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)
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