Nurak of TU was here for research progress meeting

A very brief visit was paid by Dr. Nurak of TU, Thailand.

He arrived on Saturday night and will be back to Bangkok on Monday night. After one day working in the lab, we had dinner tonight together at Baking House Restaurant, including Siriporn (left) and Piaw (right).

Tomorrow, we will have meeting at 10:00 for the research progress in detail.

Another visit by Mr. Tsuneo Saho and his team members

It was December 16, 2008 that Mr. Tsuneo Saho, board director of International Elites Education Fund (IEEF), visited Innovation and Incubation Center, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science. He was accompanied with his team members, including Mr. Hideo Yamamoto (in charge of EPA affairs); his two new staffs, Jie Guan (Japanese-to-Chinese translation) and Mei-Yu Cui (Chinese-to-Japanese translation); and Mr. Norihiro Amou (CEO, Amou Ltd.).

First, we had a brief talk at IIC about IIC's core products album and IIC's responsible business affairs. Mr. Amou presented his company-developed technology for indoor air quality. Thanks to Ms. Guan of Beijing and Ms. Cui of Ji-ling, we all could communicate with each other smoothly, without any language barrier.

Following this, we went to Vice President's office to greet Professor VP Li-Jen Hsu. There, Mr. Saho talked about possible collaboration on the training programs for the advanced field professionals in the areas of environment and health care. Gifts exchange concluded the talk at VP's office.

Coming back to IIC's office, Mr. Amou further elaborated his indoor-air-quality equipment, in terms of applicable institutions and performance. Finally, the IIC invited IEEF to participate the 2009 Forum for Core Products Exhibition to be held on May 15, 2009 here at CNU.

The visit was ended by the last photoshot of Mei-Yu Cui (Left; IEEF), E-Ling Cheng (Center; IIC), and Jie Guan (Right; IEEF).

Model house under construction at Dr. Carpenter's workshop (1)

I asked Dr. Carpenter on November 11, 2008 , "How about you build a model house as a gift to be given to Grace?" She is eager to receive any tiny present from Taiwan. That's a good feeling of surprise as she mentioned over the phone." He did not say Yes or No.

Last week, I called back home to send regards to my parents. My mother picked up the phone and said, "He is quite busy with constructing his model house, day and night." Three walls have been completed." I was glad he granted my request. It's quite a valuable gift to all members of Liao's family. Grace should be very happy to see this model house though not completed yet.

Here are some photos and short video clips taken at Dr. Carpenter's workshop. It looks like this construction project keeps him fully occupied. He knows he has something to do everyday, and this is good to a retired person. Most importantly, he presents his architecture skill and knowledge in a visual way through this model house.

Let's follow through this construction project with patience. There're another two walls to be set up. Totally this house will consist of five rooms, including guest room in the center, two side bed rooms, and two storage rooms. It probably takes another month to finish everything.

See the ongoing progress here.

Dr. Arturo F. Eustaquio and his team members visiting IIC

After endorsing MOU here at CNU, Dr. Arturo F. Eustaquio together with his team members visited Innovation and Incubation Center on November 19, 2008.

Dr. Eustaquio is currently president of University of Zamboanga, Philippines. His team members include: Attorney Linda E. Lim, Board of Directors/Vice President for Legal Affairs; Ms. Azenath Eustaquio, Executive Assistant/Corporate Secretary; Dr. Bashiruddin A. Ajihil, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dr. Bienvenido L. Gregorio, Director of Research; Mrs. Janet Q. Saile, Director of School of Allied Medicine; Ms. Mary Belen T. Mogol, Researcher of Pharmacy Faculty; Mrs. Luzvisminda Bellotindos, Dean of College of Engineering and Information Technology (She is currently conducting her Ph.D. research work here at CNU).

During this brief meeting, we talked about our core products presented by CNU's faculty, technology R&D Centers, and CNU-incubated companies. President Dr. Eustaquio asked, "what is IIC's major function?" Dr. C.H. Liao replied,"Another source of revenues generation through the linkage of university and industries by IIC's effort. In addition, such revenues will help support sustainable university's development."