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All the Ways Home

 

Van Mieu

Courtesy: www.lockport-ny.com

 

Instructions for Groups

 

SUMMARY

In order to provide the fellows and scholars with a better preparation for their return to Vietnam upon their graduation in the US, Dr. Vo Van Toi has initiated the idea of organizing “All the Ways Home” program. It is hoped to give the fellows and scholars the opportunities to work together in teams and network, to discuss their future return, to share ideas and vision, and probably to convey their ideas to those interested in Vietnam. Fellows and scholars are grouped into six teams to work together for months to answer a series of suggested questions before finalizing and presenting it to the whole VEF cohort and expert panel at the conference. Teams are encouraged to use the questions as a reference only and think (and work) beyond the questions and requirements. All fellows and scholars are expected to participate actively in this exciting effort. Teams are expected to deliver excellent and professional presentations and reports. Details on goals, groups, suggested questions and schedule can be found in the following sections.

GOALS

To help fellows to (1) be proactive and positive, (2) develop their vision, sense of organization, planning and iterative process, (3) sharpen their critical thinking, (4) work effectively in teams, (4) find ways to reach consensus and how to convey their ideas tersely, and (5) better prepare themselves for their future return to Vietnam.

GROUPS

The six groups are described as follows. The lists of groups’ members are provided at the end of this page.

Group 1:

- Computer sciences

- 41 members

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Group 2:

- Electrical engineering

- 43 members

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Group 3:

- Mathematics; Chemistry; Physics; and Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric sciences

- 39 members

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Group 4:

- Biological/Life sciences; Biomedical Engineering; Public health; and Agricultural sciences

- 48 members

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Group 5:

- Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering

- 28 members

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Group 6:

- Aerospace Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Materials/Metallurgical Engineering; and Mechanical Engineering

- 23 members

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PREPARATION BEFORE CONFERENCE

By 10/28/2007

  • Select 02 leaders for each group of fellows and scholars. Members send their nominations to program coordinators (Tiendung Le and Thanh Do).
  • Any individual suggestion for change of group should be directed to the program coordinators.

From 10/29 to 12/16/2007

Fellows and scholars will work within their teams by distance with coordination of the group leaders. It is up to teams’ choice to organize their teams and method of working. A mailing list was generated for each group for their use, as in group descriptions. It should be noted that, given the amount and quality of work required, teams need to actually work in their teams during this period. The time allocated during conference is for refining purposes only.

Suggested working questions

  • Briefly describe future expertise, activities that you plan
  • How good are you, what can you bring back to VN as a group, in which fields (in research, education or entrepreneurship)?
  • How do you think you fit with the current system, why, can you make any compromise if you are not perfectly fit in?
  • What are the ideal working conditions for you? (salary, ranking in the system, research facility, research freedom, vision of the high level supervisors ….)
  • What are the ideal infrastructure and operation system in VN for you to excel? (compare them with the existing one)
  • How do you build this infrastructure and operation system? (what do you need, what are the steps, what is the time frame, what are the obstacles and how do you get over them?)
  • What do you have to do to prepare yourselves now, how can VEF help?
  • How can you be self sufficient and independent in VN?

DURING CONFERENCE (ON 1/4/2008)

8:30AM to 1:00PM: Preparation

Each team to work together to finalize the work/ideas and prepare presentation. Each team will gather in a room. They will be provided with necessary stationery for discussion.

4:30PM to 7:30PM: Presentations and Discussions

This whole presentation and discussion session will be webcasted.

Each team to have 15 minutes to present their ideas to all the fellows and scholars and a panel of experts (90 minutes total). After the last presentation, the panel will give their remarks on the presentations, approximately 5 minutes for each presentation (30 minutes total). The last 60 minutes will be for Questions and Answers from both audience and Webcast participants who may email their questions to a designated address.

All the Ways Home Panel:

1. Vietnamese Government: Deputy Prime Minister Nhan

2. VEF Board: Dr. Malcolm Gillis

3. Vietnamese Oversea: Dr. Vu Minh Khuong

4. Vietnamese University: Dr. Le Quang Minh

5. Leadership: Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh

6. Vietnamese Entrepreneur: Dr. Nguyen Chanh Khe

AFTER CONFERENCE (ON 1/4/2008)

By 02/04/2008

Teams will prepare a report detailing their ideas and plan. The report can be from 5 to 15 pages and will be sent to VEF and VEFFA.

Ideas, interactions, reflections, responses… will be note-taken and summarized by a professional note-taker.

By 02/18/2008

Presentation files, reports, and session records will be uploaded to VEF’s and VEFFA’s website for public access.

CONTACTS

Please contact the coordinators of this program if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.

