There will be food, drink, fun and raffle!

Spread the news and invite your coworkers/friends/family to join us together! Please RSVP only [here] by 7/15/2009.

Fee:
RSVP Member $10, Non-member $15, (Free for Kids under 10)
At Door Member $15, Non-member $20

In this dynamic and interactive seminar, learn how to effectively build and maintain a professional network in a live practice session.  Moderator Panch Chandrasekaran will introduce a new and exciting method, leveraging improv techniques used widely by those in comedic and theatric performance arts.  This methodology has been jointly developed by Cort Worthington of UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and combines networking theory with exercises designed to reinforce the intellectual content presented in the session. Following the live practice session, a few distinguished speakers with diverse business backgrounds will engage in a panel discussion to share their professional networking secrets and best practices.

This time, we are all gonna try something new and exciting! Prepare yourself for a "flying" experience! (iFly Indoor Skydiving/Vertical Wind Tunnel www.iflysf.com) The lesson is included and newbies are all welcome.

RSVP (fill out the online form) is required by 5/5/2009. Without RSVP, you'll have to pay individual rate and may not be flying as part of the group

When: We will be starting at 4:30PM sharp so please be on time! :)

Cost: $45 for member, $50 for non-member (Mentorship discount voucher can be redeemed for this event), dinner cost is extra.

After party dinner
Location: Texas Roadhouse (about 1 min away)
32115 Union Landing Boulevard
Union City

As volunteers, we can help by being judges or by doing a variety of other tasks. The plan is to do the morning shift, and possibly go to lunch afterward.

The deadline for signing up is March 31st. Please sign up [here], thanks!

Join 30 other young professionals on a one-week trip to Taiwan:

• Gain insight of career and business opportunities in Taiwan and the Greater China region through company and government agency visits
• Meet the senior business executives and government leaders and learn from their experiences
• Expand your network and build lasting professional relationships and friendships
• Experience the food, culture, and night life of Taiwan

Trip Date: March 23rd to 27th, 2009

This year's focus is on mobile, green tech, and consumer marketing. The target industries and potential companies are:

• Electronics (Asus 華碩, HTC 宏達, MediaTek*, Foxconn 鴻海, Chi Mei 奇美)
• Green Technology (Green Energy, Photovoltaics Technology Center, ITRI 工研院太陽光電科技中心)
• Telecom (Chunghwa Telecom 中華電信*)
• Internet / Web 2.0 (iPart 愛情公寓, Yahoo)
• Recreation (Giant Bicycles 捷安特*)
• Consumer (Uni-President 統一企業)
• Government (Mainland Affairs Council 大陸委員會)
• Finance (Chinatrust 中國信託)
• Media (CtiTV 中天新聞*)
• VC (Hotung 和通創投)
• Marketing (Era Ogilvy*)

Come and join a panel of trip alumni to learn about the program details and how you can benefit from it to:

• Gain insight of the business environments and developments in Taiwan and the Greater China region through company and government agency visits
• Meet the senior business executives, government leaders, and scholars in Taiwan and learn from their experiences
• Expand your network and build lasting professional relationships and friendships

Space is limited, so you must RSVP.

Further information and sign up [here].

As part one of a three part career development series, the latest interviewing techniques will be presented by a successful, professional career consultant. Topics range from selling yourself at the interview to preparing for technical/behavioral questions. Additional topics will include salary negotiations, resume help, mock interviews, job hunting techniques, and questions to ask your interviewers. There will be a Q&A session following the presentation for any targeted issues that you may want tips on.

Invited Speakers:

• Lee Rosenfield, Career Consultant at San Jose State University
• Anne Broderick, Executive Coach and Career Management Consultant

Fee: $5 for members; $10 for non-members. At the door: Add $5
RSVP by sending an email with your full name to mixer@mjaa.net (Please RSVP by 1 pm Friday, December 12th for RSVP rates.)

Agenda
10:00 AM : Registration and Networking
10:30 AM : Speaker Presentation
11:30 AM : Q&A

Come and join a panel of trip alumni to learn about the program details and how you can benefit from it to:

• Gain insight of the business environments and developments in Taiwan and the Greater China region through company and government agency visits
• Meet the senior business executives, government leaders, and scholars in Taiwan and learn from their experiences
• Expand your network and build lasting professional relationships and friendships

Please RSVP [here] for the San Francisco open house session, thanks!

