Topic: Entrepreneur Thought Leader Mentor Progam – Essential Elements for Successfully Launching a New Venture

Moderator: John Liu, Partner, Fenwick & West, LLP

Speakers:
Tim Wilson, General Partner, Artiman Venture;
Sherman Ting, President and Board Director of Sand Hill Angels.
Shawn Douglass,  Managing Director, EMC Ventures
Bill Reichert – Managing Director, Garage Technology Venture

When: May 29, 6:00pm – 8:45pm

Program: 6:00pm – 6:30pm Registration and Dinner
6:30pm – 7:15pm Presentation
7:15pm – 8:00pm Panel Discussion
8:00pm – 8:45pm Investor/Entrepreneur Round Table Mentor

Where:  Fenwick & West, LLP, 801 California Street, Moutain View,  CA

Register:  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3179121839 .On-Site payment $5.00 addition
~~~~~~~ Dinner included. Special discount for CINA members and Fudan alumni. Extra early-bird discount expiring on May 18  ~~~~~~~~

Entrepreneurs who likes to have round table chat with the investors, please register early to reserve your seat to pitch to the investors. Only 16 spots are available for entrepreneurs to have one-on-one conversation with the investors.

Highlight

In today’s high-tech venture environment, there are lots of New Challenges that the startups are facing. By having the killer app or compelling business plan is not enough.
In this special event, we invited several seasoned investors who will share us their vision and compelling stories.

Some of the topics but not limited:
- What are the common mistakes for a new startup?
- What it takes to successfuly build company from ground up?
- What are the most important elements that strike investors decision to fund the company?
- How to Recruit All- Stars?
- How to grow your company into a multi-million dollar company?
- Where Investors are investing?

Come and hear from the industry thought leaders.

About Speakers:

Tim Wilson, General Partner, Artiman Ventures

Between 2001 and 2011, Tim was a General Partner at Partech International. He continues to represent Partech and serves on the boards of Invensense (NYSE:INVN), Prysm, Five9s, LedEngin, Array Converter, and Acco Semiconductor. Previous investments include Teknovus (Broadcom) and Ario Data (Xyratek).

Between 1997 and 2001, Tim was the Chief Marketing Officer for Digital Island (NASDAQ: ISLD) a Partech portfolio company. The company was acquired in 2001 for $350M. Prior to Digital Island, Tim was a General Manager at Lucent Technology where he led the international voice communications product management team (now Avaya) with P&L for product lines generating over $2B in annual sales. Before Lucent, Tim held a variety of senior management positions within AT&T (North America and Australia) and AT&T Bell Labs from 1983-1995.

Tim graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Bowdoin College receiving his undergraduate degree in Physics. He received his MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business where he was named a Fuqua Scholar.

Sherman Ting, President and a Board Director of Sand Hill Angels.

Sherman has over 25 years of experience in the high technology industry, in engineering, executive management and as an entrepreneur. He is an active investor in start-up ventures.

Most recently, Sherman was Founder and CEO of Century A Technologies, a company which built a marketing/sales/support infrastructure in China, for new breeds of Internet-based enterprise software products designed in the US.

Previously, Sherman was Vice President at Oracle Corporation, where he founded the HP Products Division and grew the business into the number one product line, with over $300M in product license revenue. While at Oracle, he also established the Asia Products Division to spearhead the cultivation of business in the Asia Pacific region, which later became the fastest growing market for Oracle. As a result, Oracle’s Japanese subsidiary experienced one of the most successful high tech IPOs in Japanese history. In addition, Sherman was on the Oracle CEO’s hand-picked team to start up a Network Computer business, to revolutionize how people and businesses use the Internet.

Sherman received an MSE in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Bill Reichert – Managing Director, Garage Technology Venture

Bill Reichert has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and an operating executive. Since joining Garage in 1998, Bill has focused on early-stage information technology and materials science companies. He sits on the Boards of CaseStack, WhiteHat, ClearFuels, cFares, and ThermoCeramix. Prior to Garage, Bill was a co-founder or senior executive in several venture-backed technology startups, including Trademark Software, The Learning Company, and Academic Systems. Earlier in his career, he worked at McKinsey & Company, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., and the World Bank. Bill earned a B.A. at Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. He was a founding board member and a Chairman of the Churchill Club, and a Charter Member of the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs. Currently he is the Chairman of the Small Fund Roundtable of the VC Taskforce and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

Shawn Douglass, Managing Director, EMC Ventures.