 

Tiendung Le (2005)

University of Texas at Austin

512-825-4824; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 

Thanh B. Do (2004)

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

734-717-9888; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 



GROUP 1 DETAILS

  • Computer Sciences
  • 41 members
  • Group leaders: TBD
  • Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

ID

Name

Cohort

School

1

BUI Duy Bach

2005

UIUC

2

BUI Kien Cuong

2006

University of Iowa

3

BUI Trung Ngoc

2005

UIUC

4

DANG Xuan Ha

2007

Virginia Tech

5

DINH Ba Thang

2006

USC

6

DO XUAN QUANG

2005

UIUC

7

HA Khanh Linh

2005

University of Utah

8

HUYNH Ngoc Tuyen

2005

UT Austin

9

HUYNH-NGOC Dang-Trinh

2006

University of Washington

10

LE Quoc

2004

UIUC

11

LE Hoang Anh

2005

New York University

12

LE Khac Hieu

2004

UIUC

13

LE Ngoc Anh

2003

SUNY Buffalo

14

LE Quang Binh

2006

UIUC

15

LE Thanh Nam

2005

New York University

16

LE Viet Thang

2004

Rutgers University

17

NGUYEN Binh

2005

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

18

NGUYEN Minh Anh

2007

UIUC

19

NGUYEN Ngoc Bao

2007

U. Maryland

20

NGUYEN Quoc Minh

2004

Georgia Tech

21

NGUYEN Thanh Hai

2005

Rutgers University

22

NGUYEN Thanh Hoa

2004

University of Utah

23

NGUYEN Thanh Tung

2007

Iowa State University

24

NGUYEN Thi Minh Nguyet

2004

University of Virginia

25

NGUYEN Tien Dat

2006

University of Iowa

26

NGUYEN Tuan Nam

2004

UCLA

27

NGUYEN Viet Hoang

2004

UIUC

28

NGUYEN Viet Hung

2003

Arizona State University

29

PHAM Thi Minh Tam

2004

UIUC

30

PHAN Thi Thu Huong

2006

UMass

31

THAN Van Cuong

2005

Rice University

32

TRAN Cuong

2006

UC San Diego

33

TRAN Duc Duan

2005

UIUC

34

TRAN Le Hong Du

2006

UIUC

35

TRAN Quoc Long

2007

Georgia Tech

36

TRAN Thi Lac Thanh

2006

UMass

37

TRAN Viet Hung

2007

University of Iowa

38

TRINH Nguyen Hoang

2004

U. Chicago

39

TRINH Thi Kim Chi

2004

UIUC

40

VU Cao Dat

2005

Rutgers University

41

VU Hai Long

2004

UIUC

 

GROUP 2 DETAILS

  • Electrical Engineering
  • 43 members
  • Group leaders: TBD
  • Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 

ID

Name

Cohort

School

1

BUI Nguyen Dai

2007

UC Berkeley

2

BUI Xuan Loc

2004

UIUC

3

DANG Thi La Thu

2005

UIUC

4

DINH Sy Quang

2005

UIUC

5

DINH Thanh Viet*

2007

Washington State U.

6

DO Trung Thong

2004

Johns Hopkins U.

7

DUONG Le Nam

2005

UIUC

8

HAN Huy Dung

2007

UC Davis

9

HOANG Minh Duc

2004

Columbia University

10

LA Nguyen Hung Chinh

2004

UIUC

11

LE Tung

2004

UIUC

12

LE Ro To

2007

Brown University

13

LE Thu Ha

2004

UT Austin

14

LE Van Vuong

2007

UIUC

15

NGHIEM Xuan Truong

2005

UPenn

16

NGUYEN Nam

2005

UIUC

17

NGUYEN Chi Kien

2004

UIUC

18

NGUYEN Dong Giang

2003

UIUC

19

NGUYEN Duc Dung

2003

Northeastern University

20

NGUYEN Hoang Anh

2007

UC San Diego

21

NGUYEN Huu Quang

2006

UIUC

22

NGUYEN Minh Hien

2004

UIUC

23

NGUYEN Ngoc Diep

2006

UC San Diego

24

NGUYEN Quang Nghia

2005

UIUC

25

NGUYEN Quy Ha

2007

MIT

26

NGUYEN Sy Phong

2006

Texas A&M University

27

NGUYEN Thai Ha

2003

UIUC

28

NGUYEN Thanh Nam

2006

Purdue University

29

NGUYEN Thi Cac

2005

UIUC

30

NGUYEN Tien Thang

2005

Rutgers University

31

NGUYEN Trong Dung

2005

Johns Hopkins U.