Come and join a panel of trip alumni to learn about the program details and how you can benefit from it to:

• Gain insight of the business environments and developments in Taiwan and the Greater China region through company and government agency visits
• Meet the senior business executives, government leaders, and scholars in Taiwan and learn from their experiences
• Expand your network and build lasting professional relationships and friendships

• $15B in total new state debt - that’s $410 per Californian
• “Green” initiatives costing over $5B – opposed by many environmental groups
• Political redistricting – 3 years after the first failed
• Of course, gay marriage ban

Not sure how these impact your life? Seems confusing? Come learn the facts behind the rhetoric! MJAA, in collaboration with Silicon Valley Votes, is proud to bring you an opportunity to discuss these issues in an informative, non-partisan environment. You will learn more about the actual text, history, issues, and context of each initiative. We will have speakers from the League of Women Voters, a national organization that has 80 years of experience doing policy analysis and voter education.

http://www.svvotes.org/wp/events

• Build personal relationships with some of the most accomplished Asian American leaders in Silicon Valley.
• Learn from the successes of other Asian Americans in a wide-range of industries, from venture capital, high-tech, to entrepreneurship.
• Get coaching and practical advice that could make an immediate impact.

MJAA Professional Mentorship Program is an opportunity for participants to broaden their networks, gain insights from each other¡¦s experiences for professional and personal development, and establish a support network for the years to come.

Come visit us at our final Information Session to learn about the program details and talk to past program participants.

The Monte Jade Executive Mentorship program is the first of its kind targeted towards supporting high-achieving Asian-American professionals to advance into executive and leadership positions. It does so by supporting mentoring relationships that help participants:

• Build personal relationships with some of the most accomplished Asian American leaders in Silicon Valley.
• Learn from the successes of other Asian Americans in a wide-range of industries, from venture capital, high-tech, to entrepreneurship.
• Get coaching and practical advice that could make an immediate impact.

MJAA Professional Mentorship Program is an opportunity for participants to broaden their networks, gain insights from each other¡¦s experiences for professional and personal development, and establish a support network for the years to come.

Come visit us at our 2nd of 3 Free Information Sessions to learn about the program details and talk to past program participants.

又到了一年一度的中秋節囉! 今年來點不一樣的吧! 來和MJAA的新朋友老朋友 一起動手自己製作月餅! 請傳播邀請你的朋友 大家一起參與這個有趣的活動~

Fee: RSVP by 9/10: $10, No RSVP: $15, Member discount -$2

Panelists:
George Koo, Director of the Chinese Services Group at Deloitte & Touche
Kenneth Y. Yeung, Founder and President of Prince of Peace Group of Companies
Peter Chu, COO of ApaceWave

RSVP
RSVP by sending an email with your full name to mixer@mjaa.net

• $5 for members
• $10 for non-members

• Add $5

**** Please RSVP by 1 pm Friday, August 22nd for RSVP rates. ****

Feel free to invite your friends and co-workers. Everyone is welcome!

Come join us for an afternoon of tasty BBQ, fun games, and exciting raffle prizes. (Thanks to the generosity of MJAA officers and alumni, a number of exciting prizes will be raffled off, including a grand prize from Apple! RSVP via PayPal Now!)

So, eat your breakfast and come join us at Rancho San Antonio. After the hike, we can all go gain our calories back by having lunch together! There’s nothing taste better after a long walk in the mountain. Due to limited parking spaces on a late weekend morning, we will meet at Acron Campus’ parking lot and carpool to the site. We’ll take off at exactly 9:30am sharp, so make sure you don’t get left behind! Oh by the way, ladies should remember to wear a hat, and gentlemen should bring some water and share. =)

At this event, we have three distinguished panelists who will each have their perspective on success factors for businesses in China. The varied background and extensive experience of the panelists in China will provide for a full discussion on all aspects this issue. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to:

• Business entity structure and impacts
• Considerations about joint ventures
• Considerations of IP protection
• Best practices for managing a growing business in China

Speakers

• Ron Cai - Partner-in-Charge and Chief Representative of Davis Wright Tremaine's Shanghai, China office
• Bob Lin - Founder of Multi-Dimensional Venture Partners and Chairman of Zhifu Capital Partners
• Gary Wang- Co-founder and CEO of CareMax Capital

Moderator

• Lilly Chung - Lead Client Service Partner, Deloitte

Whether you are born in the US or overseas, being Asian American influences your cultural norms and perceptions. And these can have subtle, but important impact on your professional behavior – whether you are a startup entrepreneur, a manager, or a professional.

Come join us for an evening of presentation and lively discussion with Jane Hyun, an executive coach, a leadership strategist, and the author of the groundbreaking book Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling.