Celebratory Events Calendar
Program
 Date/Time
 Venue
 Organizer
 Enquiry
January
The Second International Workshop on Innovative Engineering Education (IEE 2011)
- 19-21 Jan 2011
- 22 Jan 2011
- Langham Place Hotel, Hong Kong
- HKUST

HKUST School of Engineering
Tel: 2358 8442
Email: e2i@ust.hk
Long Service Award Presentation Ceremony 2011 27 Jan 2011 HKUST Human Resources Office, HKUST
Tel: 2358 6600 (Sylvia Lee),
2358 6579 (Sandy Yim)
Email: hrsylvia@ust.hk, hrwmyim@ust.hk
International Conference on Drug Test and Management of Drug Abuse 28 Jan 2011
9:00 am		 Chiang Chen Lecture Theater (LT-J), HKUST
- Laboratory for Molecular Testing, HKUST
- Caritas Lok Heep Club
Tel: 2358 5892 (Annie Ting)
Email: annieting@ust.hk
"Your HKUST Moments" Alumni Photo Bazaar Jan 2011   Office of University Development and Public Affairs, HKUST
Tel: 2358 6157
Email: clarama@ust.hk
February
2011 HKUST Run for Vision 17 Feb 2011
3:00 pm		 HKUST HKUST
Tel: 2358 8462 (Miss Janice Lam)
Meet Alumni in Shanghai 26 Feb 2011   Office of University Development
and Public Affairs, HKUST
Tel: 2358 8320
Email: joyceckl@ust.hk
March
The University Choir, HKUSTSU 16th Annual Performance:
"On stage: Dream and Imagery"		 6 Mar 2011
8:00 pm		 Concert Hall,
Hong Kong City Hall

The University Choir, HKUSTSU
Email: su_choir@stu.ust.hk
(Cheng Heung Fung)
15th Annual Performance of Shaolin Martial Arts Society, HKUSTSU 6 Mar 2011
1:00 pm		 S H Ho Sports Hall

Shaolin Martial Arts Society, HKUSTSU
Email: su_shao@stu.ust.hk
IAS Distinguished Lecture: New Wave of Computing
Speaker:
Dr Ya-Qin Zhang
- Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Corp
- Chairman, Microsoft Asia-Pacific R&D
- HKUST IAS Visiting Member
8 Mar 2011
3:00 pm		 Chiang Chen Lecture Theater (LT-J), HKUST

HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
Tel: 2358 5912
Email: ias@ust.hk
Alumni Reception in Singapore 12 Mar 2011   Office of University Development
and Public Affairs, HKUST
Tel: 2358 8320
Email: joyceckl@ust.hk
The Making of the World’s Largest Digital Photo Workshop
- 18 Mar 2011
2:30 pm
- 19 Mar 2011
9:30 am
HKUST HKUST School of Engineering
Tel: 2358 8045
Email: egtiffany@ust.hk
School of Engineering/ IAS Joint Distinguished Lecture: Information and Inference in the Wireless Physical Layer
Speaker:
Prof H. Vincent Poor
- Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University, USA
21 Mar 2011
11:00 am		 Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT-F), HKUST
- HKUST School of Engineering
- HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
Tel: 2358 8446
Email: sengpr@ust.hk
IAS UC RUSAL President's Forum: Equilibrium in the Labour Market with Search Frictions
Speaker:
Prof Christopher Pissarides
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
21 Mar 2011
2:30 pm		 Citi Lecture Theater (LT-A), HKUST HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
Tel: 2358 5912
Email: ias@ust.hk
5th Annual Concert of University Philharmonic Orchestra, HKUSTSU 22 Mar 2011
8:00 pm		 Ngau Chi Wan Civic Center – Theater University Philharmonic Orchestra, HKUSTSU
Email: su_upo@ust.hk (Wong Klaine)
China Economic Development Forum
Speakers:
Prof Justin Yifu Lin
- Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, The World Bank
- Former Professor, HKUST Business School
Prof David Daokui Li
- Director of the Center for China in the World Economy, Tsinghua University
- Former Professor, HKUST Business School
Prof Yi Gang
- Deputy Governor, The People’s Bank of China
- Adjunct Professor, HKUST Business School
Prof K C Chan, SBS, JP
- Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, HKSAR Government
- Former Dean, HKUST Business School
23 Mar 2011
9:00 am		 Four Seasons Hotel
Hong Kong		 HKUST Business School
Tel: 2823 1266
Email: chinaforum@ust.hk
Alumni Birthday Gift to HKUST Mar 2011   Office of University Development and Public Affairs, HKUST
Tel: 2358 8499
Email: louisachow@ust.hk
HKUST Arts Festival 2011 Mar 2011   HKUST Center For The Arts
Tel: 2358 6149
Email: artsctr@ust.hk
E-month@HKUST Mar 2011
- HKUST
- Other off-campus locations
HKUST – Hang Seng Bank Green Ambassadors Program
Tel: 2358 5797
Email: hsgreen@ust.hk
Kite Design & Flying Workshop Mar - Apr 2011 HKUST HKUST Center For The Arts
Tel: 2358 6149
Email: artsctr@ust.hk
April
HKUST 20th Anniversary Celebration Program Parade by School of Engineering 12 Apr 2011
12:45 pm		 The HK Jockey Club Atrium, HKUST HKUST School of Engineering
Tel: 2358 8446
Email: egcherry@ust.hk
HKUST 20th Anniversary
Presidents Dialogue I
Speakers:
Prof Jean-Lou Chameau
- President of California Institute of Technology
Prof Tony F Chan
- President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
7 Apr 2011
4:30 pm		 Citi Lecture Theater (LT-A), HKUST HKUST
Tel: 2358 6173
Grand Celebration for the 20th Anniversary of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Officiating Guests:
Prof Han Qide
- Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
The Hon Donald Tsang, GBM
- Chief Executive of HKSAR
Mr Peng Qinghua
- Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in HKSAR
Mr Lu Xinhua
- Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in HKSAR
Dr the Hon Marvin K T Cheung, GBS, JP
- Council Chairman of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Prof Tony F Chan
- President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
8 Apr 2011
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm		 The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center HKUST
Tel: 2358 6302
HKUST MBA Finance Conference 9 Apr 2011
1:30 pm		 HKUST Business School Central HKUST MBA Finance Club
Email: financeclub@ust.hk
tinakhoe@ust.hk
HKUST 20th Anniversary
Presidents Dialogue II
Speakers:
Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
- Vice-Chancellor of University of Cambridge
Prof Tony F Chan
- President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
13 Apr 2011
3:00 pm		 Citi Lecture Theater (LT-A), HKUST HKUST
Tel: 2358 6173
UST Service Learning Day 14 – 17 Apr 2011  

HKUST Connect
Email: connect@ust.hk
10th Anniversary AIA Quest for the Champion Communicator Competition (Final Round) 2011 17 Apr 2011
9:30 am		 HKUST
- HKUST
- The Association of International Accountants (AIA)
Tel: 2358 6314
Leadership Face to Face
- The New Force: Engineering Mindset That Paves Business Success		 28 Apr 2011
7:00 pm		 Theater, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce,
United Centre, 95 Queensway, Hong Kong

HKUST Alumni Association
Email: clarama@ust.hk
Einstein in Hong Kong Apr – Aug 2011  
- HKUST
- Hong Kong Science Museum
- Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong
- swissnex China
- Education Bureau
 
i) Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) 18 Apr – 31 Aug 2011 Hong Kong Science Museum  
Tel: 2358 8474
Email: michellelee@ust.hk
ii) Science Workshops and 'Letters to Einstein' Writing Competition Apr – Jul 2011 Schools and HKUST  
Tel: 2358 8474
Email: michellelee@ust.hk
iii) Einstein in Love: A Scientific Romance
– Dialogue with Dennis Overbye		 20 Apr 2011 HKUST  
Tel: 2358 8474
Email: michellelee@ust.hk
iv) The Intimacy of Creativity –
The Bright Sheng Partnership: 
Composers Meet Performers in Hong Kong
Workshop:
- 25 Apr – 8 May 2011
8:00 pm
Concerts:
- 30 Apr & 7 May 2011
8:00 pm
- 1 May & 8 May 2011
3:00 pm
   
   
   
   
- Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall, HKUST
- Concert Hall of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
 
