Cast-Ut Information

The Chinese Association of Science and Technology in Utah (CAST-UT) was founded in Salt Lake City in 1996. Registered in Utah, it is a non-political and non-profit organization. CAST-UT currently have about 200 members with most of them being active in the fields of culture, business & trade, and science & technology and employed as mid- to high-level management personnel or science and research professionals in known US companies, local businesses, or higher-ed organizations. CAST-UT is the largest and most active Chinese organization in Utah. In recent years, CAST-UT actively participated in exchange activities with China in biomedicine, medical hygiene, information technology, energy material, and environmental protection. Members of CAST-UT participated in investment-attraction and personnel-recruitment activities organized by Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei Provinces and Chongqing City, respectively. CAST-UT hosted government or civil delegations from China's National Oversea Chinese Affairs Office, Guangzhou City Government, Shunyi District of Beijing, Investment Marketing Department of Shenzhen City, Daxing Biomedical Production Base of Zhongguancun Science and Research Park, and Chongqing Medical University, respectively. Major community events CAST-UT organizes or participates in organizing include the annual conference of CAST-UT, educational seminars for Chinese in Utah, Salt Lake City Chinese Culture Festival, Summer Camping, Utah Chinese New Year Celebration Party. In addition, CAST-UT also organize or participate in organizing many other community events when needed, such as the anti-separation-of-Tibet-from-China rally, Beijing Olympics celebration performances, and fund raiser for victims of the Sichuan earthquake in 2008 and China's 60th Birthday Celebration Performances and fund raiser for victims of Taiwan flood in 2009.