Conferences & Meetings - In China

China Fish 2011, Beijing

China Fish has a history of 20 years, and is one of the largest tackle trade shows in the world. This year, 2,157 international buyers from 82 countries and regions, as well as thousand domestic traders and 509 exhibitors will participate this event.

Venue: New China International Exhibition Center

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Date: Feb 17-19

Contact: Lijiang@chinafish.cn

Bio/Pharmaceutical Cold Chain China, Beijing

Is the first and only conference that will bring together Chinese authorities and cold chain specialists from pharmaceutical companies, 3PL providers, packaging solutions and temperature monitoring solution providers to discuss how an unbroken cold chain system can be achieved in China.

Venue: Swissotel Beijing

Date: Feb 28-March 1

Contact: enquiry@iqpc.com.sg

LED China 2011, Guangzhou

LED industry has accomplished a new leap forward in China and abroad and has favorable market prospects. The LED China conference is an indicator of LED industrial development in China and is the first worldwide show specialized in LED applications. It has successfully provided an international one-stop trading platform for LED lighting, LED photoelectricity and LED packaging. The expo has earned the reputation of being "the world's largest LED event" from the fellow colleagues in China and right across the globe.

Venue: China Import and Export Pazhou Complex

Date: March 1-4

Contact: led-trust@ubm.com

International Building Decorations and Building Materials Exhibition, Beijing

Asia's leading trade fair for building decorations and building materials will offer easier access for visitors to meet top quality suppliers all under one roof at the same time. The exposition will not only be the primary channel for overseas enterprises to explore the Chinese market but also provide an important platform for Chinese building decorations and building material manufacturers to meet world leaders in these niche industries.

Venue: New China International Exhibition Center

Date: March 2-5

Contact: espofair@sina.com

TradeTech China 2011, Shanghai

Brings together key domestic and international senior decision-makers to discuss the significant trading, technological, regulatory and strategic issues in the current market place.

Venue: InterContinental Shanghai Pudong

Date: March 2-3

Contact: anna.ju@wbresearch.com

China International Billiards Exhibition, Guangzhou

The exhibition will bring together both domestic and foreign billiards suppliers, providing a solid platform for these professionals to realize new onsite purchases. An estimated 12,500 visitors will attend the event.

Venue: China Import and Export Pazhou Complex

Date: March 3-5

Contact: sales7@grandeurhk.com

Green-Tech Mission to China, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi, Nantong

China's green-technology market is developing and changing rapidly. The event aims to provide an intensive and cost-effective mission to explore China's leading green-tech area and meet potential business partners.

Date: March 7-11

Ireland Festival Shanghai 2011, Shanghai

A one-of-a-kind opportunity to market Ireland in the most affluent and influential city in China. This event, now in its 5th year, is unique in China and this year will be its largest ever with the busy shopping district of Nanjing Road becoming a corner of Ireland for four days in March.

Venue: Nanjing Road

Date: March 10-13

China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition, Beijing

It is recognised as one of the world's four premier oil exhibitions. This high-profile event was featured in a total of nearly 200 central-administrated media, financial media, industrial media and local media. It was, and continues to be, highly valued by the industry professionals for reflecting the industry's future trends.

Venue: New China International Exhibition Center

Date: March 22-24

Conferences & Meetings - In Europe

Asia Management and Business Seminar Series, London

The theme of this seminar will be "Innovation in India and China: A Threat to the West?" In this talk Professor Jaideep Prabhu of University of Cambridge will present data that shows how India and China are increasingly major locations for R&D from the world's largest corporations and examine the drivers and consequences of this global shift in R&D foreign direct investment.

Venue: The Royal Society

Date: Feb 3

Contact: aim@aptn.org

China Export Meeting, Gloucester

A lunch meeting for all Gloucestershire-based companies which might be interested in growing their business whether through exports or imports, by direct sales as a sub contractor, through a distribution agent or through marketing the UK as a tourist destination. Stephen Phillips, chief executive of China-Britain Business Council, will share his thoughts on the best opportunities for UK business and the different ways of tackling this market.

Date: Feb 4

Contact: benjamin.carlton@parliament.uk

Doing Business in the Healthcare sector in China, London

The Chinese Government has made it a priority to reform and upgrade the country's massive healthcare system and 850 billion yuan (96 billion euros) has been earmarked for the development of the sector as a whole. This should translate into more opportunities for UK companies specialized in health fields, in particular in areas such as innovative medical devices and equipment, healthcare IT, OTC medicines, insurance, healthcare services consultancy and training and collaborative research. The main aim of this event will be to assess the opportunities and to explore and address some of the issues faced by British companies when doing business with China in the healthcare sector.

Venue: Mayer Brown International LLP

Date: Feb 8

2011 Spring Lecture Series: China Faces the World, Brussels

The Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies launches the lecture series, featuring 10 renowned experts, to contribute to a more qualitative debate about China's rise and its impact on Europe.

Venue: Vrije University

Date: Feb 14-May 18

Chinese New Year Reception, Brussels

Welcomes the Year of the Rabbit and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and Belgium. Zhang Yuanyuan, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China and Steven Vanackere, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium will be present at this event.

Venue: The Egmont Palace

Date: Feb 17

Contact: info@bcecc.be

China workshop-Module 1, Brussels

The theme of the first module of this workshop, which is a series of talks focused on China, is the essence of doing business in China. Interactive speeches will be given on topics, such as intercultural cooperation, regional differences in many parts of China, underlying structure of Chinese society and culture.

Venue: Diamant

Date: March 22

Contact: info@chinaconduct.com