Tel: 2358 8350
Email: shycs@ust.hk
v) Einstein @ HKUST 7 May 2011 HKUST  
Tel: 2358 8474
Email: michellelee@ust.hk
vi) IAS Conference – Cosmology since Einstein 30 May – 1 Jun 2011 Mr and Mrs Lee Siu Lun Lecture Theater (LT - K), HKUST  
Tel: 2358 8424 (Institute for Advanced Study, HKUST)
Email: iascosmo@ust.hk
May
HKUST Alumni Reception in Boston 9 May 2011   Office of University Development
and Public Affairs, HKUST
Tel: 2358 8499
Email: louisachow@ust.hk
HKUST Alumni Luncheon in New York 13 May 2011   Office of University Development
and Public Affairs, HKUST
Tel: 2358 8499
Email: louisachow@ust.hk
HKUST 20th Anniversary Exhibition –
Our Miracle Continues:
A Visual Presentation		 12 May – 
30 Nov 2011
(Library Opening Hours)		 Ping Yuan and Kinmay W Tang Gallery, Lee Shau Kee Library, HKUST Library, HKUST
Tel: 2358 6707
Email: lbalice@ust.hk
Alumni Get-together in Switzerland 21 May 2011   Office of University Development
and Public Affairs, HKUST
Tel: 2358 6157
Email: clarama@ust.hk
Engineering Alumni Fun Day 28 May 2011 HKUST HKUST School of Engineering
Tel: 2358 8045
Email: egtiffany@ust.hk
Class of 2001 Reunion 28 May 2011   Office of University Development and Public Affairs, HKUST
Tel: 2358 8320
Email: joyceckl@ust.hk
June
IAS Nobel Lecture: The Frontiers of Fundamental Physics
Speaker:
Prof David Gross
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Nobel Laureate in Physics
1 Jun 2011 HKUST HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
Tel: 2358 5912
Email: ias@ust.hk
International Conference on Technologies Beyond 2020 1-3 Jun 2011 Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
- HKUST School of Engineering
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Tel: 2358 8446
Email: sengpr@ust.hk
Alumni Night in Shenzhen 11 Jun 2011 Marco Polo Shenzhen Hotel
- HKUST Alumni Association
- Office of University Development & Public Affairs
Tel: 2358 6157
Email: clarama@ust.hk
IAS Nobel Lecture: Global Financial Stability and Long Run Risks
Speaker:
Prof Robert Engle
- New York University
- Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
24 Jun 2011
4:00 pm		 Citi Lecture Theater (LT-A), HKUST
- HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
- HKUST Business School
- HKUST-NYU Stern MSc Program in Global Finance
Tel: 2358 5912
Email: ias@ust.hk
HKUST Summer Musical
- Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA (Hong Kong Premiere) Musical Camp		 26 Jun – 24 Jul 2011 HKUST Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall HKUST Center For The Arts
( Supported by the HKUST Division of Humanities)
Tel: 2358 6149
Email: artsctr@ust.hk
July
HKUST Summer Musical
- Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA (Hong Kong Premiere) Public Performances		 26 – 27 Jul 2011
7:45 pm		 Ngau Chi Wan Civic Center HKUST Center For The Arts
( Supported by the HKUST Division of Humanities)
Tel: 2358 6149
Email: artsctr@ust.hk
HKUST-CTY Summer Camp 2011 11 – 29 Jul 2011
3 weeks program		 HKUST
- HKUST
- Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University
Tel: 2358 5086
Email: hkcty@ust.hk
September
Performance Day2011
Dance Society, HKUSTSU		 2 Sep 2011
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm		 The HK Jockey Club Atrium, HKUST

Dance Society, HKUSTSU
Tel: 6771 1426
Email: su_dance@stu.ust.hk
The Centenary of the Xinhai Revolution (Chinese ink Paintings and woodcut prints Exhibition by Fong So) 5 – 18 Sep 2011
1:00 pm		 Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall

HKUST Center for the Arts

Tel: 2358 6149
Email: artsctr@ust.hk
"My Story in HKUST" Interview and Exhibition 15 Sep – 30 Oct 2011 HKUST

Mainland Student and Scholar Society (MSSS)
Email: msss@ust.hk
Alumni Get-together in Germany 24 Sep 2011  

Development and Alumni Office
Tel: 2358 8320
Email: venusli@ust.hk
Student Conference on Global Business 27 – 30 Sep 2011  

HKUST Business School

Tel: 2358 7746
Email: bmpr@ust.hk
October
HKUST 20th Anniversary Glacier Week 10 – 14 Oct 2011 HKUST Glacier, HOUSE III SA, HKUSTSU
Email: su_ugh3@stu.ust.hk
IAS UC RUSAL President's Forum: The Changing Dynamics of the World 14 Oct 2011 Citi Lecture Theater (LT-A), HKUST HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
Tel: 2358 5912
Email: ias@ust.hk
The HKUST Alumni Association Annual Dinner 14 Oct 2011 Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong HKUST Alumni Association
Tel: 2358 6157
Email: clarama@ust.hk
The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition 2011 Regional Jamboree-Asia 14 – 16 Oct 2011 HKUST Division of Life Science
Tel: 2358 7314
Email: igem2011asia@ust.hk
HKUST 20th Anniversary Special TV Program 15 Oct 2011   HKUST  
House One Festival 17 Oct – 4 Nov 2011 HKUST The UG House One SA, HKUSTSU
Email: su_ugh1@stu.ust.hk
HKUST "Bring Technology to Community" Exhibition 21 – 30 Oct 2011 Hong Kong Science Museum HKUST School of Engineering
Tel: 2358 8045
Email: egtiffany@ust.hk
The HKUST Alumni European Reunion 23 – 30 Oct 2011 London, Paris, Leiden, Geneva

Development and Alumni Office
Tel: 2358 6157
Email: clarama@ust.hk
IAS Nobel Lecture: On Efficiently Financing Retirement 31 Oct 2011
3:30 – 5:00 pm		 Padma and Hari Harilela Lecture Theater (LT-C), HKUST HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
Tel: 2358 5912
Email: ias@ust.hk
November
HKUST Digital Images Database 1 Nov 2011   HKUST Library
Tel: 2358 6784
Email: lbarsc@ust.hk
HKUST President’s Outstanding Service Award 2011
 Nov 2011
(presentation of the award will be made during the 19th Congregation)		   Human Resources Office, HKUST
Tel: 2358 6600 (Sylvia Lee),
2358 6579 (Sandy Yim)
Email: hrsylvia@ust.hk, hrwmyim@ust.hk
HKUST 20th Anniversary Commemorative Book Launch Nov 2011   HKUST  
IAS Distinguished Lecture: Demystifying the Chinese Economy
Speaker:
Prof Justin Yifu Lin
- The World Bank
- Peking University

2 Nov 2011
4:30 – 6:00pm		 Citi Lecture Theater (LT - A), HKUST HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
Tel: 2358 5912
Email: ias@ust.hk
Institute for Advanced Study / School of Engineering / Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Joint Distinguished Lecture: Advances in Research and Practice in Underground Construction – The Future of Megacities
Speaker:
Prof Robert Mair
- Cambridge University

2 Nov 2011
4:30 – 6:00pm		 Lam Woo Lecture Theater (LT - B), HKUST
- HKUST Institute for Advanced Study
- HKUST School of Engineering
- HKUST Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Tel: 2358 8045
Email: sengpr@ust.hk
The First International Ecotronics Symposium - Electronics for Energy and the Environment (E3S) 12 Nov 2011 HKUST Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, HKUST
Email: e3symposium@ust.hk
Celebration Party for the 20th Anniversary of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 25 Nov 2011
4:30 pm		 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium, HKUST HKUST  
Hunger Hunter 12 hours 26 Nov 2011
9:00 am		 LG4 common room University YMCA – HKUST, HKUSTSU
Tel: 9723 4000
Email: wschanad@ust.hk
December
Science and Technology Forum
 Dec 2011
Tel: 2358 6924
Science and Technology Forum Series
 1 - 2 Dec 2011 HKUST
Tel: 2358 5984
Let's Splash @ Ocean Park
 10 Dec 2011 Ocean Park Hong Kong Development and Alumni Office, HKUST
Tel: 2358 8320
Email: amyc@ust.hk
The 11th AEARU Workshop on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
 20 - 22 Dec 2011 HKUST
- Division of Life Science, HKUST
- Department of Physics, HKUST
Tel: 2358 7255 (Dora Wong)
Email: bopldora@ust.hk