By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 1, 2013, — Graduate Diploma recital by Wanzhe Zhang, student of Karen Holvik, was held at New England Conservatory in the afternoon of April 28. Ms. Zhang performed a dozen beautiful songs in five languages with Damien Francoeur-Krzyzek, piano, and Quan Yuan, violin for about 40 family members, friends and her students.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass. April 30, 2013, — Harvard Extension Business Conference of 2013 was held at Harvard University’s Northwest Building on April 27. About 200 attendees attended this day-long conference and enjoyed the networking opportunities it provided.
Mr. Fred Goff(left) was presented Certificate of Appreciation by Kevin Sun (middle). (photo by David Li)
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 30, 2013, — Today is the US Senate special election primary day in Massachusetts. Votes across the state will cast ballot in the Democratic and Republican primaries. Independent voters can choose to cast ballot in either party’s primary. General election for the special election to replace Secretory of State John Kerry will be held on June 25.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., April 29, 2013, — In 17 days, Canadian entrepreneur Ying Tam won two awards at 2013 Harvard Extension Business Conference (HEBC) and at the IBM Innovation Center. In the afternoon of April 27, Mindful Scientific emerged as winner among eight finalists after two rounds of intense competition at the HEBC in Northwest Science building at Harvard University. The Healio team finished as the first runner-up.
Mr. Ying Tam (front) congratulated by the four judges (from left): Kishan Mallur, Phillip Dade, Dennis Ceru and Rohit Chopra. (photo by David Li)
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By David Li and Dongyu Chen, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., April 28, — Boston Bioforum 2013, the annual conference of Chinese Americal BioMedical Association (CABA), was held on April 27 at MIT Faculty Club. Many attendees traveled from the West Coast or even from China to show their support for Boston and CABA, less than two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings.
Group picture at end of afternoon sessions. (photo by David Li)
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Auto Shanghai Summit 2013 (the 3rd session) is held at Shanghai International Convention Center on April 19. As the exclusively authorized forum of the 15th Shanghai Auto Show, this forum, under the theme of “Fuse Positive Energy and Drive Collaborative Innovation”, is honored with the presence of senior leaders from major foreign and domestic automotive industries, prominent economists and diplomatic envoys, and representatives of business societies and associations, who come together to discuss the hot spot topics concerning auto industry development.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
The 2013 Salt Lake City Marathon is the first major Marathon race after the Boston Marathon bombings. Security was visibly enhanced throughout the race course on Saturday, April 20.
Bryant Jensen, 29-year-old from Ogden, UT, crossed the finish first in 2:30:14. A total of 905 runners participated in this year’s Marathon, with 890 of them finished the 26.2 mile race. James Gilbert, 50-year-old from Thunder Bay, ON, was the last one to cross finish line in 6:42:15.
Two runners pose for a picture with Salt Lake City Bomb Squad truck. (photo from xinhuanet)
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 22, 2013, — Harvard Medical School- Chinese Scholars and Scientists Association (HMS-CSSA) has selected twelve young investigators for 2013 Harvard Chinese Life Science Annual Distinguished Research Award. The two-day Symposium was held on April 13 and 14 at Harvard Medical School, and attracted about 200 participants from Harvard Medical School and 17 affiliated institutions, major US medical and research institutions across the country, and Chinese medical science research community.
Speakers and organizers pose for a picture at 2013 Harvard Chinese Life Science Research Symposium. (photo by David Li)
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A special performance will be presented by the performing troupe of the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club, composed entirely of cancer survivors. It will be staged at John Hancock Hall in Boston on May 14, 2013 at 7:30 PM.
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Mayor Gary Christenson joined DPW Director Bob Knox, Foreman John Hoskyns and Craftsman Steve Ruddock to celebrate Earth Day with Beebe School students. The students were educated on the importance of keeping the storm drains clear so that dirt and debris does not pollute the river. A demonstration of the DPW Vactor Truck which vacuums and flushes out clogged storm drains interested the students and teachers alike!
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