Memorandum

Date: April 4, 2002

Subject: CAST-UTAH Board Meeting Summary

On March 30, 2002, from approximately 4:45 to 6:45 pm, the Chinese Association for Science and Technology - Utah Chapter held its first second board meeting of the year in the Salt Air Room, Union Building of the University of Utah. Fourteen of the seventeen members of the Board of Directors attended the meeting as follows:. (Suggestion: You may simply listed the names of those present, the names of those excused, and names of those Chen Xiaodi, Cheng Weili, Dong Xiquan, Huang Y.S.(Steven), Le Taowen,

Liu Feng (Frank), Liu Feng, Liu Liping, Mu Honghua, Peng Enhua, Shen Hua, Song Yucheng, Zhao Hongjie, Zhu Hao. Wan Le was excused, and Zhang Qiuqing and Li Minhua were absent. absent.) Various items were discussed and approved during the meeting. The following are the meeting summary:

1. Attendees reviewed the many activities jointly held by CAST-UT and other organizations of the conducted with other local Chinese communityies during the first quarter of the year, including: such as, the Chinese Nnew Yyear ccelebration partyparty, the Chinese Culture Day, cultural Olympics, the airport welcomeing extended to the Chinese Olympic delegation, and the Ccelebration Pparty with the Chinese athletes, etc..

2. The meeting meeting included discussionsdiscussed of the assignments, duties, and obligations of for the members of the Board of Directors (BOD) of CAST-UT.AH (BOD). A consensus was made as follows: It was understoodAll attendees agreed that that all Bboard members should strive to perform their assigned duties and tasks with quality and in time, and all board members should make greatest efforts in attending CAST-UTAH board meetings. A motion was All attendees of the board members unanimously approved a provision that a board member will would automatically be removed from the BOD or will be considered as voluntarily withdrawning from the his/her seat from the BOD Board if he/she faileds to consecutively attend three board meetings in a row three times without excuses.

3. 3. The board overwhelmingly approved a provision motion that CAST-UTAH will would recommend its current ex-immediate past president to CAST-USA to be consider nominated as a candidate of vice president candidate of CAST-USA. The meeting also discussed the different roles of a vice presidentofficers of CAST-USA and the president of CAST-UTAH. It was agreed that person that represents CAST-UT both in local activities and in national affairs is the current president of CAST-UT. While the president of CAST-UTAH should be is responsible for leading normal executions of all CAST-UTAH local activities, a vice presidentofficers of CAST-USA who are members of CAST-UT are responsible for their specific duties assigned by CAST-USA. However, in fulfilling assignments given by CAST-USA, the latter should act in the best interest of CAST-UT.

1.from CAST-UTAH should participate in activities at the CAST-USA headquarters level and act as a local representative to the headquarters for the interests of CAST-UTAH.

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The board also approved a provision motion that the current president of CAST-UTAH shall notcannot represent or actserve as a president or , a vice-president of another local Chinese organization during his service as the current president of CAST-UT. However, such constraint is released as soon as he/she finishes his/her service as the current president of CAST-UT. Such constraint does not apply to any other positions at CAST-UT.

, or similar functions of all other local community organizations during his/her term of services in CAST-UTAH.

5. The board approved the motion that a member of CAST-UTAH becomes will be eligible to be elected as a member of the CAST-UT BOD three months after three months of joining joining CAST-UT.

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The above motions and decisions board-approved provisions will be incorporated into the CAST-UTAH bylaws. Zhu Hao is appointed by the Board to recommended to take the lead in to ddrafting the revised bylaws.

7.raft languages of the incorporation for comments and the final approval of the board.

Zhao Hongjie updated reported on the status of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC). It was approved that Hongjie indicated that the BAC would will consist of five to seven members of CAST-UT and that the final composition of the committee would need to be approved by the Board of Directors of CAST-UT. Zhao and he Hongjie will also draft guidelines of BAC operational procedures for BOD to review and approveboard approval.

8. The board concurred approved with Zhao Hongjie’s initiative proposal to upgrade and maintain CAST-UT’sAH website. and maintenance. It is apparent that much lots of work needs to be done and Zhao Hongjie needs a lotlots of help! Anyone that could render Zhao Hongjie assistance to Zhao Hongjie in this regard would be deeply appreciated. If you are willing to provide help, please email Zhao Hongjie at ads@5starads.com for more information.

9. Each BOD member that was present at the meeting agreed to write at least one article for our newsletter. Peng Enhua proposed an article-submission deadline of April 10 for articles for the the next issue of the CAST-UTAH newsletter. as April 10, 2002. A projectBrief introduction of CAST-UT members’ list of Sino-US science and technology exchange and cooperation projects will be sought and published will be published in the next issue. Attendees also discussed the possible methods of the newsletters distribution, such as , pdf files, format, web-links, and email, etc.

10. A planning of the Ssecond quarter activities was were discussed. With help of all members, Shen Hua and Liu Liping with help of others will be in chargein charge of the organization of of the upcoming spring party and summer outing, etc.. for CAST-UT. Mu Honghua and Chen Xiaodee will still be assigned in charge of seminar organizations. It was suggested that sSome of the previously-covered old topics such as , e.g., real estate, taxation, immigration, etc. could be coveredcovered again for updateare recommended for refresh seminars, also given the constantly-changing Chinese population in the area. in the area.nature of these areas.

11. Liu Feng (Frank) recommended that a liaison should be appointed a new appearance from CAST-UTAH with Cbetween CAST-UT and CAST-USA in organizing members to attend to promote and enhance Sino-US cooperation and exchange groups or delegations. in areas of science, technology, economy and education and to send delegations of these extensive areas to China. Dong Xiquan is appointed by the BoardOD as the new liaisonrecommended for assuming the duty..

12. Le Taowen Le Taowen indicated that he wrote a letter to the Embassy of People Republic of China to USA requesting a portion of travel funds for Eric Cheng, a CAST-UTAH member from Taiwan and an expert of transportation safety, who is invited as a keynote speaker of the first Beijing 2008 Olympics transportation management conference in Beijing. recently wrote a letter of recommendation for a member of CAST-UT in applying for travel funds to attend an international conference. He encouraged members to take advantage of their membership in CAST. The board promotes actions that benefit members of CAST-UTAH for their activities enhancing the objectives of CAST-UTAH.

13. At the meeting, Song Yucheng gave a financial report. The BOD applauded his efforts in maintaining a complete and clear record of financial transactions. briefly presented the checks and balances of CAST-UTAH finance, lots of tedious work to which he was assigned.

14. Some new lifetime members at CAST-UTof CAST requested to receive thea certificate s of their lifetime membership in CAST. CAST-USA will be contacted in this regard. permanent membership from the CAST-USA headquarters.

15. The BoardOD was The board overwhelmingly concerned about the risks and potential risks imposed on CAST-UT by people who tried to use CAST-UT as a channel to make donations to other organizations for tax or other purposes. It was decided that CAST-UT would refuse to participate in any such transactions.

to this organization associated with financial transactions through CAST-UTAH to other organizations for tax or other purposes. The board rejected such a request.

16. The BoardOD decided to hold a farewell Board members recommended a faraway gathering for Le Taowen in late April as he will be returning to his return service to China in late May.