SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – The Vietnamese Professionals Society is organizing the North American Conference 2004 that will take place October 23rd and 24th 2004 in Santa Ana, California. This year’s theme is “Roles of Vietnamese Professionals – Global and Local Perspectives”. As the title implies, the conference will showcase the diversity of professional fields that Vietnamese Americans are working in as well as educate them on all aspects of development that is currently taking place in Vietnam. It is our hope to promote a greater sense of civic participation by getting Vietnamese Americans to lend their expertise in a variety of local and global contribution.

Among the topics presented will be Education in US, Science/Technology, Journalism, Charity, International Criminal Court, Vietnamese History, Politics, Vietnamese Americans in Film, Vietnamese Americans in Public Service and Vietnam’s Current Economy.

Speakers to the conference will be Vietnamese professionals in US and around the world and will be posted on the conference website soon.