On December 9, 2009, foreign ambassadors, counselors and diplomats from Australia, France, Germany, the United States, Japan, Ukraine and other countries embassies and consulate officials, were invited to visit the Hefei institutes of Physical Sciences (CASHIPS) in a series of activities in its 60th anniversary celebration. The visitors were accomponied by Dr. Junxiong Li, the director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Scientists from CASHIPS gave the visitors a warm reception and welcome.
Dr. Jian-Gang Li, the vice president of CASHIPS and the director of Hefei Institute of Plasma. took the guests a tour at the Modern Science Museum. By using multimedia video, models, and other physical exhibits, Dr. Li introduced the the geography, history, the main research fields and important results about CASHIPS and gave the audience a overall picture of CASHIPS.
Next, guests visited the Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics and Institute of Solid State Physics. The various questions they asked during the visit, showed their very high scientific and technological literacy and their great interests to the mega-science projects.
A dinner reception was held by Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences (CASHIPS) and the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) for participants of "Approaching CAS " event. Dr. Jiangang Li, the vice president of CASHIPS, and Dr. Chu-Sheng Chen The vice president of USTC, delivered warm welcome speeches to the diplomatic envoys visiting Hefei. Mr. Serhiy Burdyliak, the Consul General of Ukrainian Consulate at Shanghai, gave an appreciation speech on behalf of guests. Dr. Yong-Long Lu from the International Cooperation Bureau of CAS, thanked the envoys for their understanding and supports to CAS’ international exchange and cooperation. He hope that this event will enhance mutual understanding and friendship, further strengthen scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between CAS and scientific communities from the rest of the world. Friends old and new happily gathered together talking about the friendship and cooperation, and the banquet was filled with pleasant and friendly atmosphere.
