From: Daili <daili@ENG.UFL.EDU>
Subject:      Call for participation
Reply-To: Daili <daili@ENG.UFL.EDU>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 15:14:43 GMT
Comments: To: china-nt@uga.cc.uga.edu

Dear members of ACP and all overseas Chinese professionals and
students:

     We call for establishing a Databank of Chinese
Professionals' Expertise and Specialties.  Here is the proposal
package including: 1) Objectives, 2) Management of the databank,
3) How to list your data, 4) Information sheet, 5) Special
features, and the Attachment - the agreement between ACP and
anyone who wants to list his/her data with the databank (Please
be advised that it is not required by ACP for you to sign the
agreement when you list your data.)

     The package is kind of longer than the message you usually
got from e-mail.  But, we believe it is very very important to
you, to your professional and personal development and
fulfillment abroad.  Please go through it patiently, or, save
this package, then read it at your leisure.

     Thank you for your attention and cooperation.


Devotedly,

Wenming Kuai
Dex Shi
==========




A Databank of Chinese Professionals' Expertise and Specialties

                               Proposed by
                       Wenming Kuai, President of ACP
                          Dex Shi, Director of ACP


     The purposes for us to establish ACP include helping develop
business relationship between the overseas Chinese professionals
and China, or any other interested parties, and at the same time
helping our Chinese fellows abroad to be financially independent
and socially respected.  We believe, collectively, we can offer
expertise and specialties in almost any fields.  However, doing
business needs to be specific.  We must know SPECIFICALLY what we
have to offer, before we can make an offer.  Therefore, we, on
behalf of the BOD of ACP, propose to establish a Databank of
Chinese Professionals' Expertise and Specialties.  We are not
only appealing to ACP members.  We hope all overseas Chinese
professionals and students will participate in this project.


I. Objectives

     Although we, the overseas Chinese professionals and
students, are not very strong financially yet, we have the most
precious wealth - human resource.  This is our invaluable assets.
Our future may base on that.  We have to learn how to use it
wisely.  Establishing a database of exactly what kinds of
expertise and specialties we have is the very first and necessary
step toward such wise use.  Then, when it comes to the point that
we have opportunities offering our services/products to China or
any other interested parties, we will be ready.

     The most unique and important feature in our database will
be the business relationships or any valuable relationships or
network inside China and abroad.  Every one knows the importance
of relationship/network in business.  In many cases, business is
relationship.  If we are going to be successful in doing
business, we need a strong network in China and abroad.  Many of
us have run into the situation that when a good opportunity shows
up, our individual connection is so weak and many links in
between are missing.

     We, the Chinese professionals and students are networked
with each other through ACP and many other organizations.  If
each of us can contribute his/her relations or personal network
and share it with each other, our network will multiply or
self-produce.  We will then have a super-network.  Opportunities
will look for and run after us.  And each one's connection,
although, maybe, insignificant individually, could be just an
important missing link.
     We may also use the databank for other benefits of our
members and all those listed in the databank such as professional
recruiting, searching for business partners and research
colleagues, and many others left to your imagination.

II.  The management of the databank

     The databank will be the proprietary information of ACP,
under the management of ACP's BOD.  We will legally ensure your
privacy and the confidentiality of your data.  The agreement is
attached with this proposal.  The BOD of ACP has appointed
Director, Dex Shi, as the manager of the databank, and two ACP
members, Haiquan Dai and Josie Zhang as the technical staff, in
charge of the technical operations, such as design, maintenance
and updating of the computerized databank.  Only the manager and
his technical staff can access the whole databank.  Special
authorization of access can only be issued by the manager and
approved by the President of ACP.

     Listing in the databank is free, thus attracting many
entries, but also enabling the manager to screen out what is
trivial or improper.  Key words are required to enter your data,
wherever it is necessary and proper.

     With the consent of the person listed in the databank, the
manager and his technical staff have the right to alter the
contents of his/her entries, in order to ensure the
retrievalability.

     Subscribers can request the information in their specified
area of interest, with a fee.  A flexible fee schedule is adopted
according to the amount of information and the importance of the
information requested.  For example, requesting a friend's phone
number will not be charged the same as requesting for a business
connection.  Searching for all the persons in some field will be
much more expensive than searching for one person in this field.
The information can be delivered via e-mail, or mail, or fax, at
client's choice.  In the future, we will provide on-line computer
retrieval services.

