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

UKTI China Business Awards, Seminar and Chinese New Year Dinner, Salford

The seminar will hear about practices in selling, buying and partnering on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The awards honor the winners' significant contribution to developing business links with the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Date: Feb 3

Venue: The Lowry

Website: www.cbbc.org

Meetings with CBBC Chengdu Chief Representative, Kyle Wang, London

It provides an opportunity for companies interested in doing business in or with Chengdu, and in particular those operating in information and communications technology. Kyle Wang is available for one-to-one meetings with corporate member companies.

Date: Feb 7-8

Venue: Portland House

Website: www.cbbc.org

Explore Asia Conference, London

The conference explores how exporting to Asia can be the way to grow business, with prominent speakers, successful exporters to Asia and face-to-face advice from market experts.

Date: Feb 9

Venue: Westminster

Website: www.cbbc.org

Culture

In China

Nigel Kennedy, Beijing

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

Date: Feb 16

Venue: Exhibition Theater

Website: www.theatrebeijing.com

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: Feb 22-March 2

Venue: Selected cities

Website: www.damai.cn

Daniel Hope, Beijing

Two of the works on the program include 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

Chinese money, London

Helen Wang of the British Museum's Asia department will talk about coins issued by Chinese emperors.

Date: Feb 3

Venue: Room 33, British Museum

Website: www.britishmuseum.org

The Political Economy of Public Goods Provision in Rural China, London

Vanesa Pesque Cela of King's College London will be the speaker.

Date: Feb 6

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Website: www.soas.ac.uk

Music in Chinese art, London

Iside Carbone of the British Museum's Africa, Oceania and the Americas department will be the main speaker.

Date: Feb 8

Venue: Room 33, British Museum

Website: www.britishmuseum.org

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