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Film Screening, Live Music & Reception in Honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 

A Thousand Pebbles on the Ground, a short film by Japanese Filmmaker Toko Shiiki Synopsis: Roger is a medical lab technician near Philadelphia working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic; he is Chinese-American and facing rising anti-Asian sentiment. He’s grieving the loss of his father, but he loves to perform and make people laugh.

Q&A with Ms. Shiiki will follow the screening (running time: approximately 25 minutes).

The event will also feature live music by Erik Santos (musician, composer, and Associate Professor of Composition and Performing Arts Technology at the University of Michigan), sharing his father, Rosendo Santos’ music and personal story of moving to the US from the Philippines.  At age 11, Rosendo Santos started composing band marches, instrumental and vocal scores, and Catholic masses. He was later named a UNESCO scholar and received the Composer of the Year Award. In Manila, he was Composer of the Year in 1956 and 1957 and won 12 prizes consecutively in composition contests. Most recently, he received the title of “The Philippine Composer of the Century.”

Registration includes light appetizers from Mei Japanese Restaurant and two drink tickets. (Beverage Sponsor: Asahi Super Dry).

AANHPI Town Hall – Youth Leadership Workshop

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
at West Chester Township Administrative Building 

Join AANHPI community leader Lee Wong for a town hall meeting in West Chester and learn about his leadership skills as the township’s trustee for the 5th consecutive term.

Lee Wong is Chair of West Chester Township Board of Trustee in his fifth term as a township trustee. Lee has a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati and is now retired from the United States Army after 20 years of active duty service having served as a Special Agent for the Criminal Investigation Division.

West Chester Township has been recognized six times in the Top 100 Best Places to Live by CNN/Money Magazine, five times since Mr. Wong took office. He assigns small government as a significant contribution to our success, keeping the community “lean and mean” with relatively low community taxes.  Mr. Wong is for little bureaucracy with limited regulations, and a more personal relationship between local government and the community. Due to the fiscal responsibility of the current Board of Trustees, West Chester Township acquired the highest bond rating in Butler County’s history, granted by Moody’s of New York. This rating results in lower interest rates on the money  West Chester must borrow to achieve its goals.

Mr. Wong’s priorities as a Trustee include: First, public safety, security, roads and walking/biking trails. He wants to attract businesses to the area and have residents enjoy a greater quality of life.  Mr. Wong places significant value on creating a local government that embraces all residents and corporate citizens, and in providing services that allow our citizens to prosper and opportunities to enhance and enjoy their lives. Mr. Wong believes West Chester is a great place to live because of the diversity of its population, making this a vibrant and exciting place to live and work.

Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Awareness Webinar Series by M3C

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East Asian Business Etiquette

Join the upcoming webinar series sponsored by Midwest USA Chinese Chamber of Commerce focusing on explaining how the history and various ideologies influence the East Asian region, so as to help executives and managers to be aware of the cultural nuances in day to day operation.

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM

If you and your colleagues would like to learn about East Asian cultures and get some basic understanding of the history, ideologies and cultural nuances, please register below and hear from subject matter experts how such learning may help your business.

REGISTER NOW

LES Pittsburgh Chapter Event – Special Events: China

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LES Pittsburgh Chapter Event – Special Events: China

Western Perspective to Deal Making in China – Stories and Lessons & Chinese Business Culture and Getting Deals Done

Date/Time:

March 24, 2020
12:00-2:00 p.m.

Location:

Eddie Merlot’s Restaurant
Four Gateway Center
444 Liberty Ave #100
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Program:

The event is open to all. The event will feature a lunch followed by two panel discussions.
1.5 credits of Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education are available.

Connect with Pittsburgh corporate, academic, legal, technical and business professionals for a Special Focus Event on China hosted by the Pittsburgh chapter of LES (the Licensing Executives Society) from noon to 2 pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Eddie Merlot’s Restaurant downtown.

The Pittsburgh LES chapter provides a forum for networking and exchange of information on all aspects of business dealmaking, such as licensing, intellectual property, valuation, diligence and negotiation to benefit the Pittsburgh business community.

This Special Event starts at noon with networking and lunch, followed at 12:30 pm by two panel discussions led by John Carney, Managing Director of China IPExchange, formerly Director of Licensing for Aptiv PLC/Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC.

The first 45 minute panel discussion will focus on “Western Perspective to Deal Making in China – Stories and Lessons”.

The second 45 minute panel discussion will focus on: “Chinese Business Culture and Getting Deals Done”.

Moderator:

John Carney, Managing Director of China IPExchange, formerly Director of Licensing for Aptiv PLC/Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC.

Featured panelists include:

David Schramm, Esq., Head of Patents and Licensing for Bayer Medical Care
Andrew Siminerio, Esq., Senior Counsel for Vitro Flat Glass LLC and PPG Industries, Inc.
Sunny Yang, Esq., PorterWright
Susan Chang, Ph.D. Technical Manager at TASI, Inc.
Tao He, Chinese Culture Diversity and Inclusion Speaker for the MidWest US Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Registration:

LES Member (no CLE): $30
LES Member (with PA CLE): $45
Non-member (no CLE): $50
Non-member (PA CLE): $65

LES/LESI is a leading worldwide non-profit organization of 10,000+ business, intellectual property, and technology professionals providing networking and educational opportunities. The Pittsburgh chapter’s web page can be found at: https://www.lesusacanada.org/group/PITT

We will hold quarterly events on topics of interest to the Pittsburgh business community.

Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested in attending our events or joining LES.

If you have any questions, please contact us:

Dean Alderucci, Director of Research, Center for AI and Patent Analysis, Carnegie Mellon University and LES Member, alderucci@cmu.edu

Aditya Gottumukkala, Intellectual Asset Manager/Strategist, PPG Industries, Inc. and LES Member aditya@ppg.com

Ann Cannoni, Esq., Partner, The Webb Law Firm and LES Board Member acannoni@webblaw.com