impact on the CSS community is, most new
comer fellow students will be excluded from EB-3, and those who have or will
have dependents in China will have to wait for more years to do so.

Based on the above assessment, we, the lads-net committee, are calling
signatures to support our petition campaign to push those LADs in to the
world-wide quota. Our goals are very simple:

1) Speed up CSPA LADs processing.
2) Save China's quota for general CSS and Chinese Community public.
3) Solve the other lads problems such as lads in China, DED, 90 day-rule, etc.

Please show your support to our petition drive. Please send your
signature in the folllowing form

Mr./Ms/Miss:Name,Address,City,State,ZipCode,Tel#
        Co-signed Spouse,
        Co-signed Child,

electronically, via e-mail, to
[email-masked]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Thank you very much!

Lads-net Committee

[CND-US Editor's Note: The letter of LADs-Net to INS is omitted here, please
                       concerned readers contact [email-masked]
                       or [email-masked] for details.                ]

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6. News from Late-Comer Net (2 Items) ................................... 40
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1) From: [email-masked] (Enhua Ed HE)  Wed, 1 Sep 93
   Subject: An Announcement from LCs Working Committee
   Abridged by: CND-US

        In order to serve our fellow Chinese students and scholars better
and make our work more efficient, this working committee applied for a
listserv account in mid August through CCIC (Chinese Computing Information
Center, an organization affiliated with IFCSS). And we have just been
notified that the application has been approved and a listserv account
dedicated to all Chinese students and scholars who came to the United States
after April 11, 1990 has been set up.

        If you or your friends are not in this list, please send
                 sub lc-l your_first_name your_last_name
as body message to [email-masked]. If you or your friends want to
unsubscribe our News Release and related discussions, please send
                 unsub lc-l
as body message to [email-masked].

LCs Working Committee
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2) From: [email-masked] (Enhua Ed HE)  Wed, 1 Sep 93
   Subject: TOC of recent Late-Commer  Net news release

    TOC for August 24, 1993 LCN News Letter
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    1. A letter from LCs Working Committee
    2. Working Report of LCs Working Committee

    TOC for September 1, 1993 LCN News Letter
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    1. An Open Letter from LCs Working Committee
    2. A Brief Survey
    3. Another Letter to Ms. Rita Boie

    Enhua He, LCN Editor-in-Chief

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7. Job & Conference (4 items) ...........................................126
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(6a). Positions in Hong Kong ...............................................
>From: SHUNING TIAN <[email-masked]> 23 Aug 1993

If you are interested in below positions, please contact with:
Jean Yi, Tel: 617 890 7890 or 212 967 4832, S&C Co.

(1). Job Title: Senior PRC Coverage (2) -- VPs/Managing Directors.

Location in Hong Kong.
Description: PRC experience/relationships. Min 2-3 years exp. in finance
sector. Knowledge of derivative products.  Working exp. in representative
offices for foreign banks in PRC. Must have senior management potential.
Fluency in English & Mandarin.

(2). Job Title: Capital Market, PRC Coverage, Senior Associate/VP.

Description: Marketing structured derivative products to PRC & PRC related
corp. Contracts with such companies more important than direct product exp.
Possible candidates could be marketing officers with commercial banks. Min.
3-4 yrs exp.

(3). Job Title: Junior Economist -- VP/Senior Associates.

Description: Support to Senior Research Manager. Strong analytical & written
skills.  Preferably Ph.D in economics.  Possible currently an academic.

(4). Job Title: Telecom Specialist; Managing Director/VP
     Description: Part of global team.

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(6b). Post Doctor position in Xi'an ........................................
>From: [email-masked] (Yalin Hu) 20 Aug 93
Source: AEIC News Release

There is this PostDoc position available in the Northwestern Polytechnical
University, Xi'an in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. It
is an immediate opening and interested people are invited to apply.

TITLE:          Post Doctoral Researcher

RESEARCH INTEREST:
                1) Computer Systems
                2) Digital Signal and Image Processing
                3) Computer Vision
                4) Pattern Recognition
                5) Neural Networks
                6) Parallel Distributed Processing
BENEFITS:
                1) Competative salary
                2) Housing
                3) Job offer for your spouse (if necessary)
                4) Provided with an Associate Professor position after
                   finishing the PostDoc
CONTACT:
                Prof. Rongchun Zhao
                Chair,
                Department of Computer Science and Engineering
                Northwestern Polytechnical University
                Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072
                P.R.China
If you want to know some more information about the department and the
university, you can also send an e-mail to me at [email-masked]

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(6c). 1995 International Conference on Energy and Environment ..............
>From: <[email-masked]> Thu 02 Sep 1993

May 8-10 1995, Shanghai, China

The conference topics include:
1. Energy policy, economics and planning
2. Cogeneration and District Heating or Cooling
3. Clean energy technology, combustion and alternative fuels
4. Pollutant emission and control in the process of energy utilization
5. Process integration for energy efficiency and emissions control
6. Power plant equipment and auxiliaries
7. Total energy system analysis and recycling
8. Furnaces, kilns and ovens
9. Heat pipes and heat pump
10. Waste management, treatment and recycling
11. Heat exchangeurs, heat recovery and heat storage

Important dates:
   Deadline for submitting abstracts:           April 1, 1994
   Author's notification of acceptance:         May 1,   1994
   Final date for submission of final papers:   Sep. 1,  1994

An technical exhibition will be organized in parallel with the conference.

Conference chairman:
Prof. Zhi-Hang Chen
Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering (SIME)
P.O.Box 482, 516 Jun Gong Rd., Shanghai 200093, P. R. China
Tel: 86-21-5435883      Fax: 86-21-5431258

Or to contact Mr. Y. Peng (E-mail: [email-masked])
LASEN - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
CH-1015 Lausanne / Switzerland

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(6d). 1st International Symposium of Chinese Scholars on
      Materials Science and Technology, September 1994,  Beijing, China
>From: <[email-masked]> 26-AUG-1993

        The symposium is intended to promote mutual exchange and
cooperation among overseas Chinese materials scientists and their
counterparts in China, to review progress in all the key areas of
advanced materials and keep up to date with recent development.

                Scope of the symposium

        1. Materials processing
        2. Structural materials
        3. Electronic and magnetic materials
        4. Physics and chemistry of materials
        5. Innovative analysis of materials
        6. High technology applications

                Call for papers

        Papers are invited on any of the topic headings listed above.
Prospective participants should send the title of the paper they are
likely to submit to the organising committee before the end of October,
1993. Financial assistance of international travel expanses may be
partly provided to the attendants on request.

        Further information please contact:
                Professor J. B. Li
                Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
                Tsinghua University, Beijing
                100084  P. R. China
                Tel.: 86-1-2595488
                Fax:: 86-1-2562768
                Email: [email-masked]
                       [email-masked]

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