Tickets for the 50th Anniversary Banquet will be available for booking on July 29!

The 50th Anniversary Banquet, the highlight event of the celebratory activities, will be held at the Grand Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on December 8.

You are most welcome to join this grand reunion to share in the joy of being members of a big family. It will certainly be a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to honor the accomplishments of the University in the last five decades.

Tickets will be available for booking on July 29 at HK$900 each (HK$10,800 per table of 12) on a first-come-first-served basis, while stocks last. Please click here for further details of the Banquet and online booking.

ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication International Conference (SIGCOMM)

SIGCOMM is the flagship annual conference on Data Communication presenting significant research contributions in all aspects of computer communications and networks: analysis, technical design, engineering, measurement and management. It is a single-track conference, but will be attended by over 500 people. Over the years, this community has made a considerable contribution to the development of the Internet.

The SIGCOMM conference was first held in 1983. In its early years it was held exclusively in the US. In recent years, its venue has rotated through North America, Europe, Asia and other locations. This year, the conference will be held at CUHK from August 12-16. This the first time the event has been held in the Greater China Region and the third time in Asia.

The 3-day Conference consists of a keynote speech by the winner of the SIGCOMM Award, paper presentation sessions, plus poster and demo sessions. There will also be pre-conference and post-conference workshops and tutorials and networking activities including a welcome reception, a student dinner and a conference banquet.

For more information on the Conference, please click on the link next to the title.

20th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading successfully concluded

The Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) held its 20th annual meeting at CUHK on July 10 to 13. SSSR is an interdisciplinary organization with over 1000 members worldwide from the areas of psychology, education, neuroscience and language teaching. Its President-elect is Prof. Catherine McBride from the Psychology Department of CUHK.

The meeting was co-organized by the Psychology Department of CUHK. SSSR had never held its annual meetings outside North America or Europe, so this was its first time ever in Asia.

Nearly 400 participants from 36 countries or territories attended the meeting. Of them, 50 were from New Zealand and Australia, while the remaining participants came from North America, Europe and Asia. CUHK professors from the Schools of Education, Social Sciences, Sciences, and Humanities were also invited to attend the meeting.

Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK welcomed the delegates on July 10. Two prominent psychologists Prof. Michael Posner and Prof. Robert Plomin delivered the keynote speeches on this first day of the meeting. The meeting consisted of a variety of symposia and poster presentations, focusing on understanding the development of literacy skills, learning to read in a second language, expert reading and reading and writing difficulties such as dyslexia.

Chung Chi College students visited Qingyuan to promote public health

16 students of Chung Chi College participated in the Service Learning Programme (Mainland) in Qingyuan, Guangdong Province in China from June 24 to July 14, contributing their knowledge and energy to serve the local community.

The students visited the rural villages in Qingyuan to conduct a series of public health education activities and services, such as carnivals to promote health education to the local community. They visited backward villages in groups which helped to further spread the health messages to the villagers. They also organized various summer vacation activities like English tutorial classes and paper folding classes for the local primary school students.

After three weeks of service, the students established a strong bond with the local community. The trip was an excellent opportunity for the students to join together and take their love to the needy in Qingyuan.

The Art Museum of CUHK and the Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service (Hong Kong) Shatin Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly, jointly organized the “Elderly Docents Training Programme” in June. The programme covered not only the factual information about the exhibitions, but also the skills of tour guiding and risk management. Most participants did not have much experience as tour guides in a museum. After just one month of training, they showed incredible improvements in both guiding techniques and self-confidence. They also gained further knowledge of the operation of the museum.

Starting from July, graduates of the programme have become official guides, taking part in guided tours of the “Radiant Legacy: Ancient Chinese Gold from the Mengdiexuan Collection” exhibition. Their untiring attitude will definitely give the Art Museum a new source of energy and a special experience for the visitors.