32

NGUYEN Viet Tu

2007

UC San Diego

33

NGUYEN Xuan Hoang Viet*

2007

Iowa State University

34

PHAM Duc Nam

2004

UIUC

35

PHAM Vinh Hoa

2006

UIUC

36

TA Hoang Hai

2007

UC Davis

37

TRAN Thanh Phuong

2007

Purdue University

38

TRAN Thien Anh

2006

UC Davis

39

TRUONG Trung Kien

2006

UT Austin

40

VAN Tu Anh

2004

UIUC

41

VO Thi Kieu Loan

2004

UIUC

42

VO Trung Dung

2005

UC San Diego

43

VU Viet Anh

2004

Columbia University

 

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*Scholar

 

GROUP 3 DETAILS

  • Mathematics; Chemistry; Physics; and Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
  • 39 members
  • Group leaders: TBD
  • Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 

ID

Name

Cohort

School

1

CAO Duy Chi Trung

2007

UPenn

2

DANG Huy Cuong

2004

Brown University

3

DANG The Hung

2007

Columbia University

4

DO Duc Hanh

2005

UC Berkeley

5

DO Thanh Dat

2007

Michigan State University

6

DUONG Tuan Hung

2004

UIUC

7

HA Thanh Trung

2007

University of Florida

8

HOANG Manh Quang

2004

Princeton University

9

HUYNH Kim Lam

2003

University of Utah

10

KIEU Quoc Chanh

2003

UM College Park

11

LE Chi Ngoc

2007

UCLA

12

LE Quang Nam

2004

New York University

13

LE Thi Ly

2004

University of Utah

14

LE Truong Son

2007

Brown University

15

NGO Kien Cuong

2007

University of Florida

16

NGUYEN Thanh-Hao

2006

Texas A&M University

17

NGUYEN Duc Linh

2005

Cornell University

18

NGUYEN Giao Hoa

2003

University of Utah

19

NGUYEN Hoang Nam

2004

UIUC

20

NGUYEN Kieu Cuong

2003

Brown University

21

NGUYEN Le Luc

2004

Rutgers University

22

NGUYEN Thanh Son

2004

MIT

23

NGUYEN Thi Hong Linh*

2007

Princeton University

24

NGUYEN Thi Minh Thao

2004

USC

25

NGUYEN Trung Hieu

2005

UC San Diego

26

NGUYEN Van Khiem

2006

University of Utah

27

NGUYEN Van-Tien Dung

2005

Brown University

28

PHAM Nguyet Tu

2006

University of Oklahoma

29

PHAM TRAN Nguyen Nguyen*

2007

University of Utah

30

PHAM Tuan Minh

2004

UIUC

31

PHAN Trieu Giang

2003

UH Manoa

32

TRAN Anh Phong

2005

Brown University

33

TRAN Le Nhiem

2006

Brown University

34

Trinh Xuan Hoang*

2007

Penn State

35

TRUONG Thanh Tu

2004

UIUC

36

TRUONG Thi Anh Dao**

2007

UMass Boston

37

VU Dinh Anh

2007

University of Minnesota

38

VU Quang Duy

2005

Penn State

39

VU Van Van

2006

University of Minnesota

 

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* Scholar

**Scholar; will not attend the conference

 

GROUP 4 DETAILS

  • Biological/Life Sciences; Biomedical Engineering; Public Health; and Agricultural Sciences
  • 48 members
  • Group leaders: TBD
  • Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 

ID

Name

Cohort

School

1

BUI Cong Thanh

2004

UT Houston

2

BUI My Hanh

2003

UPenn

3

BUI Quang Vinh

2006

Emory University

4

DANG Van Chinh

2004

UT Houston

5

DUONG Thi Hao

2004

UT Houston

6

GIANG Hoa

2006

UPenn

7

HA Anh Duc

2006

Boston University

8

Ha Huu Toan

2004

UT Houston

9

LE Ha Mi

2006

UM Columbia

10

LE Van Hoa

2005

UNC

11

LUONG Viet Nhiem

2004

UT Houston

12

LUU Nguyen Hung

2007

UT Houston

13

NGO Thi Phuong Dung*

2007

UC Davis

14

NGO Thi Xuyen*

2007

UC Riverside

15

NGUYEN Binh Nguyen

2007

UCLA

16

NGUYEN Cong Nghia

2004

UNC

17

NGUYEN Cuong Quoc

2004

UNC

18

NGUYEN Ha Hue Chi

2007

Emory University

19

NGUYEN Hong Nha Tran

2006

UM Columbia

20

NGUYEN Kim Nu Thao

2006

University of Utah

21

NGUYEN Linh Trung**

2007

Vanderbilt University

22

NGUYEN Manh Ha

2005

UC Denver

23

NGUYEN Tan-Minh Duc

2005

UT Houston

24

NGUYEN Thanh Binh

2005

Cornell University

25

NGUYEN Thanh Tuan

2004

UNC

26

NGUYEN Thi Hong Hanh

2004

University of Georgia

27

NGUYEN Thi Luong Y

2005

UNC

28

NGUYEN Thi Quynh Van

2006

UI Chicago

29

NGUYEN Thu Ha

2007

Emory University

30

NGUYEN Van Giap

2005

Auburn University

31

NGUYEN Van Thang

2004

UT Houston

32

PHAM Bao Yen

2004

UNC

33

PHAM Thi Hoang Van

2004

Johns Hopkins U.

