Detroit Chinese Engineers Association Newsletter
November 2005 Inside this Newsletter:
1. President Bush, Governor Granholm, Senators Levin and Stabenow Congratulate DCEA on its 25th Anniversary 2. 25th Anniversary Gala Event 3. Team Efforts made the Gala Event Huge Success 4. Four New DCEA board members 5. DCEA President for 2006 Elected 6. Solute Past DCEA Presidents and Board Members 7. Event “China: Automotive Opportunities for North American Suppliers” 8. Editor’s Corner commitment to the well-being of the people in the Greater Detroit community. Your efforts to provide conferences, workshops, business forums, and other events related to promoting the development of modern automotive technology, have been effective in advancing technical skills and helping to build excellence in business leadership. These are important contributions to the automotive industry.” Senator Debbie Stabenow congratulated DCEA’s 25 anniversary. She wrote: ”It is exciting that you are celebrating twenty-fice years of excellence in technological advancements in the automotive industry. You deserve to be proud of your many accomplishments and your commitment to the professional and career development of your members.” ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
President Bus h, Governor Granholm, Senators Levin and Stabenow Congratulate DCEA on its 25th Annive rsary
One day before DCEA’s 25th anniversary Gala event, DCEA received a congratulation letter from the U.S. President George W. Bush. He and his wife Laura congratulated DCEA on its 25th anniversary and expressed their best wishes for DCEA’s continued success in the future. In Governor Jennifer Granholm’s letter to DCEA friends, she stated “It is a privilege to welcome you to the Detroit Chinese Engineers Association’s 25th Anniversary Gala. The contributions you have made to the development of Michigan’s auto industry are indeed significant. The Detroit Chinese Engineers Association is in a truly unique position to nurture further development of technology in America while leading in the manufacture of new technologies on a global basis. Again, congratulations on 25 years of excellence in Michigan; and my very best wishes for your continued success.” Senator Carl Levin wrote to DCEA friends: ”I am pleased to offer my best wishes as you gather to celebrate the 25th anniversary gala. You can be proud of your history of supporting your members in professional and career development, while strengthening your
25th Anniversary Gala Event
Detroit Chinese Engineers Association (DCEA) was celebrating its 25th Anniversary with a very successful event on Friday, October 28, 2005. The event started at 5:30 p.m. in the GM Heritage Center at 6400, Center Drive, Sterling Heights, Michiagn. There were about 200 people attended the event. They include DCEA members, guests and leaders from other local Chinese organizations and industrial companies, as well as representatives from Governor Jennifer Granholm’s office, Senator Carl Levin’s office and Senator Debbie Stabenow’s office. Dr. Sook Wikinson, Chair of Advisory Council on Asian Pacific American Affairs, State of Michigan, also participated the event. During the reception, people toured an impressive display of classic vehicles and automotive technologies. Dr. Hua He, current DCEA President, made welcome remarks followed by Champagne toast and slide show of the DCEA’s history. After the dinner, Dr. Tai Chan, the event general Chairman and 2000 DCEA President, chaired the program. He read the congratulation letter from the U.S. President George W. Bush, followed by the remarks from the three representatives on behalf of Governor Granholm, Senators Levin and Stabenow. The event paid tribute to Dr. Litton Lee, the founder of DCEA. Dr. Lee passed away last year.
