Governor Baker Nominates Ina Howard-Hogan to District Court

Governor Baker Nominates Ina Howard-Hogan to District Court

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker has nominated Ina Howard-Hogan, an attorney with a wealth of experience in the justice system to serve as a judge in the District Court.

“I am confident Attorney Howard-Hogan will be a valued member of the District Court and serve those before it expeditiously and promptly, with a true sense of fairness and justice,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Her vast knowledge, drawn from years of experience makes her an important asset to the Commonwealth, and I am pleased to recommend her to the Governor’s Council for their consideration.”

“Ina Howard-Hogan’s problem solving abilities, management and communication skills and dedication to community service and justice will provide a high caliber of service and leadership to the judiciary,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “Her unique experience and sound judgment make her an excellent candidate.”

Applicants for judicial openings are reviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission and recommended to the Governor. All judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council.

There are 62 District Courts throughout the Commonwealth hearing a range of criminal, civil, housing, juvenile, mental health and other case types, including all felonies punishable by a sentence up to five years, misdemeanors and violations of city and town ordinances and by-laws.

For more information about the District Court, visit http://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/trial-court/dc/.

About Ina Howard- Hogan:

Ina Howard- Hogan has worked with the Massachusetts Parole Board for the past seven years, first serving as a General Counsel and then as a Parole Board Member. Previously, Attorney Howard-Hogan was an Assistant Attorney General with the Massachusetts’ Attorney General’s Office from 2005 through 2008 in the Criminal Bureau; United States Federal Probation Officer for the US District Court of Massachusetts in the Presentence Unit from 2002 through 2005; and an Assistant District Attorney with the Essex County District Attorney’s Office where she went on to supervise the Domestic Violence Unit from 1998 through 2002. Attorney Howard-Hogan earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Boston College in 1990 and a law degree from Northeastern University Law School in 1993. She has also served on the Board of the Robert F. Kennedy’s Children’s Action Corps for more than ten years. 

MIT 首次在香港舉辦新興科技會議

MIT announced launching of Hong Kong Innovation Node

By Chutze Chou

Boston Orange

June 7th, 2016

MIT officially launched its new Hong Kong Innovation Node on June 7th at its first EmTech Hong Kong conference held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.

MIT Provost Martin A. Schmidt (3rd from Left) announced the launch
 of  MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node along with Charlie Sodini (2nd
from left), Fiona Murray  (4th from righ)，Yashen Huang (2nd
from right).  Photo by Chutze Chou. 

MIT Provost Martin A. Schmidt, and Fiona Murray, the Bill Porter Professor of Entrepreneurship, associate dean of innovation at MIT Sloan School, and co-director of the MIT Innovation Initiative; and Charlie Sodini, the Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering and faculty director of the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node, all offered remarks.

This Hong Kong Innovation Node once is a unique hardware accelerator program designed to educate students in key areas of innovation practice.  It is once called MIT ambassador program.

Charlie Sodini said there are 24 students, 12 from MIT and 12 from Hong Kong are gathering in Hong Kong from June 5 to June 11th for a week-long immersive experience in technology-based entrepreneurship.  These students will form international teams, refine an idea, build a prototype, learn from industry experts, and explore the thriving startup scene in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. 

At the end of the program, students will demonstrate their prototypes in a final showcase.

Charlie Sodini also announced that Mr. Brian Yan will be the executive director this new new Hong Kong Innovation Node.

MIT's President L. Rafael Reif first announced the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node last November when sharing his vision of adding innovation to the traditional roles of teaching and research in higher education. Conceived of and run by the MIT Innovation Initiative.

According to someone who is close to this MIT new adventure, MIT is planning to establish the same program in at least 5 more places including Singapore, San Francisco, Bejing. 

Hong Kong Trade Development Council and USPAACC Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Boost Business Ties

Hong Kong Trade Development Council and USPAACC Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Boost Business Ties 6 June 2016 - The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Asian American Chamber’s Summit in Atlanta, United States, on 2 June, 2016. Through the MOU, the HKTDC and the USPAACC express their intent to cooperate on bilateral promotional activities. The partnership aims to leverage Hong Kong’s strategic regional position as a commercial, financial, logistics, business services, and trade fair capital to significantly increase the number of member companies and business connections for USPAACC and HKTDC into Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and other Asia-Pacific market; and to utilize USPAACC’s unique platform that connects contract and other business opportunities in Fortune 100 corporations, United States federal, state and local governments, and large non-profit organisations, to suppliers of products and services worldwide. After the signing, Ralph Chow, Regional Director, Americas, HKTDC, said: “As a business services hub, Hong Kong is the most effective platform for American business to expand to Asia and capture the growth potential in the region.” Susan Au Allen, National President and CEO of USPAACC said: “Hong Kong is strategically located in the heart of Asia, and has all the resources that American business, large, medium and small, need to tap into and expand their reach into the most prosperous trade bloc in the world. We are simply delighted by this cooperative agreement, which is a stepping stone for greater growth in the years to come.”