Shawn runs the Advanced Tech Ventures group for EMC in the CTO Office. Been in the valley for a while and love technology and helping to building new ventures. Responsible for making investments in Big Data/Analytics, Cloud, Virtualization, Security & Information mgt startups. He had been the founder of few high-tech startups.

Join Liu, Of Consul, Fenwick & West, LLP

Mr. Liu’s practice focuses on general corporate matters, intellectual property transactions and equity and debt financings.

Mr. Liu serves as U.S. corporate counsel to numerous U.S. and off-shore start-up and emerging growth companies. His intellectual property practice includes intellectual property protection and licensing, reseller and distribution agreements, joint development agreements, trademark filings and the transfer of trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights. He has represented clients on transactions involving foreign jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China.

Mr. Liu has significant software engineering experience working for several Bay Area companies serving the technology and financial technology sectors.

Prior to joining Fenwick & West, Mr. Liu was a corporate partner with Charter Law Group, a corporate boutique firm in Silicon Valley representing companies and investors in general corporate matters, business transactions, finance, intellectual property rights and mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Liu received his undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and English and a graduate degree in Engineering Economic Systems from Stanford University. He also received an honorary graduate degree from the Department of Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. He went on to complete his legal education at the University of California at Davis.

Co-organizers:
CINA ( http://www.cina.org/ )
Fudan University Alumni Association of Northern California ( http://www.fdaanc.org/ )

在硅谷的房屋买卖和投资是大家关注的焦点之一。经历了金融海啸冲击之后，硅谷的房地产现状如何，哪些地域适合投资，如何保护你的房屋资产，保险上 又怎样做最好，我们请到三位专家从不同角度谈谈他们的看法。我们也请一个成功的房地产经纪人分享他 成功背后的故事。

时间： 3月10日，星期六
1:00-1:30pm 登录，交流
1:30-3:30pm 讲座
地点： Gold Business Center
2077 Gold street,
Alviso, CA 95002
(close to Great America Pkwy,  highway 237 and 880)
费用： 免费

这也是一个校友和朋友们相互交流的机会。会场会提供一些甜点，欢迎参加。

讲演嘉宾：
Frank Liu. 他是硅谷房地产业界中无人不知的人物，他获得过湾区房地产销售第 一，连续四年 RE/MAX全加州第一等傲人成绩。我们有幸请到Frank为我们谈谈硅谷房地产的走势展望，区域分析，买卖要点，投资机会。成功绝非偶然，我们也利用这 个机会请Frank分享他的成功之道。

Roger Wintle 是Heritage Law Group 的 partner。他是一位有三十年经验的专精房地产交易事务的律师。Roger 多次被房地产专业组织和本地电视媒体邀请作讲演。他还是Santa Clara Association of Realtors 的 general counsel。我们请他讲解每个房地产拥有者所应该了解的资产保护(asset protection)的知识。他也会为我们谈谈金 融海峡后常见诸报端的 short sale， loan modification，foreclosure，以及 REO purchase (REO stands for Real Estate Owned)。

Peter Kuo 是一位经验丰富的 Farmers 保险经纪人，在房屋和意外保险有近二十年经验。他14岁时从台湾来美。是第一位出任NAIFA (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS)硅谷分会会长的华人。他的个人信条是 F.B.I. (Family first, Business second, then help your own Industry)。他会给我们提供一些很有趣的话题，包括房屋汽车保险，出租屋保险，法律案例，如何节省$3000汽车保险。他还会给每位来宾带上一份 可能为你节省一百万美元的的礼物。That’s right!  $1 million dollars or more.

Last rehearsal before the dinner…yes, we are serious!

Hand Written Lyrics

Follow the conductor

Our Turn

Joyce got the lucky draw!

President Yi Youwen giving a speech

We Won!

Thanks everyone, and a special thank you for Lu Bin who took this great photo below!

