Date: 3:00pm, Saturday, February 26th, 2011
Location: Sheraton Hotel (150 West 500 South), Salt Lake City

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Congratulation Letters from Chinese Embassy in USA

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Mission:

• Build relationships and exchange programs between China and United States in the areas of culture, science, technology, business, trade, education, and other exchange programs.
• Promote traditional Chinese culture and local Chinese community activities to the general public in the United States
• Provide networking and collaboration opportunities among Chinese scholars and professionals in the United States

Organization Committee:

• Co-Chairs: Wei Peng, Lisa Cheng
• Members: Geping Cheng, Weili Cheng, Nam Chou, Xiaoming Dong, Xiaoli Du, Chongwen Fan, Lian Feng, Yuanzong Fu, Bill Jiang, Zhe Leng, Bo Lu, Dong Pan, Siu-Lin Santee, Xiaoming Sheng, Li Sun, Rujie Sun, Qiang Tian, Le Wan, Gangqiang Wang, Ge Wu, Weidong Xia, Jaimee Yang, Shuhua Zhang, Hao Zhu
• Advisors: Densen Cao, Lew Cramer, Woody Fang, Brett Heimburger, Taowen Le, Paul Salvage

Tentative program:

3:00pm Registration Open (Canyons Lobby)

4:00pm Panel Discussion on Health Care (Deer Valley Room)

Topic:             Public Health and Medical Technologies

Moderator:     Dr. Taowen Le, Deputy Department Director General, 

                        Liaoning Province of China

Panelists:

• Senator Mark Madsen, Public Health Committee, Utah State Senate
• Dr. Barry Nangle, Director for Center for Health Data, Utah Department of Health
• Mr. Scott Holbrook, Executive Vice President, Medicity Company
• Dr. David Grainger, Professor & Presidential Endowed Chair, Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah

5:15pm Panel Discussion on International Trade and Business (Deer Valley Room)

Topic:             Investment and Business Opportunities Between US and China

Moderator:     Lisa Cheng, AVP/International Marketing Manager, First Utah Bank

Panelists:

• Keith W. Martin, PhD, Martin Exports; Martin’s Door Manufacturing
• Timothy B. Anderson, Attorney, Jones Waldo
• Kevin S. McMurray, Executive Director of International Development, USANA
• Fusheng Zhang, Professor and Vice President, Hainan Radio & TV University, China

6:45pm Opening Remarks (Canyons Conference Room)
6:45pm Introducing VIP Guests and Community Leaders

            Dr. Wei Peng, President, CAST-UT

6:50pm CAST-UT Annual Report

            Lisa Cheng, Past-President, CAST-UT

7:00pm Guest Remarks

• Senator John Valentine, former President of the Utah Senate
• Representative for the Chinese Embassy in USA
• Dr. Xiaoming Sheng, President-Elect, CAST-USA

7:20pm Dinner
 

7:40pm Keynote Speech (Canyons Conference Room)

Speaker: Patrick M. Byrne, Chairman and CEO of Overstock.com, Inc.

             “International Business & E-Commerce As a Cooperative Activity”

Introduction: Yuanzong Fu, CAST-UT Vice President of Science and Technology

8:10pm Presentation of Certificates (Canyons Conference Room)

8:10pm Certificates to Major sponsors, Lifetime Members, Corporate Members,

            and Outstanding High School Student Scholarships

            Dr. Jaimee Yang, CAST-UT President-Elect

8:20pm Closing Remarks (Canyons Conference Room)

            Dr. Wei Peng, President, CAST-UT

8:25pm Announcement of CAST-UT BOD Election Results (Canyons Conference Room)

            Leng Zhe, CAST-UT Secretary General

8:30pm CAST-UT Members Group Photo (Canyons Conference Room)