Subject: 83JC - reunion Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 10:13:19 -0700 From: Andrew MAO To: 83jc@CS.YALE.EDU Hi, guys, Since we have not been to Wharton yet, so we can not promise you a great life time experience :-) but our Northern California have been trying and will try very hard to make this Union a great success. Currently, we have the following plans in mind, and we will finalize the plans as soon as possible. Because of the time constraint, we may not be able to organize more interesting events as we wish, but hopefully, as some points out, the activities should provide us time and an environment for us to get to know each other and the extended families better, and maybe to relive the experience that seems to be so far in time, but also so close to our heart. This will probably be the last time that so many of us can meet before the new millennium. The reunion dates are constrained because of the itinerary of CHEN Xiaowei(from China) and LIU Jiang (from Singapore). Reunion Dates: 8:00PM 9/25/98 - 9/27/98 Friday: 7:30 PM Dinner/possible Karaok Saturday: 8:00AM - 3:00PM Group activities, For example, some of us may go rollerblading and a possible soccer game (Xiaowei said he will bring his inline skates and his soccer shoes, looks like everyone in the old 320 will be here except Chen Han). Some may have a ping-pong or badminton game, while some may just find a good shady place, some drink, an old friend and talk. 3:00PM --- BBQ at Jingsong's Beautiful, Elegant Garden House. Sunday: 8:00AM -- NAPA valley wine tasting/Dinner (Some wish to save the road trip time, any other suggestions, please let us know. Some may leave earlier, as they might have to take a redeye flight to get to work on Monday.) We will have 7 people in Northern California (Sam Yuan, Eric Leng, Tim Liu, Jingsong, Wu Wei, Sheng Liang, and myself), joined by LIU Jiang (from Singapore), CHEN xiaowei (from China), LAI Wei (from Memphis, TE), Deng Yuming (from NJ), CHEN Wei (from Boston), and very likely, HUANG Wei (from Denver, CO), CHEN bingqin (from Denver, CO), WANG Jianghong (from Houston, TX), WANG, Xuelin (from Houston, TX) and possibly, Harry (from New York City, if he can take his eyes off the market and take some time off :-)), and ... possibly, DU Lei (from Chapell Hill, NC). I can recall the Mid-autumn party we had, the first party, in September 1983. It has been 15 years, and 10 years since we graduated from USTC. This is definitely a lifetime experience that may only come back to us in little pieces, in a flash. Join us! Best Regards, Andrew PS: please confirm your itinerary before this Wed. 9/16 (Happy Birthday, Jingou LIU!), but we will accomodate you if you can not make the decision before that date. PPS: please book the flight as soon as possible once you are committed to come. Also, notify us ASAP!