ACAA Christmas parties a hit right across China
Australia China Alumni Association celebrated Christmas at three great and diverse events across China.
Beijing 12 December
Around
90 alumni gathered at stylish Scarlett Bar in Beijing, complete with
Santa Hats, to enjoy ACAA Beijing's third Christmas party. Amongst the
guests was Arts and Culture Award winner Qiao Luqiang as well as guests
from partner universities and the Embassy. We were also lucky to have Australian university alumni Brooke Avory (Changhai Children's Project) and Kent Fung (Dandelion Migrant Children's School) at the event selling Christmas cards and gifts to raise money for their NGOs, which both do important work educating Chinese children.
Pictures:
Above left: ACAA's Amanda Barry presents a door prize to University of
Queensland alumnus Liu Ke. Right: alumni get into the Christmas spirit
at Scarlett Bar. View more Beijing party pics here.
Shanghai 5 December
Over 100 alumni in Shanghai celebrated Christmas sky-high at the 65th floor 789 Bar in Le Meridien. Special guest Santa Claus (above) gave out free coupons from Subway, Boost Juice, Gloria Jeans and Carrefour and Young Alumni of the Year Martyn Huckerby gave a welcome speech.
Above: alumni get into the Christmas mood with Santa hats, free offers, and Santa himself! View more Shanghai party pics here.
Guangzhou 13 December
Pictures: Above - Consul-General Sean Kelly with a Chinese calligraphy scroll presented to him by AustCham South China. This famous Chinese phrase roughly translates to "enjoy quick success in your career".Left - Alumni Volunteers working at the event registration desk.
View more Guangzhou party pics here.
Australian Expo Pavilion 2010: Sneak preview just for ACAA!
The ACAA is thrilled to announce that on February 27th, 2010, we will be arranging a special, pre-expo tour of the Australian pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010. Alumni will have the opportunity to travel to the Expo site in an ACAA bus, where Australian pavilion director Peter Sams will offer alumni a private tour of the Australian pavilion. We’ll also have the opportunity to drive around the larger expo site, and see the progress of other nations, including China and America.
Places on the tour are strictly limited, and ACAA paid-up members will receive priority. See our website for more info or to RSVP.
The Australian pavilion (right) continues to be one of the most advanced pavilions, enthusiastic support from Australian governments, businesses and universities, including ACAA silver partner The University of Sydney, and ACAA Alumni Awards sponsor ANZ Bank.
The ACAA is thrilled to announce that on February 27th, 2010, we will be arranging a special, pre-expo tour of the Australian pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010. Alumni will have the opportunity to travel to the Expo site in an ACAA bus, where Australian pavilion director Peter Sams will offer alumni a private tour of the Australian pavilion. We’ll also have the opportunity to drive around the larger expo site, and see the progress of other nations, including China and America.
Places on the tour are strictly limited, and ACAA paid-up members will receive priority. See our website for more info or to RSVP.
The Australian pavilion (right) continues to be one of the most advanced pavilions, enthusiastic support from Australian governments, businesses and universities, including ACAA silver partner The University of Sydney, and ACAA Alumni Awards sponsor ANZ Bank.Australia China Alumni Awards videos online
It was Australian education's night of nights in Beijing on Saturday 7th November as the ACAA presented eight awards to outstanding alumni of Australian universities at the inaugural ACAA/CPA Australia - Australia China Alumni Awards. The inaugural awards attracted an impressive range and volume of press coverage, with over 40 articles published online and in print between July and December this year.
The Alumni Awards promise to be even bigger and better in 2010, with events planned at the Australian Pavilion at Shanghai Expo and much much more. Stay tuned to our newsletters and updates for more details on 2010 nomination criteria and deadlines.
It will be a very special Christmas eve indeed for Chinese and Australian ballet fans in Shanghai with the world premiere of new ballet 'Water' by Australian Choreographer Graeme Murphy commissioned by Shanghai Ballet. Graeme Murphy ran Sydney Dance Company for 32 years, and has been coming to China since 1982. He was awarded the first ever cultural exchange medal by Chinese Ministry of Culture at last year's Shanghai International Arts Festival closing ceremony.
Graeme's works "Swan Lake" (danced by Australian Ballet), "Salome" and "Grand" (danced by Sydney Dance Company) have also been performed at Shanghai International Arts Festival in recent years. Click here for more information and ticket details.
See how we've grown: ACAA database growth
Since launching two-and-a-half years ago, the ACAA database has seen fantastic growth in numbers (see table below). We're committed to growing our database as a key benefit for our university partners, and also to help connect alumni with each other.
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China’s Employment Activity Market On the Rise Again
Contributed by Larry Wang, Wang and Li Asia Resources
 After
a tougher than normal business year for many of our clients here in
China from the global financial crisis, fortunately, we are definitely
seeing hiring activity pick up again in the market. Although we would
not claim that it is back to pre-financial crisis levels, it’s starting
to look good once again.“I’m an engineer by training, so I like using numbers to describe situations. For instance, on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 stands for extremely high and 1 means not active at all, I would describe the hiring market activity in China before the financial crisis, from roughly 2004 to mid-2008, is at about an 8.5 or 9 out of 10,” describes Wang & Li Asia Resources’ CEO and Founder, Larry Wang. “In other words, it was definitely a boom time as far as searching for and identifying good job opportunities is concerned.” “Starting from early 4th quarter of 2008, however, the impact of global financial crisis dropped that level of hiring activity to about a 2 or 3 out of 10, as most global companies implemented world-wide hiring freezes, headcount freezes, and budget cuts. We saw that situation continue throughout the first half of 2009.” “Beginning around July though, we’ve seen hiring activity return for many of our global clients here in China, as they’ve lifted their budget and headcount freezes for this market. At this time, I would rate employment market activity in China at about a 7 or 7.5. That’s really not bad at all considering the very difficult and uncertain employment scenarios being faced by all other major economies worldwide. So whatever concerns or fears about China’s job market you may have, you should just keep in mind that the situation here and prospects for good opportunities is far better than any place else in the world.” Want to get published?
Are you an alumni
with an interesting business or career story? ACAA is accepting
English-language submissions (300 word limit) for our 2010 newsletters.
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Macquarie runs free flights competition for alumni
ACAA's newest silver
partner, Macquarie University, are pleased to offer return China
flights (ex-Australia) to their alumni who register on Macquarie's new
For information, terms and conditions about the competition visit the Macquarie Alumni website To be eligible you must register on the AWC before 15 January 2010. Good luck!
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Hello from ACAA!
What a year! As we here at ACAA reflect on our biggest year yet we're reminded of some of our achievements - including launching in Guangzhou, holding the very successful inaugural Australia China Alumni Awards, and launching an improved and expanded website.
We're also very pleased to announced that Macquarie University in Sydney has joined as a silver partner, taking us to 21 universities or over half of Australia's universities.
None of this would have been possible without the ongoing and generous support and encouragement we receive from our alumni members and other supporters, so we take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us. Whether you're a major sponsor, or an event attendee, you're helping to build and grow the ACAA into a vital and relevant organisation for the future.
We also farewell ACAA Communications Manager Amanda Barry, who after 18 months (12 months as an AusAID Youth Ambassador) is moving on from ACAA. Good luck for the future Amanda!
As always, we thank you for your support - Merry Christmas and best wishes for a safe and happy 2010 for you and your family!
Best wishes from
The ACAA team
Edward, Amanda, Sarah, Jason, Jessica and Rona.
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ACAA updates
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Jobs Board
Don't forget to visit our jobs board to see a big range interesting and diverse job advertisements in wine importing, IT, as well as the new Communications/Development Manager position at ACAA.
Do you have Event Management experience? ACAA is looking for
a Shanghai-based experienced events management service to assist with management and production of the Australia China Alumni
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Intern profile
ACAA welcomes our new intern, Jake Smorgon, a student from ACAA Gold Partner Deakin University.
 Hi everyone! My name's Jake Smorgon and I’m doing an internship with the Australia China Alumni Association as part of my degree in international relations and politics at Deakin University.
The chance to work in Beijing is a great opportunity for me and I look forward to working for the ACAA team.
Would you like to complete an internship with ACAA Beijing or Shanghai? If you're interested in the internships we can offer, please send your resume to info@austchinaalumni.org
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ACAA Member wins trip to Hong Kong at Alumni Awards Dinner!
Macquarie alumna Jessica Bo, Regional Supply Chain Manager, Dupont China Holding Co. Ltd., was the lucky winner of a trip to Hong Kong, at the 2009 ACAA and CPA Australia China Alumni Awards gala dinner in Beijing. The trip includes return airfares for two, and five-star accommodation in Hong Kong. The prize was kindly sponsored by new-generation online travel company, Travelzen, whose PR manager, Shirley Li, is also a Macquarie university alumna! Travelzen is a real-time travel booking engine, allowing you to book domestic and international flight tickets and hotels across the Greater China region.
Merry Christmas from Travelzen!
Travelzen would like to extend a special Christmas coupon to all ACAA members, a 100 RMB discount on your next online travel booking. Redeeming this offer is simple – just click-thru the image below to open your account, the offer is valid until January 31st 2010.
Macquarie alumna Jessica Bo, Regional Supply Chain Manager, Dupont China Holding Co. Ltd., was the lucky winner of a trip to Hong Kong, at the 2009 ACAA and CPA Australia China Alumni Awards gala dinner in Beijing. The trip includes return airfares for two, and five-star accommodation in Hong Kong. The prize was kindly sponsored by new-generation online travel company, Travelzen, whose PR manager, Shirley Li, is also a Macquarie university alumna! Travelzen is a real-time travel booking engine, allowing you to book domestic and international flight tickets and hotels across the Greater China region.
Merry Christmas from Travelzen!
Travelzen would like to extend a special Christmas coupon to all ACAA members, a 100 RMB discount on your next online travel booking. Redeeming this offer is simple – just click-thru the image below to open your account, the offer is valid until January 31st 2010.
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ACAA's Upcoming events
Beijing
Annual ACAA Ski Trip
Saturday January 16th, 9am-6pm stay tuned for details!
Careers workshop with 'I Will Not Complain'
Tuesday January 16th, 6.30pm stay tuned for details! Shanghai
An evening with Kevin Wale, President and Managing Director, General Motors, China
Thursday January 28th, 2010, 6:30pm For details please click here. ACAA Tour of the Australian pavilion at Shanghai World Expo Saturday February 27th, 9:30am For details please click here. Guangzhou Australian Film Festival in Guangzhou The
2010 Guangzhou Kingold Australian Film Festival is proudly presenting
10 new exciting Australian made films. The films will be screened over
two weekends from 29th to 31st of January and the 5th to the 7th of February
in the Feiyang Cinema in Guangzhou (Grandview Mall in Tianhe).
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