Bulletin No. 1, 2009

46   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2009 Activities and Events Visit by Shenzhou-7 Delegation T h e S h e n z h o u -7 d e l e g a t i o n visited CUHK on 6 December 20 0 8 a n d s p o k e t o o v e r 5 0 0 gue s t s and local s tudent s. The delegation described the Shenzhou-7 mission, spacewalking, and the late s t deve l opment s in China’s space programme. Member s of the delegation included Mr. Zhang Jianqi, delegation chief, the three astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming, Jing Haipeng, as well as scientists and technicians of the Shenzhou project. CUHK Invited to Join Space Research Association T he University was invited to join the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Prof. Lin Hui, director of Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS), was invited to attend the USRA annual meeting at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C. in March 2009. Dr. Frederick A. Tarantino, President of USRA, led a delegation to CUHK in November 2008. They met with Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor, and paid a visit to ISEIS. With CUHK joining USRA, it is hoped that more collaborations with China in space remote sensing can be achieved via ISEIS. Spon s o r e d by NA SA , USR A was founded in 1969 under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences. It s member ship comprises some 100 universities, including Har vard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, and the University of Toronto. Prof. Lawrence J. Lau (1st left), Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, presenting a landscape painting of the campus to the guests Prof. Lin Hui (1st left) introducing the University’s space remote sensing programme to USRA delegates