CASPA 2017 Summer Symposium: continuing education-best path for career development

I. Introduction of Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association (CASPA)Founded in 1991, CASPA has developed into the largest Chinese American semiconductor professional organization worldwide. It is an officially registered non-profit organization with both the Internal Revenue Service and the State of California.CASPA charters1. Provide networking and business expansion for corporate sponsors and individual members2. Facilitate collaboration and communication among professionals and companies in the semiconductor industry3. Promote the welfare of the members by supporting their interests4. Exchange information regarding job opportunities and career development globally.II. OrganizationCASPA consists of individual members, corporate sponsors, board of directors, board of advisors, board of volunteers, and honorary advisors. The board of directors consists of 20 members including Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, CFO. Every year after the annual conference, the new board select Vice Chairman from qualified candidates. The Vice Chairman becomes the Chairman in the following year to guarantee continuity of leadership of CASPA. The board of advisors consists of current year's chairman and past six year's former chairmen. In addition, there are 7 Honorary Advisors since 2000. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, CASPA has 11 local chapters worldwide: Albany New York, Austin & Dallas Texas; Phoenix Arizona; Portland Oregon; HsinChu Taiwan, Pearl River Delta (Hong Kong, ShenZhen), San Diego California, Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore. CASPA also forms alliance with other associations to promote welfare of its members. In 2004, CASPA reciprocates memberships with two of the largest professional organizations in the industry, SEMI and FSA.III. MembershipsCurrently CASPA has more than four thousand individual members covering multiple disciplines. Most of them are semiconductor professionals working in Silicon Valley, Southern California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Texas, New York, China, Taiwan, and Singapore. CASPA also has more than 70 corporate sponsors, including EDA, design, IDM, foundry, packaging / test, venture capital, science and technology development parks, legal and financial service companies located in the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Japan.IV. CASPA's activities1. Bi-monthly dinner meetings2. Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and Symposiums3. International and domestic Job Fairs4. CASPA Delegations to China, Taiwan, and Asia Pacific countries5. Hosting Delegations from China, Taiwan, and other Asia Pacific countries6. Annual banquet and special summer program.V. CASPA's publications1. Semimonthly eLtters2. Quarterly newsletters3. Annual Conference Proceeding4. Other conference and delegation proceedings

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Continuing Education – Best Path for Career Development 持續教育- 職業發展最佳途徑
You own your employability. Technology is developing at a fast pace and so are the new skills required in the job market. Continuous learning is best path for career development and career transition, allowing people to switch to the hottest fields in the valley, from artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, to data sciences. Participating in continuing education is becoming more popular and there are many options. CASPA and Intel ACI bring you a symposium with many continuing education options presented by local universities such as Stanford, UPenn, SCU, USF, UCSC, and SJSU, as well as a panel discussion with professionals who benefited from continuing education. Learn from them how to take initiatives and how to balance work, life, and school.  “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” ― Malcolm X. Join us to get educated in continuing education to improve your career!
你的就業能力靠你自己負責。科技在快速發展,職場所需的新技能也是如此。持續學習是職業發展和職業轉型的最佳途徑。繼續教育越來越受歡迎而且有很多選擇。華美半導體協會在 7 月 8 日週六Intel 總部主辦一個專注於繼續教育的分享會,邀請多所本地大學提供他們繼續教育方案的資訊,以及邀請一些受益於繼續教育的成功人士來分享及討論他們如何主動採取行動去學習及如何平衡工作, 生活和學業。“教育是我們進入未來的護照,因為明天屬於今天就準備的人。” - Malcolm X。 加入我們來了解繼續教育去改善你的職業生涯!
Venue: Intel SC9 Auditorium, 3601 Juliette Ln, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Date: Saturday, July 8, 2017, 12pm – 5pm.
Agenda: 
12:00 – 1:00pm Registration & Networking
1:00 – 1:05pm Symposium Opening Remarks
Yang Zhang, MC of the event; Executive Director of Publication, CASPA
1:05 – 1:15pm Welcome from CASPA President
James Lei, Ph.D., President, CASPA
1:15 – 1:40pm Continuing Education – Best Path for Career Development
 Stanford University Continuing Studies Program Introduction  
Kern Peng, Ph.D., Executive Director of Symposium, CASPA; 
Career Advisor, Intel Career Advisor Network
1:40 – 2:05pm University of San Francisco Graduate Program Introduction
Aija Gamburg, Associate Director of Graduate Admissions, University of San Francisco School of Management
2:05 – 2:30pm Santa Clara University Graduate Program Introduction
Frank Barone, Chair, Engineering Management, Santa Clara University School of Engineering
2:30 – 2:55pm University of California Santa Cruz Program Introduction
Therese Ammiro, Director, Business Communications, UCSC Silicon Valley Extension
2:55 – 3:05pm Break
3:05 – 3:30pm San Jose State University Program Introduction
Alan Wong, Ph.D., Director of Business Development and External Relations, San Jose State University
3:30 – 3:55pm University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Program Introduction
Bernadette Birt,
3:55 – 4:55pm Panel Discussion: Balancing Work, Life, and School
Moderator: Dr. Connie Miao
Panelists: Nitu Parimi, Sr. Director, Global Cloud PMO, Oracle Corporation
 Dr. Keita Broadwater, CFO and Board Member, PV Tech Inc
 Abby Shen, PM Manager, Quadrant 
 Tiffany Chu, Sr. Investor Relations Manager, Intel Corporation
4:55 – 5:00pm Closing Remark and Prize Drawing

3601 Juliette Ln, Santa Clara, CA 95054

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