Welcome people from all walks of life to attend the National Chinese School Representative Conference

Welcome all walks of life to attend the National Chinese School Representative Conference - The national Chinese education conference is held in this state for the first time...

- The national Chinese education conference is held in this state for the first time

December 12th this year - The 10th National Congress of Chinese Language Schools across the United States will be held in Phoenix on the 14th. This is the first time that a national Chinese language education conference will be held in this state. Chinese schools in Guangdong Province and a group of enthusiastic people are working intensively, and the first signs are beginning to appear. The agenda and main speakers of the conference have been decided. Representatives from Chinese education across the United States are registering. The relevant persons in charge of the US-China education sector, the relevant persons in charge of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, officials of the Chinese Consulate in the United States and officials of Guizhou and relevant municipal governments who are invited to attend the conference have been initially determined. The organizing committee of the conference sincerely invites people from all walks of life in Arizona to participate and discuss plans together for the great cause of spreading Chinese language and culture.

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The conference schedule is now announced as follows: Conference location: Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 North 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008 For more information, please visit the website: http://www.csaus.net/

Friday (December 12, 2014): Main activities Time Remarks Attendee registration 1:00-10:30PM Book and teaching software exhibition 2:00-11:00PM Professor Tan Dali: Teaching Chinese culture using the "Ming Dynasty River Picture" 4:00-5:00PM Professor Tan Dali is the president of the National Association of Elementary and Secondary School Chinese Teachers Introduction to teaching software and Chinese teaching imaging products 5:00-6:00PM Several major book publishing and teaching product companies in China and the United States Professor Qi Deli’s lecture: AP Chinese Language and Culture Test: Assessment standards and methods, and inspiration for teaching in Chinese schools 6:00-8:00PM Professor Qi Deli is the chief examiner of the AP Chinese and Culture Test for the College Board. Exchanges between several batches of approved "Chinese Education Model Schools" 8:00-9:30PM The person in charge of each school will give a speech and then communicate. Meetings with relevant personnel of the association’s contact centers in various places. 9:30-10:30PM Association directors and organizing committee meetings 10:30-11:30PM Saturday (December 13, 2014): Main activities Time Remarks Opening ceremony 08:30-10:00AM Representatives from each school, members of the executive committee of the association, heads of the liaison center, past presidents of the association, heads of Chinese education from the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the People's Republic of China, representatives from various embassies and consulates, U.S. congressmen, representatives from several major Chinese education organizations in the United States, Arizona politicians, education experts, representatives from all walks of life, Arizona overseas Chinese, etc. All attendees took a group photo 10:00-10:30AM After taking a group photo, bid farewell to the U.S. congressmen and Arizona dignitaries as they left. Report by the person in charge of the Culture Department of the China Overseas Exchange Association 10:30-11:00AM Introducing the situation of Chinese Education University Association work report 11:00-11:45AM All directors take the stage to introduce using PPT, each person introduces 2-8 minutes according to their work situation Lunch 12:00-1:00PM Guest speech Chinese education seminar 1:00-5:30PM Paper submitters report at 6 different venues on different topics Dinner 6:00-8:30PM Representatives of the conference, Chinese and American guests, local Chinese school representatives, and local overseas Chinese representatives attend the awards ceremony (invite the person in charge of Chinese education from the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, special guests, etc. as award guests) 7:00-7:30PM Chinese and American guests attending the conference: heads of relevant Chinese education departments in China, U.S. congressmen, state dignitaries, specially appointed famous Chinese education experts, representatives of the state’s overseas Chinese community, etc., present awards to outstanding teachers and school administrators in the United States who have been commended Performances (programs of five local Chinese schools) 7:30-8:00PM Farewell to guests, end of banquet 8:30-9:00PM Karaoke session, dance 9:00-11:00PM Representatives are free to participate, and local Phoenix people are welcome to join in the entertainment. Directors and Organizing Committee Meeting 11:00-12:00AM Sunday (December 14, 2014): Main activities Time Remarks Representatives of each seminar group report at the conference 08:30-10:30AM 11th Council Election 10:45-11:45AM Lunch (the conference will adjourn after lunch, representatives can leave or move freely) 12:00-01:00PM The 11th Board of Directors Meeting 01:00-01:30PM Board Handover 01:30-03:00PM

The conference will be fully open to Chinese associations, teachers, students, parents of students and all walks of life in the community. Everyone is welcome to participate in any activity that interests you, as well as participate in the book fair held by the conference. The conference warmly invites Chinese associations, teachers, students and parents of students, and people from all walks of life who care about Chinese education to actively participate in the opening ceremony at 8:30 am on December 12 and the banquet, award ceremony, and performance party at 6 pm to jointly promote Chinese culture. Participation in all conference activities is free. In order to facilitate the dining of participants, the conference ordered lunch at the hotel. Participants need to register online for lunch at AZ and pay 10 yuan (the hotel price is 20 yuan, and the conference will subsidize 10 yuan per person). Each friend attending the dinner will pay 50 yuan for the meal (the hotel price is 50 yuan per person, and the conference will give each table red wine). Principals of local Chinese schools are kindly requested to collectively register on the AZ website for teachers, administrators, parents of your schools before the end of October; friends from all walks of life who plan to attend the opening ceremony and dinner are also requested to register on the website specifically for AZ locals before November 15th, or inform the relevant Chinese school principals to assist in registration, so that seats can be arranged for you and the official nameplate of the conference can be produced. To register, please click: http://smileyni.org/CSAUS/conference/RegLocal.php. The registration website is simple and easy, and registration can be completed in a few minutes. (Written by Cui Zengqi of the conference news team, 2014.10.26)