The East-West Center Association (EWCA) is an international network of professionals who have a past affiliation with the East-West Center. Regardless of length of stay or type of participation, all are automatically members (associates) of the EWCA. There are no membership fees or other requirements to participate in the EWCA.

 

The East-West Center in partnership with China Discovery Tours is organizing an all inclusive tour that will feature historic sites along the "Silk Road" in Western China, and will also include the cities of Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai.

Tour Dates: September 25 - October 14, 2010

This all inclusive tour includes:

• 20 days / 18 nights in China
• 8 beautiful cities
• Over 40 touring sights
• Chinese domestic flights, hotels and most meals
• Packages with international flight included for Los Angeles and Honolulu
• Package without international flight also available

Please be informed that whatever you will be paying China Discover Tours for the tour will include a tax-deductible $200 donation to the East-West Center Scholarship Fund. 

If, moreover, you are willing to put in a $200 per person pre-deposit before the end of this month, your overall cost for the tour will be lowered by $300 per person.  The pre-deposit is completely refundable before May 1, 2010, should you change your mind about going.

For more information:

* Download flyer from China Discovery Tours

* If you have any questions about the trip logistics or would like to make a reservation, call China Discovery Tours' representative, Steve Ravine, at (866) 992-4462 extension 114 or e-mail him at steven@chinadiscoverytours.com

* Read letter from EWC Grantee 65-68, Tim Wong, about this tour

* Visit China Discovery Tours website

 

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Update your email address and be a winner!

As we approach our 50th Anniversary in 2010, we are making a special effort to update our alumni records. If you update your name and email address with the EWCA office by December 31, 2009, your name will be entered in a Grand Prize Drawing awarding one free round trip airline ticket to Honolulu in 2010 (valued at up to $1,750) or 3 second prize awards for free 2010 Conference registration. We are also offering Monthly Drawings giving away $50 gift certificates to Amazon.com. To enter, all you need to do is update your email contact information!

Update your contact information now and:

• Receive one entry for the Grand Prize Drawing of one round trip ticket to Honolulu for the 2010 anniversary conference (valued at up to $1,750) * Receive one entry for the Second Prize Award of one free 2010 Conference registration
• Receive one entry for 5 Monthly Drawings that will award $50 Amazon.com gift certificate (3 drawings each month from August 2009 to December 2009)
• Receive our monthly E-Newsletter
• Receive our Update Newsletter (requires that you update your physical address)
• Receive invites to join our professional networking groups on LinkedIn and Facebook
• Become an “active member” of our international network of professionals
• Network with thousands of other alumni throughout the region

Don’t wait! Send in your update form now. Access the update form on our website at www.eastwestcenter.org/alumni/contact-information OR contact alumni@eastwestcenter.org. Aloha!

 

To read the Rules of the promotion please click here.

 

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Recently the EWCA has been exploring social media and social networking applications that will enhance the experience of EWCA membership. If you are currently using LinkedIn, or are interested in developing a LinkedIn professional network, the EWCA can help you get more out of your EWCA membership. The EWCA has organized a networking group on LinkedIn called the East-West Center Alumni and Community that is open to all East-West Center Alumni. It is easy to join, and the best part is that it is FREE! By joining LinkedIn and becoming part of the East-West Center Alumni and Community group, you can:

• Communicate and network with other East-West Center Alumni

• Receive East-West Center and Asia Pacific-related news

• Search and/or post jobs

• Share your travel plans with other LinkedIn and EWCA members via Tripit

• Share MS Powerpoint presentations with your network

Some EWCA members who are currently on LinkedIn, and part of the East-West Center Alumni and Community group:

• Larry Foster – Former Dean, UH Law School, Former President, EWCA
• Stuart Coleman – Author, Eddie Would Go
• Satu Limaye – Director, EWC Washington
• Lori Forman – EWC Board of Governors

Instructions on how to join LinkedIn and sign-up for the East-West Center Alumni and Community group:

1. go to www.linkedin.com
2. enter “first name,” “last name,” “email,” and choose a “password.”
3. fill in your LinkedIn “profile”
4. search “groups” for the East-West Center Alumni and Community
5. request to join the East-West Center Alumni and Community

To read more about LinkedIn please click here.

 

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Have you checked out the EWCA Blog?

Since April 2008, we have been posting on a variety of topics, from the Bali Conference to student outreach to chapter events. Our goal is to allow alumni from around the world and future alumni to interact with each other. We encourage you to check often and leave comments. If you decide to leave a comment, we ask that you include your EWC award year and program affiliation after your name so everyone can see who is commenting!

If you would like to contribute to the blog, please email us at alumni@eastwestcenter.org with your proposed topic and we will work with you to get it posted as soon as possible.

The blog can be found at http://forum.eastwestcenter.org/alumni.