############################################################################ T h e E l e c t r o n i c N e w s l e t t e r o f I F C S S %=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%= }}}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}} }}}}}} }}}}}} }}}}}} }}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}} }}}}}} }}}}}} }}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}} ]]]]]]]]] ]]]]]]] ]]]]]]]] ]]]]]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]] ]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]]]]]]]] ]] ]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] ]]]]]]] ]]]]]]]] ]]] ]]] ]]] %=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%= Press Desk October 10, 1994 No.94001 %=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%= IN THIS ISSUE: No of Lines ============================================================================ ***** Electronic Press Conference ***** 1. President's Words: Better Our Communications ......................... 30 2. IFCSS HQ NR#6013: Personnel Appointment I ............................ 32 ***** Under the Sunshine ***** 3. Summary Report of Reimbursement for 6th Congress ..................... 27 ***** Together We Can ***** 4. Introduction to IFCSS HQ PressDesk .................................. 25 5. Introduction to "CSS Today, IFCSS Electronic Newsletter" ............. 25 %=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%= ================= ***** Electronic Press Conference ***** ================== 1. President's Words: Better Our Communications ......................... 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear friends, E-mail network communication has been one of the most important channel through which IFCSS is keeping in touch with the community of Chinese students and scholars (CSS), whom IFCSS has vowed to represent and serve. In the past five years, IFCSS Headquarters (HQ) has gradually developed several forms of e-mail communication, such as the News Releases, the regular (biweekly or weekly) journals, etc.. They have served to inform the CSS community about what has been going on in IFCSS HQ. This year, we are going to expand the services, include more reports on the grassroots activities, and develop a two-way communication channel through the Electronic Newsletters of IFCSS published by the Press Desk, a newly established communications group working on improving the Internet communication among IFCSS members and offices. In these frequently published Newsletters, you will find the familiar messages such as news releases and work logs. In addition, there will be various columns for dialogues and information sharing. This is a new experiment to better our communications. I sincerely thank the group led by Dr. Ding Yungui for volunteering their precious time and effort to make this possible. Please offer your support, comments, suggestions, feedbacks, and critiques so that we can together make it a success! Thank you. Sincerely Yours, Luo Ning President, IFCSS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. IFCSS HQ NR#6013: Personnel Appointment I ............................ 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: LUO Ning, Ph.D., President of IFCSS (Signed) TO: CSS Community SUBJECT: Personnel Appointment (I) Cc: IFCSS Council The IFCSS President has appointed the sixth term Chief Executive Director, office manager, working committee chairpersons, and projects directors as follows. The appointments are effective immediately. Chief Executive Director: Ms. XU Yingyin HQ Office Manager: Mr. YANG Jie Working Committee Chairpersons: Chinese Community Info. Center Mr. JIANG Yuan Civil Rights Mr. HUANG Lin Consultation Service Mr. WANG Xiaohan Educational Rescue Mr. DUAN Xiansheng Exchange Mr. WU Yegang,Ph.D. (Acting) Human Rights Mr. XIAO Qiang Humanitarian Assistance Mr. ZHANG Yalai Interschool Activities Mr. ZHANG Feng, Mr. QI Bing Working Project Directors: Archival Documentation Mr. LU Chengdong Chinese Professional Info. Center Mr. HE Baoping, Ph.D. Newsletter (Chinese) Mr. CHENG Ming, Ph.D. Task Force on Structural Reform Mr. LIU Yuhe Task Force on New Comers Mr. DU Ping The above appointments were approved (except the Exchange Committee chairmanship) by the Council on its teleconference ended early morning yesterday. In addition, the Council basically approved the overall working plan of the HQ, the budget of IFCSS for the fiscal year of 1994-1995, and the detailed working proposals of working committees and projects, with a few exceptions. Therefore, the working team of IFCSS for this term has been established and all the members of the team are anxious and ready to start work. Suggestions and volunteers are more than welcome. Please send your message to the HQ or to the working committee and/or project leaders directly. Here is a directory of the working team: Ms. XU Yingyin and Mr. YANG Jie: The HQ telephone # and e-mail address. Mr. JIANG Yuan: jiang@ifcss.org (202)554-5360 (h) Mr. HUANG Lin: hua7291@med2s0.engr.ccny.cuny.edu (718)548-9114 (h) (212)650-5226 (o) Mr. WANG Xiaohan: WANG@UWYO.EDU Mr. DUAN Xiansheng: xdg8661@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (217)367-0554 Mr. XIAO Qiang: hrichina@igc.apc.org (212)661-2909 (o) Mr. ZHANG Yalai: (612)785-0808 (h) (612)625-0226 (o) Exchange -- Dr. Wu, Yegang (Acting) Phone:(407)687-6686 (O) or (in FL)1-800-432-2045 ext. 6686 (O) (407)791-3778 (Home) FAX: 407-687-6442 E-mail: yegang.wu@sfwmd.gov Interschool Activities -- Mr. Zhang, Feng and Mr. Qi, Bing bgqi@medinfo.rochester.edu (716)461-3312 (h) (716)275-3753 (o) zhan0002@gold.tc.umn.edu (612)331-2913 (h) (612)624-0667 (o) Projects: Newsletter -- Dr. Cheng, Ming mchn@chevron.com (310)694-7876 (o) Task Force on Structural Reform -- Mr. Liu, Yuhe yuhe@tornado.gcn.uoknor.edu (405)325-0852 (o) (405)447-8185 (h) Task Force on New Comers -- Mr. Du, Ping DUPING@lcs.isu.edu (208)232-0268 (h) (208)241-5433 (o) Chinese Professional Information Center -- Dr. He, Baoping BPHE@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (703) 231-5941 (Office) (703) 961-1270 (Home) Fax: (703) 231-8919 Archive -- Mr. Lu, Chengdong CLU@BIOMED.MED.YALE.EDU (203)281-6560 (h) (203)785-2599 (o) Civil Rights Legal Defense Fund -- Mr. Yang, Jie (HQ) hq@ifcss.org (202)347-0017 (o) ====================== ***** Under the Sunshine ***** ====================== 3. Summary Report of Reimbursement for 6th Congress ..................... 