      Anyone listed in the databank can have two times free
service for trial.  After that, there will be a 25% off any
service charge for those listed in the databank.  If you are a
paid-member of ACP, you can have an additional 25% off.  (That
means, if you are a member of ACP, and if you are listed in the
Databank, you can get 50% off totally).  However, the free trial
and the discount are applicable to your personal use only.  Any
commercial use of any information retrieved from the databank is
not allowed without the authorization of the Manager of the
Databank and the President of ACP.


III. How to list your data

     In Section 4, you will find an Information Sheet, please
fill the form according to its format.  The listing is free.

     You will also find information on where to send your data,
and where to ask for help, in Section 4.

     The instructions and illustrations are also available upon
request.  Please send your request to the addresses listed in the
Information sheet.

IV.  Information Sheet
*****************************************************************************

                   Association of Chinese Professionals
                   ------------------------------------

                    Information Sheet for A Databank of
              Chinese Professionals' Expertise and Specialties

Send to:
                      E-mail  : acp-docpes@sun-robot.nuceng.ufl.edu

                      US Mail : Josie Zhang, p9430 Naomi Ave.,
                                Arcadia, CA 91006
                      Fax: Josie Zhang, 818-574-1698
                      Questions: Dex Shi:
                                 (717)761-4709(H)
                                 (717)761-4345(O)
                                 (717)761-5754(FAX)
                                 uc9@psuvm.bitnet

                                 Josie Zhang:
                                 (818)574-1698(H)
                                 (818)574-1698(Fax)

                                 Haiquan Dai:
				 (904)392-1450 (O)
				 (904)392-3380 (FAX)
				 daili@eng.ufl.edu
				 daili@ufpine.bitnet


1. Name (English) : _________________________________
2. Name (Chinese) : _________________________________
3. Sex : (M/F)________
4. Address : Street ______________________ Apt. No ______
	     City ________________________ State ____________
             Zip Code __________________
             Phone (work) : _________________________
             Phone (home) : _________________________
             Fax : ________________________
             Email : _____________________, _____________________
             Commercial BBS e-address:___________________________
   (optional)Modem communication software:_______________________

5. Current Job:
	Company_name: ________________________________________
	Company_address: _____________________________________
			 _____________________________________
			 _____________________________________
			 _____________________________________
	                (phone)(____)_____________________
	Your title: __________________________________________
	Your responsibilities:
		(1)._______________________________
		(2)._______________________________
		(3)._______________________________
		(4)._______________________________
		(5)._______________________________
   		(attach paper if more space is needed)

6. Education and academic background
   (if you have attended more than three schools, please use more spaces
    but keep the same format as following.)

	School_name:_____________________________________________
	School_address: _________________________________________
			_________________________________________
			_________________________________________
			_________________________________________
	Degree:________________________________
	Major: ________________________________
	Graduation Year(MM/YY):__________________

	School_name:_____________________________________________
	School_address: _________________________________________
			_________________________________________
			_________________________________________
			_________________________________________
	Degree:________________________________
	Major: ________________________________
	Graduation Year(MM/YY):__________________

	School_name:_____________________________________________
	School_address: _________________________________________
			_________________________________________
			_________________________________________
			_________________________________________
	Degree:________________________________
	Major: ________________________________
	Graduation Year(MM/YY):__________________

Academic Background:
(1)__________________________________________________
(2)__________________________________________________
(3)__________________________________________________
(4)__________________________________________________
(5)__________________________________________________

7. Any Expertise or Specialty - as specific as possible
   (attach paper if more space is needed)
   ________________________________________________________________
(1)________________________________________________________________
(2)________________________________________________________________
(3)________________________________________________________________
(4)______________________________________________________________
(5)________________________________________________________________

8.  Working experiences
	Company_name: ____________________________________
	Company_address:__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
	                (phone)(____)_____________________
	Your title:_______________________________________
	Beginning Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
	End Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
        Projects involved:________________________________________
           		  ________________________________________
        Your responsibility:______________________________________
                            _______________________________________
                            _______________________________________

        Project involved:________________________________
        	         ________________________________
        Your responsibility:_____________________________
                           ______________________________

    [repeat]

