Subject: CSS Today -- The E-NL of IFCSS

From: hq (IFCSS Headquarter)
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 94 07:34:53 CDT

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Press Desk <[email-masked]>           October 10, 1994             No.94001
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             ***** Electronic Press Conference *****                    
1. President's Words: Better Our Communications ......................... 30
2. IFCSS HQ NR#6013: Personnel Appointment I ............................ 32
 
                ***** Under the Sunshine *****                       
3. Summary Report of Reimbursement for 6th Congress ..................... 27 
 
                 ***** Together We Can *****                         
4. Introduction to IFCSS HQ PressDesk  .................................. 25
5. Introduction to "CSS Today, IFCSS Electronic Newsletter" ............. 25
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================= ***** Electronic Press Conference ***** ==================
1. President's Words: Better Our Communications ......................... 30
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Dear friends,
 
E-mail network communication has been one of the most important channel
through which IFCSS is keeping in touch with the community of Chinese
students and scholars (CSS), whom IFCSS has vowed to represent and serve.
                                    
In the past five years, IFCSS Headquarters (HQ) has gradually developed
several forms of e-mail communication, such as the News Releases, the
regular (biweekly or weekly) journals, etc..  They have served to inform
the CSS community about what has been going on in IFCSS HQ.
 
This year, we are going to expand the services, include more reports on the
grassroots activities, and develop a two-way communication channel through
the Electronic Newsletters of IFCSS published by the Press Desk, a newly
established communications group working on improving the Internet
communication among IFCSS members and offices.
 
In these frequently published Newsletters, you will find the familiar 
messages such as news releases and work logs. In addition, there will be 
various columns for dialogues and information sharing.
 
This is a new experiment to better our communications.  I sincerely
thank the group led by Dr. Ding Yungui for volunteering their precious 
time and effort to make this possible.  Please offer your support,
comments, suggestions, feedbacks, and critiques so that we can together
make it a success!
 
Thank you.
 
Sincerely Yours,
 
Luo Ning
President, IFCSS
 
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2. IFCSS HQ NR#6013: Personnel Appointment I ............................ 32
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FROM:       LUO Ning, Ph.D., President of IFCSS (Signed)
TO:         CSS Community
SUBJECT:    Personnel Appointment (I)
Cc:         IFCSS Council
 
The IFCSS President has appointed the sixth term Chief Executive Director,
office manager, working committee chairpersons, and projects directors as
follows. The appointments are effective immediately.
 
Chief Executive Director:               Ms. XU Yingyin
HQ Office Manager:                     Mr. YANG Jie
 
Working Committee Chairpersons:
 
Chinese Community Info. Center         Mr. JIANG Yuan
Civil Rights                           Mr. HUANG Lin
Consultation Service                   Mr. WANG Xiaohan
Educational Rescue                     Mr. DUAN Xiansheng
Exchange                               Mr. WU Yegang,Ph.D. (Acting)
Human Rights                           Mr. XIAO Qiang
Humanitarian Assistance                Mr. ZHANG Yalai
Interschool Activities                 Mr. ZHANG Feng, Mr. QI Bing
 
Working Project Directors:
 
Archival Documentation                 Mr. LU Chengdong
Chinese Professional Info. Center      Mr. HE Baoping, Ph.D.
Newsletter (Chinese)                   Mr. CHENG Ming, Ph.D.
Task Force on Structural Reform        Mr. LIU Yuhe
Task Force on New Comers               Mr. DU Ping
 
The above appointments were approved (except the Exchange Committee
chairmanship) by the Council on its teleconference ended early morning
yesterday.  In addition, the Council basically approved the overall
working plan of the HQ, the budget of IFCSS for the fiscal year of
1994-1995, and the detailed working proposals of working committees and
projects, with a few exceptions.

Therefore, the working team of IFCSS for this term has been established
and all the members of the team are anxious and ready to start work.
Suggestions and volunteers are more than welcome.  Please send your
message to the HQ or to the working committee and/or project leaders
directly.  Here is a directory of the working team:

Ms. XU Yingyin and Mr. YANG Jie: The HQ telephone # and e-mail address.

Mr. JIANG Yuan: [email-masked] (202)554-5360 (h)
Mr. HUANG Lin: [email-masked]
                (718)548-9114 (h) (212)650-5226 (o)
Mr. WANG Xiaohan: [email-masked]
Mr. DUAN Xiansheng: [email-masked] (217)367-0554
Mr. XIAO Qiang: [email-masked] (212)661-2909 (o)
Mr. ZHANG Yalai: (612)785-0808 (h) (612)625-0226 (o)
     Exchange     --     Dr. Wu, Yegang  (Acting)
				Phone:(407)687-6686 (O) or
				(in FL)1-800-432-2045 ext. 6686 (O)
				(407)791-3778 (Home)
				FAX: 407-687-6442
				E-mail: [email-masked]
     Interschool Activities -- Mr. Zhang, Feng and Mr. Qi, Bing
				[email-masked]
				(716)461-3312 (h)
				(716)275-3753 (o)
				[email-masked]
				(612)331-2913 (h)
				(612)624-0667 (o)

Projects:

     Newsletter --       Dr. Cheng, Ming
				[email-masked]
				(310)694-7876 (o)
     Task Force on Structural Reform -- Mr. Liu, Yuhe
				[email-masked]
				(405)325-0852 (o)
				(405)447-8185 (h)
     Task Force on New Comers --   Mr. Du, Ping
				[email-masked]
				(208)232-0268 (h)
				(208)241-5433 (o)
     Chinese Professional Information Center --   Dr. He, Baoping
				[email-masked]
   				(703) 231-5941 (Office)
   				(703) 961-1270 (Home)
   				Fax:   (703) 231-8919
     Archive -- Mr. Lu, Chengdong
				[email-masked]
				(203)281-6560 (h)
				(203)785-2599 (o)
     Civil Rights Legal Defense Fund -- Mr. Yang, Jie (HQ)
                                [email-masked]
                                (202)347-0017 (o)
 
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3. Summary Report of Reimbursement for 6th Congress ..................... 27 
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By: IFCSS HQ 10/09/94
 
We have completed processing the applications for reimbursement of travel
expenses to the IFCSS Sixth Congress at Chapel Hill. The names,
reimbursement amounts, and organizational affiliations of participants
eligible for travel subsidies were posted in the IFCSS HQ News Release 6011
on October 6, 1994.   
 
We are here to provide a summary of the reimbursement amounts as
distributed among participants of five categories. Please note that "D"
stands for Delegates with delegate ID; "G" for invited Guests; "L" for Lin,
Changsheng, former IFCSS president who issued checks at Chapel Hill; "R"
for those being blocked to participate in final voting due to not granting
delegate ID; "W" for Working Staff.   
     
           D--$27,067.00
           G--   $543.50  
           L--$16,434.00
           R-- $2,780.00
           W--   $827.00
     
     Total        $47,651.50  
 
Most reimbursement checks were issued between September 13 and 16, 1994,
except those being issued by Lin, Changsheng at Chapel Hill. In addition,
we have kept in our file 10 people who are eligible for subsidies but as of
today have not provided original air tickets requested for processing. The
amount for reimbursing those people will be about $2,000 dollars in total if
average subsidies for them are $200 each.  
 
======================= ***** Together We Can ***** ========================
4. Introduction to IFCSS HQ PressDesk  .................................. 25
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By: IFCSS HQ PressDesk 10/09/94
 
The most crucial factor to IFCSS' survival and success is the grassroot
support. To obtain and sustain the grassroot support, we must have a 
stable and open communications channel for the CSS to know what IFCSS
is currently doing and for the HQ to know the current issues in the CSS
community. In the past, the HQ has had the News Release to broadcast the
announcements and report the activities of IFCSS, which is a one-way channel. 
 
To better the communications between IFCSS and its constituency, to make
this communication a two way channel, we at the IFCSS HQ Press Desk 
(PressDesk, for short) are pleased to open this new channel for IFCSS to
better communicate with the CSS community. 
 
The PressDesk consists of a group of volunteers plus HQ staff. The duty of
the Press Desk will include reporting the activities and announcements of
the HQ. In addition, the PressDesk will actively collect questions, issues,
and topics that address IFCSS policies, concern the CSS community and/or
are related to China in general from various email networks and other media
and channel them to the attention of the IFCSS leadership. The PressDesk
will gather, and distribute to the public, the responses of the HQ to these
questions and issues in a timely manner.  
 
It is our hope that such a new scheme will enhance the communications of
IFCSS with its grassroot organizations and help establish strong ties of and
consolidate support from the CSS to IFCSS. As such, IFCSS will better
serve the CSS community.
 
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5. Introduction to "CSS Today: IFCSS Electronic Newsletter" ............. 25
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By: IFCSS HQ PressDesk 10/09/94
 
CSS Today is an electronic newsletter of IFCSS. It is published by the 
PressDesk organized by the IFCSS President. CSS Today will be composed of
various columns which are designed to facilitate the information flow.
The following is a brief introductions of these columns.
 
A. Overview
 
      * Electronic Press Conference
      * Face-to-Face Dialogue
      * Together We Can 
      * Under the Sunshine
      
      * In the Community
      * 800-Line
      * Brainstorm
      
      * Open Forum
      * Eye on China
      * Information Sharing
      * Quote of the Issue
 
B. Part I: What the HQ Is Doing
   
*** Electronic Press Conference:
This column consists of two sections: "President's Words" and "IFCSS HQ
News Release". It is for the President to directly talk to the public,
answer questions from CSS, and release important policy and statements.
 
*** Face-to-Face Dialogue:
In this column, various questions will be presented together with the
responses from the IFCSS HQ.
 
*** Together We Can:
This column is for HQ to issue announcements for IFCSS work plans, project
progress, and other nation wide coordinations. 
 
*** Under the Sunshine:
This column will report what the HQ is doing in its daily operation. It will
include the HQ work log.
 
C. Part II: What's Happening in the Community
 
*** In the Community:
This column is for the grassroots organizations to exchange their activity
reports and experience. 
 
*** 800-Line:
This column is an electronic 800 hotline for the HQ to answer questions 
regarding its CSS service programs, such as medical insurance program.
 
*** Brainstorm:
In this column, we will collect various ideals, discussions, and thoughts
about IFCSS related issues from other networks and publications.

D. Part III: Voices from CSS
 
*** Open Forum:
This column will carry discussions on IFCSS related issues.
      
*** Eye on China
In this column, we will report activities that IFCSS and other organizations
carry out to conduct exchange with and promote human rights in China.
 
*** Information Sharing:
This column is for the general public to share with the readers of their
study, work, and life experience in the US schools and American society. 
 
*** Quote of the Issue:
Short quotes will be carried. Topics could be diverse. 
 
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