34

PHAM Thuy Trang

2007

Duke University

35

PHAM Tung Anh

2005

UIUC

36

PHAN Minh Liem

2005

UT Houston

37

PHAN Thi Thu Ha

2004

UT Houston

38

QUACH Ngoc Truyen

2005

UM Columbia

39

TRAN Dai Nghia

2003

UH Manoa

40

TRAN Khanh Van

2006

UMass

41

TRAN Ngoc Anh Mai

2007

UT Houston

42

TRAN Nguyen Thanh Huong

2005

UM Columbia

43

TRAN Thi Hoai Thu

2006

Case WS U.

44

TRINH Quy Bon

2004

UT Houston

45

Vu Chinh Thien

2004

UT Houston

46

VU Ngoc Ut*

2007

Michigan State University

47

VU Phuong Ly

2007

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

48

VUONG Van Thu

2004

Cornell University

 

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* Scholar

**Scholar; will not attend the conference

 

GROUP 5 DETAILS

  • Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
  • 28 members
  • Group leaders: TBD
  • Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

ID

Name

Cohort

School

1

CHUNG Bac Ai

2006

Columbia University

2

DAU Hong Ngoc

2004

UIUC

3

DINH Huu Hai

2004

UM Ann Arbor

4

DO Tien Anh

2004

University of South Florida

5

HOANG Kim Chi

2004

Iowa State University

6

HOANG Phuong Chi

2005

UT Austin

7

Le Tiendung

2005

UT Austin

8

LE Bao Trung

2006

University of Minnesota

9

LE Hoai Chau

2004

UIUC

10

NGUYEN Duy Long

2004

UC Berkeley

11

NGUYEN Hai Anh

2005

UMass

12

NGUYEN Hong Tam

2004

UIUC

13

NGUYEN Linh Vu

2006

UC Davis

14

NGUYEN Quang Hoang

2004

UMass

15

NGUYEN Quang Huy

2003

Iowa State University

16

NGUYEN Quang Huy

2007

UM Columbia

17

NGUYEN Tan Chung

2007

University of Florida

18

NGUYEN Thi Hong Thuy

2007

Washington State U.

19

NGUYEN Thi Thu Thuy

2004

UT Austin

20

NGUYEN Viet Hung

2006

UC Berkeley

21

PHAM Le Tuan Anh

2006

UC Berkeley

22

PHAM Sy Minh Hoang

2005

UC Berkeley

23

PHAM Thi Viet Mai

2007

UIUC

24

PHAM TUAN LE

2007

UT Austin

25

TRAN Duc Trinh

2005

UM Ann Arbor

26

TRAN Nguyen Nhi Thua

2005

Cornell University

27

TRINH Thi Hoa

2004

UM Ann Arbor

28

VU Thi Hong Hung

2007

Clemson University

 

 

GROUP 6 DETAILS

  • Aerospace Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Materials/Metallurgical Engineering; and Mechanical Engineering
  • 23 members
  • Group leaders: TBD
  • Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 

ID

Name

Cohort

School

1

DANG Dinh Thi

2003

University of Florida

2

DO Ba Thanh

2004

UM Ann Arbor

3

DO Dang Khoa

2005

UT Austin

4

GIANG Thanh Ha

2006

CalTech

5

HA Manh Hung

2005

Case WS U.

6

HOANG Thanh Son

2007

UT Austin

7

HUYNH Tien Phong

2004

Rutgers University

8

KHIEU Huu Loc

2004

UM Ann Arbor

9

LE Hoang Tung

2003

Purdue University

10

LE Thi Ngoc Huong

2006

University of Minnesota

11

LE Tung Linh

2007

Columbia University

12

NGO Minh Duc

2004

UIUC

13

NGUYEN Dac Trung

2005

UM Ann Arbor

14

Nguyen Huu Phuoc Nguyen

2007

UM Ann Arbor

15

NGUYEN Thi Hien Luong*

2007

Florida Atlantic University

16

NGUYEN Thi Khoi

2005

UIUC

17

NGUYEN Tri Dung

2004

MIT

18

PHAN Thi Le Minh*

2007

Northeastern University

19

TANG Thi Ha Yen

2007

UC Berkeley

20

TRAN Phuong

2004

UIUC

21

TRAN Anh Tuan

2004

UIUC

22

TRAN Duc Han

2004

UT Austin

23

TRAN Van Xuan

2004

UM Ann Arbor

 

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* Scholar

 

 
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