Boston University enjoys an extensive family of highly dedicated and enthusiastic alumni in Asia. Currently, we have active alumni organizations located in several countries including China (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong), India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Please use the links at the top right to visit the Boston University International Alumni website, or the list of BU Alumni Associations and contacts in Asia.

If you are interested in setting up an alumni association or to serve as a contact person in your area, please contact International Alumni Relations at intlalum@bu.edu.

Upcoming Asia Alumni Events

Presidential Reception
January 15, 2008
Hong Kong
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Chatham Room, Level 7 Conrad Hong Kong Pacific Place 88 Queensway
RSVP by 1/12/08, e-mail asianrel@bu.edu.

Enjoy a light buffet dinner with Boston University President Robert Brown and Vice President Scott Nichols at this reception for BU alumni, parents, and friends. For further information, contact BU’s Patty Lam at palam@bu.edu or the BU Alumni Association of Hong Kong’s Lincoln Chan at lincolnchan80@hotmail.com.

BU MEETS CHINA
January 18 -19, 2008
(Open to all BU alumni)
Beijing
Venue TBA

Friday, January 18, 2008: Evening Cocktail Reception
Saturday, January 19, 2008: Full Day of Events

Join Boston University President Robert Brown and BU alumni from across Asia­as well as BU Trustee Hugo Shong (COM’87), President of IDG China, and BU Vice President Scott Nichols­to socialize, network, and learn more about business and investment opportunities in the Asian alumni community at the Boston University Alumni Association of China’s inaugural event. A formal invitation and details will follow. To RSVP early, e-mail asianrel@bu.edu.

For more information, please contact:
BUAAC Vice President Haidong Pan at phd@hoodong.com or BUAAC Secretary Jin Wei at jinwei918@hotmail.com.

To contact the University, e-mail Patty Lam, BU’s senior director of East Asian relations, at palam@bu.edu.

Recent Asia Alumni Events

2nd Asian Alumni Festival: The Boston University Alumni Association of Hong Kong cordially invites Asian alumni to the 2nd Asian Alumni Festival in Hong Kong. Time & Place: November 2-3, 2007.   The grand evening party will be at the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel on 3rd November 2007.
Program overview and registration: http://www.buaahk.com.
For more information, please contact Ms. Denise Hassan by phone at (852) 9095-4222 or email her at denisehassan@beautiful.com.hk.

The First BU Asian Alumni Finance & Investment Forum was co-hosted by the BU Alumni Associations of Hong Kong and Korea on Friday and Saturday, 9-10 March, 2007 at the Hong Kong Renaissance Harbor View Hotel. About 40 BU alumni participated, from 7 different countries: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

Ms. Sook Hong was the Project Coordinator for the Forum and you are welcome to contact her if you need any further information at: kshong@dpi.co.kr