Ralph Chow, Regional Director, Americas, HKTDC (seated, left) and Susan Au Allen, National President and CEO, USPAACC (seated, right) during the signing of the MOU on mutual cooperation in creating more business opportunities between Hong Kong and USPAACC, together with USPAACC executive team

香港海外華人民主人權促進會悼六四

剛逢六四悼英魂，
又蒞端午祭江神。
日嚐幾個無花菓，
何妨暫當加州人。


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Baker-Polito Administration Awards $2 Million in Community Compact IT Grants to 52 Cities and Towns

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $2 Million in Community Compact IT Grants to 52 Cities and Towns

Grants fund innovative IT projects, technology infrastructure upgrades and software or equipment purchases

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito today awarded $2 million to 52 cities and towns across the Commonwealth to drive local technological transformation and improvement projects through the Community Compact Information Technology (IT) Grant Program.

“Strengthening the partnerships between cities and towns and the Commonwealth has been a priority for our administration,” said Governor Baker, “and these grants are key to supporting investments in technology projects and upgrades that aid municipalities in streamlining and improving service for their constituents.”

Announced at the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s (MMA) Annual Meeting in January, the Community Compact IT Grant Program awards cities and towns up to $400,000, and the expertise of the Office of Municipal and School Technology within MassIT, to implement and invest in one-time technology infrastructure, software and equipment  upgrades or planning, design, installation and training costs.

“We are proud to support these 52 municipalities in making technological advancements for the development of their communities,” said Lieutenant Governor Polito. “The grants will allow cities and towns to undertake projects critical to their successes, including modernizing financial systems, implementing wireless networks, and digitizing records.”

“The competition for the $2 million of available funding from the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Budget was intense, with more than 100 eligible municipalities applying for grants,” said Kristen Lepore, Secretary of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. “The 52 communities chosen today met the overarching goal of driving innovation and transformation at the local level through investments in technology.”

Examples of Community Compact IT Grant Program Initiatives:

• Implementing boards and commissions, dog licensing and voter check in database software for the Colrain town clerk’s office.
• Implementing a 311 system to connect the citizens of Haverhill, Fall River and Revere with their city.
• Modernizing financial systems in multiple communities that will transform the accuracy and efficiency of financial operations.
• Installing a radio communications relay tower for first responders in Phillipston to improve critical communications.
• Deploying mobile fire apparatus technology so first responders in Braintree are able to access critical information in the field.
• Installing new infrastructure in Hinsdale that allows for a water meter system that enables usage-based billing.
• Upgrading infrastructure to facilitate regional technology cooperation between Barre, Rutland, and Barre Regional Emergency Communication Center.

For a full list of awardees and projects, click here.

Lt. Governor Polito has championed the administration’s municipal partnerships, signing 221 Community Compacts thus far. Through the Community Compact program, municipalities have identified and implemented self-selected best practices in conjunction with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ensuring a strong partnership between state and local government. More information on the program and how Compact Communities can apply is available at www.mass.gov/ccc.

波士頓經文處長賴銘琪拜會O'Malley樞機主教

賴銘琪偕陳銘俊與Sean Patrick O’Malley樞機主教合影。

賴銘琪拜會O’Malley樞機主教，應邀出席祝聖典禮

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪6月2日拜會Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley樞機主教，就如何加強臺灣與教廷關係交換意見，並應邀出席6月3日教廷前駐華代辦Mons. Paul Russell(陸斯道蒙席)晉升總主教之祝聖典禮。

賴銘琪處長偕陳銘俊副處長於6月2日在天主教Archdiocesan Pastoral Center拜會O’Malley樞機主教，賴銘琪首先向O’Malley樞機主教簡報蔡總統英文於五月二十日宣誓就職臺灣首位女性總統，另介紹新任陳副總統建仁是虔誠天主教徒。賴銘琪表示，天主教在臺灣興建醫院、學校、育幼院及養老院，澤及窮鄉僻壤，眾多神父修女畢生在臺奉獻事蹟令人欽佩。賴銘琪臨別前以故宮翠玉白菜相贈，O’Malley樞機主教回贈刻有耶穌像之精美十字架。

