Time & Location
The conference will take place at the Arnold and Mabel
Beckman Center located on the campus of the University of California at Irvine
from Wednesday, January 2 to Sunday, January 6, 2008.
The Arnold and Mabel
Beckman Center
The University of California at
Irvine
100 Academy Drive
Irvine, California
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
1107 Jamboree Road,
Newport Beach, California, USA 92660
Tel: +1 949 729 1234 Fax: +1 949 644 1552
Photo courtesy: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Hotel
Sponsors
We would like to thank the following sponsors for
contributing their knowledge, experience, wisdom, time and financial resources
to the organization of our conference:
Vietnam Education Foundation
The National Academies
The University of California at
Irvine
Organizers
The VEF Fellows’ Annual Conference ’08 is jointly organized
by the National Academies, the Vietnam Education Foundation, the University of
California at Irvine, and the VEF Fellows’ Planning Committee.
National Academies:
Dr. Ray Gamble
Gwen Roby
Margaret Petrochenkov
Vietnam Education Foundation:
Dr. Vo Van Toi
Dr. Lynne McNamara
Kari Gazdich
Joan Rosenthal
VEF Fellows’ Planning Committee:
Le Tien Dung
Bui Duy Bach
Tran Nguyen Nhi Thua
Trinh Thi Hoa
Huynh Kim Lam
Do Ba Thanh
Le Khac Hieu
We would like to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of
several people working behind the scene to make the organization of the
conference a success. These include many staff of the NAS, VEF and UC Irvine who
have directly and indirectly participated in various collaborative tasks as part
of the conference organization. And finally, our special thanks to all VEF
fellows who have been contributing their ideas and giving us support and
encouragement during the year. We look forward to seeing you all in Orange
County.
Speakers
Dr. Vu Minh Khuong
Lee Kuan Yew School
of Public Policy
National University
of Singapore
Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe
Saigon Technical Park
Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh
Tri Viet University Project
Dr. Regis Kelly
Academic Job Fair Participants
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Participant
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3-Jan
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4-Jan
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5-Jan
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1
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NACENLAS
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Office 1
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Office 1
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Office 1
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2
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NACENTECH
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Office 2
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Office 2
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Office 2
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3
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Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
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Crystal Cove*
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Crystal Cove*
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Atrium
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4
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Institute of Mechanics, VAST
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Laguna*
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Laguna*
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Atrium
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5
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College of Technology, Vietnam National University
(VNU-HN)
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Office 3
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Office 3
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Office 3
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6
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College of Science, Vietnam National University (VNU-HN)
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Office 4
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Office 4
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Office 4
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7
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Hanoi University of Civil Engineering’s (HUCE)
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Lido*
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Lido*
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Atrium
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8
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Hanoi University of Technology
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Office 5
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Office 5
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Office 5
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9
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HCMC University of Technology
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Office 6
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Office 6
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Office 6
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10
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Institute of Applied physics and Scientific
Instruments (IAPSI)/VAST
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Harbour*
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Harbour*
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Atrium
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11
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Ho Chi Minh City University of Education
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Office 7
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Office 7
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Office 7
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12
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Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry
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Office 8
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Office 8
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Office 8
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13
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Hai Phong Medical University
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Irvine**
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Irvine**
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Irvine**
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14
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VNU HCMC
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Irvine**
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Irvine **
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Irvine**
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15
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HCMC University of Natural Sciences
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Office 10
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Office 10
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Office 10
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16
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Institute of Mathematics, VAST
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Office 11
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Office 11
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Office 11
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17
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Army Medical Academy
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Office 12
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Office 12
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Office 12
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18
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Hanoi University of Water Resources
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Upstairs Alcove
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Upstairs Alcove
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Upstairs Alcove
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19
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VietnamNet
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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