Stanford alumni are welcomed to join us to build a part of Stanford in this part of the world. Dear alumni and friends FEATURES OF THE MONTH – ACTION NOW! Annual General Meeting and featuring Professor Jean Oi and Andrew Walder Date: 20 March 2010 Time: 10:30a – 1:30p Venue: Ladies Recreation Club Cost: $350 – RSVP HERE NOW! RSVP: sandy.wan@clsa.com Program: 10:30-noon Registration and brunch 11:30-12:00 President’s review, Treasurer’s report, voting in Officers: Edith Ngan (President), Theodore Ma (Vice-President), Bill Chew (Hon. Secretary), Winnie Lam (Hon. Treasurer), Ronna Chao (Co-Treasurer) Directors: Geoff Chan, Ophelia Ngan, Joyce Lee, Karin Ann, John Niem, David Wong, Winston Siu, Gaston Chan General Committee members: Johnson Chow, Sandy Wan, Ron Issen, Clara Chung 12:00-12:30 Presentations and Sharing Professor Andrew Walder will kick off with the overall political climate between US and China while Professor Jean Oi will share her views on the outlook of the financial and economic situation in both countries. They will then share with us Stanford’s vision in China and update us on the Farm’s facility in Peking University. Professor Jean Oi teaches Political Science and Chinese Politics in Stanford’s Department of Political Science. After directing the Center of East Asian Studies for many years, she became the founding director of the Stanford China Program in 2007. Her most recent book is Growing Pains: Tensions and Opportunities in China’s Transformation. Professor Andrew Walder teaches Sociology and China Studies at Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences. He is currently Director of Stanford’s Division of International, Comparative and Area Studies. His most recent book is Fractured Rebellion: The Beijing Red Guard Movement. COMING UP - DON'T MISS ! FARM EVENTS College fairs: Stanford, among other universities, is often invited to attend College Fairs held by secondary schools and the Club assists the Admissions Office in manning the booths to distribute pamphlets and answer any questions by students and parents. Volunteers required ! See dates and details below and contactsecretary@stanfordhk.org if you can lend a hand ! People who have helped really enjoy the experience talking about their times at the Farm :) Canadian International School – 4 March, 7-9p. New admits reception featuring Kiyoe Hashimoto, Assistant Dean of Admissions: 17 April (Sat), 3:30-5:30p, China Club We are hosting newly admitted students and their parents and need alumni representation from different schools and classes, especially graduates from the last ten years to help answer questions and share your enthusiasm why Stanford is the best school they want to go to ! Please RSVP ronna_chao@novelent.com if you can join us. Club Connections Your Club believes in serving the alumni community by helping connect alumni for events and opportunities that comes to us because of the Stanford connection. So if you have any events, opportunities, etc you offer or look for, feel free to drop us a line at president@stanfordhk.org so we can help. Jobmart Summer intern - current Sophomore looking for summer internship opportunities in HK. If you can do with an extra pair of hands during the summer months, please contact president@stanfordhk.org for further details. Program Manager position - The Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT) is an independent social venture think tank based in Hong Kong. A core activity of GIFT is its Global Young Leaders Programme (YLP), a two-week executive leadership development programme which places corporate executives in non-corporate settings in Asia to work with partners and social entrepreneurs to develop sustainable investment plans. The YLP has earned a reputation as being at the cutting edge of executive education. Due to growing global interest in the YLP, we are looking for an experienced Programme Manager who will help to plan and manage the programmes with an additional focus on implementing the business and investment plans and securing the necessary external support to do so. The position will be based in Hong Kong and will involve some travel within Asia. Interested candidates may wish to visit our website for more information on our work, at http://www.globalinstitutefortomorrow.com To apply please send your Curriculum Vitae and a covering letter to enquiry@global-inst.com. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All information provided will be used for recruitment related purposes only. Other Club/Association Events Facebook: Get updates and reconnect with Stanford friends in Hong Kong. Search for "Stanford Club of Hong Kong" in Facebook. Go Stanford! What's Going on at Stanford Now?
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