	Company_name: ____________________________________
	Company_address:__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
	                (phone)(____)_____________________
	Your title:_______________________________________
	Beginning Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
	End Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
        Projects involved:________________________________________
               		  ________________________________________
        Your responsibility:______________________________________
          		    ________________________________________


        Project involved: _________________________________
           		 __________________________________
        Your responsibility:______________________________
              		   ________________________________

        [repeat]


	Company_name: ____________________________________
	Company_address:__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
	                (phone)(____)_____________________
	Your title:_______________________________________
	Beginning Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
	End Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
        Projects involved:________________________________________
		 	  ________________________________________
        Your responsibility:______________________________
                            ______________________________
[repeat]
   			  (attach paper if more space is needed)

9. Business experience
   A. If your business experience is the same as your working experience
      please mark here: (Y/N)_________
   B. If your business experience is not the same as your working experience
      please give more detail in the same format as item 8.

	Company_name: ____________________________________
	Company_address:__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
	                (phone)(____)_____________________
	Your title:_______________________________________
	Beginning Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
	End Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
        Projects involved:________________________________________
           		  ________________________________________
        Your responsibility:______________________________________
                            _______________________________________
                            _______________________________________

        Project involved:________________________________
        	         ________________________________
        Your responsibility:_____________________________
                           ______________________________

    [repeat]

	Company_name: ____________________________________
	Company_address:__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
	                (phone)(____)_____________________
	Your title:_______________________________________
	Beginning Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
	End Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
        Projects involved:________________________________________
               		  ________________________________________
        Your responsibility:______________________________________
          		    ________________________________________


        Project involved: _________________________________
           		 __________________________________
        Your responsibility:______________________________
              		   ________________________________

        [repeat]


	Company_name: ____________________________________
	Company_address:__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
			__________________________________
	                (phone)(____)_____________________
	Your title:_______________________________________
	Beginning Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
	End Year:(MM/DD/YY)_________________________
        Projects involved:________________________________________
		 	  ________________________________________
        Your responsibility:______________________________
                            ______________________________
[repeat]
   			  (attach paper if more space is needed)

10. Business Relationships or any Valuable
          Relationships/Network (in China and abroad)
      Relationship:_____________________________
      Institutions:______________________________
      Activities:_________________________________

      Relationship:_____________________________
      Institutions:______________________________
      Activities:_________________________________

[repeat]

      The following info regarding your relation is optional.
      Person_name: ______________________
      Person_address: ___________________________________
		      ___________________________________
		      ___________________________________
		      ___________________________________
		      (phone)____________________________

      Person's working unit:_________________________________
			     _________________________________
                    address: _________________________________
			     _________________________________
			     _________________________________
			     _________________________________
           Unit's Speciality:__________________________________


      Person_name: ______________________
      Person_address: ___________________________________
		      ___________________________________
		      ___________________________________
		      ___________________________________
		      (phone)____________________________

      Person's working unit:_________________________________
			     _________________________________
                    address: _________________________________
			     _________________________________
			     _________________________________
			     _________________________________
          Unit's Speciality:__________________________________

[repeat]

11. Associations and/or Honors

(1)____________________________________________________
(2)____________________________________________________
(3)____________________________________________________
(4)____________________________________________________
	(using more spaces if you need, pls keep the same format)

12.  Anything you consider important in terms of what we can
     offer and you can offer, please indicate key-words.
   ________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________

13. Which SIG (Special Interest Group) of ACP and LC(Local Chapter) of ACP
    are you with?
    (1) SIG _________________________________________
    (2) LC __________________________________________

14. If possible, Please draw the characters of your Chinese names, or
give the meanings of them.

*******************************************************************************


V.   Special Features

     Our database would have some thing very unique.

   a. Item 4 should include any means of contact, you can list those of
      your friends' or relatives' that you can access.

   b. Item 6 should indicate academic training that may not be
      reflected in the degrees you have.

   c. Item 7 should include ANY expertise and specialty, not
      necessary related to your major.

   d. We'd like to re-emphasize Item 10, which we think, would be the
      most unique and important feature in our database.

