************************************************************** IFCSS Headquarters News Release No. 5109 February 17, 1994 ************************************************************** 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 IFCSS Working Meeting Special Report (4) Professional Affairs Committee Report ======================================== On February 6, 1994, Dr. Yanpei Deng, Chairman of IFCSS Professional Affairs Committee, presented to the Working Meeting a report on his committee's work. We encourage you to give your input and suggestions by contacting Mr. Deng Yanpei at the address provided below. Here is Mr. Deng's report: It has been four years since IFCSS was founded in 1989. Since then, large number of Chinese students and scholars (CSS) have graduated from schools and started their professional career in the U.S., and many of them are IFCSS veterans. These CSS are basically the people with advanced degrees and great deal of knowledge in their professional fields, some of them have already made great achievement. The mission of the IFCSS's Professional Affairs Committee (PAC) (SHE4 TUAN2 SHI4 WU4 GONG1 ZUO4 WEI3 YUAN2 HUI4), as the old name of the Professional Club, is to build the communication channels and strengthen the connections between IFCSS and the local CSS organizations, to provide services and forum for the Chinese professionals in the U.S. Local CSS professional organizations It has been a mutual understanding both inside IFCSS and among CSS general public that IFCSS must give great attention toward its grass root organizations. The most majority of the CSS organizations are formed on the basis of regions (e.g. East Tennessee Chinese Association and Midwest Chinese Science and Culture Association). These regional organizations attract local CSS professionals and provide social, cultural, and entertaining opportunities for their members. PAC has compiled the information of many the local CSS professional organizations nationwide, the act of making contacts is on process. Professional Data Bank PAC is setting a computerized CSS Professional Data Bank (PDB) to help the CSS professionals seeking employment in various areas. PDB has been collecting information from the CSS professional and will provide such information to the potential employers, the employment service agencies, and related information centers. PDB will also provide the information to the different levels of governmental Human Resources Offices, companies, and information centers in China. The service of PDB for CSS will be free, however, fee may will be charged for the information and service for these interested employers and agencies. Nationwide CSS professional organizations Some of the organization are established on the basis of common goals (e.g. Chinese Academy Link and China News Digest) or as fields of professions (e.g., the associations for political science and economics). These two types are usually the nationwide organizations. PAC is forming an Advisory Board consist of the representatives of these organizations in order to improve their communication and cooperation with IFCSS. The advisors will be named by the joined invitation of the president of IFCSS and the chairman of PAC. Legal advisor PAC has invited a U.S. law attorney as the legal advisor for handling the cases requiring legal service. As a national organization for the CSS in the U.S., the future of IFCSS will be determined by the support and participation of large majority of the CSS in this country. Many CSS have realized that it is necessary having a such organization to protect their interest and to express their voice. The driving force for CSS to involve the IFCSS activities has to be the combination of the basis of both spiritual and materialized values. By recognizing the importance of the ordinary CSS and these basis, IFCSS shall have a bright future. Dr. Deng Yanpei Chairman of the Professional Working Committee Oak Ridge National Laboratory YD2@STC10.CTD.ORNL.GOV or YD2@ORNLSTC.BITNET (615) 574-6714 (day) or (615) 539-4319 (evening)