CESASC 46th Convention on April 26, 2008 at Hilton LAX

Dear members and friends,
On April 26, 2008 at Hilton Los Angeles Airport, a whole day event
including a luncheon, a Technical Symposium, and a Convention dinner
banquet will be held which marks the 46th anniversary of the
Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association of Southern
California (CESASC). "I appreciate CESASC for your commitment to
continuing America's legacy of progress. Your efforts contribute to
the brighter future and embody the spirit of American innovation."
President George W. Bush wrote to CESASC last year.
This event features more than a dozen speakers that covers a wide
variety of topics in (12:45pm-4:00pm):
* Entrepreneurship and High Tech Startup
* Life Sciences
* Life Style
* Multimedia Communication
* Nanoengineered Medicine
A special panel (4:00pm) featuring 3 successful job recruiters will
bring valuable advice and services for those who are in the job
market.
A graduate student experience sharing session (12:45pm) will dedicated
to those who are in or will be in advanced degree programs.
CESASC will recognize four distinguished Chinese-Americans engineers
and scientists who have made significant contributions and
achievements to major US industries and world science and technology
advances. Their estimated time of appearance is as follows:
11:30am: Dr. Robert Lin, Professor of Physics and Director of Space
Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley. His keynote speech at the Luncheon
is: "High Energy Radiation from the Solar System's Most Powerful
Explosions."
1:45pm: Dr. Vincent Gau, Chief Executive Officer and President of
Genefluidics, Inc. He will share his entrepreneurship experience at
the Entrepreneurship and High Tech Startup session.
5:30pm: Press conference featuring awardees Mr. Wing Chao (Executive
Vice-President, Walt Disney Imagineering), Dr. Robert Lin, Dr. Terence
Tao (Professor of Mathematics, UCLA, Fields Medal Prize Winner), and
Ms. Shirley Ho (CESASC Service Award recipient, former CESASC
President and Board Chair). You are welcome to attend and ask
questions.
6:00pm: Dinner registration and silent auction area. All awardees will
appear and mingle with dinner banquet attendees.
7:00pm: Mr. Wing Chao of Walt Disney will give the keynote speech
"Imagination + Engineering = Imagineering" at the Convention dinner
banquet.
The lunch ticket is $20 (or $10 for students and those attending the
dinner banquet). The afternoon seminars, panels, and press conference
are free. The Convention dinner banquet ticket is $65.
The venue is Hilton Los Angeles Airport at 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA 90045. Use hotel self-parking garage for parking. Pick up
a parking voucher for discounted $8 per day self-parking at the CESASC
event registration desks.
RSVP: http://www.pku.org/cesasc2008/ for lunch, afternoon sessions,
and dinner banquet.
If unable to access above link, please send your name, address, phone
number, and the number of lunch/dinner tickets to cesasc@gmail.com.
Luncheon and dinner tickets must be paid in advance via Paypal or
sending a check payable to CESASC:
CESASC
17827 Elaine Avenue
Artesia, CA 90701
Priority seats at lunch or dinner will be provided for those who RSVP
and make payments early. More up-to-date information will be available
at http://www.cesasc.org.
Sincerely,
CESASC
cesasc@gmail.com