All in all, the participants find the OCPA II meeting a very enriching and positive experience. There was a panel discussion on Education. C.M. Leung of Rensselaer Polytechic, and Celia Chung-Chow of Connecticut State. New innovations and teaching experiences were reported, and the difficulties encountered in physics education and how best to solve them were discussed. The panelists reported that while the number of undergraduate students in the United States has drastic declined recently, the numbers of undergraduate students in Taiwan and Mainland do not decrease as much.
Physics graduates with batchelor's degrees in Taiwan get employment quite readily.
The panelists stressed the usefulness of the training in physics even for those who wish to work in other areas, and thus in Asia areas physics education should continue to be emphasized. The discussions brought out the impression that funding trends are bright for the Asia-Pacific region, while the same cannot be said for North America. We are also pleased to acknowledge the generous financial help from the China Times, the generous support by the Institute of Physics of Academia Sinica in Taipei, as well as contribution from the Southeast Asian Theoretical Physics Association, the World Scientific Publishing Company, and other sponsoring organizations. We thank the local organizing committee chaired by Prof. Yeong-Der Yao and supported by a dedicated group of committee members, including Prof. T. K. Lee, Ms. Linda Lin and many others. The OCPA II was such a success that all participants look forward to the next meeting.