賴銘琪和陳銘俊6月3日另應邀出席教廷前駐華代辦Mons. Paul Russell(陸斯道蒙席)晉升總主教之祝聖典禮，祝聖典禮在The Holly Cross大教堂舉行，由O’Malley樞機主教親自主持。Russell 總主教派駐臺灣八年，對臺感情深厚，曾以自行車環島，對臺灣風土民情及人民友善熱情有深刻體驗，祝聖典禮遠自臺灣前來祝賀的友人包括台南主教林吉男、台中主教蘇耀文及戴修女等約十名。

教廷是臺灣在歐洲的邦交國，雙方文化與教育交流頻繁，今年2月至5月在臺北故宮博物院曾舉辦「天國的寶藏」教廷文物特展，展出60件具歷史及宗教意義的文物寶藏，吸引大批人潮前往觀賞，雙方亦簽有教育合作協議，目前在台灣有超過30萬的天主教徒。（駐波士頓經文處提供）

波士頓 6/3 燭光悼六四

CAPAC Applauds EEOC Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

CAPAC Applauds EEOC Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

Washington, DC – Yesterday the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) releaseddraft enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits employer actions that treat people unfavorably because of their national origin, including because they are from a particular country or part of the world, because of ethnicity, or because they appear to be of a certain ethnic background. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:

“Discrimination on the basis of ethnicity or country of origin is simply un-American. That is why I am thrilled to see the EEOC take action to lay the groundwork for enforcing the existing prohibitions on workplace discrimination based on national origin. This action will add a strong layer of protection for immigrants, migrants, and other vulnerable populations that may face a disproportionate number of barriers to equal employment opportunity. I thank EEOC Chair Jenny Yang for her leadership, and I look forward to continue working with the EEOC to develop policies that would provide for a more just work environment for Asian Pacific Americans and all Americans.

Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17), CAPAC Chair Emeritus:

“I applaud EEOC’s revised draft guidance on national origin discrimination, and its clarifications on job segregation, human trafficking, and intersectional discrimination. To address the complex challenges we face today, we must be responsive and adaptable to protect our immigrant workers and workers of color. No one should face ill treatment due to their ethnicity or nationality. We have an obligation as a nation to uphold our values of fairness and equality across all of our communities.”

麻州亞美局 6/3 舉辦第10屆聯合餐會

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Program Schedule

7:00 pm            Opening Performance by Bolly X
7:10 pm            Opening Remarks and Acknowledgements
Dr. Elisa Choi, AAC Chairperson
Ms. Grace Lee, Unity Dinner Honorary Chair
7:20 pm            History - Asian American Commission
Mr. Tackey Chan, State Representative
7:30 pm            Greetings
Ms. Sarah Kim, General Counsel for State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg
Ms. Suzanne Bump, State Auditor
7:40 pm            AAPI Pioneers Panel
Moderator: Professor Paul Y. Watanabe

• Mr. Akhil Nigam -  Founder of MassChallenge
• Ms. Lisa Wong - Former Mayor, City of Fitchburg
• Ms. Michelle Wu -  City Council President, City of Boston

8:20 pm            Performance by Vivian Luo
8:35 pm            Award Ceremony
                              Dr. Elisa Choi and Ms. Evelyn Tang
8:55 pm            Closing Remarks
                              Ms. Bora Chiemruom, AAC Executive Director
9:00 pm            Socializing and Photo Booth
9:30 pm            End of Evening
 

PARKING INFORMATION: Guests can use any of the pay on entry lots throughout campus. There is a Red Sox Game tomorrow, please plan accordingly!  You can check this website http://www.bu.edu/parking/lots-locations/red-sox-parking/  to show exact addresses and prices for each lot.

Parking Lots near GSU Metcalf Hall

波士頓台灣人生物科技協會 7/16-17 第四屆年會

✔ 生醫新創團隊報名、研究摘要上傳、早鳥報名截止日就在6/3囉！

✔ Registration deadline: June 3rd for abstract submission, entrepreneurial presentation, and early bird registration.

