From: john@jho.com (John Ho)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong,news.answers
Subject: soc.culture.hongkong FAQ, Part III
Summary: This posting contains the up-to-date info for Global Volunteer
	database.  It is intended to help out all SCHK netters around 
	the world.
Date: 23 Aug 92 23:29:26 GMT
Expires: 20 Sep 1992 23:29:07 GMT
Reply-To: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu
Followup-To: soc.culture.hongkong
Organization: Software Programming, Inc., Dallas, Texas USA

Archive-name: hongkong-faq/part3
Last-modified: Sun Aug 23 16:47:01 EDT 1992
Version: 2.1


                              O F F I C I A L 

                       FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 

                                   FOR 

                            SOC.CULTURE.HONGKONG


                     PART III - GLOBAL VOLUNTEER DATABASE 

 
If you have any questions regarding addition/deletion/modification
to this FAQ, please contact Kelvin Leung at "abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu".  
Your comments will be appreciated.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

2000) GENERAL INFORMATION:
2001)   What is Global Volunteer Database(GVD)?
2002)	Why do we need GVD?
2003)   Who are GVD volunteer and what responsiblity do they have?	
2004)	Who can use GVD?
2005)   What is the ultimate goal for GVD?
2006)   Who is in charge of the GVD?
2007)   How can I obtain a copy of the GVD?
2008)   How can I become a volunteer?
2009)   Can I take a look at the lastest GVD?

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2000)  GENERAL INFORMATION:
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2001)   What is Global Volunteer Database(GVD)?

	GVD (Global Volunteer Database) is a compiled list of SCHK netters 
who are willing to provide information thru e-mail for netters in other
parts of the world.

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2002) Why do we need GVD?

	Every now and then, we all need some kind of help from someone in 
another city or in another country.  We need information on a degree 
program in another university thousands of miles away, we want to find
our long lost classmate in another city or we simply need travel information
in another state.  We have all seen postings after postings of that 
nature in SCHK, wouldn't it be nice if we have know someone who are
willing to provide us with information when we need it?  This is what
the GVD is all about.  

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2003)   Who are GVD volunteer and what responsiblity do they have?	

	GVD consists of SCHK netters from around the world who 
are willingly to help other netters.  The volunteer will 
answer questions for the school he/she attends or provides
info for the city where he/she reside.  It is a pure voluntary 
activity and the volunteer will not charge a fee for his/her 
service.  GVD volunteers are those who are out there to help others.

	Please note, however, the information the volunteer give will be 
made available to the public.  In other words, every netter will have 
access to them.  If the volunteer chose not to reveal certain information,
please exclude it from the e-mail.

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2004)	Who can use GVD?
	
	Everyone who has access to this database can make use of the 
info in GVD.  However, GVD cannot be sold for profit and the user 
cannot charge a fee for his/her service.  

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2005)   What is the ultimate goal for GVD?
	
	Thousands of students leave Hong Kong every year to persuade 
advance degree in US, Canada, UK and Australia.  The big majority 
of us do not know what to expect when we get on the plane.
Our mission is to make available the GVD database to the Heng Seng 
Oversea Study Center (something like that) in HK, American Chamber of
Commerce in HK, the Institute of International Education in Hong Kong and
other organisations who assist students in HK to study aboard.
Our volunteer in HK will physically go into the center and give 
the counselors a lesson on how to use AT&T e-mail from HK to 
contact our volunteers.  GVD will also be available to the 
"Breakthru" Magazine of which they already have something similar 
for many years, only now it goes hi-tech thru Internet. :)

	The Hong Kong Student Association from every all univ. 
and college around the world SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE volunteer 
in the GVD.  It will help Hong Kong Students around the world to 
communicate better in event that we have not foreseen.  This will 
become an important step in moving SCHK from a discussion only forum to 
an organized global network for Hong Kong people.  Something that 
we might rely on after 1997. :)

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2006) Who is in charge of the GVD?

	Kelvin Leung from Dartmoth College in New Hampshire, USA.  You can
reach him at "abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu".  You are welcome to send him 
any complaints, compliments, flames, suggestions, changes of address...                      
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2007) How can I obtain a copy of the GVD?

	A copy of the lastest GVD will be available in the bi-monthly
posting of SCHK FAQ.  If you REALLY cannot wait, pleae contact Kelvin
Leung at "abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu".

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2008) How can I become a volunteer?
	
	It is very easy.  What you need to do is to fill in the form below
and mail it to Kelvin Leung at "abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu" and you will 
become an official GVD volunteer.

------------  FORM BEGIN -------------
         Orgn: 	/* Organisation/School */
         Dept: 	/* Department of study */
         Name: 	/* Your name here */
         Addr: 	/* e-mail address */
         HKSA? 	/* Is there a Hong Kong Student Assocation in your school ? */
         Note: 	/* Comment/notes/famous quote :) */
------------  FORM END   -------------

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2009) Can I take a look at the lastest GVD?

	Here is the database.  It is sorted by country, then state/provinces,
then city and organisation, then department. 



