I Am the President of the University

Chapter 495 Stubbornness and Innovation (Return to normal update)

December 27th.

Beijing.

In a conference room of a certain unit.

There is a U-shaped conference table with nine people sitting on both sides, and two men and one woman sitting in the middle. \b

The sound came from the right side of the center position.

"The (interim) office meeting of the Chairman of the China Materials Research Society will begin now."

"This impromptu meeting mainly focuses on the preparations for [China Materials Conference 2021], including modifications to conference registration fees, whether to reduce student registration fee standards, and..."

The voice stopped abruptly here, but after a pause of only two seconds, the person who spoke continued:

"And whether to admit Dr. Chen Hao from Guanghua University into our society."

Almost as soon as these words were heard, the expressions on the faces of the scholars sitting on both sides were a little subtle.

A few people looked at each other, didn't say anything, just looked at each other, saying nothing.

Those attending this temporary office meeting are executive directors and above of the China Materials Research Society.

There are as many as 6 academicians alone, and the remaining 15 are either professors from science and engineering universities or chief engineers of central and state-owned enterprises.

I won’t go into detail about the leaders. In terms of university rankings, they include Academician Qiu Yong, the president of Tsinghua University, and Academician Nie Zuoren, the president of Beijing University of Technology.

To put it bluntly, the participants at this conference are all China’s top materials scientists.

The youngest ones are in their forties, and the average age is around sixty.

China Materials Research Society, referred to as C-MRS, is managed by the Association for Science and Technology and is an important social group in my country.

The Chinese Materials Society holds a "China Materials Conference" every year, which is also the highest-level conference in the field of materials in my country.

Well, if you don’t count the 2020 Nature China Forum held in Ludao a few days ago.

Having said this, all the academicians and professors present felt a dark cloud in their hearts.

The "China Materials Conference 2021" coincidentally will also be held in Ludao. Compared with the China Forum hosted by Guanghua University, one is the highest conference in the field of domestic materials and the other is known as the world's grand event of materials science.

Isn't this...a slap in the face? !

Not to mention the China Forum held a few days in advance, where 16 of the 21 people present were present. It was completely a first-hand experience of the scale of the other party.

"Next year's Materials Conference coincides with the centenary of the founding of the Party, and as it is a critical period to fully start the new journey of the "14th Five-Year Plan", I propose that this conference should not only be a big one, but also be a major conference in the field of new materials!" said an old man The professor raised his glasses and said.

"Agree, for this material conference, I suggest holding several more branch chairperson meetings in the next few months to complete the preparations for all aspects from top to bottom."

"I suggest that the standards for students participating in the conference can be lowered appropriately, so that more graduate students majoring in materials in our country and even some outstanding undergraduate students in materials can participate in this conference. "

The speaker was Professor Qiu Yong, the president of Tsinghua University. After speaking, he turned to look at Professor Han Yafang, the secretary-general of the society.

"Professor Han, how many participants did we originally plan to have for this conference?"

Professor Han Yafang is a well-known materials scientist in my country, a researcher at the Beijing Aeronautical Materials Research Institute of China Aviation Development Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Aviation Materials Institute), and the Secretary-General of the China Materials Research Society.

But the most powerful thing is of course that in 2017, he was elected as the first vice president (term of 2017~2018) and chairman (term of 2019~2020) of the International Materials Federation. This is also the first time in the history of the International Materials Federation. The first female president.

The entire International Federation of Materials is the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMARS).

The International Federation of Materials Science and Technology is also one of the largest international academic associations in the world and a member of the United Nations International Federation of Science and Technology (ICSU). It was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in the United States. It has an important influence in the world of materials science.

Does having a Chinese serve as the chairman of such a major international academic organization bring any benefits to China?

Of course!

Ahem, for example, on January 1, 2019, some departments of the International Federation of Materials and Materials Headquarters have been moved from Northwestern University to Beijing, China. At least in terms of speaking out, a lot of trouble can be reduced.

Professor Han thought for a while and said: "Based on the current feedback, a total of 12,000 new materials science and technology workers and young scholars participated in this conference."

Comparing 12,000 people to 1,165 people, it seems to be more than 10 times the latter. In terms of people, it is indeed a defeat to the opponent.

But this is not a comparison. Most of the more than 10,000 people are composed of graduate students, who are just making up the denominator.

Half of the people in Guanghua are well-known scholars at home and abroad, and there are many big names, and there are nearly a hundred academicians at home and abroad.

"12,000?"

Professor Qiu Yong read aloud, raised his head and said decisively: "12,000 people are not enough! Since we have already made it bigger, I propose to expand the number of participants and release another 3,000 places!"

As soon as this was said, the big guys were discussing among themselves, and it seemed feasible.

The more people there are, the more spectacular the scene will be.

Then the discussion lasted for half an hour on the preparations for this conference.

Later, we discussed other issues for more than ten minutes.

Except for a few middle-aged professors, most of the big guys present here, including academicians and old professors, began to look slightly sleepy.