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His wife, Janilla Lee, and two daughters, Cynthia and Katrina, attended the event. Janilla Lee also served as DCEA President in 1990 (the first female DCEA president). The program was followed by the plenary speeches by six distinguished guests: Dr. Charles Chambers (President of LTU), Mr. Matt Tsien (Executive Director of GM), Garrick Hu (VP of ArvinMeritor), Mr. Richard Chow-Wah (VP of DCX), Ben Kuo (Director of Ford), and Dr. Frank Wu (Dean of Law School, Wayne State). Their inspiring remarks and comments on DCEA organization and its development, Chinese activities in great Detroit area, as well as China’s development attracted the attention of the whole audience and received numerous applauses. University, Ford Motor Company, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler. All of the people in DCEA are working toward the vision of “Together we advance in technology and career”. DCEA promotes technical excellence and innovations in science and engineering, provide a global network for technology, business, and cultural exchange, disseminate information on career and business opportunities, promote cultural awareness and the value of diversity in society. We welcome more people join DCEA and get more involved in DCEA activities. (By Yucong Wang)
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺ The live entertainment organized by Dr. David Chang was another highlight in the event. His humorous Team Effort Made Gala Event Great Success jokes along with three professional artists’ singing and instrument performance gave audience a very happy We had a hit on October 28 - a great event by all means! ending. Everyone I met commented on how good they feel about our fun packed program. The site was just so perfectly The event was originally for 150 people due to matching to the occasion. Alan Luo commented that this space limit. Because of overwhelming response, a few event is a high point in the DCEA history, and I think that more tables were added. There were still some of the we all agree. people on the waiting list and could not be fit in. The DCEA board apologizes to these people. A great team effort led to this great result. Tai's ability to secure the facility marked a good start of the preparation a The event was a result of many hours of volunteering few months ago. The logo design by David Chang, the work by the organizing committee and other DCEA gifts ordered in China with the help from Lisa Wang (via members and friends. Specifically, we would like to Jane Liu) added unique touch to the memory. The thank the following people for their contributions: Tai program book looked so classy, when marching with Tai’s Chan (planning & coordination, greeting letters, plenary Champagne, the big cake, the balloon, the model cars and session), Shan Shih (fundraising), Hua He (VIP other details, set the classy tone for the event, as if all invitation), Yucong Wang (commemorative program whispering " this is not just another event". Thank you book & slide shows), Yilu Zhang (publicity & Yucong and your team for making this program book look advertisement), Kingman Yee (finance), David Chang so nice. The food, the associated presentation and the (logo design & entertainment program), Alan Luo (food service as a whole package was excellent, and the cost was & beverage), Honglu Wang and Scarlet Yuan amazingly well controlled. Alan made several trips to both (registration & tickets), Shiny Qin (media contact), and the restaurant and the heritage center to plan everything Lisa Gray (souvenir). out, and a job well done. DCEA would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support which made the event a huge success: General Motors, ArvinMeritor, DaimlerChrysler and FUCHI EMC as Gold Sponsors, as well as Dynamax, ETA and Generalety as Silver Sponsors. DCEA also would like to acknowledge its Annual Corporate Sponsors: Lawrence Technological The ad runs and web updates were very timely done by Yilu which brought good awareness of the event in the community. Emails by all and the organization table purchase effort by Yucong, Honglu, Shengdong, Tai,, Shih, Hua, Alan etc helped to boost the attendance, to a point that all seats were taken a week before the event. This, together with some last minutes registration caused Tai Chan scrambled a little in finalizing the seating and
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All those tasks, if not well coordinated, would not have converged to the final good results as we see. As the gala general chair, Tai Chan established, updated and constantly tracked a spreadsheet that managed the tasks at all levels, Tai also set up a weekly telephone conference calls with participation of the committee chairs and send meeting notes out. This is a great process that enabled a very efficient and effective coordination. I have The plenary session is concise and yet powerful. Tai participated organizing large community events before, but and the team started invitation letters early and achieved this event is the most smoothest. Tai showed a strong a line-up of string of prominent plenary speakers. I have leadership as the event general chair, as the MC and as been to other events where I listened to speeches of well as in the execution of tasks. I don’t know how good a some of the speakers before, but it is quite a different professional event planner can be, but for our event, I sensation to have them all speak back-to-back. Plus, know for sure that Tai is the best. because of the short time allocated, their speeches were right to the point, and easily commanded the attention I have to stop here, and apologize if I miss anything. Wish from the audience. It’s also interesting to compare to see you all this Saturday. Let us exchange and review different views of the speakers. photo pictures and celebrate the event behind us and the great work we have done! The art performance was just sensational. David Chang’s own jokes, and introduction to the performers Hua He, DCEA President, 2005 brought waves of laughter non-stop. The songs and Oct. 31, 2005 Erhu performance deeply touched the audience. Thank also goes to David’s wonderful introduction during ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺ tribute to Litton Lee. printing out the name cards (a good problem to have though). At the site many board members (Ming, Wei, Shengdong, Yucong, Kingman, Connie, Tai) showed up early for the setting up, Honglu brought her husband to help as well. At the gate, Scarlet and Connie did great job registering the guests. They underwent high stress at the peak time when many rushed in.
New Board Membe rs & President, 2006 Elected
All those great activities were not possible without a good fundraising. In fact we exceeded fundraising target. Shan Shih played an instrumental role in getting sponsorship from Arvinmeritor, ETC, FUCHI and Dynamax, Honglu Wang “twisted many arms” at DCX to get the golden sponsorship. We ended up using the GMHC facility with no charge as a goodwill from GM thanking to Tai’s work. Yucong worked out a way of printing the program book in China and bringing them back to the States with another goodwill support from GM through GM China. Meanwhile, Kingman worked actively behind the scene to balance our account. We should also recognize Scarlet and Honglu for their registration effort before the event. The DCEA board has approved the election of four new DCEA board members, starting 2006. They are Dr. Sam Guo (Yazaki), Dr. Honglu Wang (DCX), Dr. Jianping Sheng (TRW) and Chao Chen (Ford). Each of them has a three-year term. Dr. Yucong Wang has been elected as DCEA President, 2006. Let us congratulate them and support their work in the coming year.
