| DATE: | Wednesday, October 27, 2004 |
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| TIME: | 3:00-4:30 p.m. |
| PLACE: | Tan Oak Room, 4th Floor, MLK Student Union |
| FORMAT: | Panel |
| SPONSOR: | Institute for East Asian Studies, UCB Career Center |
This event is organized in conjunction with the International Career Symposium 2004.
Panelists will provide hands-on information about career decision-making, job search strategies and opportunities for gaining professional experience in different areas, including general advocacy, environmental protection, and human rights.
Bruce Pickering is the Executive Director of the Asia Society, Northern California. Dr. Pickering has also served as Program Director of the World Affairs Council, and Executive Director of the US-Japan 21st Century Project. From 1981 to 1993 he served as a Foreign Service Officer with the US Department of State. He obtained his A.B. and Ph.D. degrees from UC Berkeley.
Xiao Qiang is the former Executive Director of Human Rights in China. The recipient of a McArthur Fellowship, he is the Tang Teaching Fellow and the Director of the Berkeley China Internet Project at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.
Conrad Asper is the Executive Director of the Oakland-based non-profit organization Japan-U.S. Community Education and Exchange (JUCEE). Prior to joining JUCEE he worked in Japan with the National YMCA's of Japan for nearly a decade. He has a B.A. from UC San Diego and an MBA from the John F. Kennedy School of Management.
Moderated by: Steven Vogel, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Berkeley