The 4th Boston Taiwanese Biotechnology Symposium will be held at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA on July 16th & 17th 2016. This symposium serves as an excellent opportunity for graduate students, postdocs, and young professionals to learn and exchange experiences in a variety of biotech career paths. This year we are very honored to have Dr. Pan-Chyr Yang(President of National Taiwan University) and Dr. Jane H. Hsiao (Vice Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of OPKO Health) joining us as our keynote speakers. We are also thrilled to have many outstanding scientists and professionals from academia and industry joining us for panel discussions on career developments. 

In addition to classical academic and industry panels, this year we are excited to announce four new sections: 

1) Entrepreneurial presentation: to invite biomedical startup teams to pitch their ideas and get feedback from investors; 

2) Academic workshop: to learn about the funding system, job talk skills, and how to prepare a faculty application package; 

3) Resume workshop: to learn how to polish your resume and develop networking skills; 

4) Career opportunities in industry: to explore more career paths in biotech industry.

We welcome all graduate students, postdocs, and young professionals in bio-, pharma-, public health-, and related fields to join us at the symposium. Pre-registration is required and no on-site registration will be accepted. Please submit an abstract if you would like to present your research work (oral or poster presentation) at the symposium.

• Time:  July 16th & 17th, 2016
• Location: Northwest Building, Harvard University (52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA)
• Event website: http://btbatw.org/2016/
• Registration deadline: June 3rd for abstract submission, entrepreneurial presentation, and early bird registration.  July 15th for regular registration. Registration will be closed once the number of registrants reaches the maximum capacity of 250 people.
• Registration fee: $10 for early bird, $20 for regular registration (registration fee including lunch and dinner on Day 1, and coffee breaks on both days)

For any questions or suggestions, please contact btba.tw@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

中華表演藝術基金會公佈新年度節目安排

中華表演藝術基金會  Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts               3 Partridge Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773, Tel: (781) 259-8195  ChinesePerformingArts.net Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net  The 28th Season 2016-2017 Upcoming Events Sat. 9/24/2016, 8 PM NEC's Jordan Hall Sa Chen 陳薩, piano   Sat. 1/21/2017, 8 PM NEC's Jordan Hall Bion Tsang 章雨亭, Cello Adam Neiman, piano   Sat. 3/25/2017, 8 PM NEC's Jordan Hall Meng-Chieh Liu  劉孟捷, piano with Forbidden City Chinese Music Ensemble 紫禁城室內樂團   Sat. 5/13/2017, 8 PM NEC's Jordan Hall Eric Lu, piano      7/21- 8/14, 2016胡桃山音樂營 The 25th Annual  Walnut Hill  Music Festival "concert-master class" schedule:  http://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/festival/index.htm, please come and join us!    10/1/2016, audition  10/8/2016, concert Youth Poetry in Silk and Bamboo 絲竹春吟 April 15, 2017   The 26th Annual Chinese Brush Painting and CalligraphyCompetition  第二十六屆全美青少年國畫書法比賽 Your support is appreciated. Donation:  http://www.chineseperformingarts.net/donation/index.htm       UPCOMING EVENTS ----------------------------      The 25th Music Festival  at Walnut Hill 胡桃山音樂營 July 21 to August 14, 2016.  Concerto piece 2016:  Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.16      Sat. 9/24/2016, 8 PM NEC's Jordan Hall Sa Chen  陳薩,  piano         Sat. 1/21/2017, 8PM NEC's Jordan Hall Bion Tsang 章雨亭, cello Adam Neiman, piano    Sat. 3/25/2017, 8PM NEC's Jordan Hall Meng-Chieh Liu, piano, with Forbidden City Chinese Music Ensemble 紫禁城室內樂團    Sat. 5/13/2017, 8PM NEC's Jordan Hall Eric Lu, piano     We Need Your Support Support us make a Donation www. ChinesePerformingArts.net     Your tax-deductible donation enables us to continue presenting the best artists, maintaining low admission and free student tickets.  Please support us especially at this time 現今社會動盪，人們生活中充滿不安。文化藝術安定人心的重要性，在此時更為明顯。但經費來源卻更艱難。   您的免稅捐款，可使我們繼續舉行高水準音樂會，提供最低票價，及免費學生票。並鼓勵青年才俊在古典音樂、傳統中國書畫、及民族國樂樂器各方面學習傳承。希望您慷慨解囊， 大力支持。 Your Donation is appreciated: http://chineseperformingarts.net/donation/   Order Ticket Online: www.ChinesePerformingArts.net Email: Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts Cathy Chan 譚嘉陵, Founder and President