ACES China Branch Established at Jiangsu Normal University

Applied Computational Electromagnetcs Society (ACES) established its China branch at Jiangsu Normal University on August 31, 2017. The China branch will help biuld the relationship between ACES and Chinese scholars and Chines universities. The ACES China International Conference will hold very year in China. 2017 ACES China Conference was held at Suzhou, and 2018 ACES China conference will be held at Beijing.

美国应用计算电磁学会和江苏师范大学合作在江苏师范大学成立ACES-China分部

2017年7月31日美国应用计算电磁学会（www.aces-society.org）会议主席美国弗洛里达国际大学(www.fiu.edu)Osama Mohammed 教授访问江苏师范大学(www.jsnu.edu.cn)，Osama Mohammed 教授与江苏师范大学校长周汝光教授就美国应用计算电磁学会和江苏师范大学合作在江苏师范大学成立ACES-China分部签署备忘录。2018年8月27日美国应用计算电磁学会SCI期刊主编Atef Elsherneni教授和江苏师范大学校长周汝光教授共同主持了揭牌仪式。其目的是为了加强美国应用计算电磁学会与中国高校在计算电磁学方面的合作，由双方共同发起主办的ACES-CHINA国际会议将每年在中国召开一次，2017年的ACES-CHINA会议在苏州召开，会议由新加波国立大学和江苏师范大学承办，2018年的ACES－CHINA会议在北京召开，会议由清华大学和北京航天航空大学承办。

2017 Smart Cities Industry-University-research International Strategy Conference was held in Wuxi, Jiangsu

From 14 to 17 September 2017, the Third IEEE International Smart Cities Conference, namely IEEE ISC2 2017, was held in Wuxi, a beautiful city nearby Taihu, in Jiangsu Province. ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart City Committee, which was successfully held in Mexico in 2015 and Italy in 2016.

2017 Smart Cities Industry-University-research International Strategy Conference is an important sub forum of The Third IEEE Smart Cities International Conference. This conference is focused on application, bringing 34 experts and professionals in smart cities, 10 government directors, 8 scientific research organizations and 5 enterprises all together, to interpret policies in smart cities, analyze smart city, big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence technology’s applications in the professional fields and share small cities’ development achievements and experience in their own cities. The distinguished speakers made a splendid speech for all attendees with fascinating contents that closely relates to the front trends in industry. After conference, all attendees said that they benefit quite much from these speeches. In addition, the conference also sets up exhibition area for displaying smart cities achievements. There are total 17 smart cities achievements on display, which provides a platform for discussion and exchanges among attendees.

During the conference, Mr. Yu Jiansheng, vice president of Jiangsu Post and Telecommunications Planning and Designing Institute Co., ltd, wrote a Chinese calligraphy; the other attendees watched and enjoyed Chinese calligraphy show. After the conference, Mr. Yu presented the calligraphy inscription to this conference.

2017智慧城市产学研国际战略研讨会在江苏无锡隆重召开

2017年9月14日至17日， IEEE第三届智慧城市国际会议(The Third IEEE International Smart Cities Conference ) 即IEEE ISC2 2017在美丽的太湖之滨江苏无锡隆重举行。 ISC2是IEEE智慧城市试点委员会主办的旗舰级系列会议，已于2015年、2016年分别在墨西哥和意大利成功举办。

2017智慧城市产学研国际战略研讨会是IEEE第三届智慧城市国际会议的一个重要分论坛。此次研讨会偏重应用，汇集了智慧城市相关领域的专家学者34人、政府管理者10人、科研单位8人、企业单位5家等，共同解读了智慧城市政策、剖析了智慧城市、大数据处理、云计算、人工智能在各专业领域的应用，分享了智慧城市在各自城市的发展成果和经验。报告嘉宾为与会来宾作出了精彩的报告，报告内容引人入胜，紧密结合了行业前沿趋势。会后，与会来宾纷纷表示听完此次会议报告，收获很大。此外，会议还专设智慧城市成果展示区域，共有17个智慧城市成果作品参与了展示，向大家提供了一个探讨交流的平台。

Sino-US Rainbow Project Spoken Highly by American Professors

Recently, big data expert of National Center for Schooling Development Program, of China Ministry of Education (NCSDP), distinguished professor of Jiangsu Normal University, director of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Education Data Science and Engineering, Prof. Yu Wenhua, together with vice principal of Washington International Science and Technology Institute （WISATI）Ms. Zhou Fang, introduced Sino-US Rainbow Project launched by NCSDP to two famous American professors who just visited in China and made brief interviews to them.

Through advantages of two platforms National Center for Schooling Development Program, of China Ministry of Education and Washington International Science and Technology Institute, Sino-U.S. Rainbow Project will set up a communication and cooperation bridge between China application universities and American professors, so as that Sino-U.S. both parties can deeply understand needs of each other as well as China application universities have more opportunities to learn advanced transformation experience; meanwhile this project also provides a self-presented and knowledge-shared stage for all American professors who are fond of Chinese culture and are interested in visiting China.

The two American professors expressed their recognitions on Rainbow Project, spoke highly of the Sino-US Rainbow Project, which is a pragmatic, convenient, and innovative Chinese and foreign exchange project. This project provides a strong channel for promoting Sino-US educational and cultural exchanges.
Professor Ms. Jiao Dan from Purdue University in U.S. said that she goes back to hometown for visiting family members every year, later years through the Rainbow Project she can visit universities in her hometown, making some contributions for educational development in foreign exchanges in her hometown.

Professor Randy Haupt, from Colorado School of Mines in U.S., said that when he comes to China next time, he can visit more Chinese universities through Rainbow Project, feeling more Chinese culture and tasting more Chinese food. It is an exciting thing.

中美“彩虹计划”受到美国教授高度评价

近日，教育部学校规划建设发展中心大数据专家、江苏师范大学特聘教授、江苏省教育大数据科学与工程重点实验室主任余文华教授，和华盛顿国际科学与技术学院（WISATI）副院长周舫女士，向两位访华的知名美国大学教授介绍了由中国教育部学校规划建设发展中心发布的中美“彩虹计划”，并做了一个简短的采访。

中美“彩虹计划”通过教育部学校规划建设发展中心与华盛顿国际科学与技术学院两大平台优势，搭建中国应用大学和美国教授间的交流合作桥梁，从而促进中美双方深入了解彼此教育模式及需求，使中国应用型大学有更多机会学习先进转型经验，同时也为所有热爱中国文化、有兴趣来华交流的美国教授集中提供一个自我展示、分享知识的舞台。

两位美国教授均对“彩虹计划”表示认可，高度评价中美“彩虹计划”是一项务实便捷、创新型的中外交流项目，为促进中美教育文化交流提供了强有力的通道。

美国普渡大学（Purdue University）焦丹教授表示，自己每年都会回到家乡探亲，以后能通过彩虹桥访问家乡的大学，为家乡的教育发展与中外交流做一些贡献。