北加州的復旦大學、上海交通大學、華東師範大學、華東理工大學、上海中醫藥大學、同濟大學共六所高校校友會，2 月4日在聖他克拉拉市China China Restaurant & Buffet聯合舉辦慶祝龍年新春的「2012上海之夜」年度晚會。當晚各校友會都推出最具實力的文藝節目，大家事先挑選歌曲、集體練唱到登台表演。通過演唱，凝聚了大家的友誼。復旦校友會的 「東方之珠」，交大 校友會的「朋友」和華師大、華東理工、上海中醫大的「龍的傳人」，把晚會氣氛推向新高潮。本屆校友會合唱比賽冠軍再次由復旦大學校友會奪得。

在北加州的复旦大学，上海交通大学，华东师范大学，华东理工大学，上海中医药大学，同济大学等六所高校校友会将将於2月4日在硅谷的 China China Restaurant & Buffet联合举办“2012 上海之夜”年度盛会，主题是龙年新春。

今年的“上海之夜”，除了让你联系到六所校友会的校友和朋友, 拓展您的圈子, 找到事业上的合作伙伴，晚会上还按排一个小型书 法展，我们邀请对中国书法有钻研或有兴趣的校友，家人，以及朋友踊跃提供作品参加这个活动，以书会友，弘扬传统文化，并增添节日气 氛。有兴趣参加书法展的朋友，请寄email至 youwen.yi@fdaanc.org 。

初冬的风吹落了黄叶，湾区的春风带来了温暖。晚会上各校友会将有文艺表演，上海高校在湾区的校友们将共奏盛世的欢歌，共燃龙腾虎跃的激情。晚会有大型抽奖活动。欢迎大家踊跃报名参加。网上注册每位只收费15美元。儿童6-11岁收8美元，3-5岁为6美元，3岁以下随同家长免费。现场支付加收25%。座位有限, 一旦人数超出场所容许,将会发布人满公告。

时间: 2月4日, 星期六，5:00-9:00pm

5:00-6:00pm: 登录，社交，书法展

6:00-9:00pm: 晚餐，节目表演，抽奖，等

少儿 (6-11) $8：

儿童 (3-5) $6：

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]]> http://www.fdaanc.org/2012/01/night-of-shanghai-2012/feed/ 2 http://www.fdaanc.org/2011/09/2012-fdaanc-board-member-nomination-and-election/ http://www.fdaanc.org/2011/09/2012-fdaanc-board-member-nomination-and-election/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:12:53 +0000 Angie Yuan http://www.fdaanc.org/?p=236

Dear Alumni and Friends,

It’s time to elect the Board of FDAANC!

As you may know, FDAANC is managed by a Board of Directors. From this year, we will allow all FDAANC Members to nominate any member to be a FDAANC Board Member, so long as you get his/her consent.  The FDAANC Board shall consist of at least eight (8) members, but no more than fifteen (15) members.  Each Board Member shall serve a term of two (2) years and can serve for more than one term.

Board Election Procedure consists of the following five stages:

1. Board Member Nomination
2. Board Member Voting
3. Publish Voting Results
4. Board Annual General Meeting
5. Newly Elected Board Members Assume Office

About Board Member Nominations

Members of FDAANC can nominate any FDAANC member who voluntarily submits their basic information to be a Board Member as long as the person meets the following criteria:

• Be physically present in the Northern California area for at least 50% of the time in a single year

• Participate in and be a volunteer at least 50% of the events in a single year

Basic information of each nominated candidate includes his/her graduation year from Fudan University, major, and reasons he or she wants to be a Board Member of FDAANC (in less than 100 words).  

Interested members please send the basic information in the form below by the day on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHh6MkVzUV9KRzlVb3JoME9iX2I2Q0E6MQ

We appreciate your continuous support for FDAANC.  You are encouraged to nominate candidates for the FDAANC Board.  The next step of the Board and President Election will be announced in a separate message.

For more details of the Board Election, please go to http://www.fdaanc.org.  For any questions regarding the Board Election, please contact us at info@fdaanc.org.

Sincerely,

FDAANC Board

More information:

Voting by Members (If nominated board members is less than 8 or exceeds 15)

After the nomination period ends, if the number of nominated candidates is less than 8, the nomination period shall extended to Oct. 31, 2011 to attract more candidates, and/or the current Board members and current candidates shall recommend others for the Board.

