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(No. 7)
Tuesday, September 29, 1998
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Online Newsletter of the Detroit Chinese Engineers Association (DCEA)
DCEA Web Site: http://www.wwnet.net/~dcea
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Table of Contents
[DCEA & Community News]
1. Call for papers (two items)
2. Abraham Announces Agreement with White House on High Tech Visa
Legislation 'Big Victory' for Economy
3. Detroit Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Party to be Held this Saturday
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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1. Call for papers (two items)
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1.1 International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM'99)
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June 13 - 18, 1999; BEIJING, CHINA
Sponsors:
International Union of Materials Research Societies
Chinese Materials Research Society
Topics:
Broad coverage in materials science
Deadline for abstract (1 page): Feb. 1, 1999
Invitation letter: Feb. 28, 1999
Deadline for registration: March 31, 1999
Final program: April 31, 1999
Deadline for full paper: June 13, 1999
Related Conferences in Beijing
FATIGUE'99 (International Fatigue Congress, June 8-12, 1999)
HIP'99 (International Conference on Hot Isostatic Pressing, June 9-11, 1999)
Contact: Nick Liu, 313-594-0626, nliu@ford.com
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1.2 IEEE INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE (IVEC'99)
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DATE AND CITY: 6-9 September 1999, Changchun, China
SPONSORSHIP:
Sponsor:
- IEEE
Cosponsors:
- Jilin University of Technology (JUT)
- National Bureau of Machinery Industry of China,
Department of Automotive Industry (NBMI,DAI)
Technical Cosponsors:
- Society of Automative Engineers (?)
- Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
- Society of Automotive Engineers of China
- IEEE Beijing Section
With Support From:
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
MAIN THEME: Vehicle technology with emphasis on vehicle
safety, emission control, and fuel efficiency
- Power electronics in vehicles
- Modeling and simulation
- Data collection and signal processing
- Design and manufacturing of vehicles
- Vehicle control
- Intelligent vehicle systems
- Outlook of auto market and auto industry in China
- And others
PLENARY SPEAKERS: Distinguished specialist will be invited to
give plenary speeches on various subject matters.
TECHNICAL TOUR: Nearly half of the city of Changchun is the
territory of the First Autmobile Work (FAW) of China.
Thus the city is sometime dubbed the Chinese Detroit.
FAW is one of the largest automotive plants in China.
The plant has been modernized in recent years. Technical
tour of the plant will be arranged for the IVEC'99
participants.
WORKING LANGUAGE: English
CONFERENCE SITE: Shangri-La Hotel, Changchun, China
AUTHOR'S SCHEDULE: Deadline for submission of summaries: December 1, 1998.
Notification of acceptance and mailing of authors' kits: February 1, 1999.
Deadline for final manuscripts: June 1, 1999.
Prospective authors are invited to submit four copies of a 300-500 word summary
in English indicating names, affiliations, addresses, telephone and telefax
numbers, e-mial addresses to the appropriate Technical Co-chair. Each paper
must be presented by one of its authors at the conference, and each author may
not present more than two papers.
CONTACTS:
Dr. Mike Dong, 313-487-6241, mdong@ford.com
Dr. Houchun Xia, 810-986-3504, jz84gh@wtc.nec.gmeds.com
Dr. Jie Cheng, 313-248-1433, jcheng1@ford.com
Dr. Nick Liu, 313-594-0626, nliu@ford.com
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2. Abraham Announces Agreement with White House on High Tech Visa
Legislation 'Big Victory' for Economy
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(WASHINGTON) Calling it a "big victory" for the nation's economy, U.S. Senator Spencer
Abraham (R-Michigan), Chairman of the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, announced an
agreement between Congress and the White House which will ensure passage and
implementation of legislation to increase the number of temporary visas for high-tech workers.
"I am convinced this legislation is crucial to maintaining American economic competitiveness and
to protect American jobs," Abraham said. "I'm glad we have finally been able to reach this
agreement with the Administration and address the growing shortage of high-tech workers. With
the White House now on board, I hope we can get this law enacted very quickly."
"Since high tech companies generate about one-third of real economic growth, this acute labor
shortage threatens all sectors of our economy," Abraham explained. "The challenge is clear: if
employers are to keep their major operations in America, they must find workers with the skills
needed to fill key jobs. We have to do more as a nation to encourage young people to choose high
technology fields for study and for their careers. That's why I'm very proud we kept an important
element from my original bill for college scholarships for low income students. In the long term, this
is the only way we can stay competitive and protect American jobs," he said.
"But until we are producing more computer graduates, we must do more to fill the gap between
high technology needs and high technology skills. To accomplish this over the short term, the
agreement will allow our companies to hire a limited number of highly skilled workers from
overseas to fill essential roles using H-1B temporary worker visas allotted by the INS," Abraham
said.
The Congressional-White House agreement increases the number of H-1B temporary worker
visas from 65,000 now to 115,000 in 1999, 115,000 in 2000 and 107,500 in 2001. The visa limit will
return to 65,000 in 2002. It will also provide college scholarships and job training for American
workers. These scholarships will be provided to low-income students in math, engineering and
computer science through the National Science Foundation, with training provided through the
Jobs Partnership Act. This program will be funded by a $500 fee per visa petition and a $500 fee for
visa renewals, which combines will raise an estimated $75 million each year.
