The Committee of 100 will be holding its 15th Annual Conference on April 20-22, 2006 in San Francisco, CA at the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco. This two and a half-day conference, with expected attendance of over 700 guests, will provide a forum to discuss key issues related to U.S.-China political and trade relations.

This year's conference theme is "A View From the Bridge." Our gala banquet will take place on Friday
evening, April 21, 2006. At the Gala Dinner, New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman, will be present to receive the Headline Award,while Asia Society Trustee Gina Chu and Union Square Investment Company President Leslie Tang Schilling will be honored with the Philanthropy/Community Service Awards. Former NASA astronaut, Leroy Chiao, will also be honored with a Public Service Award. Deloitte and Touche USA LLP will be recognized with the Business Excellence Award.

Deloitte and Touche

We will have exciting panels on current issues ranging from the latest in U.S.-China bilateral political and trade relationships as well as focus strongly on business, with an emphasis on technology. We sincerely hope you will be able to join us for our 15th Annual Conference and engage in dialogue with us around issues of common concern.

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2006 Conference Co-Chairs || Jenny Ming, Anthony Sun, Jerry Yang and Albert Yu