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DCEA Members Solute Past-Presidents and Board Members for Their Leadership and Support DCEA Past Presidents 李理同 1982 Lee, Litton Deceased 吴海 1983 Wu, Hai Retired from Ford, currently with China Motor (Taiwan) 罗文 1984 Lo, Wayne Deceased 陈庆涛 1985 Cheng, Chin-Tao Retired from Ford 罗时佑 1986 Lo, Robert Shih-Chi Retired from Ford 张振东 1987 Chang, David C. GM 张振东 1988 Chang, David C. GM 杨嵩林 1989 Young, Song-Ling Optimal 杨芷雯 1990 Yung, C-W (Lee, Janilla) Retired from Visteon 陈国光 1991 Chen, Jerry K.K. GM 许俊寰 1992 Hsu, Jamie C. Retired from GM, currently with Lawrance Technical U. 谢华孙 1993 Na, Haw-Sung Retaired from Ford, currently with Wayne State U. 孙桦 1994 Sun, Bong-Hwa Uni-Comps 施善 1995 Shih, Shan Arvin-Meritor 吴博润 1996 Wu, Paul P. Self-employed 董静宇 1997 Tung, Simon C. GM 郭钦义 1998 Kuo, Chin Y. Cleveland State University 程杰 1999 Cheng Jie Ford 陈大纶 2000 Chan, Tai GM 傅振兴 2001 Fu, Zach Visteon 杜杰 2002 Du, Jie J.D. Power 罗爱华 2003 Luo, Alan GM 石明峰 2004 Shi, Ming US Steel DCEA Past Board Members (incomprehensive) 葛得邦(82,83) 黄念祖(86) 鲍益新(91,92,93) 陈戎(98) 赵克强(82,83) 孙自健(86,87,88) 郑东南(92) 车承钢(98) 胡功耕(82) 李志德(86) 蔡秉和(92,93) Ron Liu(99) 黄至刚(82,83) 胡功耕(87) 林启达(93,94,95) Nancy Wang(99) 蒋尚礼(82) 洪友仁(87,88) 李赛因(93, 94,95) Patrick Cheung(99,00,01) 陈国辉(82) 张承烈(86,87,88) 戴晓雯(95,96) 程旺全(00,01) 刘峻(82,83) 李必达(88,89,90) 樊华智(95,96,97) Yilong Chen(99,00,01) 丁文樵(83,84,85) 罗南庚(89) 王汉胄(95,96,97) Martin Wu(01) 林勤纬(84,85,86) 鲍成中(88,89,90) 赵东明(95) Tung Weng(01) 张隆章(84,85,86) 曹乃坤(89,90,91) 张士瀛(95) Mike Zhou(01) 陈植客(84,85) 赵世熙(90,91) 郑质(97,98) Ronald Eng(01) 丁宗如(84, 85) 孙络兴(90,91,92) 刘丹荣(97,98) Nanxin Wang(01) 魏冠军(84,85,86) 古仁智(91,92,93) 余景文(98,99,-05) Chor Wong(01) 吴靖雄(85,86,87) 陶大均(91,92,93) 董静宇(98)
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November 2005
CATS-WSU Event “China: Automotive Opportunities for North American Suppliers” CATS-WSU event “China Automotive Opportunities for North American Suppliers” – US and Chinese experts will discuss the risks and rewards for NA suppliers doing business in China on Dec. 6, 2005 at Wayne State University (from 7:15AM-2PM). It is organized by China Academy of Transportation Science, WSU, MIT Alliance etc. Ticket is $125 each if purchased by Nov. 23, and $150 after Nov. 23. To register, please visit www.roundtablechina.com
