Graduate Institute of American Studies (GIAS) and New Taiwanese Cultural Foundation will hold a seminar in the Alumni Association Hall at Taipei Campus on Friday. This seminar, devoting to issues regarding the US after the 2008 presidential election and its impact on Taiwan-US relations will be moderated by Chieh-Cheng Huang, the director of GIAS, and Rong-Fu Chen, the Chair of New Taiwanese Cultural Foundation respectively. Participants include Yen Jenn-Sheng, a researcher at the Institute of International Relations (IIR) of National Chenchi University (NCU), Guo Chong-Lun, the vice chief editor of China Times, Chan Man-jung, a professor from GIAS, Chen I-hsin, another professor of GIAS, as well as Liu Fu-Guo, and Gan I-Hua, both researchers of IIR of NCU were invited to be the discussants. ( ~Ying-hsueh Hu )