Until Professor Han's words instantly cheered everyone up.

"Then let's start discussing the issue of Dr. Chen Hao from Guanghua University. Should we invite him to join our society?"

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.

The first person to break the deadlock was Professor Qiu Yong. He looked calm and said calmly: "Dr. Chen Hao is a genius who graduated from MIT. If he hadn't chosen to take over Guanghua University, I would have personally invited him to teach at our Tsinghua University."

"I think there is no problem with Dr. Chen Hao's level. It is certain that he will be admitted to the China Materials Society. But whether he is invited to join as a member or something else, I think this is what we need to discuss."

As soon as Qiu Yong finished speaking, Professor Zhang from a certain group's research institute next to him said with an unhappy face: "Professor Qiu, what do you mean by this? Do you want the other party to be a director?"

"Is he, a young boy under thirty, worthy of being a director?" Professor Zhang scolded him on the spot.

"director?"

Professor Qiu Yong replied without giving the other party any face, "If you calculate it based on your qualifications, Professor Zhang, you are definitely not worthy. But if you calculate it based on your ability..."

"I think my seat is more than enough for him." Qiu Yong said leisurely.

These words shocked everyone present. Professor Qiu Yong is not only the president of Tsinghua University, but also the vice chairman of the board of directors of the China Materials Research Society.

The China Materials Research Society has tens of thousands of members, but there are only more than 200 directors, and there are only dozens of executive directors.

Above the executive directors are the secretary-general, vice-chairman, and chairman.

"I admit that Dr. Chen Hao's skills are indeed good, but the vice chairman is too exaggerated. He should be given a standing director at most!" Another old professor's eyelids twitched and he couldn't help but speak out.

What does Vice Chairman mean? That's the point where you can sit here and have a meeting with them!

How can the die-hards tolerate a young boy under thirty becoming chairman?

"Since Professor Ruan has said so, the executive director can do it too." Professor Qiu Yong narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.

"Lao Ruan, you... ugh!"

Professor Zhang was so angry that his pig teammate blew his beard and glared at him.

Professor Ruan also realized it later and his face fell.

The other person in love is secretly cheating.

Before the meeting, Professor Ruan and Professor Zhang discussed with several other die-hard professors that it was inevitable to bring them in. After all, their achievements and influence were there. If such a person was not a member of the China Materials Research Society, Isn’t that just a joke to international friends?

"No, no, I was joking just now. Dr. Chen Hao has just returned to China and his qualifications are too junior. I think he is just enough to be a director." Professor Ruan waved his hand and said.

They had also discussed the director before. Anyway, there were two to three hundred directors in the society, so one more director, Chen Hao, was nothing.

"Professor Ruan was just talking about executive directors, why are you still changing your words?"

Professor Qiu Yong ignored these people and turned his eyes to the side, "Professor Nie, what did you say?"

Nie Zuoren, the president of Beijing University of Technology, chuckled, "I agree to invite the other party to join as a standing director, otherwise I am afraid that the other party will not like a director."

Being from the same education system, Professor Nie Zuoren and Professor Qiu Yong are quite close in some views, and this time they are in the same camp regarding Chen Hao from Guanghua University.

"The director still doesn't like him? Then let him go back to the beautiful country." Professor Zhang said with a cold face.

This sentence offended several mature scholars present. After all, the higher the elite class, the greater the proportion of returned scholars.

The two factions, the executive director and the director, started arguing, and finally the chairman, Professor Wei, slammed the table hard.

"Just give me some peace!

After the sound stopped, Professor Wei asked Professor Han Yafang with a smile: "Professor Han, what do you think?"

"Well, since Professor Wei asked, let me tell you something about the International Federation of Materials Science and Technology's reaction."

Professor Han Yafang glanced at everyone present, and then smiled: "The chairman of the International Federation of Materials and Materials called me last night. The International Federation of Materials and Materials is already considering awarding the annual society award to Dr. Chen Hao, and the IEEE..."

When Han Yafang finished speaking, there was silence in the conference room again.

Professor Wei smiled and said: "Then let's raise our hands to express our approval for Dr. Chen Hao to be the executive director of the society."

After speaking, Professor Wei himself raised his hand first.

Then, hands were raised in unison.

As for Professor Zhang himself, he raised his hand reluctantly.

"With 20 votes in support, it seems that the people want it, so it will be passed."

ps: The board members, executive directors, and vice-chairmen of the China Materials Research Society are all elected by the National Member Congress. However, the process is generally followed, and important candidates have been decided long before the election.

Three thousand chapters, please recommend votes and monthly votes! !

(The last chapter was criticized. I guess it was about YM. I wanted to promote positive things, such as Lao Zhao... alas, a sigh.)

Let me complain, I took a flight to Chongqing tonight, but I suffered from severe procrastination. I left home late and the airport bus missed me. It was really uncomfortable. I spent 172 yuan on a taxi. What a loss! !

This is what procrastination does, woo hoo woo.