Our vision is to be a close network of international-level global technology change leaders.

Connek là một mạng các thành viên có liên hệ mật thiết hoạt động trong lĩnh vực công nghệ trên phạm vi toàn cầu và tầm quốc tế nhằm hỗ trợ các thành viên định hướng, dẫn dắt quá trình thay đổi để trở thành người đi đầu trong lĩnh vực của mình.

Here's what each key tenet means to us:

• Network

• Connek is a network, from which each member can use the connections for his or her professional and personal own purposes.
• Connek members have close personal and working connections at group, team and one-to-one level.
• Members form strong connections with others from different classes and areas of interest (technical fields or functional position).

• Global

• Connek members maintain connections and work together from different geographic areas.
• Connek members possess international-level knowledge and skills.
• Connek members have awareness of and experience working in cross-cultural environment.
• Connek members have awareness of and work to enhance Vietnam’s relative economic and academic position.

• Lead

• Connek is an environment for each member, especially new and young members, to learn and practice leadership skills
• Connek members have knowledge, skills and experience of leading and following

• Change

• Connek is a group organized for change
• Connek is a platform to facilitate sensing, exploration and implementation of change
• Connek members have the skills to change and lead the change

What we Believe

In today’s ever-fast changing technology and business environment, we strongly believe:

• Cooperation among the members, who have different backgrounds, experience and skills, brings the value to all the members.

• Strong combination of the latest researches, ability to identify real-life business applications, and skills in technology development and implementation are the key to success in the industry.

• Strong group and one-on-one communication and teamwork skills will help translate Connek's wide geographical, technological and skill coverage into an unique competitive advantage for its members.

• As technology is the leading field in globalization, a global mindset, appreciation for diversity, foreign language skill, along with experience and understanding of global technology and business environment are critical to the success of each member.

• In addition to technology and business skils, leadership, teamwork, communication, and other human skills help bring in and fully utilize the opportunities.

Leadership

CONNEK activities are mainly organized by a board. This board includes operation and strategy teams. The strategy team and senior members build the CONNEK’s vision and develop strategies and plans. The operation team organizes activities and leads projects to implement these strategies and plans.

In the operation team, members are annually nominated by members from the strategy team in December. The strategy team selects members who have contributions and strong commitment to CONNEK group, attendant frequency, leadership and available resources. The operation members organize concrete activities and daily operations to implement strategies and plans of the strategy team.

In the strategy team, members develop strategies and annual plans to realize the CONNEK’s vision. Members in the strategy team are from the operation team of the previous year. Members in the strategy team also can be annually selected by contributions and commitment to group, attendant frequency and demonstrated leadership. After one year in the strategy team, members play as advisors in CONNEK group.

In 2005, the CONNEK strategy team includes Pham Tuan Ngoc (K43), Le Thu Hoa (K45), Nguyen Thanh Binh (K44) and Pham Cong Tuan (K44). The CONNEK operation team includes Doan Van Tuyen (K46), Le Van Vuong (K46), Tran Quang Khai (K46) and Nguyen Duc Tho (K44). These members make up the CONNEK strategy team in 2006.

In 2005, Nguyen Duc Tho and Pham Cong Tuan leaded training activities in Computer Networking and Open Sources. Le Van Vuong organized activities in the English Club. Pham Tuan Ngoc and Le Thu Hoa organize many traveling tours such as Mai Chau, Tam Dao, and annual meetings.

History Milestones

During a Saturday morning coffee on October 1999, a group of three Class of 96 (K36), Nguyen Hoanh Tien, Truong Quoc Cuong and Do Duy Duc, came up with the idea of having technology information sharing sessions. Thereafter, regular presentations and discussions were held weekly with the presence of two new Class of 96 engineers, Le Anh Tuan and Nguyen Xuan Thinh, as well as some guess speakers. The topics encircled hot data networking and telecommunication issues. The idea from this group forms the the Connek group of today.

• July 2000: The group met up with a few Class of 01 (K41), who were last year college students by then, with the introduction from Nguyen Vu Thang. The group decided to guide, share and transfer technology knowledge to these students.

• October 2000: The group had meetings on the idea to launch a group to facilitate sharing experience and knowledge, and personal development. The name CONNEK (CONverged NEtwork tECHnology) had been agreed upon. However, due to lack of interest and activities, the official launch was put off.

• January 2001: After the key technology talks and presentations, the original group stopped weekly meetings and unofficially dissolved. Tien tutored the group of Class of 2001 students in their graduation theses and started similar technology discussion series with them.

• August 2001: Tien with the assistance from the original group and K41 newly graduates started tutoring and developing professional skills for a new intake of Class of 02 candidates(K42). The group activities became more formal with introduction of a curriculum based on “Computer Networking - A top-down approach featuring Internet”.

• August 2002: Group activities extended to another intake of students, Class of 03 (K43). Nguyen Xuan Long (K42) and Le Ngoc Hoang (K41) assumed tutoring activities also based on “Computer Networking - A top-down approach featuring Internet” under the guidance.

• February 2003: During group year-end party and technology trend update session with the presence of the original group, K41, K42 and K43, the idea of Connek was once again mentioned and agreed to implement.

• April 2003: The first group Web site, mailing list and forum was developed. The group policies and information exchange procedures were set up. Connek is officially launched on April 15, 2003.

• August 2003: Another last year student group, Class of 04 (K44), joined the Connek. Nguyen Xuan Thanh (K43), Le Ngoc Hoang and Tran Quoc Khanh (K43) gave lessons weekly. Besides discussing the “Computer Networking - A top-down approach featuring Internet”, the group brought in experts in others fields as guest speakers in hot areas. Connek expanded its focus from telecommunications and basic data networking into data security, web services and Artificial Intelligence.

• June 21, 2004: Connek Kick-off Meeting. The group appointed a management board to guide group activities. The board met and set up four major working groups: Technology, Member Relations, Academic and Professionalism Development.

• July 17, 2005: Connek Kick-off Meeting. The group announced a revised vision and strategies, new organization, and Operation team led by Nguyen Tuan Ngoc (K43). Connek relabeled the working groups under activities of the whole group.