1. EVENT PROPOSAL
Annual Conference
YOU CAN DO IT 2011
USGUIDE – WE SHARE | WE GROW | WE SUCCEED
May, 2011
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2. “YOU CAN Overview of
DO IT 2011” You Can Do It
USGuide
Introduction
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3. 1 hour and
45 minute 15 minutes 1 hour
30 minutes
Introduction Q& A session
Introduction Business
about key on schools &
on SGuide school
sponsors/ application
introduction presentations
partners processes
Introduction of Introduction of 15-20 minute Questions from
key sponsors of USGuide presentation on each participants and
YCDI 2011 event Organization: business school: answers by current/
• Mission • Carlson School of incoming students/
• Organizational Management, alumni on specific
structure, Minnesota University schools.
• Milestones • Fisher College of
• Contribution to the Business, The Ohio Q&A that touches
community State University the application
• Goizueta Business process
School, Emory
University
• The Stern School of
Business, New York
University

4. Time & Date:
8:00AM – 12:00PM Saturday, June 11, 2011
Venue: (Expected)
Conference Room, Institute of International Relations,
Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Scale: (Expected)
200 participants
Partner: (Expected)
Key sponsors
U.S universities:
1. Carlson School of Management, Minnesota University
2. Hass School of Business, University of California
Berkeley
3. Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt
University
4. The Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of
Michigan

5. 1 hour 30 minutes 30 minutes 1.5 hours
The application
VIP process and
Information Panel
speakers’ USGuide
booth discussion
speeches Organization’s
activities
Visit information VIP speakers to Information on the Incoming students
booths of deliver speech on application process for of U.S universities
USGuide’s the career and graduate study to share their
partners personal programs in the U.S experiences.
(expected): developments
 Scholarship thanks to U.S. Introduction of 2 separate panels
programs - VEF, education USGuide on:
the Fulbright Organization:  MBA
Program in Mission,  M.S & PhD
Vietnam,  Organizational
EducationUSA structure,
 U.S universities Milestones,
Activities

6. Time & Date:
8:00 AM– 12:00PM Saturday, June 18, 2011
Venue: (Expected)
3rd floor, Ocean Park Building, 1 Dao Duy Anh Street,
Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Scale: (Expected)
600+ participants
Partner: (Expected)
 Education advisors/institutes- EducationUSA
 Scholarship programs – Vietnam Education Foundation, the
Fulbright Program in Vietnam
 U.S universities:
1. Carlson School of Management, Minnesota University
2. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
3. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
4. Goizueta Business School, Emory University
5. Hass School of Business, University of California Berkeley
6. Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
7. Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
8. The Stephen M.Ross School of Business, University of
Michigan
9. Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
10. The Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania

7. 1 hour 1 hour 30 minutes 1.5 hours
The application
VIP
process and
Information speakers- Panel
USGuide
booth Panel discussion
Organization’s
discussion
activities
Visit information VIP speakers to Information on the Incoming students
booths of deliver speech on application process for of U.S universities
USGuide’s the career and graduate study to share their
partners personal programs in the U.S experiences.
(expected): developments
 Scholarship thanks to U.S. Introduction of 2 separate panels
programs - VEF, education USGuide on:
the Fulbright Organization:  MBA
Program in Mission,  M.S & PhD
Vietnam.  Organizational
 U.S universities structure,
Milestones,
Activities

8. Time & Date:
8:00 – 12:00 Saturday, June 25, 2011
Venue: (expected)
Vietnam News Agency, 120 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street,
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Scale: (expected)
400 participants
Partner: (Expected)
Scholarship programs – Vietnam Education Foundation.
 U.S universities:
1. Carlson School of Management, Minnesota University
2. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
3. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
4. Goizueta Business School, Emory University
5. Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt
University
6. The Stephen M.Ross School of Business, University of
Michigan
7. Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford U
8. The Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania
9. Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin,
Madison

