1. 欢迎 (huānyíng) Welcome Shuhan C. Wang, Ph.D. Executive Director Chinese Language Initiatives Asia Society shuhanw@asiasoc.org http://askasia.org/Chinese

2. Make This Conference A Successful Experience 1.Identify your goals for attending this conference: a.Ask experts questions b.Network with people! c.Learn or teach five Chinese phrases—A living proof of “Anyone can learn Chinese!” 2.Choose sessions with your goals in mind: Overview of the conference 3.Make use of what is in the goody-bags 4.Acknowledge those who made this conference possible

8. Goody-Bags Program with participants’ and speakers’ contact info—creating a community of practice Catalogues Sample materials Evaluation form And…

9. Creating a Chinese Language Program in Your School (Asia Society, 2006) Co-Chairs: Vivien Stewart & Shuhan C. Wang Project Director: Greg Duncan 40 national experts’ contributions Funded by the College Board

10. Acknowledgements All Participants! Our Speakers Exhibitors: Better Chinese Cheng & Tsui China Sprout Language Learning Solutions

11. Acknowledgements: Our Partners U.S. Department of Education STARTALK Project (the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland) National Security Education Program College Board Confucius Institute at Portland State University

12. Building Societal Capital: Develop Students’ Global Competencies for a Flattened World! Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, Long Island, NY High School of Science & Technology Springfield, MA

13. Be Prepared: Think beyond the conference-- Suggest next steps beyond the conference Smile, you’re heard on Podcast!

14. Enjoy a Productive Conference! From the Conference Organizers: Oregon Chinese K-16 Flagship: Portland Public Schools Center for Applied Second Language Studies at the University of Oregon Asia Society 谢谢 (Xìexìe) ！