Conferences & Meetings

In China

International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Wuhan

The conference will consist of discussion panels and special sessions focusing on design, as well as new and advanced materials including metal alloys, biomaterials and earthquake-resistant structures.

Date: Dec 22-23

Venue: TBA, Wuhan

Website: events.hellotrade.com/china/

China Brew and Beverage Technology Innovation Congress, Shanghai

Focuses on trends in the global brewing and beverage industry, analyzes safety regulations and discusses core technologies and best solutions for cleaner production, energy saving, emissions reduction and product diversification.

Date: Jan 17-18

Venue: Crowne Plaza Century Park Shanghai

Website: www.chinaexhibition.com

China Wedding Expo, Shanghai

A wedding photography industry trade and procurement event that provides customers with a one-stop shopping service.

Date: Jan 15-18

Venue: Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center

Website: www.chinaweddingexpo.com.cn

Airport Expansion Summit China, Beijing

Attendees will learn about airport construction to support regional economic development, the development of airport economic zones, aviation logistics systems and the enhancement of value-added business innovation with the help of existing resources.

Date: Jan 9-10

Venue: Renaissance Beijing Chaoyang Hotel

Website: events.hellotrade.com/conferences/

Conferences & Meetings

In Europe

CBBC Members Briefing, London

Meet one of Britain's most experienced China experts, Russell Brown, at a CBBC briefing titled China SWOT from a Corporate Perspective.

Date: Jan 17

Venue: China-Britain Business Council

Website: www.cbbc.org

CBBC China Business Culture Training Session, London

Offers a historical and political overview of China to help businesspeople maximize their business potential and avoid serious social mishaps. The session includes an hour-long Mandarin-language training session by the CBBC member Mandarin House.

Date: Jan 25

Venue: China-Britain Business Council

Website: www.cbbc.org

The 11th Annual European Financial Services Conference, Brussels

For the 11th consecutive year, the European Financial Services Conference will take place in Brussels, bringing together about 400 senior bankers and financial policymakers to discuss issues affecting European and global financial markets.

Date: Jan 31

Venue: ING Auditorium, Avenue Marnix 24, Brussels

Website: www.forum-europe.com/events/

Culture

In China

Photo exhibition by Irene Kung, Beijing

Kung's images provide familiar snapshots of China through the eyes of a Swiss artist, bathed in a dark or golden glow and filled with a mysterious energy.

Date: Dec 5-Feb 8

Venue: The Temple Hotel, Shatan North St 23, Dongcheng District

Website: www.irenekung.com

Returning Home on a Snowy Night, Beijing

This drama is named after a line from the poem Staying at a Cottage on Mt Hibiscus on a Night of Snow, from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). The love story seeks to explore the eternal essence of life, the awakening of nobodies and their exploration of desolate destiny.

Date: Dec 15-23

Venue: Drama Theatre of National Centre for Performing Arts

Website: www.theatrebeijing.com

Voces8 Lighter Repertoire Christmas, Shanghai

Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique jazz and pop arrangements, the international award-winning octet Voces8 has been praised for singing and creating a sound that spans the entire range of vocal color.

Date: Dec 24

Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall

Website: www.shanghaiconcerthall.org/program

Vienna Feuerhaus Symphony Orchestra New Year Concert, Beijing

Austrian conductor Hans-Peter Manser leads the orchestra.

Date: Dec 28

Venue: Beijing Concert Hall

Website: www.theatrebeijing.com

Riverdance, Beijing

A theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish step dancing, known for its rapid leg movements while the body and arms are kept largely stationary.

Date: Dec 30-Jan 2

Venue: Exhibition Theatre Beijing

Website: www.theatrebeijing.com

Hamburg Symphony Orchestra New Year Concert, Beijing

The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra is a highly recognized and greatly respected component of Europe's cultural life.

Date: Jan 3

Venue: Beijing Concert Hall

Website: www.theatrebeijing.com

Ice Lantern Festival & Snow Sculpture Expo, Harbin

The world famous Harbin Snow Festival with its Snow Sculpture Park and Ice Lantern Festival is a family treat not to be missed. The Siberian Tiger Park is another highlight of the visit, especially for children.

Date: Jan 5-6

Venue: China-Harbin Ice and Snow World

Website: www.chinaculturecenter.org

Chinese Chess Evening, Beijing

A chance to learn one of China's favorite games and get the full old-fashioned China experience. If you can play already, even better. Sit down and challenge our staff.

Date: Dec 21

Venue: Xinzhongyuan Office Building, Beijing

Website: www.thebeijinger.com

Culture

In Europe

The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire 1832-1914, London

A lecture by professor Robert Bickers of the University of Bristol. He is an authority on the history of modern China and British colonialism, in particular that of the British empire, its relations with China and the history of Shanghai (1843-1950s).

Date: Jan 21

Venue: The Royal Society for Asian Affairs offices Royal Asiatic Society, 25 Eccleston Place

Website: www.gbcc.org.uk/events/default.aspx

China's White Gold: Contemporary Porcelain from Jingdezhen, Cambridge

The Fitzwilliam Museum showcases the first major exhibition in Britain of more than 80 works created in Jingdezhen, China, by more than 50 contemporary ceramicists.

Date: Dec 18-April 1

Venue: The Fitzwilliam Museum at Mellon (13), Trumpington St

Website: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Floating Clouds and Feudal Commodifications: Family, Law and Reform in the Contemporary PRC

This talk explores some of the key issues surrounding the principal changes in family law in the People's Republic of China that have occurred during the post-Deng period.

Date: Feb 4

Venue: Room G50, Russell Square College Buildings

Website: www.soas.ac.uk

Events can be sent to: events@mail.chinadailyuk.com

(China Daily 12/28/2012 page31)