Author: Eamin Zhang

Fudan University Delegation of 15 people led by Chairman of the Board Yuan Tianfan, Party Secretary Qin Shaode will visit the U.S. by late September.  The  delegation will visit leading universities in the U.S. including University of Chicago, Rice University, UCSF and Stanford University for discussions on academic exchange, research and development collaboration, and recruiting.

The delegation will be in the San Francisco Bay Area between September 26^th and September 29^th, and will meet with local alumni on September 27^th, 2009.

Please go to https://www.fdaanc.org/RSVP/ to register for the event.

Below are the members of the Delegation:

• Yuan Tianfan (袁天凡), Fudan University, Board of Director (校董)
• Qin Shaode (秦绍德), Chancelor (书记)
• Chen Yinzhang (陈寅章), Assistant to President (校长助理)
• Jin Xiaofeng (金晓峰), Dean, Physics Department (物理系系主任)
• Wu Quanshui (吴泉水), Dean, School of Mathematics (数学学院院长)
• Tang Yi (唐颐), Dean, Chemistry Department (化学系系主任)
• Zang Binyu (臧斌宇), Deputy Dean, School of Computer Science (计算机学院执行副院长)
• Peng Zhexi (彭希哲), Dean, Social Development and Public Policy (社会发展与公共政策学院院长)
• Yuan Zhigang (袁志刚), Dean, School of Economics (经济学院院长)
• Xu Xiaoyin (许晓茵), Deputy Dean, School of Economics (经济学院副院长)
• Wu Xinbo (吴心伯), Deputy Dean, School of International Relations and Public Affairs (国际关系与公共事务学院副院长)
• Zhang Shuangli (张双利), Deputy Dean, School of Philosophies (哲学学院副院长)
• Liu Ye (刘晔), Deputy Director, Alumni & Advancement Office (外联处副处长)
• Ding Li (丁力), Deputy Director, Alumni & Advancement Office (外联处副处长)
• Li Hong (李红), Director, Foreign Affairs (American) (外事处美洲事务主任)

Please go to https://www.fdaanc.org/RSVP/ to register for the event.

FDAANC (Fudan University Alumni Association of Northern California) is arranging the meeting between the Delegation and local alumni, to facilitate the communication and collaboration among domestic and international alumni.  As a leading university in China, Fudan University has incredible resource in the areas of academics, businesses, government and media.  Fudan alumni shall exploit the resources available and contribute to the development of Fudan University in return.

FDAANC is seeking sponsorship for this event, please contact Kathy Zhao at kathy.zhao@fdaanc.org for more details.  For those alumni and friend who are interested in participating in this event, please pay attention to the emails we send out to alumni in the next few weeks, or check back at www.fdaanc.org for any update.

FDAANC Board

Dear Alumni and Friends,

Please mark your calendar for 2009 Summer BBQ, organized by Fudan University Alumni Association of Northern California (FDAANC) in collaboration with the following alumni organizations:

• East China Normal University Alumni Association in Northern California (ECNUAANCA)
• East China University of Science and Technology Alumni Association of Northern California (ECUST_AANC)
• Tongji University Alumni Association of San Francisco Bay (TJUAASFB)

This year we have four more organizations joining forces:

• CA Shanghai Friendship Association
• Kiangsu Chekiang Association of Northern California
• Shanghai Association of Northern California
• Tung Hwa Benevolent Association

Date & Time:  August 30th, 2009, at 11:00AM;

Location:  Rengstorff Park, 201 South Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94040;

Cost: $10 for Adult, $5 for Kids between 5 and 12, Free for Kids under 5.

More than 200 people attended this event last year, and everybody has something nice to say about it. It is an excellent opportunity to catch up with old friends, to meet new ones, to network, and to have fun!

During the event, we will have the Pu Jiang Cup Tug-Of-War game . Come and see who will win this year.  There will also be fun games such as balloon tossing and tied race.  We have also arranged Pinyata and other fun games for the little ones, so please bring them along and have fun!

Hope to see you all on Sunday August 30^th, 2009!

FDAANC, ECNUAANCA, ECUST_AANC, TJUAASFB, CA Shanghai Friendship Association, Kiangsu Chekiang Association of Northern California, Shanghai Association of Northern California, Tung Hwa Benevolent Association

To RSVP for this event, please Click Here.

Sponsorship Details

We expect hundreds of attendees at the BBQ event and would like to provide a great sponsorship opportunity to you. Consider the following benefits for being a Sponsor for the Summer BBQ Event:

1. Exhibit table at the entrance where you can talk to potential clients, collect business cards, and distribute literature at each event
2. Recognition in the event brochure distributed upon BBQ registration
3. Recognition at the event during program introductions and table signage
4. Opportunity to say welcoming remarks
5. free passes to the event

Please contact our sponsorship team for more details:

Bin Lu, Bin_lu66@yahoo.com, 408-858-3127

Yehua Owens, yehua@owensnet.com, 408-598-5407

Sponsorships need to be confirmed by Aug 20th to be included in the event brochure.

We’re excited to have Ms. Chen Wanqiu for a college planning seminar with the topic “How Admission Decisions Are Made in Selective Colleges”. The seminar has attracted over 150 attendees and received very positive feedback from the participants, including parents and children.

How Admission Decisions Are Made in
Selective Colleges

Specifically, the seminar will:

• Walk you behind the scenes of an admissions office
• Explain how each applicant is ranked and evaluated
• Analyze GPA, class rank, and academic rigor
• Discuss complexities in selective admissions

These are just the tips of the iceberg. A lot of good advice covering the entire application process, will be offered!

Date: Sunday, April 26, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: 2077 Gold Street, Alviso, CA 95002

Ms. Chen’s seminar “A Four-Year Action Plan” hosted by SJTU-SV parenting club last Sunday was a huge success! The seminar room was so packed that many people stood for the entire two hours, attentively absorbing every word Ms. Chen said!

Please sign up for this rare opportunity. We need to know how many we will expect, and please come early to make sure you can have a seat! Bring your school children with you, because this seminar is for them!
Background of the Speaker:

* Received admissions training from Harvard Admissions Institute & Stanford on the job training

* Former Director, Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, with over 10 years of admissions and financial aid experience

* Former Director, Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering, overseeing admissions

* Receipt of the prestigious A. Mike Spence Staff Excellence Award from Stanford. (A. Mike Spence was the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard, overseeing Harvard College from 1984 to 1990. He served as dean of the Stanford Business School from 1990 to 1999. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to the analysis of markets with asymmetric information. )

* Popular speaker on undergraduate and graduate admissions, with unparalleled insider knowledge about selective admissions.

FDAANC
Angie Yuan & Yehua Owens