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- By: IFCSS HQ 10/09/94 We have completed processing the applications for reimbursement of travel expenses to the IFCSS Sixth Congress at Chapel Hill. The names, reimbursement amounts, and organizational affiliations of participants eligible for travel subsidies were posted in the IFCSS HQ News Release 6011 on October 6, 1994. We are here to provide a summary of the reimbursement amounts as distributed among participants of five categories. Please note that "D" stands for Delegates with delegate ID; "G" for invited Guests; "L" for Lin, Changsheng, former IFCSS president who issued checks at Chapel Hill; "R" for those being blocked to participate in final voting due to not granting delegate ID; "W" for Working Staff. D--$27,067.00 G-- $543.50 L--$16,434.00 R-- $2,780.00 W-- $827.00 Total $47,651.50 Most reimbursement checks were issued between September 13 and 16, 1994, except those being issued by Lin, Changsheng at Chapel Hill. In addition, we have kept in our file 10 people who are eligible for subsidies but as of today have not provided original air tickets requested for processing. The amount for reimbursing those people will be about $2,000 dollars in total if average subsidies for them are $200 each. ======================= ***** Together We Can ***** ======================== 4. Introduction to IFCSS HQ PressDesk .................................. 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- By: IFCSS HQ PressDesk 10/09/94 The most crucial factor to IFCSS' survival and success is the grassroot support. To obtain and sustain the grassroot support, we must have a stable and open communications channel for the CSS to know what IFCSS is currently doing and for the HQ to know the current issues in the CSS community. In the past, the HQ has had the News Release to broadcast the announcements and report the activities of IFCSS, which is a one-way channel. To better the communications between IFCSS and its constituency, to make this communication a two way channel, we at the IFCSS HQ Press Desk (PressDesk, for short) are pleased to open this new channel for IFCSS to better communicate with the CSS community. The PressDesk consists of a group of volunteers plus HQ staff. The duty of the Press Desk will include reporting the activities and announcements of the HQ. In addition, the PressDesk will actively collect questions, issues, and topics that address IFCSS policies, concern the CSS community and/or are related to China in general from various email networks and other media and channel them to the attention of the IFCSS leadership. The PressDesk will gather, and distribute to the public, the responses of the HQ to these questions and issues in a timely manner. It is our hope that such a new scheme will enhance the communications of IFCSS with its grassroot organizations and help establish strong ties of and consolidate support from the CSS to IFCSS. As such, IFCSS will better serve the CSS community. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Introduction to "CSS Today: IFCSS Electronic Newsletter" ............. 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- By: IFCSS HQ PressDesk 10/09/94 CSS Today is an electronic newsletter of IFCSS. It is published by the PressDesk organized by the IFCSS President. CSS Today will be composed of various columns which are designed to facilitate the information flow. The following is a brief introductions of these columns. A. Overview * Electronic Press Conference * Face-to-Face Dialogue * Together We Can * Under the Sunshine * In the Community * 800-Line * Brainstorm * Open Forum * Eye on China * Information Sharing * Quote of the Issue B. Part I: What the HQ Is Doing *** Electronic Press Conference: This column consists of two sections: "President's Words" and "IFCSS HQ News Release". It is for the President to directly talk to the public, answer questions from CSS, and release important policy and statements. *** Face-to-Face Dialogue: In this column, various questions will be presented together with the responses from the IFCSS HQ. *** Together We Can: This column is for HQ to issue announcements for IFCSS work plans, project progress, and other nation wide coordinations. *** Under the Sunshine: This column will report what the HQ is doing in its daily operation. It will include the HQ work log. C. Part II: What's Happening in the Community *** In the Community: This column is for the grassroots organizations to exchange their activity reports and experience. *** 800-Line: This column is an electronic 800 hotline for the HQ to answer questions regarding its CSS service programs, such as medical insurance program. *** Brainstorm: In this column, we will collect various ideals, discussions, and thoughts about IFCSS related issues from other networks and publications. D. Part III: Voices from CSS *** Open Forum: This column will carry discussions on IFCSS related issues. *** Eye on China In this column, we will report activities that IFCSS and other organizations carry out to conduct exchange with and promote human rights in China. *** Information Sharing: This column is for the general public to share with the readers of their study, work, and life experience in the US schools and American society. *** Quote of the Issue: Short quotes will be carried. Topics could be diverse. ############################################################################ # Editor of this issue: DING Yungui # ############################################################################ # IFCSS, 733 15th St. N.W.#440, Washington, DC20005 (202)347-0017,0018(fax)# ############################################################################ # The Press Desk serves for multichannal communications among CSS & IFCSS. # # Please send your comments, questions, criticisms and anything concerning # # a healthy establishment of IFCSS to: # # # # To subscribe to IFCSS HQ Press Desk publications, please send mail to: # # listserv@ifcss.org # # with the mail body: sub PBS-L last_name first_name (for signing on) # # or: unsub PBS-L last_name first_name (for signing off) # # For more information about IFCSS, its Service Program and publications, # # ftp/gopher to or use mosaic (www) to: http://ifcss.org:8001/ # %=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=