SMART GRID & ASEAN
What is Smart Grid? Smart Grid is an electrical grid that uses information and communications technology to improve and maximize the efficiency, reliability, and economics of the distribution of electricity.
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) encompasses Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar/Burma, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
USTDA ASEAN Smart Grid Reverse Trade Mission brings delegates from seven ASEAN nations to the US.
Smart Grid represents one of the largest and most pervasive transformations in infrastructure, business, and technology. Take a look at this helpful overview of Smart Grid from KPMG. Smart Grid: Data Driven Transformation
New Silk Road Award
2012 New Silk Road Award Recipients
Cal-Asia President Mark Dosker congratulates Dr. Chong Moon Lee
Cal-Asia Chairman Lyz Ferguson awards The Asia Foundation and Dr. David Arnold, TAF President.
Recipients of Cal-Asia's prestigious New Silk Road Award include: Dr. Chong Moon Lee, Founder, Diamond Multimedia; The Asia Foundation (presented to Dr. David Arnold, President); Alexander D. Calhoun, Senior Counsel, Squire Sanders & Dempsey; Daniel K. H. Chao, Chairman of Bechtel Greater China (retired); John S. Chen, Chairman, CEO, and President of Sybase; Hon. Dianne Feinstein, US Senator; Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu founder and chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific; C. Richard Kramlich, chairman and co-founder of New Enterprise Associates; G. Paul Matthews, Founder, Matthews International Capital Management; Dr. William F. Miller, SRI International, Stanford, and Silicon Valley visionary; Hon. George P. Shultz, Former Secretary of State; Washington SyCip, Founder of SGV & Co. and “Asia’s Wise Business Owl”; Amb. Linda Tsao Yang, former US Director, Asian Development Bank.
More Information on Smart Grid
Helpful Links Online
Energy.gov Overview on Smart Grid
Federal Initiatives Regarding Smart Grids
Global Smart Grid Federation & Its Members ==========================================================
U.S.-Asia-Pacific Comprehensive Energy Partnership
Learn about the U.S. involvement to increase energy reliability and accessibility in the Asia Pacific region.
Powering Asia's Future-Together
Fact Sheet Provided By Whitehouse.gov
USTDA & Smart Grid
US-ASEAN Smart Grid Workship in Vietnam-Review
US-China Smart Grid Dialogue
USTDA Energy Transmission and Distribution Sector
USTDA ASEAN Smart Grid Reverse Trade Mission
...is to promote commerce between the U.S. and Asia. We are proud to have received two awards for our efforts from the US Department of Commerce.
Cal-Asia received the Export Citizen of the Year Award in 1998 for our continued focus on business opportunities during the Asian crisis. In 2007, we received the "Certificate of Appreciation for Achievement in Trade" for "creating opportunities for international trade and business" through its partnership with the U.S. Commercial Service, particularly the China Banking and Technologies Initiative and the Asia Clean Development / GreeningAsia Initiative.
Upcoming Cal-Asia and Partner Events
April 29, 2013 Cal-Asia, in cooperation with US Commercial Service of the Department of Commerce, will host a reception for delegates of the 2013 USTDA ASEAN Smart Grid Reverse Trade Mission. Information on the event is available to US companies. If interested, please email firstname.lastname@example.org.
For information on the USTDA ASEAN Smart Grid Reverse Trade Mission, which includes delegates from seven Southeast Asian countries, please visit the mission website.
June 11&14, 2013
Think Asia, Think Hong Kong
Symposiums in both cities (New York-June 11, Los Angeles-June 14) to include seminars on business opportunities in Hong Kong, plus Hong Kong business reps will visit the US to meet and explore new collaborative opportunities with US firms. Hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
Other Cal-Asia News
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
The 2013 APEC Summit will be hosted by Indonesia in Bali.
Meetings will run from April until October. Follow up on the meeting locations and dates on the APEC Events Calendar.
2012 APEC Symposium and Informal Senior Officers Meeting
Cal-Asia Partners with US Department of Commerce
Cal-Asia signed a memorandum of agreement on partnering with the US Department of Commerce to support US exports and investment on July 23, 2012 and is now an official partner of the US Commercial Service.
Global GDP Comparisons
US Ambassadors and Senior Officials
The TPP agreement, announced November 12, 2011, is expected to enhance trade and investment among the TPP partner countries, promote innovation, economic growth and development, and support the creation and retention of jobs. Details: http://www.ustr.gov/tpp.
Focus on Humanitarian Aid
Give2Asia.org was founded by Cal-Asia member Asia Foundation to promote philanthropy in Asia.
ASIA NIGHT SITE SPONSORS:
Chong Moon Lee Foundation
East-West Bank, Squire Sanders, Ta-Lin Hsu,
Top 1 Oil
Asia Foundation, Consulate General of Korea, HSBC, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Potash & Co.
PATRONS: Bill and Mary Kim, Rich & Robin Edwards, Lyz Ferguson and Sam Mills; Lillian Nakagawa, Claire Gao, George Sycip
PAST ASIA NIGHT SPONSORS ASIA NIGHT ARCHIVE (from 2003)
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