Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
U.S. - Jiangsu China Solar Business Summit 2009
The summit will discuss China's new national and provincial renewable energy policy and potential business opportunities.
Schedule:
9:00am Registration and VIP meeting
9:30am Opening remarks by organizers
9:45am Welcome remarks (invited)
Terry Tamminen, Director of Climate Policy for the New America Foundation
David Freeman, City of Los Angeles, Deputy Mayor of Environment
Luomei Shu, Director of Commercial Office, Consulate General of China in LA
10:10am Keynote Speech: “Overview of Jiangsu Province and Solar Energy Plan and Incentives in Jiangsu”
Fei Shaoyun, Deputy Director General, DOFTEC of Jiangsu
10:30am Overview of Jiangsu Solar Industry, Panel Presentation I ,John Tang, moderator
Xu Huijuan, Deputy Director, General, DOFTEC, Wuxi, Jiangsu
Steve Chan, CSO, Suntech
Peng Fang, President of Best Solar (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
11:00am Break
11:10am California& US Solar Market, Panel Presentation II, moderator Bonnie Reiss
John Geesman, the former Commissioner, CEC
Cecilia Aguillon, member of the CALSEIA Board of Directors, Certification and Verification requirements for California Market, CalSEIA
Kevin Gao, Founder and Vice President, CA Solar LLC
11:40am Utility Perspectives, Panel Presentation III, moderator Elizabeth Turner
Gary Barsley, Manager of Solar Initiatives & Self- Generation Programs, Southern California Edison.
Aram Benyamin, Senior Assistant General Manager – Power System, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
12:10pm Q&A
12:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm Introducing Chinese Delegations
1:45pm Remarks by Linda Adams, CalEPA Secretary
Remarks by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich ,Los Angeles County
2:00pm Business Networking
2:45pm Speical Lecture: How to Set Up in the U.S.?
A Discussion between the Delegates and Local Governments/Service Providers
WTCA L.A.-LB, City of Lancaster, PricewaterHouseCoopers, East West Bank
3:30pm Closing remarks
Michael Eckhart, President, American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)
4:45pm Adjourn
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Please join us for the Grad Mixer! Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC Annenberg. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so it is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with IR/foreign policy-related research topics and interests.
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Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.