Dear friends,

On behalf of the organizing teams worldwide, I thank you all for coming out last month to celebrate our 10-Year Anniversary!

It is hard enough to coordinate celebrations in one city - much less in twelve - but we pulled it off and had a blast! Many thanks to all of the organizers, guest speakers, food / drink / raffle sponsors, venue partners, photographers, and the nearly 1,000 members who came out and joined us.



LEFT TO RIGHT (Beijing): Cathleen Chang, Eyee Hsu, Steven Huang, Amethyst (Amy) Wytiu, and Sophie Wu

Everyone on our global team made it out -- Ben Cheng (our rarely seen webmaster), Christine Hsu (Founder), Eyee Hsu (TV Host, CCTV), Steven Huang (Shipston Group VP), George Koo (U.S.-China business consultant), Mike Lee ("Best Lawyer under 40", NAPABA), and Jim Leu (China Healthcare Director, Wolters Kluwer) -- as well as Gus Adapon (Co-Founder, ORIENTED.ORG).



LEFT TO RIGHT (Shanghai): Gus Adapon, Mike Lee, Virginia Zheng, and Jim Leu

Original chapter founders included Beijing news correspondent Cathleen Chang (ORIENTED Beijing), Steven Huang (ORIENTED Beijing), Jim Leu (ORIENTED Shanghai), Eyee Hsu (ORIENTED Tokyo), Corrina Lam (ORIENTED Hong Kong), Sherman Wan (ORIENTED Bay Area), Felicia Lin (ORIENTED Kaohsiung), Gloria Jung Adeboi and Lillian Tsai (ORIENTED Portland).



LEFT TO RIGHT (Singapore): Iris Goh, Kelly Wambeke, Greg Li, Shiyun Lim, and Jason Kirkland

And former organizers who joined us for the celebrations included Rachel An (ORIENTED Taipei), Iris Goh (ORIENTED Singapore), Tracey Lam (ORIENTED Portland), Greg Li at the Singapore event (ORIENTED Hong Kong), Pascal Ly at the Sydney event (ORIENTED Singapore), Eric Stanley at the Hong Kong event (ORIENTED Taipei), Kerry Su (ORIENTED Bay Area), Kirin Tuei in Taipei (ORIENTED Bay Area), James Wu (ORIENTED Shanghai), and Raymond Yu (ORIENTED Los Angeles). It was phenomenal!

To view all the photos taken last Thursday, click here.

Send in Your Videos

An anniversary music video is in the works to showcase all the fun we had last week. If you took any videos -- or have any videos from past events -- send them in and receive a FREE PASS (good for five events) if we use them!

Show Us Some Lovin'

A special shout out and a big "Thank you!" to all of our organizers, past and present, for making the magic possible.

Show them your support by buying them a drink at the next event or by submitting a testimonial. Let them know how you have personally benefited from their efforts.

Get Ready For More

Our next Happy Hours will take place on Thursday, April 26, and we are also preparing to launch in Chengdu and Shenzhen. If you would like to get involved, click here to learn how. Opportunities are also available for corporate sponsors that want international exposure.

Until we meet again, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find us on LinkedIn, and tell your friends about us. Thank you all so very much, and we hope to see you again soon. Cheers!

Christine Hsu
Founder



LEFT TO RIGHT (Bay Area): John Fok, Merry Yen, Susan Lee, Peter Wang, Christine Hsu, Kerry Su, Sherman Wan, and Andy Yen

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