列，令来宾们叹为观止不虚此行。当晚庆祝活 动包括 DCEA 历史回顾、丰盛中式晚宴、追念 创会会长李礼同博士、嘉宾祝辞演讲、香槟祝 酒、抽奖和歌乐助兴。 晚宴开始由会长何华博士致欢迎词，并感谢 贵宾及 DCEA 新老会员与关心 DCEA 的朋友 在百忙中特别拨冗参加。晚会由该会顾问陈大 纶(Tai Chan)博士主持，首先由州长代表及联 邦参议员代表致贺词。紧接着大会特别为已逝 的创会会长李礼同博士举行追念仪式，由顾问 张振东博士追述李故会长生平事迹，并致赠荣 誉奖牌予遗孀杨芷雯博士，以褒扬李故会长对 DCEA 的卓越贡献。之后，该会诚邀六位底特 律教育界与工业界名流莅临祝辞演讲，受邀嘉 宾包括劳伦斯技术大学(Lawrence Technical University)校长 Charles Chambers 博士,戴姆勒 克莱斯勒汽车公司副总裁 Richard Chow-Wah 先生, 通用汽车公司的全球工程执行总监 Matt Tsien 先生,福特汽车公司高级主管郭永祥 (Ben Kuo)先生﹐ArvinMeritor 公司工程副总裁 Garrick Hu 先生, 伟恩大学(Wayne State University)法学院院长吴华扬(Frank Wu)博士。 每位嘉宾致词时皆异口同声祝贺 DCEA 辉煌灿 烂的廿五年﹐并期待在另一个廿五年后再会。 其中吴华扬博士更语重心长地勉励华人工程师 ﹐不但要做好自己工程师本身份内的工作﹐而 且要积极不断地发挥自己的组织及领导才能﹐ 使工作上的技术创新不仅仅只是数理与科技的 超越﹐同时也是文化革新的融合。 晚会的压轴好戏是由张振东博士主持的文娱 节目，张博士幽默有趣的串场使晚会高潮迭 起，欢笑声此起彼落。歌唱表演包括郭丽独唱 「爱我中华」、凌天钧独唱「儿行千里」以及 郭丽与凌天钧合唱黄梅调。另外，尚有清新悠 扬的南胡演奏，乐声时而如黄莺出谷，时而如
底特律中国工程师协会圆满举行 25 周年庆典 【本报讯】底特律中国工程师协会(DCEA)已 于 2005 年 10 月 28 日(周五)在通用汽车公司近 年新落成的 Heritage Center 举行 DCEA 25 周年 庆祝晚宴。当晚参与盛会的中外人士约两百余 人，出席贵宾除了受邀参加祝辞演讲的嘉宾 外，尚有密西根州州长(Jennifer M. Granholm) 委任代表、密西根州两位联邦参议员(Carl Levin & Debbie Stabenow) 特别委任出席晚会 代表、密州州政府美亚太事务谘询委员会主席 H. Sook Wilinson 博士、中国工程师协会历届 会长、工商学各界侨领、DCX/GM/Ford 三大 汽车公司与汽车制造业相关公司代表、以及底 特律各级工程师。庆典旨在回顾该会创会廿五 年来的艰涩历程及展望未来的发展。 此次该会庆祝晚宴的举办地点选在 GM Heritage Center 意义特别重大﹐与会来宾皆能 藉此机会饱览通用汽车公司琳琅满目的珍藏极 品﹐俨然如同古董宝车世纪大展，该展览中心 独家收藏各个时期的多种汽车设计和汽车陈
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万马奔腾，国乐民乐交响幽谷回荡，余音绕梁 三日不绝于耳。晚会就在一片欢笑声中圆满结 束。主办单位藉此感谢各界支持，并对 DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, ArvinMeritor, FUCHI EMC, Dynamax, ETA 的财力支助申致谢忱 以及对劳 伦斯技术大学与 DCX/GM/Ford 三大汽车公司 的长期协助一并致谢。 后记：1981 年一群朝气蓬勃的华裔工程师聚 在一起﹐成立了底特律中国工程师协会(Detroit Chinese Engineers Association, DCEA)。从一开 始﹐这个组织就旨在汇粹大底特律地区华裔工 程师精英﹐推动汽车科技创新﹐促进职业发展 和参加社区建设。弹指一灰间﹐二十五年过去 了﹐当年创建 DCEA 的年青人都已两鬓斑白。 然而﹐有着新鲜血液不断补济的 DCEA 却一直 在发展和壮大。近年来中国汽车业的撅起更为 DCEA 提供了成长的契机 。DCEA 与国际汽车 工程师协会(SAE) ﹐中国汽车工程师协会 (SAE China)等组织﹐以研讨会﹐专家组等形式 ﹐进行了广泛的合作﹐推动了中美在汽车业﹐ 特别是工程技术方面的交流。(From Michigan Chinese American News, Nov. 4, 2005)
Editor’s Corner
To minimize the size of the newsletter no photo pictures are included. Please visit the DCEA website (www.DetroitEngineer.org) to look at those nice event photo pictures. The editor welcomes your comments and suggestions on DCEA’s events and the newsletter. Editor email address: yucong.wang@gm.com
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