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Harvard College Global China Connection

September 4th, 2011

Introductory Meeting and Information Session

Who We Are The World’s Largest US-China Student

Organization

Network of over 60 universities across 4 continents

Aim: Create Platforms and Opportunities to Build Networks and Relationships amongst like-minded college students across the world.

GCC Network GCC Central, with different GCC chapters in

various universities

Chapters are generally autonomous from GCC Central in terms of organizing events but can request for certain assistance from Central if needed

Our events include: Welcoming delegations from Chinese universities

such as Peking and Tsinghua

Organizing conferences, both on campus and in China

On-campus events organized in conjunction with other China-focused student groups

Other events such as New York Trip over winter break to visit companies

Past Delegations Peking University Student Union April 2011

Peking University Students’ International Communication Association January 2010

Tsinghua University Student Union February 2011 and February 2010

All-China Youth Federation March 2009

Delegation photos

Past Conferences Network-wide Conferences Spring Conference in New York Summer Conference in Beijing

Harvard GCC Summer Conferences Summer 2011: Beijing (partnered with Carnegie-Tsinghua Center

for Global Policy and a student group in Peking University)

Shanghai (partnered with 2 student groups in Fudan University)

Conference Pictures

More Conference Pictures!

Past On-Campus Events Groups we’ve collaborated with: Harvard China Care International Relations Council Leadership Institute at Harvard College Graduate Schools (HBS, HKS, HLC) Harvard University Marshall’s Office

Student Forums

Speaker Dinners

Film Screenings

Other Adventures New York trip over winter break Visited companies with operations in China, including

Edelman, Ruder Finn, and Sidley Austin LLP.

Partnership with the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai

Summer Committees in China

Corporate Visits Throughout China, to Lenovo, Ernst and Young, Baidu, KPMG, Ogilvy & Mather, IBM, and McKinsey & Co.

More Photos from Past Events

How Are We Different? Our extensive Network

Flexibility

Emphasis on Building Relationships

Opportunities in GCC Committees: Delegations Local Events International Events Finance

Mid-year Elections and Turnover

Comp Process Attend at least 5 meetings and events Meetings every Sunday, 4pm Attend events such as the Fall Conference

Help out on a certain aspect of the Fall Conference Case-Study Write-ups Budgeting and applying for grants Publicity Communication with speakers Reaching out to participating companies

Comp Process Complete a final project Can work in teams of up to 3 Overseen by board members Project scopes include: Event: Planning an event Media: Creating a GCC print/audio/video product Technology: Building a GCC app Network: Striking new partnerships in new countries Others

Comp Process Set up a meeting with another student

organization, GCC chapter, professor, or professional Gain valuable skills in building relationships Can be done in conjunction with the final project

Any Questions?