		G L O B A L   V O L U N T E E R    D A T A B A S E


COUNTRY: Australia

   STATE: Canberra (Aus)

      CITY: Sydney, Hong Kong

         Orgn: Chinese University (HK), Aus. National Univ.
         Dept: Chemistry
         Name: Ida N. L. Ma
         Addr: b130778@vax2.cuhk.edu.hk
         HKSA? No
         Note: - no comment -

   STATE: Queensland

         Orgn: University of Queensland
         Dept: Computer Science
         Name: Wai Chow
         Addr: wai@cs.uq.oz.au
         HKSA? No
         Note: No Comment
               
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COUNTRY: Canada

   STATE: Ontario

      CITY: Waterloo

         Orgn: University of Waterloo
         Dept: Computer Science
         Name: Louis Lin
         Addr: lhclin@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca
         HKSA? No
         Note: Provides information about graduate programs
               offered by the department.
               
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COUNTRY: Hong Kong 

      CITY: Hong Kong

         Orgn: HongKong PC User Group
         Dept: None
         Name: Samson Luk
         Addr: samsonluk@ATTMail.Com
         HKSA? no
         Note: none
               
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COUNTRY: USA

   STATE: Arizona

      CITY: Tucson

         Orgn: University of Arizona
         Dept: Management Information Systems
         Name: Simon Leung
         Addr: leungk@mis.arizona.edu
         HKSA? can be. :)
         Note: Can arrange for airport pickup ...etc. 
               Just let me know. :)
               
         Orgn: University of Arizona
         Dept: Computer Science
         Name: Leo Wai-Chung So
         Addr: leoso@cs.arizona.edu
         HKSA? No
         Note: M.S. Student
               

   STATE: California

      CITY: Berkeley

         Orgn: University of California, Berkeley
         Dept: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
         Name: Leo Wong
         Addr: c60a-aa@volga.Berkeley.edu
         HKSA? Yes
         Note: President of HKSA in Oregon STATE University, 
               over there.

      CITY: Irvine

         Orgn: U.C. Irvine / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
         Dept: Electrical and Computer Engineering
         Name: Anthony S. Lai
         Addr: alai@balboa.eng.uci.edu
         HKSA? No
         Note: I am also a member of the Hong Kong Club here 
               at UC Irvine, and next year is my last year
               at UCI.

      CITY: Sacramento/Roseville

         Orgn: Hewlett Packard
         Dept: None
         Name: Roger Lam
         Addr: roger@hprnd.rose.hp.com
         HKSA? No
         Note: Smile  :)

      CITY: San Francisco

         Orgn: On Lok, Inc.
         Dept: N/A
         Name: Ling Shao
         Addr: lshao@netcom.com
         HKSA? No
         Note: Friends are always welcome.
               

   STATE: Maryland

      CITY: Gaithersburg (near D.C)

         Orgn: Harry Diamond Laboratories
         Dept: none
         Name: Forrest Chang
         Addr: chang@adelphi-assb01.army.mil
         HKSA? No
         Note: Happy to help out my fellow chinese


   STATE: Massachusetts

      CITY: Cambridge

         Orgn: M.I.T.
         Dept: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
         Name: Albert Shing Fai Wong
         Addr: albertsw@athena.mit.edu
         HKSA? Yes
         Note: None


   STATE: New Hampshire

      CITY: Hanover

         Orgn: Dartmouth College
         Dept: Geography, Environmental Studies
         Name: Maggi Leung
         Addr: Maggi.Leung@Dartmouth.EDU
         HKSA? No
         Note: - no comment -

         Orgn: Dartmouth College
         Dept: Physics
         Name: Yeukkei Cheung (Roy)
         Addr: Yeukkei.Cheung@dartmouth.edu
         HKSA? nil
         Note: Will help out all good-looking female. ;)
    

   STATE: New York

      CITY: Buffalo

         Orgn: SUNY - Buffalo
         Dept: Music
         Name: Kenneth Kwan
         Addr: ckkwan@acsu.buffalo.edu
         HKSA? No
         Note: There are several support groups for Chinese
               at UB.  Contact Kenneth for detail.
               
      CITY: Rochester

         Orgn: University of Rochester
         Dept: INSTITUTE OF OPTICS
         Name: S. Baldwin Ng
         Addr: ng@moe.optics.rochester.edu
         HKSA? yes
         Note: I was the President of the CSA last year. I
               guess I can volunteer to represent the UR's 
               CSA (with HKers especially)
               

   STATE: Texas

      CITY: Austin

         Orgn: Motorola Inc.
         Dept: Alumni BSEE 1989, Purdue University
         Name: Norman Chiu
         Addr: chiu@gpb-mac.sps.mot.com
         HKSA? No
         Note: Come visit Texas, where the weather is warm,
               the people are friendly, and the fun is
               limited only by your imagination

      CITY: Dallas

         Orgn: Software Programming, Inc.
         Dept: N/A
         Name: John Ho
         Addr: john@jho.com
         HKSA? No
         Note: I always have room for a new friend. :) 

         Orgn: Texas Instruments/Southern Methodist Univ.
         Dept: Computer Engineering
         Name: Pius Ng
         Addr: ngp@bonzai.cs.ucdavis.edu
         HKSA? No
         Note: Just tell me what you need! :-)
               

   STATE: Washington

      CITY: Seattle

         Orgn: Sierra Geophysics, Inc.
         Dept: None
         Name: Kelvin Tse
         Addr: Kelvin@Sierra.com
         HKSA? NO
         Note: Welcome to Washington !!


   STATE: Wisconsin

      CITY: Madison

         Orgn: University of Wisconsin-Madison
         Dept: Computer Science
         Name: Poon, Ka Cheong
         Addr: poon@cs.wisc.edu
         HKSA? no
         Note: I can try to contact the CSA (HK students) 
               here.  Send you info later. 
               
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