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HKU weekly notice (from June 3 to June 11)

03 Jun 2011

 

Le French May at HKU: Geoffroy Couteau & The RTHK Quartet
To bring arts and culture to a wider audience, Le French May and the School of Humanities of the University of Hong Kong have organised a community outreach programme featuring French pianist and rising star Geoffroy Couteau, who will perform with The RTHK Quartet for a unique presentation of intercultural music.

Specialising in Brahms, Geoffroy Couteau graduated with first class honours from the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris, and completed his performance programme under the likes of Michel Béroff and Marie-Françoise Bucquet. As well as performing in France he has played in Thailand with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, and in the National Arts Theatre in Rio de Janeiro, and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. In 2005 he won the International Brahms Competition for his performance of the Third Sonata Op. 5, and received four stars from Le Monde de la Musique for his first recorded works.

The RTHK Quartet comprises four outstanding musicians; violinists Ayako Ichimaru and Le Hoai-nam, violist Elvis Chan, and cellist Laurent Perrin.

Programme
Liszt: Mephisto-Valse No. 1
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Brahms: Quintet for piano and strings in F minor Op. 34

Date：June 8, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30pm to 9pm
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, HKU
Language: English

Registration required. For enquiries, please Karen Leung by email at kklleung@hku.hk or by phone at 22194186 or by fax at 25467477.

Education Seminar Series (5) - "When should I send my child abroad?"
The seminar, in Cantonese, will include discussions on:
- Should I send my children to study abroad? What are the pros and cons? 
- When would be the best time to send my child for overseas study?
- How would overseas study indeed benefit my child?
- Should I send my child to an international school?

Date: June 11, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker: Professor Cheng Kai Ming, Senior Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, HKU and Chair Professor, Faculty of Education, HKU
Language: Cantonese

Enquiries: 2859 2529

Asian American Journalists Association - Asia Chapter and the Journalism and Media Studies Centre Launch First Joint "New Media Conference"
The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) - Asia Chapter and the Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) are co-hosting the inaugural "AAJA-JMSC New Media Conference" on June 10-12, 2011 at The University of Hong Kong.

The conference will examine the opportunities and transformations in journalism through panels including, "Top Tech Tools of Journalism 2.0," "The Post J-Life" and a resume critique session. The event opens with a professional networking event with panelists and speakers, and will include optional culinary, cultural and hiking events led by AAJA's Hong Kong members. All are welcome. 

AAJA is a U.S. based non-for-profit educational organization that was launched in 1981 by a group of Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists and editors. The organization now has more than 1,400 members in 21 chapters across the U.S. and Asia. AAJA's annual conference draws up to thousands of journalists, editors and academics from all over the world.

AAJA-JMSC New Media Conference June 10-June 12, 2011 (Fri to Sun) Speaker Spotlights on June 11(Sat)
Kristie Lu Stout - Anchor, CNN International
Kaiser Kuo - Director of International Communications, Baidu
Christine Chen - Senior Manager, Global Policy Communications, Google 
Michael Logan－Content & Business Development Manager, Next Media
Andrew Lih - new media researcher and author of Wikipedia Revolution
Lorraine Hahn - former host, CNN's TalkAsia

Agenda:
June 10 - networking reception : 7:30pm-9:30pm @ Wooloo-Mooloo Lan Kwai Fang, G/F Onfem Tower, 29 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong, tel: 2894-8010. Fee: HK$160 includes unlimited drinks and canapés
June 11 - full day conference at The University of Hong Kong Campus 08:30-17:30
June 12 - optional culinary, cultural or hiking events in Hong Kong led by AAJA Hong Kong members

Fee: Attendance is free for all active, registered AAJA members, and for all others the cost is HK$100, which includes morning refreshments. Saturday's fee is waived for MJ/BJ journalism students at HKU and registered HKU students. Cash in HK dollars at the conference , or email aajaasiaconference@gmail.com to register.

Location: T4, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, HK Eligibility: All are welcome. You need not be an Asian-American journalist to attend

Deadline to register and RSVP: June 4, Saturday

Inquiries: please e-mail aajaasiaconference@gmail.com or e-mail conference co-chairs Allen T. Cheng allencheng@iihongkong.com and Ramy Inocencio at ramy.inocencio@cnn.com

Pre-registration is required for press members who want to cover the conference, please contact Velentina Ma, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU on 2219 4012 / 9123 0252 or E-mail :velentinam@hku.hk

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