9. CONTACT POINT
NGUYEN THU TRANG (Ms.)
President – Board of Organization
Tel: +84 9732 29118
trang.thu.nguyen@us-guide.org
PHAN XUAN CANH (Mr.)
Vice President- Board of Organization
Tel: +84 9874 33450
canh.phan@us-guide.org
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10. YOU CAN DO IT OVERVIEW OF
2011 YOU CAN DO IT
USGuide
Introduction
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11. 1 USGuide’s annual conference, first held in 2006
2 Mission: To inspire and provide up-dated information for students/
young professionals who desire to pursue graduate study in the U.S
3 Expanding in scale and quality
▪ > 100 participants in 2006
▪ > 500 participants in 2008
▪ > 800 participants in 2010
4 With the participation of successful professionals and incoming
students and alumni of U.S. universities
With the support from well-established education
5 organizations/programs (IIE, VEF, Fulbright) and U.S.
universities
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12. Number of participants
400
240
600
550
500
0
450
0
200
0
100
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City *
* Expected
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13. Participants stated "You Can Do It changed my life" (1)
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14. “USGuide annual conferences inspired me. Sitting
among the audience for 2 continuous years, I
wished that one day I would be one guest speaker,
sharing my success application story! This
aspiration motivated me to start my application.”
Mr. Nguyen Hai Vinh
MBA Class of 2012, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford University
“I took part in “You Can Do It” conference in 2009
and 2010, which instilled in me the Can-do spirit
and equipped me with invaluable insights into my
desired MBA programs. I benefited from alumni of
prestigious schools sharing their first-hand
experience in the States."
Ms. Dao Mai Huong
MBA Class of 2013, Goizueta Business School,
Emory University
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15. Participant break-down by study field
MBA vs. Non-MBA Others 2.8%
Sciences and
5.9%
Maths
44.1%
Business 12.7%
55.90%
Engineering 20.1%
Economics 23.6%
Finance 17.0%
MBA Non-MBA
Social sciences 17.8%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0%
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16. Participants break-down Participant break-down by year of
High birth
Students school
36% students
1% 1985
6% 1984 1989
12% 16%
1986 1988
Professionals 11%
63% 19%
1987
15% 1990
1991 12%
8%
1992
1%

17. You Can Do It 2010
Mr. Nguyen Hoanh Tien - VNG
You Can Do It 2010
Ms. Dam Bich Thuy - ANZ
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18. You Can Do It – Memorable moments (2)
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19. 1 Inspire 1000 students/ young professionals to pursue overseas
graduate study & improve knowledge on the application process
2 Create opportunities for participants to network:
▪ Those who share the same ambition
▪ Representatives of well-known U.S universities
▪ Prestigious educational organizations/ scholarship programs
Organization Plan- “You Can Do It 2011”
▪ Potential employers
3 Provide information on the application process and USGuide’s
supporting activities
4 Appear in popular media channels
▪ “Cửa sổ du học” program – Hanoi television
▪ Online newspapers - Vnexpress.net, Vietnamnet.vn
▪ Forums - Vietmba.com, Usguide.org.vn, ttvnol.com
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20. YOU CAN DO IT Overview of
2011 You Can Do It
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21. 1 A non-profit organization established and run by a group of
Vietnamese students and young professionals
2 Missions: to operate on an absolutely voluntary basis for the good of
the community in the “Pay it forward” spirit
3 A broad network of members
▪ 5000 students
▪ > 500 active members
▪ Core members are current students or alumni of world-class universities
in the United States
▪ World-wide network
4 Supported by well-known education organizations/ programs
(IIE, VEF, Fulbright), and universities in the United States
5 Active since 1997
Aims to become most prestigious non-profit organization that
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provides consultancy on education in the United States
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22. Diversify and
improve offline
Expanded
activities
into HCMC
First annual
meeting You Offline activities
Developed the Can Do It diversified
content of held 2006-present
offline operation
Developed self- Offline activities
No of members studying system expanded
reached 5000 2006
Official website
usguide.org.vn Offline
in operation operation
2004
Housed at: Online activities
www.topica.com expanded
2001-2003
USGuide was Online
established operation
1999
Establishment
1997
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23. • Facilitate group studies and the sharing of information
USGuide’s
Self-studying and Library Project
 Organize TOEFL, GMAT, GRE self-studying groups,
facilitate the sharing of effective studying methods and
materials
 Organized 40 TOEFL, 9 GMAT and 9 GRE classes in
2009
USGuide’s
Mentoring Project
 Connect Mentors (incoming students of U.S
universities) with Mentees (students/ young professionals
who desire to pursue post-graduate study in the U.S.)
 A network of tens of mentors in more than 20
universities in the U.S.
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24. • Workshops on the U.S. education and capacity building
18-
24/07/2010
Annual
Conference 13/11/2010
16/01/2010 “You can do Seminar
Workshop it – Boost “How to
“How to your life have an
write your through effective
SOP” education” LOR”
06/2010 4/2010 09/01/2011
Info session Info session Info session
“How to win “How to win “Finance
a Fulbright a VEF Career
interview” interview” Track”
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25. • Website & Forum
Facilitate information
sharing process and
networking for students
and young professionals
who are interested in:
 Standardized tests
GRE/TOEFL/GMAT
 Information on
application process
 Successful examples in
the application process
… and other related
topics
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26. CONTACT POINT
NGUYEN THU TRANG (Ms.)
President – Board of Organization
Tel: +84 9732 29118
trang.thu.nguyen@us-guide.org
PHAN XUAN CANH (Mr.)
Vice President- Board of Organization
Tel: +84 9874 33450
canh.phan@us-guide.org
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