************************************************************** IFCSS Headquarters News Release No.5001 July 8, 1993 ************************************************************** Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) 733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005 Tel. (202)347-0017 Fax: (202)347-0018 Email: ifcss@wam.umd.edu The 5th Congress and New Leadership of the IFCSS ================================================ On July 2nd through 4th, 1993, the IFCSS held its 5th Congress at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. There were 250 representatives from 109 universities or local CSS organizations. The Congress was noted for its democratic atmosphere and active participation by the representatives. The Congress elected its new board of directors as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Northeastern Region Ren Songlin Boston University Wang Jing University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2. The Eastern Region QQi Bin University of Rochester Liu Chen Chinese Bioscientist Association at Albany 3. Mid-Atlantic Region Chen Dong University of Maryland Shao Qing Virginia Tech 4. Southeastern Region Fan Hongran University of Miami Zhou Hongguang Emory University 5. Midwestern Region Zhang Feng University of Minnesota Ding Yungui Iowa State University 6. Southwestern Region Li Wenyan University of New Mexico at Highland Zhang Li University of Texas at Arlington 7. Northwestern Region Dong Liqun University of Washington Liang Er Brington Young University 8. Pacific Region Shen Tong Foothill College Xu Datong University of Arizona The Board appointed Dong Liqun as its coordinator. The Congress elected its new Supervisory Committee as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------- Liu Xiang California State University at Hayward Lu Ping University of Miami Luo Lishi Los Alamos National Laboratory Li Kening University of Wisconsin, Madison Zhang Kaichang University of Maryland The Committee appointed Luo Lishi as its coordinator. The Congress elected its new President and Vice President: ---------------------------------------------------------- President: Lin Changsheng Claremont Institute Vice President: Shi Heping Virginia Tech (Further information on the 5th Congress will be published in NR 5002.) ********************************************************************* * IFCSS Headquarters Office * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * President: Lin Changsheng Vice President: Shi Heping * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * PBS-L is IFCSS's news distribution list for individuals. To sign * * on or off from the list, please send email to listserv@ifcss.org * * leave the subject line open and put in the mail body: * * (For signing on) sub PBS-L last name first name * * (For signing off) unsub PBS-L last name first name * * For more information about IFCSS, write to ifcss-info@ifcss.org * *********************************************************************