【七律】湖南同乡会2018圣诞AGM大会暨一年忙碌有感补作
文/西门错马
一方水土一方天，百日筹成资万千。
同为社区修卷册，又将瘦骨付余年。
南行雁字排云远，北狩离人挽臂前。
圣诞平安新岁鼓，笙歌应到岳阳边。
Author: Tom Luo
#HappyNewYear2019
Video courtesy of Claire Yan, Catherine Zhao and their friends from the Data Science Study Group.
Fathers
Dr. Chun Yu Ma is one of 27 authors, successful scholars and professionals who currently live in North America, but all graduated from Hunan Normal University in the early 1980s. They shared their stories and long journeys to the U.S. and Canada, how they had stood up on their fathers’ shoulders and gone though the difficult times, some with help from their less fortunate and under educated siblings, to have become who they are today. This book is a collection of 27 inspirational, history oriented stories that reflected the history and culture of Hunan and China in the past 3 decades.
Buy the book Online, shipping within China only.
网上购书链接
A look back at Hunan’s vibrant 2018
Thanks for being the nuts and bolts that hold our community together.
Feb 24, 2018: Chinese New Year Celebration Party
March 31 2018: #springski at Sunshine Village
April – October 2018: Python Programming Classes (30*2-hour sessions) partner with HACC
June 2018: Early Summer BBQ at Bowness Park
July 2018: Canada Day Celebration and Camping Trip to Oliver, B.C
Aug 26 2018: Soccer Day and Movie Night
September 2018: 3 OSISoft PI Training Sessions, $300 donnated to the association by Tom Luo and Marcus Zou.
Sept 16, 2018: Launched our online library http://canada.libib.com
Oct 14, 2018: Sponsored AI4Youth Conference ($500 and 5 free 2-hour Python classes)
Oct 20, 2018: Kids buying heir favorite books at Chapters Chinook. It was an $1000 investment in our future genration.
Nov 4, 2018: Readers Club Gathering at Calgary Central Library
Nov 2018: Explore Careers in Data Science Session at University of Calgary, hosted by CCCA加中商会.
Dec 2018: Data Science Study sessions at Calgary Central Library (3 sessions by Dec)
Dec 23, 2018: Christmas Party and Annual General Meeting at Calgary Central Library
2018 Yearbook
2018 Christmas Gathering and AGM
Thanks for being the nuts and bolts that hold our community together.
Come celebrate the holiday season, and attend our annual general meeting.
When: 1pm-4pm, Dec 23, 2018
Where: BMO Community Room, Calgary Central Library (Map)
What: Light refreshments will be provided. Bring your family members or friends.
Who: Please let Macy know if you will be comming or you’d like to help facilitate the event.
Agenda:
- Introduction
- Committee Annual Repor
- Financial Report
- Optional – Election of new Directors
- Optional – Special Guest
- Networking
Continue to support the children with special needs
Generous dinations ($500) and volunteering work from our organization and members (Oracle, Helen Liu, Macy Qin, Ren Hu) help us continuously build a strong and vibrant community.
Rena Hu, Helen Liu and their families attended this special event on behalf of Western Canada Hunan Association. We wish all children and their families a very Merry Christmas.
Dec 8, 2018
Data Science Study Group
Interested in learning Data Science or working on an innovative project with smart minds? Join us at Central Library for a free Python programming class along with a group of Graduate students from University of Calgary.
Time: 1pm-3pm, Sunday Dec 2, 2018
Location: Room 0-13, Calgary Public Central Library
Instructors: Tom Luo, Marcus Zou
Prerequisites: Bring a laptop with Anaconda installed.
If you have any books you don’t need anymore, please donate to our own library
Contact: tom.luo@cs.oxfordalumni.org
Organizers: hunan.ca and hacctech.com
Explore Careers in Data Science
Time: 2-4pm Saturday, Nov 24, 2018
Location：Room 131, Science Theatres, University of Calgary
Topics: Explore Careers in Data Science
Tom Luo will give advices to students on key steps: Qualify, Rustle, Learn, Contribute, Interview.
Presenters: Tom Luo, Marcus Zou
Presentations: Link
* Free for students. Contact Chinese Graduate Students Asscoiation for tickets.
Organized by CCCA加中商会
Hackathon organized by High School and College Students
Hackathon on Nov 17th and 18th 2018 organized by CompScience Life and HACC Tech Club
in collaboration with the Hunter Hub at the University of Calgary that promotes programs to encourage entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.
#HelloCentral
Our Reading Club had the first session at Calgary Central Library on Sunday Nov 4, 2018. We read “Poppy War” by R.F. Kuang and “Letters to My Grandchildren” by David Suzuki.
HunanReads 2018
We believe in giving back to our community and donated $1,000 Canadian Dollars for our community members and children to buy their favorite books Online or from local bookstores. All books are tracked online and will be circulating within our community.
2018.10.28
Artificial Intelligence Conference 2018
Our Technology Club HACC sponsors AI4Youth Canada 2018 Conference and provides a 5-day free Python programming course.
Sunday, October 14th, 2018 1:30PM – 4:30PM @University of Calgary
Rebecca Kuang received 2018 Iris Chang Award for Media Excellence
“If we don’t speak for ourselves, then no one will.”
Library for our community
We are very pleased to launch online Library of Western Canada Hunan Association. All members can borrow books from our library.
We will invest minimum $1000/year to buy new books.
It is free to all registered association members. Association membership fee is $20/year/family.
Book and cash donations are welcome.
Pave the road to the future
Think Ahead, and Pave the road to our future.
“The future is a pattern dependent on the movements of the present” Quote from the book Poppy War by R.F. Kuang.
12 students graduated today after completing 15 Advanced Python classes and 5 Fundamental classes starting from May. We didn’t rent fancy classrooms, but we have achieved more than the most prestigious institution or University can offer. 我们没有租借高档的教室，但是我们提供了名校一样的教育。
Western Canada Hunan Association
HACC Technology Club
HACC
Out Python class students organized a very successful BottleDrive on September 16, 2018 to raise fund for future classes and events for their Clubs.
HACC https://www.hacctech.com/
AI4YouthCanada: http://www.ai4youthcanada.com/
Trainings in IT and OT
We offered a 3-day training course (September 9, 16, 23) on a real time database system to help our students expand their skill set or find jobs in IT or OT areas.
Tom Luo and Marcus You generously donated $300 to our community.
The World’s Greatest Need
By Flora Zhou, Grade 4
Being part of our communities
Congratulations to Flora Deng, our long term director and volunteer, on her newly founded organizations.
1. The Windows to Calgary Chinese Association
2. Canada-China Multi-Field Exchange Association
Rebecca F. Kuang
Marshal Scholar, Cambridge MPhil student, The Poppy War Author, a daughter from Hunan Province, China.
Soccer game
Time: 4:30pm on Saturday, Aug 25
Location: Westside (69th Street and 17th Ave)
2018 Sports and Festival
2018 Sports and Food Festival was cancelled due to poor air quality conditions caused BC fire, so we decided to sell food in our front yard.
Teach sorting algorithms in Python Advanced Class
“I think the bubble sort would be the wrong way to go” answered Obama. We teach sorting algorithms today. Special thanks to 湖南媳妇 Leanne who donated $1,000 to Hunan Association.
Python Fundamentals Class 201807
Students in Class PFM201806 (Python Fundamentals) receive their certificate in big smiles. PFM201807 (4th of the year) and Advanced Class PAD201807 (1st of the year) will start on Friday, July 27, 2018.
Celebrate Canada Day in Oliver and Osoyoos BC
As our annual tradition, 15 families with kids celebrate Canada’s 151 birthday by travelling all way down to Oliver BC, camping in Hillside Orchards U-Pick farm, experiencing local cultures, watching Osoyoos Cherry Fiesta Parade roll down the main street, and viewing the magic and incredible natural phenomenon of Spotted Lake.
It is great to call this great country “our home”.
“Cherries are the first harvest of the year.”
Western Canada Hunan Association 
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