Sheraton, Newark Airport, New Jersey, November 15, 2002
Business School of Columbia University, New York, November 16, 2002

Gold Honor Sponsorship

NY Life               
Oxford Health Plans 

Standard Sponsorship

Triway                 
 World Journal
Guangzhou International Science & Technology Park

Commercial Sponsorship

Waitex International Co. Ltd
T.Y. Lin International
Dazhong Travel
Cristal Window
Zhiyu Hu Law Office

Individual Honor Sponsorship  

ZhaoDong Xu and ChangDong Xu
Huakang Zhou  

Year 2002 is the Year of Horse, which is characterized by its vigor, persistence, sacrifice, and honesty. Year 2002 is also the 10-year anniversary for CAST-USA (Chinese Association for Science & Technology, USA). We will host a series of great anniversary celebrations together with CAST-USA annual convention from Nov. 15 to Nov. 16 at Greater New York area, as well as other CAST-USA local chapters' locations in the two-week period thereafter to solute to our pioneers, to celebrate CAST-USA's achievements, and to further promote and to expand CAST-USA. You are cordially invited to attend this exciting event.

Theme and Goal

The main themes of CAST-USA's 10-year Anniversary/Annual Convention would be:

Theme One:
"2002 US-China: Challenges and Opportunities: Science, Technology, Business and Entrepreneurship".

Theme Two:

"CAST-USA 10-Year Anniversary Celebration: History and Today"

Program at Glance

Friday, November 15, Sheraton, Newark Airport, New Jersey
9:00am-5:30pm On-site Registration
9:10 - 9: 15 Announcement of conference opening and VIP introduction
- Dr. Yousuo Zou, 2002 CAST Annual Convention Chair and President-Elect of CAST-USA
9:15 - 9:20 Welcome and greetings
- by Dr. Hong Shi, Conference General Chair and President of CAST-USA
9:20-9:45 Session Chair: Dr. Jiaye Xie, President of CAST-GNY
Conference Opening Remarks and Guest Speeches
- The Honorable James E. McGreevey, the Governor of New Jersey
 
Keynote Speech Session I
Session Chair: Dr. Chongqing Lu, Former President of CAST-USA
9:45-10:30 "Engineering in the New Millennium"
Man-Chung Tang, P.E., Ph.D.
Member of US National Academy of Engineering
Chairman, T.Y. Lin International
 
Keynote Speech Session II
Session Chair: Dr. Fei-Yue Wang, University of Arizona and VP for Chapters of CAST-USA
10:30-11:00 "High-Tech Industry Development and Torch Plan in China and Opportunities for Oversea Chinese-American Professionals"
-Mr. Yuhai Zhao, Executive Director, Torch High Industry Development Center, Ministry of Science and Technology, P. R. China
11:00-12:30 Three Concurrent Symposia
Symposium on Telecommunication and Networking
Symposium on e-Commerce, New Media, & Information Technology
Symposium on Bio-Tech, New Materials and Engineering
12:30-1:30 Lunch at Hotel
 
Keynote Speech Session III
Session Chair: Dr. MengChu Zhou, Conference Program Chair & Professor, New Jersey Institute of technology
1:30-2:00 "Emerging IT Business Opportunities in China"
- Mr. John Yeung, Chairman of Youngtech Inc.
2:20-3:30 Three Concurrent Symposia
Symposium on Telecommunication and Networking
Symposium on e-Commerce, New Media, & Information Technology
Symposium on Bio-Tech, New Materials and Engineering
3:30-3:45 Coffee break
3:45-5:45 Three Concurrent Symposia
Symposium on Telecommunication and Networking
Symposium on e-Commerce, New Media, & Information Technology
Symposium on Bio-Tech, New Materials and Engineering
6:00-10:00 Conference Dinner
Welcome and greetings, Dr. Jiaye Xie, President, CAST-GNY & Former President, CAST-USA
Guest speeches, Chair: Dr. Dongguang Wei, VP, CAST-GNY
Banquet Speech on Ten Years of CAST-USA
Dr. Huankang Zhou, Founding President, CAST-USA
Banquet Keynote Speech: Criminology and Homeland Security
Dr. Henry Lee, Emeritus Chief of Forensic Lab of Connecticut
Introduction by Ms. Liya Mo, Chief of New York Bureau of The Mirror Post
Award ceremony, Dr. Chaoxiang Kong, VP for Conference of CAST-USA
 

Saturday, November 16, Uris Hall
3022 Broadway at 117th Street, Business School of Columbia University, New York

9:00am-5:30pm On-site Registration
9:20-9:45 Session Chair: Dr. Jiaye Xie, President, CAST-GNY & Former President, CAST-USA
Welcome and greetings
-Dr. Hong Shi, Conference General Chair and President of CAST-USA

Conference Opening Remarks and Guest Speeches
-The Honorable George Pataki, the Governor of New York

9:45-10:15 Keynote Speech Session IV
Session Chair: Dr. Kuan Zhang, Executive VP of CAST-GNY and Columbia University
" Beyond the Possible War against Iraq"
- Mr. Shanquan Li, Portfolio Manager, OpenheimerFunds
10:15-12:15 Five Concurrent Symposia
Symposium on Telecommunication and Networking
Symposium on Bio-Tech, New Materials and Engineering
Symposium on Super Engineering Projects
Symposium on Career Development and Investment Management
US-China Business & Investment Forum
12:10-1:10 Lunch at site
 
Keynote Speech Session V
Session Chair: Dr. Qiu Zhang, Former President of CAST-USA
1:15-1:45 "Engineering Education: Where do we go from here?"
- Dr. David C. Chang, Professor and President, Polytechnic University
2:00-3:30 Four Concurrent Symposia
Symposium on Telecommunication and Networking
Symposium on Bio-Tech, New Materials and Engineering
Symposium on Career Development and Investment Management
US-China Business & Investment Forum
3:30-3:45 Coffee break
3:45-5:45 Three Concurrent Sessions
Symposium on Career Development and Investment Management
US-China Business & Investment Forum
Overseas Talents Recruiting/Job Fairs
6:00-7:30 Farewell Dinner
8:00-10:00 CAST-USA Board Meeting, Chair: Mr. Alec Tsuo, Secretary-General of CAST-USA
Opening remarks: Dr. Hong Shi, President of CAST-USA
Session on CAST By-law, Chair: Heidi Zhang, Chair of CAST-USA Legal Committee
Election, Chair: Mr. Shuigen Xiao, Immediate Past President of CAST-USA
Remarks on Trade Winds, Dr. Chongqing Lu, Former President, CAST-USA
Closing remarks, Dr. Yousuo Zou, President-Elect of CAST-USA

Symposium Details, Directions and Committees

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