WashU.CSSA

Dear all,

 At this busy season of job hunting and graduation, we wish you good luck!  There are two pieces of news that may be beneficial to you:

The university-wide international student organization-”I-CAN” is holding a panel discussion about “Finding A Job during The Recession” at 5:30-7:00pm on this Wednesday.  Please look at their flyer and ad.

The 12th Guangzhou Convention of Overseas Chinese Scholars in Science and Technology will be held in Guangzhou on Dec 26-28.  Organized by the PRC Education Ministry, Sience & Technology Ministry, Human Resource & Social Security Ministry, Chinese Academy of Science, Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, and Guangzhou Government, this Convention is perfect for the oversea scholars to meet government, universities, enterprises and R&D institutions in China.  The deadline of sign-up is Nov 30.  Please look at their official website (http://www.ocs-gz.gov.cn) and feel free to contact Yunfei Shi to get brochures. 

Dear all,

 We are excited to announce that Sisu XI (1st-year PhD, CSE), Zheng CHEN (1st-year PhD, CSE) and Qinyu XIANG (1st-year, Law) are the TOP 3 WINNERS of CSSA ‘09 Karaoke Contest!  There were 17 strong competitors with 14 songs in last Saturday’s competition at Brown 100.  Congratulations to all of them!

November seems to be the HOT ENTERTAINING MONTH!  There are another two singing competition coming up soon. 

The St. Louis Chinese Association is holding a Talent Show on this Saturday evening, and the winners will be performing at their annual event of Spring Festival Celebration which is planned on next Feb.  WashU performers will be there, definitely, and you are invited to come and join us enjoying the special moment!  Detailed information is HERE:

Time: Nov 14, Saturday, probably 7pm-9pm
Place: Maryville University, Huttig Chapel
           650 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141
Ticket: NO Ticket needed! FREE entry!

The other hot event is the Iron Voice Competition of Asian Music Association (AMA) which is on Nov 20, next Friday!  The 1st Prize will be a iPod-Nano!  If you are interested, please look at their event information HERE and sign up by this Wednesday!

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Located at Zhangjiang High-Tech Park, Shanghai, the China Technology Center (CTC) has been operational since May 2003 with a total physical area of 47,000 square meters. CTC is one of the biggest foreign invested R&D centers and the only enterprise R&D centers which have fundamental research capabilities.

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· Electronic and electric, real time control
· Security systems
· Advanced manufacture
· Imaging Technology
· Chemical

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