Conferences & Meetings

In China

Automotive Lightweight Materials,

Shanghai

The conference will focus on energy efficiency policies in China that drive automotive lightweighting efforts, advanced processing and manufacturing technologies, to help ensure cost-effective applications and evaluation for the best suitable materials and technologies.

Date: March 6-7

Venue: Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel

Website: www.automotivelightweight.com

Offshore Wind Power Development Asia, Shanghai

It discusses the challenges of offshore development, including a complex regulatory structure, technical and logistical risks associated with offshore operations and the lack of mature case studies within China.

Date: March 6-7

Venue: Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel

Website: www.offshorewindpowerasia.com

China Crop Protection Summit, Shanghai

Workshop subjects will include process technology for producing agrochemical actives and the status of Indian agrochemical industry and development trends.

Date: March 8-9

Venue: Ramada Plaza Gateway Shanghai

Website: www.cnchemicals.com

International Wood-Plastic Composites Fair, Guangzhou

Focuses on the wood-plastic composite field in China and includes hundreds of companies with new products.

Date: March 9-11

Venue: China Import and Export Fair Complex

Website: www.musuz.com

International Conference on Modern Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing

Topics will include theories and practices of modern water conservancy, related fields of hydro project technology, and hydraulic engineering construction, management, and information technology.

Date: March 9-11

Venue: Nanjing

Website: http://cmhe-conference.org

Conferences & Meetings

In Europe

Chengdu Delegation: 13th Western China International Fair, London

A delegation from Sichuan Bureau of Expo Affairs to London is traveling to Britain to promote the 13th Western China International Fair, which will be held Sept 20-25 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, and to explore potential cooperation for the Western China International Exhibition Center.

Date: Feb 10

Venue: Portland House, Bressenden Place

Website: www.cbbc.org

China Regional Cities Roadshow, Inverness

Free export training support will be available to delegates at this event, through Smart Exporter, enabling them to gain the appropriate skills and knowledge to successfully trade in new markets.

Date: Feb 16

Venue: Cowan House

Website: www.cbbc.org

China-UK Collaboration in Nursing, Manchester

It offers an opportunity for participants to meet key contacts from Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation. Managers from more than 10 Chinese hospitals and more than 15 Chinese institutes will discuss collaboration with Chinese partners on nurse development.

Date: Feb 20-21

Venue: British Council, Bridgewater House

Website: www.cbbc.org

Culture

In China

Nigel Kennedy, Beijing

Nigel Kennedy is acknowledged as one of the world's leading violin virtuosos. His technique, talent and mass appeal have brought fresh perspectives to the classical and contemporary repertoire.

Date: Feb 16

Venue: Exhibition Theater

Website: www.theatrebeijing.com

Westlife Greatest Hits Farewell Tour

This tour of the Irish band Westlife will support the group's compilation album, Greatest Hits. When the tour is complete, the group will disband after performing for 14 years.

Date: Feb 22-March 2

Venue: Selected cities

Website: www.damai.cn

Daniel Hope, Beijing

Two of the works on the program are Joachim's early Romance for Violin and Piano and his Notturno for violin and orchestra. To complete the program, Hope has chosen additional works by Brahms, the Humoresque by Dvorak and a work by Schubert for violin and piano.

Date: Feb 22

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Website: theatrebeijing.com

Culture

In Europe

Breathe Residency, Manchester

Jen Wu's practice is concerned with social and material narratives of transformation. It manifests itself through a multidisciplinary field combining sculpture, events, film and curation. Previous projects have included transforming London's Institute of Contemporary Arts into an all-night exhibition.

Date: Till Feb 12

Venue: Chinese Arts Center

Website: www.chinese-arts-centre.org

Porcelain City: Jingdezhen, London

Exhibits contemporary works in porcelain by four artists from Britain, Japan and China: Roger Law, Felicity Aylieff, Ah Xian and Takeshi Yasuda. One can hear about the display with curators Luisa Mengoni and Amanda Game.

Date: Feb 16

Venue: Meeting Point, Grand Entrance

Website: www.vam.ac.uk

Spiritual Jungle from Chen Guocheng, London

Exploring the boundaries between figuration and abstraction, memories and dreams, the Chinese artist's paintings comment on the relationship between reality and imagination.

Date: Till Feb 17

Venue: Hua Gallery

Website: www.hua-gallery.com

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