This is the tentative agenda for the conference. Specific details are subject to change. Please visit frequently for updates.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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5:00 – 9:00 pm
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Conference Check-In
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach – Palm Room
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6:00 – Midnight
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VEFFA Roundtable (Meet and Greet - Optional)
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach – Garden Rooms 1&2
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Thursday, January 3, 2008
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7:00 am
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Buses depart for Beckman Center
From Hotel
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7:30 – 8:30 am
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Academic Job Fair Delegation Breakfast
Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Vo Van Toi
Dr. Lynne McNamara
Executive Dining Room
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7:30 – 8:20 am
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Breakfast Buffet
Beckman Center
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8:30 - 9:00 am
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Conference Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Vo Van Toi, VEF
Dr. Ray Gamble, NAS
Greeting from MOST Vice Minister Dr. Tran Quoc Thang
Auditorium
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9:00 - 9:15 am
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VEF Program Update and Announcements
Dr. Lynne McNamara
Auditorium
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9:15 – 11:30 am
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Academic Job Fair Set-Up
(after set-up AJF participants may view Conference proceedings in the Huntington Room)
See Room Assignments
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9:15 am
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Motivational Talks
Dr. Vu Minh Khuong, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of
Singapore
Auditorium
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10:15 – 10:30 am
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Break
Atrium
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10:30 – 12:30 am
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Motivational Talks
Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe, Saigon Technical Park
Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, Tri Viet University Project
Auditorium
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11:30 am – 12:30 om
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Lunch for Academic Job Fair Delegation
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12:30 – 1:30 pm
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Lunch
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12:30 pm
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Academic Job Fair Delegation to Auditorium for
Presentation Set-up
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1:30 – 3:30 pm
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Academic Job Fair Presentations (for details see (*))
(Presentations in auditorium followed by Q &
A)
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3:30 – 4:00 pm
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Break
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4:00 - 6:15 pm
6:15 - 7:00 pm
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Academic Job Fair Presentations (for details see (**))
(Presentations in auditorium followed by Q & A)
General Question & Answer Session
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7:00 - 8:30 pm
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Dinner Reception
(Academic Job Fair Delegation will have table
set-up in the Dining Room so Fellows will have additional opportunities
to speak with different representatives.)
Dining Terrace and Lawn
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8:00 – 9:00 pm
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Buses Depart for Hotel
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9:00 pm
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VEFFA Roundtable
"All the Ways Home" Coordinators Meeting
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach - Garden Rooms 1 & 2
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9:00 pm
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Academic Roundtable
VEFFA and Vietnam Quants Society's Roundtable on Quantitative Finance
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach – Garden Room 3
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Friday, January 4, 2008
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7:10 am
7:15 am
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Academic Job Fair Delegation departs for Beckman Center
Buses depart for Beckman Center
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7:30 am
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Buffet Breakfast
Beckman Center
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7:30 – 8:30 am
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Academic Job Fair Delegation available to talk
to fellows
Academic Job Fair Display Closed
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8:30 am
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Bus to take Academic Job Fair back to Hotel;
possible Balboa Island tour.
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8:30 am – 1:00 pm
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All The Ways Home: Preparation
For group locations see (***). Academic Job Fair Display Room closed until
lunch to allow fellows to focus on “All The Ways Home.”
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9:00 am – 1:00 pm
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VEF Board Meeting
Beckman Board Room
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11:30 am – 1:00 pm
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Academic Job Fair Delegation Lunch
Brief presentation on VOSO
Dr. Xuong Nguyen Huu
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1:00 – 2:30 pm
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Lunch
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1:00 – 2:30 pm
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Academic Job Fair Delegation available to talk
to fellows
See Assigned Room
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2:30 – 4:00 pm
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Forum with VEF Board
Introduction of VEF Board Activities
Dr. Malcolm Gillis, VEF Board Chair
Auditorium
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4:00 – 4:30
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Break
Atrium
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4:30 - 7:30 pm
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All The Ways Home Webcast
Auditorium
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Presentations by VEF Fellows (15 minutes each).
Panel responses to presentations (5 minutes each).
General Q & A from Webcast and audience (60 minutes).
