FLORIDA CONFERENCE AIMS TO FOSTER ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINA/TAIWAN

Speakers include former Time magazine “Man of the Year” who developed the now-standard HIV “cocktail therapy” and the co-founder of EA Tiburon, developer of the Madden NFL video game series

ORLANDO, Fla. (June 11, 2009) – A conference aimed at networking the nation’s Chinese-Americans working in academic and professional environments and creating global partnerships for future research and economic development is scheduled for September 9-12, 2009 in Orlando, Fla.  The areas of focus are biotech, medical, healthcare/nutrition and global business.  Complete conference details are available at http://www.caspaf.org/conference/index.php.

The event is organized by the Chinese American Scholars & Professionals Association of Florida (CASPAF) and the Florida High Tech Corridor.  The CASPAF president and conference chairman is C.T. Hsu, FAIA, president of C.T. Hsu + Associates ( www.cthsu.com) and a native of Taiwan .

Confirmed speakers include the following industry leaders:

?          David Ho, M.D., Ph.D., scientific director/CEO of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York City and a former Time magazine “Man of the Year” who developed the now-standard HIV "cocktail therapy"

?          Steven Chiang, co-founder, GM and senior VP of EA Tiburon, developer of the Madden NFL video game series

?          Yun-Hwa Peggy Hsieh, Ph.D., professor and graduate program director, Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences in the College of Human Sciences at Florida State University

?          Daniel Kelly, M.D., Ph.D., scientific director and professor at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research

Event sponsors include Florida High Tech Corridor, Orlando Health, Florida Hospital , Orlando Magic, Walt Disney World, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Central Florida Partnership, Metro Orlando EDC and the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, among others.

The Chinese American Scholars & Professionals Association of Florida ( www.caspaf.org) is a non-profit educational organization whose vision is to serve as a bridge between the U.S./Canada and China/Taiwan by advancing academic research and professional achievement among Chinese Americans and others and providing opportunities for networking and partnership between academic and professional organizations in Taiwan and Florida. 

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CONTACT:   Diana Faustmann at (407) 423-0098 or d.faustmann@cthsu.com