TheChineseAssociationforScience&Technology,U.S.A.TheGreatNewYorkChapter(CAST-GNY)TheChineseAssociationforScienceandTechnology,U.S.A.(CAST-USA)wasfoundedinAugust1992inNewYorkCityandregisteredinNewYorkStateasanon-politicalandnon-profitprofessionalorganization.CAST-USAGreaterNewYorkChapterasthefoundingplaceforCAST-USA,wasstructuredin2002tofacilitatetheexpansionofCAST-USAnationwide.Currently,CAST-GNYhasabout2000membersfromtheStateofNewYorkandNewJersey.ThemajorityofCASTmembersholdadvanceddegreesinscienceandtechnology,education,business,law,medicine,artandotherfieldsofendeavor.CAST-GNYisnowoneofthemost-recognizedorganizationsamongChinese

professionalsintheGreatNewYorkArea.InthepastCAST-GNYactivelypromotesacademicexchangesandprofessionaldevelopmentofitsmembersbyorganizingseminarsandconferencesinvariousprofessionalareas.InadditionCAST-GNYservesasa"bridge"betweentheUnitedStatesandChinaforbothpersonnelandinformationexchanges,andforthecooperationinscienceandtechnology,economic,tradeandotherareas,suchashostingChinaITsummitoverseastalentexchangeforumsandleadinghigh-levelprofessionaldelegationstovisitChina;WorkingtogetherwithotherprofessionalsocietiesCAST-GNYplaysanactiveroletocontributetolocalcommunities,enhancefriendshipsandcommunicationsamongmembers,promoteChinesetraditionalcultureintheUnitedStates,i.e.organizingannualChineseNewYearparty,Moonfestivalpartiesandsummercamps,etc.Withcurrenteconomiccrisis,CAST-GNYwillcontinuetohelpourmemberstoturningthechallengestoopportunitiesandpursueadvancedprofessionalcareerdevelopmentinmanyaspects.CAST-GNYExecutiveCommitteeDr.TongFang(President),Dr.ZhixiongChen(ChairofBOD),Dr.YingliTian(SecretaryGeneral),Dr.LiangjieZhang(VP),Dr.MeimeiGao(VP),Dr.JingongPan(VP),MinweiLu(VP),Dr.YinHu(VP),Dr.XiaoqiangLuo(VP),Dr.WeiZhong(VP),HuaLi(VP),Dr.HenryXiao,Dr.JizhongXiao,LarryLuo,OuXu,QixiuChen,Dr.ZheWang,SteveZhu,Dr.DongguangWei,BinZhang,Dr.GeorgeMiao,Dr.MichaelTian,QiShen,YunZhong,QingZhu;Contact：

Dr.TongFang(732-939-3930)MailingAddress：8ChurchStreet,P.O.Box174,LibertyCorner,NJ0***

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