Conferences & Meetings

In China

Renewable Grid Integration, Beijing

It offers opportunities for meeting about 250 senior power and grid utility executives, more than 40 senior power and grid integration people, and learn about advance roadmap to action profiles of renewable energy grid integration in China. Discussions include comprehensive topics across wind, solar and energy storage to grid chain.

Date: March 28-30

Venue: Oriental Bay International Hotel

Website: http://www.opplandcorp.com/grid-integration

Avionics Industry Chain Summit, Shanghai

More than 100 global advanced aerospace avionics industrial leaders will attend. It will present oppotunities for meeting the project leaders for C919, M700, AJ21, 30-Seat Turboprop business aircraft, 15-seat Turbofan business aircraft and AC313 Turboshaft helicopter.

Date: March 30-31

Venue: Novotel Shanghai Atlantis

Website: http://www.galleonevents.com/avionics2012

International Symposium on Education and Psychology, Hong Kong

The symposium will provide a platform for an international exchange of ideas, collaboration and cooperation among academics, educators and educational psychologists and other practitioners.

Date: March 30-April 1

Venue: Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel

Website: http://www.e-case.org/ISEP2012

International Symposium on Business and Management, Hong Kong

Topics such as economy, finance, human resources, marketing and consumer behavior, management and decision science, and services will be discussed.

Date: March 30-April 1

Venue: Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel

Website: http://www.e-case.org/ISBM2012

International Conference on e-Commerce, e-Administration, e-Society, e-Education, and e-Technology, Hong Kong

Researchers, engineers, academicians and industrial professionals present research results and talk about development activities in e-commerce, e-administration, e-society, e-education, and e-technology. Delegates will be able to exchange ideas and application experiences, establish business or research relations and find global partners for collaboration.

Date: March 30-April 1

Venue: Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel

Website: http://www.e-case.org/2012

Conferences & Meetings

In Europe

China Ready Business Clinic, Perthshire

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce and China-Britain Business Council are running a series of China Business Clinics across major Scottish regions. The participants will cover those looking for opportunities for businesses in China or those planning to further develop their existing China businesses.

Date: March 7

Venue: Selected place

Website: http://www.cbbc.org

Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland, Colchester

This event brings together China specialists, including CBBC's Chris Cotton, who will share market knowledge. They will give briefings on business practice and culture, providing insights on market entry strategies with the help of case studies.

Date: March 8

Venue: The Holiday Inn

Website: http://www.cbbc.org

The Chinese Renaissance in Europe, London

The conference will focus on four key aspects of China's growing significance in Europe and Europe's responses: finance, migration and communities, China in European politics and digital China. This event follows the launch of the 2012 EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue and reflects the British Academy's commitment in strengthening cultural cooperation and policy dialogue with China.

Date: March 9

Venue: The British Academy

Website: http://www.cbbc.org

Culture

In China

Westlife Greatest Hits Farewell Tour

This tour of 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: Till March 2

Venue: Selected cities

Website: http://www.damai.cn

Bullfighting from Behind the Barrier, Beijing

The exhibition gathers 24 photographs and one piece of video art inspired in the world that surrounds the art of bullfighting.

Date: Till March 3

Venue: Instituto Cervantes

Website: http://pekin.cervantes.es

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

This is one of the three principal orchestras in Munich. The orchestra was founded in 1949, with members of an earlier radio orchestra in Munich as the core personnel. It takes part in the "Musica Viva" concerts, founded by composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann.

Date: Till March 9

Venue: Selected cities

Website: http://www.damai.cn

Culture

In Europe

History and the Development of Chinese Foreign Policy, Cambridge

The speaker, Professor Kawashima Shin, teaches the history of international relations in East Asia at the University of Tokyo Komaba Campus. His research mostly focuses on analyses of Chinese diplomatic history based on Chinese diplomatic archives and sources.

Date: March 5

Venue: Rooms 8 and 9, University of Cambridge

Website: http://www.cam.ac.uk

The Transmission of Chinese Power Via Transport Connectivity in Asian Sub-regions, London

Professor Kun-chin Lin will be the speaker. The seminar is part of the seminar program of the School of Oriental and African Studies.

Date: March 5

Venue: Room G50, School of Oriental and African Studies

Website: http://www.soas.ac.uk

The Public Life of Contemporary Chinese Poetry in English Translation, London

Cosima Bruno will be the speaker. She explores the factors that have played a role in the production, publication and reception of English translations of contemporary Chinese poetry, from the beginning of the 1980s to today. The analysis proposes to shed light on the industrial and commercial dimension of contemporary Chinese poetry in English translation.

Date: March 12

Venue: Room G50, School of Oriental and African Studies

Website: http://www.soas.ac.uk

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