Vietnamese Professionals Society North American Conference 2004

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October 23rd - 24th, 2004
Doubletree Hotel Santa Ana/Orange County Airport
201 East MacArthur Blvd., Santa Ana, California 92707

Sponsored by
Wells Fargo

The following is our currently-scheduled program for the conference. The program is subject to change.

Friday, October 22nd, 2004
All Day Pre-Conference
  • Transportation from airport
  • Registration
  • Hotel check-in
7:30pm Social
  • Wine and Snacks
Saturday, October 23rd, 2004
7:30am Pre-Conference
  • Registration
  • Breakfast
9:00am Opening Ceremony
9:45am Politics: Political Status and the Development of a Civil Society in Vietnam   (Video)
11:15am Break
11:30am Improving the Lives of Women and Children in Vietnam   (Video)
11:30am Science and Technology: Solar Energy and Internet Censorship   (Video)
11:30am Politics: Vietnamese Americans Running for Office
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Charity: Vietnam and the Social Ills of Poverty   (Video)
3:30pm Break
3:45pm International Criminal Court   (Video)
3:45pm Vietnamese Americans in Entertainment
3:45pm Journalism: Reporting Across the Bicultural Divide
5:15pm Break
7:30pm Banquet
Sunday, October 24th, 2004
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Economics: Vietnam in the Global Economy   (Video)
10:30am Break
10:45am Education: Presenting the Vietnamese American Perspective
10:45am Lessons of Vietnam's History
11:45am Break
12:00pm Closing Ceremony
1:00pm Post-Conference
  • Hotel check-out
  • Transportation to airport
  • Prepare for Las Vegas trip
2:00pm Las Vegas Trip
  • Trip to Las Vegas
  • Hotel-checkin (Palace Station Hotel)
Monday, October 25th, 2004
5pm Las Vegas Trip
  • Return to Orange County by 5pm

N e w s

11.02.04: Nguoi Viet 2: Professionals connecting to other professionals: heard and 'scene'

11.01.04: Comments: Nguyen Thanh-Nghia

11.01.04: Comments: Hoang Minh-Long

10/30/04: Of responsibilities and privileges

10/30/04: Professionals connecting to other professionals: heard and 'scene'

10/27/04: Radio TNT Post-Conference Interview on October 25th

10/24/04: First set of Multimedia

10/22/04: Live Internet Broadcasting

10/09/04: Radio TNT Interview October 6th

10/03/04: Registration problems

09/28/04: Early Registration Ends October 20th

09/20/04: Radio VNCR Interview September 11th

09/15/04: Registration and Confirmed Speakers Online

09/14/04: Flyer

09/10/04: Radio TNT Interview September 3rd

08/13/04: Fundraising Dinner With Q13 Fox News Anchorwoman Lily Jang

07/19/04: VPS Conference 2004 Press Release

04/01/04: VPS Conference Logo Competition

03/01/04: VPS Southern California will be hosting the upcoming VPS North American Conference 2004

Hosted by Vietnamese Professionals Society Southern California
3114 S. Maddock, Santa Ana, CA 92704, USA, south_ca@hcgvn.org