If the number of board candidates is between 8 and 15, no voting will be required.  All candidates will become the FDAANC Board Members by the time the voting period ends.

If the number of board candidates is greater than 15, a Board election shall be carried out by way of web-based electronic voting by all FDAANC members.

Information of candidates will be posted on FDAANC’s website or via email. Each member of FDAANC is entitled to a number of votes which is no more than the number of 15.  No member can cast more than one (1) vote in favor of each candidate.

The first 15 candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in his favor will be declared to be elected to the Board.  In case of an equality of votes, the election shall be decided by way of lot.

After voting period ends, results will be published to all FDAANC members on FDAANC’s website or via email.

Board Member Evaluation

The FDAANC Board shall evaluate the qualifications of the Board Members annually, around the time of a Board Meeting at the beginning of each year.  If a Board Member fails to meet the qualification above, he or she will no longer be a Board Member for the following year.

Background

In March 2011, FDAANC Board has revised its by-law.  The purpose of the change is to attract more FDAANC members to join the Board, to offer the opportunities to more members to create and organize events, activities and to cultivate entrepreneurship and leadership skills.

As the Home of Fudan University alumni in Northern California, FDAANC is serving the members that have studied or worked at Fudan University and currently reside in Northern California.  The missions of the FDAANC is to promote the interests of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, and provide a community for Fudan University alumni, their family and friends in Northern California to connect with each other and grow personally and professionally.

The responsibilities of the Board are:

• Open and maintain an association website on the internet
• Edit and maintain a membership directory
• Plan and organize association activities. The Board shall at least organize one social activity annually
• Coordinate communication with other Fudan alumni around the world

Management Team

President, VP, Treasurer

The Annual General Meeting of the Board is held around beginning of each year, when Board members elect the next President every other year.  The result is announced the same day.  The President takes office on the same day and shall start to organize the executive team and assign tasks to the Board Members.

The President’s term is two years and one can serve no more than two consecutive terms. The President shall coordinate, supervise and operate the business on behalf of the Board of Directors.

Duty of President:

The President shall appoint one Secretary, one Vice President and one Treasurer.  Any of the Secretary, Vice President and Treasurer who does not elect for the next President is responsible for forming an Election Committee for the next election.  The Election Committee is responsible for collecting brief bio from all nominated Board Members and nominated President. All fundraising income or donations shall provide the operation budget of the association. The Board of Directors shall have the authority over the budget.  The Board shall provide regular financial statement to members.

中华海外人才网9月19日在旧金山有一场中国海外人才招聘会，招聘单位为中国高校、企业、科研院所。

2011中国海外人才招聘大会

2011中国海外人才招聘大会_Brochure

“Summer of Pu Jiang” comes soon. Please mark your calendar to join the biggest event in the year of 2011 Summer BBQ, which is co-organized by Shanghai University alumni associations: FDAANC, SJTU-SV, ECNUAA, ECUSTAA and TJUAASFB. Summer BBQ has become a popular tradition among our alumni and friends. It has been 9 years since SJTU-SV and sister alumni associations have been co-hosting this great BBQ event from 2003.

It was estimated about 300 people will attend this event in Rengstorff Park at Mountain View. It is the center in Bay Area. There are large space and nice areas of lawn. It is an excellent opportunity to join the summer sun and relax your body and mind, to catch up with old friends, to meet new ones, to network, and to have fun! The events is not only providing food, also provide a platform for the recruitment, help those in needs, and build a strong relationship among various associations and individuals at this traditional annual event.

Highlights:

* Delicious food including beef, chicken, Korean BBQ and fruits.
* Yu Lan Cup Volleyball Tournament with teams is from SJTU-SV, FDAANC and other fellow alumni associations will be opened at the events.
* The Pu Jiang Cup Tug-Of-War game is the best exacting at the BBQ.
* Pinyada, water balloon tired race and water melon eating race for both kids and adults.

To help us better prepare for the event, please RSVP.

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011

Time: 11:00AM – 3:00PM

Cost:
If paid online, $12 for adult, $8 for kids between 12 and 18, $5 for kids between 6 and 12, free for kids under 5.