      You don't have to specify the details of your connections,
      but please list the closeness of your relationship, the
      level and the fields (i.e., what level in the government or
      corporations, and what kind of business/technical area....
      Please refer to the Example in 6. Instructions. - Available upon
      request)

------------------
Attachment

Here is the agreement between ACP and anyone who wants to list
his/her data in the databank.  You are NOT required by ACP to
sign this agreement, in order to list your data in the databank.
However, if you want to, you may make two copies of this
agreement and sign both copies, and send them to Dr. Wenming
Kuai.  Wenming will sing them and send one copy back to you for
keep.  Wenming's e-address is kuai@brahms.udel.edu.  His mailing
address is: 17-3C Golfview Drive, Newark, DE 19702

If you have access to a fax, you only need to make one copy of
this agreement.  Sign it and fax it to Wenming.  Wenming will
sign the faxed copy and fax back to you.  The signature on the
fax copy is valid.  Wenming's fax number: 302-292-8477

However, ACP will require you to sign the agreement before ACP
releases your data, whenever your data will be retrieved for
commercial use.  You may decline to sign the agreement, and
consequently your data won't be retrieved for the particular
commercial use.

-------------------------


AGREEMENT

     This Agreement is made on           , 1992, by and between
the Association of Chinese Professionals (hereinafter "ACP"), a
New Jersey based professional association, and ________________
(hereinafter, "Member"), [fill in your address here, and then
delete this sentence.]


     A.   ACP is the owner of the Databank of Chinese
          Professionals' Expertise and Specialties (hereinafter
          "DOCPES").

     B.   Member is willing to be the member of DOCPES, by
          listing his/her personal data including name, sex, and
          address including any means of contacts, and
          information on his/her education and academic
          background, position or job title, expertise and
          specialties, working experience, business experience,
          business relationship or any valuable personal network,
          professional association/honors, and any other relevant
          information, in DOCPES, according to the format of
          DOCPES designed by ACP.

          Therefore, the parties agree upon:

     1.   ACP has and will have the proprietary information on
          the development, design, maintenance, updating and
          management of DOCPES, and the proprietary information
          on Member, as mentioned above in paragraph B,
          (hereinafter "Information"), which are valuable,
          special and unique assets of ACP, a sole and exclusive
          property of ACP.

     2.   Member can only retrieve the information from DOCPES
          for his/her personal use.  Any commercial use of any
          information retrieved from DOCPES in any form of medium
          shall not be permitted without authorization of the
          Manager of DOCPES and the President of ACP. A violation
          by Member of this paragraph shall be a material
          violation of this Agreement and will justify legal
          and/or equitable relief.

     3.   ACP agrees that the privacy of the Member and the
          confidentiality of his/her data listed in DOCPES shall
          be protected.  ACP should notify the Member first, and
          have the permission of the Member before the release of
          the data with name, address and affiliations of Member
          specified, that is listed in DOCPES by Member.  A
          violation by ACP of this paragraph shall be a material
          violation of this Agreement and will justify legal
          and/or equitable relief.  However, ACP may use any data
          of the Member listed in DOCPES without the name,
          address and affiliations specified for any use
          authorized by the Manager of DOCPES and the President
          of ACP, without the notification to the Member.

     4.   Members agrees that he/she is solely responsible for the
          correctness of the information provided by the Member,
          and listed in the DOCPES, that ACP is not responsible
          for the correctness of the information provided by the
          Member.

     5.   ACP has the right to screen out what is trivial and
          improper in the data entered by Member.  With the
          consent of the Member, ACP has the right to alter the
          content of Member's entry, in order to ensure the
          retrievalability of the data.

     6.   This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon
          30 days' written notice.  However, if either ACP or the
          Member is in violation of this Agreement, the other
          party may terminate this Agreement without notice.
          Upon termination of this Agreement, the listing of the
          Member's data shall be terminated, ACP shall deliver
          all Information stored in DOCPES on the Member, in any
          form of medium, and the copies thereof, in any form of
          medium, to Member.  The Member shall deliver all
          information retrieved by the Member from DOCPES, in any
          form of medium, and the copies thereof, in any form of
          medium, to ACP.

     7.   The obligations of ACP and Member set forth in this
          Agreement shall continue beyond the termination of the
          listing with ACP.

     8.   This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
          State of New Jersey.



             Agreed this _______ day of __________________, 19__.



      Association of Chinese Professionals



      By:_________________________________

         Wenming Kuai,  President



      _____________________________________

         Your name

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