2012至2013年​度VUCSSA系列讲​座05

by Zhiyu Wan | Nov 27, 2012 | VUCSSA系列讲座

2012至2013年度VUCSSA系列讲座第五场将于12月1日（本周六）晚六点半在范德堡大学Black Cultural Center举行。本次讲座我们十分荣幸地邀请到了纳什维尔当地著名财务咨询集团（Financial  Consulting Group）Budd, Melon & Company公司的合伙人、注册金融理财师（CFP）、专业理财顾问师（ChFC）Joseph G. Budd先生，为大家分析不同的投资习惯对理财的影响，并重点讲述市场不景气情况下的投资理财要点。本次讲座将提供一对一解答问题的时间。

本次讲座主要包括以下内容：

· How investor behavior can impact your returns

· How the media can hype up the anxiety of and excitement of investing

· Why this time is never different

· How economists can be wrong a lot of the time

· How investors focus on the important and unknowable

· Focusing on what is important and knowable

· How inflation can reduce your purchasing power

· How bear markets can impact your returns and emotions

· Flat markets

· Examples of prior crisis and recoveries from those periods

现场将提供简单的晚餐（晚餐将于六点开始），如果您对相关信息感兴趣，欢迎您届时参加。

因为现场座位有限，同时要根据人数准备晚餐，所以如果您有意向参与，请发邮件至apply@vucssa.com，并注明您的姓名和联系方式，谢谢！

议题：投资与理财

时间：12月1日晚6：30

地点：Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, Vanderbilt University（参见附件）

本系列讲座属于公益讲座，我们期待您的参与。如果您有任何疑问或者建议，请联系我们（admin@vucssa.com）.

2012至2013年度VUCSSA系列讲座04

by Zhiyu Wan | Sep 7, 2012 | VUCSSA系列讲座

2012至2013年度VUCSSA系列讲座第四场将于9月15日（下周六）晚六点半在范德堡大学Black Cultural Center举行。本次讲座我们非常荣幸地邀请到了荣获2012年大纳什维尔地区最佳律师称号的R. Eddie Davidson (J.D.) 和华人律师Vivien Wang (J.D., M.B.A., M.S.) 等两位纳什维尔地区著名的执业庭审律师 (Trial Lawyer)，为大家介绍美国、特别是田纳西州的民事和刑事法庭及相关的法律，强调华人学生学者容易忽视的法律规定，并通过案例来分析华人如何运用法律维护自身的合法权益。

本次讲座将分为三个部分，具体内容如下：

1. 美国的司法系统是如何运作的。
——美国的双重司法体系：Federal vs. State
——田纳西州的司法体系

2. 华人易忽视的法律规定
——我会面临法律问题吗？
——哪些在中国合法的行为在美国不合法？
——华人经常会面临的法律问题

3. 如何利用法律维护自身的合法权益
——我在美国受法律保护吗？
——我能对警察说“不”吗？
——如果我被起诉该怎么办
——什么情况下我需要请律师呢？

Eddie Davidson曾于2010年被《美国新闻与世界报道》杂志（US News and World Report）评选为全美前100位最佳律师，在人身伤害诉讼方面有着深入的研究，在从事律师事业的同时执教于纳什维尔法学院（Nashville School of Law），您可以登录其官方网站http://www.eddiedavidson.com了解其详细信息。另一位讲员Vivien Wang拥有田纳西州唯一一家华人律师事务所，是田纳西州唯一来自中国的商业律师和庭审律师，她的M.B.A.的背景，公司运作的背景和商业投资的背景，使其在商业法律方面有独到的见解，您可以登录其网站http://www.vwanglaw.com做进一步的了解。

本次讲座继续坚持公益性原则，我们也相信讲座内容无论是对于普通华人学生学者，还是法律专业的学生都会有极大的帮助。现场将提供免费的晚餐（晚餐将于六点开始），如果您对相关信息感兴趣，欢迎您届时参加。

因为现场座位有限，同时要根据人数准备晚餐，所以如果您有意向参与，请发邮件至apply@vucssa.com，并注明您的姓名和联系方式，谢谢！

议题：法律与法庭

时间：9月15日晚6：30

地点：Auditorium Room, Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, Vanderbilt University

本系列讲座属于公益讲座，我们期待您的参与。如果您有任何疑问或者建议，请联系我们（admin@vucssa.com）.

Dear Friends,

VUCSSA will hold a lecture from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm on next Saturday, September 15^th, in Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt University.

This time, it is an honor for us to invite two famous trial lawyers in Nashville to give us a speech about how American’s legal system work and what do foreigners should know about American’s law. One of the speakers is R. Eddie Davidson. He was selected as Nashville’s Best Lawyer on May 2012 and has been ranked as First Tier Ranking by US News and World Report in 2010. He has litigated or consulted in catastrophic injury cases in more than 25 states and appointed as the faculty member of Nashville School of Law. You can go to his website http://www.eddiedavidson.comto learn more about him. The other speaker is Vivien Wang. She is from China and has the only Chinese law firm in Tennessee. Based on her M.B.A. background and experiences in company operations and financial investment, her ideas about business law might be of particular interest to you. Her website is http://www.vwanglaw.com where you can find more information about her.

The lecture will include three parts:

1. How does American’s legal system work?
—Dual Sovereign System: Federal v. State
—Court system in Tennessee

2. Laws easily neglected by foreigners
—Am I going to face legal issues?
—Why is it NOT legal here when it’s legal in my country?
—Legal issues around me

3. How to use law for self-protection
—Am I protected by law here?
—Can I say “No” to police officers?
—What if I got sued?
—Do I need an attorney?

There will be FREE dinner provided also (The dinner will start from 6:00 pm). You are really welcome to join us if you are interested in these related topics.

If you would like to attend, please send an email with your name and contact information toapply@vucssa.com. Thank you!

Look forward to meeting you. Please feel free to contact us (admin@vucssa.com) if you have any questions or suggestions.