If paid onsite, $17 for adult, $10 for kids between 12 and 18, $7 for kids between 6 and 12, free for kids under 5.

Location:
Rengstorff Park
201 South Rengstorff Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94040
(corner of Crisanto and Rengstorff)

Online Registration: (cut off at noon on Friday 8/26)

Pre-pay through PayPal or CreditCard. When checking out, you can select either Credit Card or Paypal:
http://www.sjtu-sv.com/summerbbq2011.html

Hope to see you all on Saturday August 27th!

Fudan Alumni Association North Californa (FDAANC)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Alumni Association of SV (SJTU-SV)
East China Normal University Alumni Association (ECNUAA)
East China University of Science and Technology Alumni Association (ECUSTAA)
Tong Ji University Alumni Association San Francisco Bay Chapter (TJUAASFB)

2011年5月6-8日，美国华盛顿哥伦比亚特区

本届世联会以首次海外召开为契机，进一步增强海内外校友的凝聚力，展示全球复旦校友的聪明智慧和力量，提升复旦大学的海内外影响力和知名度。诚邀复旦大学和原上海医科大学海内外校友以及海内外政、商、学界人士光临指导。

复旦大学首届世界校友联谊会（简称”世联会”）于一九九零年在香港举行。经第十一届世联会决定，第十二届世联会由复旦大学校友会和上海医科大学校友会主办，华盛顿复旦大学校友会和华盛顿上海医科大学校友会承办；芝加哥复旦大学校友会、波士顿复旦大学校友会、波士顿上海医科大学校友会、北加州复旦大学校友会、美国复旦大学校友会、纽约美东复旦大学校友会、纽约上海医科大学校友会、洛杉矶复旦大学校友会、佛罗里达复旦大学校友会、休斯顿复旦大学校友会、费城复旦大学校友会以及复旦大学安徽校友会等共同协办。

具体信息请参考新网址：http://www.fudanusa.org/

北加州复旦大学校友会有意参会的人员, 请联系haotang630@gmail.com。

The 12th Fudan University World Alumni Conference organized by Fudan University Alumni Association, Shanghai Medical University Alumni Association, Fudan Alumni Association of Washington D.C., Shanghai Medical University Alumni Association of Washington D.C. (a.k.a. “World Alumni Conference”) will take place from May 6th to May 8th, 2011 in Washington D.C.  It is expected to have nearly 1,000 attendees from all over the world. Key government officials from both China and the U.S. are expected to attend the conference as well.

The Fudan University World Alumni Conference is one of the biggest and most influential platforms for Fudan alumni in China. Since the first conference initiated by Fudan alumni Sun Yueqi in 1990, it has been held every other year at the following locations for 11 times: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Shandong, Xi’an, Zhenzhou, Shenzhen, Wuxi, Nanchang and Wuhu. While at conference, Fudan alumni gather, share memories, make connections and seek opportunities. In the mean time, alumni and associations from all over the world collaborate and expand Fudan’s reach and enhance its reputation. This year, the World Alumni Conference will provide an excellent opportunity for alumni to reconnect, and enhance Fudan’s influence both in China and throughout the world.

During this World Alumni Conference, special guests like key government officials from China and U.S., as well as distinguished academic scholars and business leaders will meet and reconnect in the U.S. for the first time. The attendees will discuss about improving the collaboration between Fudan University and its alumni in various locations, and increase Fudan University’s influence worldwide. With the administration and leadership team from Fudan University joining the Conference, leading media from China and the U.S will report this significant event to their audience worldwide.

The 12th World Alumni Conference will include the opening ceremony, summit forum, roundtable meetings, special topics forum, talent exchange, project match-making, networking and closing ceremony.

We cordially invited you, and your family and friends to join us at this Conference.

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please download the document below for details:

12thWorldAlumni_FDAANCSponsorship_en

Registration and more details: http://www.fudan.us.

Expiry date: February 6th, 2011(Alumni in China); April 1st, 2011(Alumni in other countries)

Fudan Alumni in the Northern California if interested in going in a group, please email to info@fdaanc.org with your name, major, graduation year, number of people, email and phone number.  We will be going as a group if possible, please respond by 3/10/2011.

FDAANC

Please spread the words to people you know that might be interested in going!