1. EVENT PROPOSAL
Annual Conference
YOU CAN DO IT 2011
USGUIDE – WE SHARE | WE GROW | WE SUCCEED
May, 2011

2. “YOU CAN Overview of
DO IT 2011” You Can Do It
USGuide
Introduction

3. 30 minute 30 minutes 1 hour 1 hour
Incoming
Information School or
VIP students/
session application
speakers’ alumni
USGuide process
speeches panel
introduction introduction
discussion
Speech by • School  Information on the Incoming students
outstanding introduction by application process for of U.S universities
alumni from alumni, current graduate study to share experience
universities in the students or programs in the U.S on what makes
U.S. on how their incoming students  In-depth analysis their success
career and • Introduction of into the application stories
personal USGuide – mission, process 1 panel on:
developments organizational  MBA or
benefited from structure,  M.S & PhD
U.S. education milestones,
contribution to the
community

4. Time & Date:
8:00 – 12:00 Saturday, June 4, 2011
Venue: (Expected)
Conference Room, Institute of International Relations,
Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Scale: (Expected)
600 participants
Partner: (Expected)
 The International Institute of Education – IIE Vietnam
 Scholarship programs - VEF, Fulbright
 U.S universities:
o The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
o Standford Graduate School of Business, Stanford
University
o The Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania
o Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
o Goizueta Business School, Emory University
o Carlson School of Management, Minnesota University
o The Stephen M.Ross School of Business, University of
Michigan

5. 1 hour 30 minutes 30 minutes 1.5 hours
The application
VIP
Information process and Panel
speakers’
booth USGuide discussion
speeches
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
partners personal programs in the U.S experience.
(expected): developments  Introduction of 2 separate panels
 Scholarship thanks to U.S. USGuide – mission, on:
programs - VEF, education organizational  MBA
Fulbright structure, milestones,  M.S & PhD
 U.S universities contribution to the
community

6. Time & Date:
8:00 – 12:00 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)
 The International Institute of Education – IIE Vietnam
 Scholarship programs - VEF, Fulbright
 U.S universities:
o The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
o Standford Graduate School of Business, Stanford
University
o The Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania
o Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
o Goizueta Business School, Emory University
o Carlson School of Management, Minnesota University
o The Stephen M.Ross School of Business, University of
Michigan

7. Time & Date:
8:00 – 12:00 Saturday, June 25, 2011
Venue: (expected)
Youth cultural palace
4 Phạm Ngọc Thạch, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Scale: (expected)
300 participants
Partner: (Expected)
 The International Institute of Education – IIE Vietnam
 Scholarship programs - VEF, Fulbright
 U.S universities:
o The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
o Standford Graduate School of Business, Stanford
University
o The Wharton School- University of Pennsylvania
o Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
o Goizueta Business School, Emory University
o Carlson School of Management, Minnesota University
o The Stephen M.Ross School of Business, University of
Michigan

8. 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

9. YOU CAN DO IT OVERVIEW OF
2011 YOU CAN DO IT
USGuide
Introduction

10. 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

11. Participants stated "You Can Do It changed my life" (1)

12. “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
“My very first step to the application process was
started by the inspiration I got from USGuide’s
You Can Do It 2007”
Mr. Hoang Thanh Tung
PhD Candidate, University of Illinois at Chicago

13. “"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
“ You Can Do It 2007 opened my eyes to a new
horizon. I could see the benefits of U.S
education and how it would help me to
generate a greater impact on Vietnam.”
Ms. Nguyen Thi Quyen
PhD Candidate, VEF fellow
University of Illinois at Chicago

14. You Can Do It 2010
Mr. Nguyen Hoanh Tien - VNG
You Can Do It 2010
Ms. Dam Bich Thuy - ANZ

15. You Can Do It – Memorable moments (2)

16. 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

17. YOU CAN DO IT Overview of
2011 You Can Do It

18. 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
6
provides consultancy on education in the United States

19. 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

20. • 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.

21. • 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”

22. • 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