The Vietnamese Professionals Society (abbreviated VPS; vi, Hội Chuyên gia Việt Nam) is a

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worldwide membership organization of

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professionals of various technical, economic, medical, legal field. Its mission is to increase the knowledge and understanding of the social and economic conditions in

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, to promote the welfare of the Vietnamese people. VPS is most famous for its Vietnamese

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software

VPSKeys VPSKeys is a freeware input method editor developed and distributed by the Vietnamese Professionals Society (VPS). One of the first input method editors for Vietnamese, it allows users to add accent marks to Vietnamese text on computers running Mic ...

History

VPS was founded in 1990 and now has more than 25 chapters worldwide.

Conferences

VPS regularly organizes regional conferences in each continent, gathering Vietnamese as well as non-Vietnamese experts to present their latest research and/or conduct workshops for the Vietnamese community.

Television show

The

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chapter of VPS produced a short-lived technical

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Saigon Broadcasting Television Network Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, abbreviated SBTN, is a 24-hour Vietnamese language television channel targeted at Vietnamese audiences living outside of Vietnam. Its headquarters are in Garden Grove, California. The channel provides t ...

(SBTN) named ''Diễn Đàn Khoa Học'' (Science Forum). The Vietnamese 30-minute show was hosted by VPS Southern California members Holly Ngo, Kenneth Dao and Minh T. Nguyen. The show aired in 2004 and concentrated on professional topics ranging from computers, law and health to economy, finance and many other professional topics that relate to the Vietnamese community. Due to time constraints by the co-hosts, the show discontinued in 2004 after 20 episodes.

External links

Vietnamese Professionals Society homepage

Southern California chapter

VPS TV Show

VPS North America Conference 2004
{{nonprofit-org-stub Vietnamese community organizations Overseas Vietnamese organizations Organizations established in 1990