2006 NATPA Young Scholars Program and Conference Travel Fund

An Invitation to apply for the 2006 NATPA Young Scholars Program and Conference Travel Fund

2006 Annual Conference of North America Taiwanese Professors Association
THEME: Bridging American Experiences with Taiwan Challenges
DATE: July 28-30, 2006PLACE: Marriot Court, Newark, CA

Application Deadline: April 15th, 2006

The North America Taiwanese Professors Association (NATPA) is proud to offer opportunities again this year to support young Taiwanese and Taiwanese American scholars to attend its annual conference. As in the past years, this will be an opportunity to network with established scholars in the field and other aspiring young scholars.

The topics of this year's conference will include education and energy policies in Taiwan with an emphasis on comparing the practices in the U.S. and Taiwan, in order to draw on the experiences and expertise of the NATPA community. Presentations and participation in panel discussions are welcome and highly encourage but are not required to receive the travel fund. Selection will be based on individual qualifications, evidence of active community involvement, and/or proposed presentation and panel participation.

To be eligible, the applicants must be graduate students, recent graduates, or those currently doing post-doctoral work in the United States or Canada. Travel support will be provided for qualified individuals (up to $300/person for airfare, 2-night shared hotel accommodation during the conference, and free conference registration), subject to the approval of the organizing committee. Due to limited funding, we may not be able to fund all qualified individuals.

To apply, please fill out the attached application form and submit it along with a brief C.V. to Dr. Jeff Hou by April 15th, 2006. The result will be announced by May 2006. For further inquiries about the conference and the Young Scholars Program, please contact Dr. Jeff Hou at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ynatpa/message/25. To join the NATPA Young Scholars Network listserv, please see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ynatpa/.

Detailed information of the conference will be available at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ynatpa/message/25. We look forward to hearing from you.

NATPA Young Scholars Committee

2006-03-14 TECRO Deputy Representative Speech in NY

Taiwanese American Association of New York (TAA-NY) is pleased to host a speech by Dr. Joanne Chang, deputy director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office on Tuesday (3/14/2006) 6:30PM @ Taiwan Center.

Formerly a research fellow at Academic Sinica, Dr. Chang specializes on US foreign policy, international negotiations, and Taiwan-US-China relationships.

Dr. Chang is in NY for duty and agrees to meet with the community to discuss about her roles and experiences in the complicated relationships she deals in everyday affairs.

Taiwan Center is located at 137-44 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354.

Introduction to Deputy Representative Dr. Jaw-ling Joanne Chang: http://www.tecro.org/content.php?section=about/dr_chang

This is the right way to hang chairs in Taiwan Center

I believe everyone in Taiwan Center is smart and able. However, I just can't get the fact that our chair caddy is always a mess. This is a picture when the caddy is fully hung with chairs.

Cheer for the Taiwanese Baseball Team!

"World Classic: Chinese Taipei vs. Korea" Episode #CTP/KOR.
From the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo.

Original Airdate: March 2, 2006.
ESPN2 Mar 03 02:00amSeries/Sports, 180 Mins

Game time is 10:30AM Taiwan Time, 9:30PM EST. You may also use http://www.ettoday.com/ for their live broadcast. Registration may be required.

Also Congressman Tom Tancredo has issued a statement to MLB for fair treatment of Taiwan. "MLB is not China's designated Hitter", full article may be found in this link: MLB is not China's designated Hitter