All The Ways Home Panel:
Vietnamese Government: MOST Vice Minister Tran Quoc Thang
VEF Board:
Dr. Malcolm Gillis
Vietnamese Oversea:
Dr. Vu Minh Khuong
Vietnamese University:
Dr. Le Quang Minh
Leadership:
Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh
Vietnamese
Entrepreneur: Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe
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7:30 - 7:45 pm
7:450 - 9:30 pm
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VEFFA-HUT Library Launching Ceremony
Huynh Kim Lam, President of VEFFA
MOST Vice Minister Tran Quoc Thang
Dr. Malcolm Gillis and Dr. Vo Van Toi
Auditorium
Dinner Reception
Dining Terrace and Lawn
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8:15 – 9:30 pm
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Buses Depart for Hotel
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9:30 pm - midnight
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Open Discussion Forums (optional)
VEFFA Roundtable
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Garden Rooms 1 & 2
Academic Roundtable
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Garden Room 3
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
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7:10 am
7:15 am
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Academic Job Fair Delegation Bus departs for Beckman Center
Buses depart for Beckman Center
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7:30 – 9:00 am
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Academic Job Fair Delegation available to talk
to Fellows
See Room Assignments
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7:30 am
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Buffet Breakfast
Beckman Center
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9:00 am
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Academic Job Fair Display Room closed until
lunch to allow Fellows to focus on “Scientific Sessions.”
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9:00 am
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Scientific Sessions
Beckman Center
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12:00
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Box Lunch
Beckman Center
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12:15 pm
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All Buses Depart for Hotel
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1:15 – 1:45 pm
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Buses Depart for Recreational Activities
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1:30 pm
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Recreation Activities
UC Irvine Recreation Department
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5:00 – 5:45 pm
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Buses Depart from Recreation Field for
Hotel
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6:30 pm
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All Buses Depart for Gala
Dinner
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7:00 pm
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Gala Dinner
Dragon Phoenix Restaurant
9211 Bolsa Avenue
Westminster, CA
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10:00 – midnight
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Buses Depart for Hotel
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Sunday, January 6, 2008
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7:45 am
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Buses depart for Beckman Center
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7:30 am
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Buffet Breakfast
Beckman Center
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9:00 – 10:00 am
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Closing Motivational Speaker
Dr. Regis Kelly, University of California at San Francisco
Auditorium
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10:00 – 10:15 am
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Break
Atrium
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10:15 – 1:00 am
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VEFFA
Beckman Center
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1:00 pm
1:15 pm
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Group Photo
Auditorium
Closing Lunch
Beckman Center
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1:30 pm
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Per Diem Cards Distribution
Huntington Room
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2:30 – 3:00 pm
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Buses depart for Hotel
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9:00 pm - midnight
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Open Discussion Forums (optional)
VEFFA Roundtable
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Garden Rooms 1 & 2
Academic Roundtable
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Garden Room 3
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NOTES
(*) Academic Job Fair Presentations
National Centre for Laser
Technology (NACENLAS)
“Nacenlas History and Achievements in
Cooperation with American Scientists”
Dr. Tran Ngoc Liem, Director
Ministry of Science and Technology
(MOST)
Institute of Mechanics, VAST
“Home for VEF Fellows”
Dr. Nguyen Tien Khiem, Director
College of Technology
Vietnam National University
(VNU-HN)
“The VEF Fellows' Way Home: From Nha Trang to
YVSM 2005 to Ivrine Job Fair 2008”
Dr. Nguyen Huu Duc, Rector Prof.
College of Science, Vietnam National
University (VNU-HN)
“Capacity Building for Lecture in University
in Vietnam”
Dr. Trinh Ngoc Thach, Director
Hanoi University of
Technology
“Hanoi University of Technology on the Way to
International Integration in Higher Education”
Dr. Pham Hoang Luong, Vice Rector
HCMC University of Technology
“HCMC University of Technology on
the Way of Integration”
Dr. Vu Dinh Thanh, Rector
(**) Academic Job Fair Presentations
Institute of Applied Physics and
Scientific Instruments (IAPSI)/VAST
“Hi-Tech R&D in IAPSI”
Dr. Tran Xuan Hoai, Chairman
Ho Chi Minh City University of
Education
“Brief Introduction on Ho Chi Minh City
University of Education”
Dr. Bach Van Hop, Acting President
HCMC University of Natural
Sciences International Training and Education Center
“The Vision of the Next 5
Years”
Dr. Vu Hai Quan, Director HCMUNS
Institute of Mathematics, Hanoi
VAST
“A Leading Research Institute in
Vietnam”
Prof. Le Tuan Hoa, Deputy Director
Hanoi University of Water
Resources
“Water and Water Resources
University in Vietnam”
Prof. Nguyen Quang Kim, Vice Rector
(***) All the Ways Home – Group Locations
Location
Field
Newport
Room Computer Science (41)
Executive Dining
Room Electrical
Engineering (43)
Huntington
Room Mathematics,
Chemistry; Physics, Earth, Ocean,
and Atmospheric Sciences (39)
Auditorium
Biological/Life sciences,
Biomedical Engineering,
Public Health and
Agricultural Sciences (48)
Balboa
Room Civil and Environmental Engineering
(28)
Emerald
Bay
Aerospace Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Industrial
Engineering, Materials/Metallurgical
Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering (23)