Layoff protection for American workers is also ensured by the agreement. In particular, any
company with 15% or more of its workforce in the United States on H-1B visas must attest that it
will not lay off an American employee for the same job nor recruit less-qualified foreign workers.
All employers, whether H-1B dependent or not, will face severe penalties and disbarment from
the program for violations of the law. The Department of Labor will have increased authority to
investigate any evidence it obtains of a possible serious violation. A report will also be prepared on
the high technology sector and future labor market trends, as well as on older workers in the
information technology field.
Detailed information on the bill, please see: http://www.senate.gov/~abraham/summary.html
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3. Detroit Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Party to be Held this Saturday
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In order to celebrate Chinese Mid Autumn Festival, promote China Flood
Relief, and recognize local Chinese Organizations, we are presenting
the Detroit Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Party.
Please join us in this traditional Chinese Holiday and have all the
party fun!
DATE: Saturday, October 3rd, 1998
TIME: 7:00pm-11:00pm
LOCATION:
Student Union
University of Detroit (Mercy)
4001 W. McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48219
at southeast corner of McNichols Rd (6 Mile Rd) and Livernois Rd
FEE: $5.00 (Moon Cake, drinks, snacks, and refreshments included)
PROGRAM:
Mid-Autumn greetings and Moon Cakes
China Flood Relief update & recognition of local Chinese organization
Movies (one titled "Special Love" by famous director Wu Tianming)
Karaoke
Dancing party
Social
All the game fun!
ROAD DIRECTION:
University of Detroit Mercy campus is located at southeast corner of
McNichols Rd and Livernois Rd in northern Detroit. The entire campus
is fenced all around and all entrances are guarded. The Student
Union building is next to the entrance off Livernois Rd, which is a
wide boulevard going north-south. The following routes can be taken:
From Northern Suburbs:
Take I-75 south. Exit onto McNichols Rd west and drive for 3
miles. Turn left onto Livernois Rd going south. The entrance to
campus is 1/4 mile away to the left/east side.
To avoid the 3 mile local road, exit I-75 at Davison
Expressway West, then change to Lodge Freeway North (M-10). Exit
onto Livernois Rd going north, and the entrance is about 3/4 mile
away to the right/east side.
From Northwestern Suburbs:
Take Lodge Freeway (M-10) south. Exit onto Livernois Rd north.
The entrance to campus is 3/4 mile away to the right/east side.
From Western Suburbs and Ann Arbor:
1. Take I-96 east. Exit at East Davison Ave. Drive for 1/3 mile
east and turn left/north to Livernois Rd north. Continue on
Livernois Rd for 1 3/4 mile and the entrance is to the right/east
side.
2. Take I-94 east. Change to Lodge Freeway (M-10) north.
Exit onto Livernois Rd going north, and the entrance is about 3/4
mile away to the right/east side.
From downtown Detroit and Canada
Take Lodge Freeway (M-10) north and Exit onto Livernois Rd north.
The entrance is 3/4 mile away to the right/east side.
HOST: Detroit China Floods Relief Committee:
American Chinese Association (ACA)
American Chinese Association for Culture and Art
Exchange (ACACAE)
American Chinese School of Detroit
Annhua Chinese School
Association of Tsinghua Alumni in Michigan
Chinese Association of Greater Detroit (CAGD)
Canton Chinese School
Chinese Students and Scholars Association of UM
Chinese Students and Scholars Association of UD (Mercy)
Detroit Chinese Business Association (DCBA)
Detroit Chinese Engineers Association (DCEA)
East-West Club of Detroit (EWCD)
Ford Chinese Associations (FCA)
Hubei Association of Michigan (HAOM)
Michigan Chinese Foundation (MCF)
Michigan Yan Xin Qigong Associations (IYXQA)
Newspaper "China Star" Detroit Office
North America Association of Chinese Engine Engineers
(NAACEE)
INFORMATION:
Please contact Mid-Autumn Festival Party Working Committee members:
Ligong Pan 313-248-8057
Rong Chen 313-592-7680
Shoupeng Sun 313-863-5754
Tony Xu 810-781-7339
Gang Chen 248-576-3193
Dongkai Shangguan 313-390-7451
Ben Zhu 248-737-7300 ext. 1566
Frank Jiang 810-986-7500
Louis Liu 734-266-5606
Bu Lin 313-595-5692
George Zhu 248-753-5547
Stephen Bian sbian@visteonet.com
Mike Yu 313-248-5644
James Sheng 810-781-7378
Yong Huang 734-741-5048
Qun Lin 313-240-3247
Wei Hong 313-248-9165
Yingshen Wan 734-763-8232
Steve Bai 810-685-5966
Nick Liu 313-594-0626
Yanying Wang 313-248-6698
Jianwen Yi 313-337-1767
Zilian Zhou 810-977-3019
Sheng Liu 313-577-3875
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