Dear alumni,
As you may have already known, we will hold our annual gathering and moon
festival celebration on September 6, Saturday at our alumnus Richard Lee's
beautiful mansion in Walnut. We will invite excellent speakers to share with
us their views about Beida's recent reform proposal and their experiences in
the United States as Chinese professionals. Outstanding entertainment
programs will follow the talk. Please see the detailed schedule below.
If you attend this event, you will get a personal greeting card, on which
you will see beautiful scenery of Beida. These greeting cards are from Beida
and they were made specifically to overseas alumni for celebrating the moon
festival.
If you donate a box of moon cakes, you will have an extra chance to win a
T-Shirt or cap of Beida. This gathering will not only bring back the fun
memory of our alma mater, but also gives us the chance to socialize and
network. We promise there will be a lot of fun. Please come and join us.
Location: Richard Lee's Mansion (driving direction will be given later)
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Schedule:
Part I: Gathering and Convention
2:30: Registration and Social Networking (alumni card pictures taken,
mooncakes and wines served)
3:00: Convention begins: Introducing alumni and guests
3:15: Issuing Moon Festival Greeting Cards from Beida
3:30: Issuing PUAASC Awards
3:40: Looking at Beida's Reform From a Comparative Perspective: Panel on
Beida's Reform Proposal
Panelists: Dr. Cai Hongbin,
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, UCLA
Dr. Sun Fengzhu,
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, USC
Others
4:20: Personal Journeys in America: Dr. Richard Lee
A featured article about Richard Lee and other Chinese Americans
was published on the front page of Los Angeles Times on August 13, 2003. As an
esteemed Peking University alumnus educated in both China and the United States,
Richard Lee will tell us his interesting journey in trying to adapt to the local
American culture and his experience in setting up his own business.
4:50: Body weight and beyond - how weight can affect our daily life:
Dr. John Zhang
Dr. Zhang will briefly compare the American medical system with
Chinese system. He will then talk about the obese problem facing Chinese youth
and young people in other countries. According to the Office of the Surgeon
General, Weight related health problem is the second leading cause of death
after smoking. What are the main factors that cause the problem and how can we
avoid it? Dr. Zhang has interesting insight to offer us.
5:20: Group Pictures and Gifts Drawings
Part II: Entertainment and Dinner
6:00-7:00: 12 courses buffet dinner will be served
7:00-9:00: Performances and dance
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Admission:
general admission: $10
students: $8
children: free
If you decide to attend, please send your answers to the following questions
back to info@pku.org ASAP before Sept. 5, Friday.
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1. How many people will be in your party (including yourself)? How many
students and children?
2. What are the names of Beida alumni (including yourself) in your party?
3. Any suggestions on activities at our gathering?
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Best regards,
PUAASC