Conferences & Meetings

In China

International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection, Hohhot

It focuses on fundamental research and application of energy, motivation and electrical engineering, environmental resources and sustainable development.

Date: June 23-24

Venue: Inner Mongolia University

Website: http://www.iceep2012.org

Global Business and Social Science Research Conference, Beijing

This will cover areas such as accounting, banking, economics, finance, management and marketing.

Date: June 25-26

Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel

Website: http://www.worldconferencecare.com

Corpus Technologies and Applied Linguistics, Suzhou

The theme of the conference is corpus linguistics: technologies for language research, teaching and learning.

Date: June 28-30

Venue: Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Website: http://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/corpus

International Conference for the Economic and Financial Challenges and Issues in the Asia-Pacific Countries, Chengdu

This focuses on research and publication on emerging market economies and provides a way for academics, policy makers and members of the business community to exchange views and share information and research on emerging markets.

Date: June 29-July 1

Venue: Liulin campus of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Website: http://riem.swufe.edu.cn/conference

Conferences & Meetings

In the US

Understanding the Modern Chinese Consumer, New York

What does the modern Chinese consumer want and how are those desires changing? Advertising guru and television news commentator Tom Doctoroff, North Asia area director and Greater China CEO at James Walter Thompson, will discuss these issues.

Date: June 1

Venue: National Committee on United States-China Relations

Website: http://www.ncuscr.org

US-China Business Council Membership Meeting, Washington

The US-China Business Council and experts from the business and policymaking sectors will offer an overview of the latest economic and political developments in China and important issues in US-China relations.

Date: June 5

Venue: The Madison

Website: https://www.uschina.org

Culture

In China

Jacky Terrasson, Beijing

The American jazz pianist is one of the few post-bop pianists whose amiable virtuosity can recall Oscar Peterson.

Date: May 25

Venue: Forbidden City Concert Hall

Website: http://www.theatrebeijing.com

American Dollar, Beijing

The American post rock band consists of drummer John Emanuele and guitarist Richard Cupolo.

Date: May 25

Venue: Yugong Yishan

Website: http://www.theatrebeijing.com

Culture

In US

Contemporary Chinese Films, New York

This course focuses on two major develop-mental aspects of Chinese cinema since the 1980s - a critical examination of Chinese culture and tradition in the context of the current reality of Chinese society and the exploration of the inner world of the individual.

Date: May 25

Venue: China Institute

Website: http://www.chinainstitute.org

Essential Chinese for Travelers, New York

Learn the essentials to traveling in China, including a brief cultural introduction, crucial phrases appropriate for daily use, greetings and proper terms of address and asking for directions. Materials are included. Open to all levels.

Date: June 7

Venue: China Institute

Website: http://www.chinainstitute.org

(China Daily 05/25/2012 page23)