The American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China

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<pubDate>2010-09-09 17:04</pubDate> 
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<title>Unconventional Gas in China</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/679</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium"&#62;Unconventional Gas in China&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;em&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;New Forum Launch Event&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;3:30 &#8211; 6:00 PM, Friday, September 10 - AmCham-China Conference Center&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#160;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align: left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The AmCham-China Oil, Energy &#38; Power Forum (OEP) invites you to its inaugural event featuring Chief Representative and Head of Research of Wood Mackenzie in Beijing Mr. &#60;strong&#62;Gavin Thompson&#60;/strong&#62;, who will share his latest research on &#8220;Unconventional Gas in China&#8221;. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The presentation will provide a high-level review of the future development of the natural gas sector in China, covering demand, supply, regulation and pricing. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Also on the agenda will be:&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
-&#160;Specific discussions on the development of the domestic unconventional gas sectors and including the challenges that the sector continues to face. &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;-&#160;The potential scale and implications of unconventional gas in China and what this may mean for companies considering China as either an imported gas supply opportunity or for investment in the domestic upstream. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;-&#160;The development of both pipeline and LNG imports in balancing the overall gas market, drawing heavily on Wood Mackenzie&#039;s ongoing analysis of the Chinese gas market. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The event will be moderated by Mr. &#60;strong&#62;Zhiyong Zhao&#60;/strong&#62; and Mr. &#60;strong&#62;Greg Ray&#60;/strong&#62;, both co-chairs of the new forum. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The OEP Forum is dedicated to servicing AmCham-China member companies involved in the oil exploration and production, refining, energy production, mining for energy, chemical energy production, and power industries. The Forum will serve AmCham-China member companies by providing a venue for interaction, discussion, research and presentation on issues relevant to all Forum member companies. For more information on the OEP Forum, please e-mail &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:sjwang@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;sjwang@amchamchina.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;To learn more about Mr. Gavin Thompson, please click &#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://www.amchamchina.org/article/6828"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/a&#62;. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Program: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
15:30 &#8211; 16:00 PM Registration&#60;br /&#62;
16:00 &#8211; 16:15 PM Introduction about AmCham-China Oil, Energy &#38; Power Forum &#60;br /&#62;
16:15 &#8211; 17:15 PM Presentation and Q&#38;A&#60;br /&#62;
17:15 &#8211; 18:00 PM Networking &#38; Cocktail Reception&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://www.amchamchina.org/article/125"&#62;AmCham-China Conference Center &#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
The Office Park, Tower AB, 6th Floor&#60;br /&#62;
No. 10 Jintongxi Road&#60;br /&#62;
Chaoyang District&#60;br /&#62;
中国美国商会新办公室 会议室&#60;br /&#62;
远洋光华国际，AB座6层&#60;br /&#62;
朝阳区金桐西路10号&#60;br /&#62;
Tel: 8519-0800 &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Registration: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members at the door: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 200&#60;br /&#62;
Non-members: RMB 300&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;AmCham-China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham-China events are&#160;off the record and&#160;in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. If there are any questions please contact Sujing Wang at (8610) 8519 0862 or &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:sjwang@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;sjwang@amchamchina.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Cancellation Policy: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham-China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham-China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:37:51 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Indigenous Innovation: What It Means for American Companies in China</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/681</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Indigenous Innovation: &#60;br /&#62;
What It Means for American Companies in China&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Thursday, September 16 - Kerry Centre Hotel&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;AmCham-China invites you to a presentation by &#60;strong&#62;Jim McGregor&#60;/strong&#62;, where he will discuss China&#8217;s indigenous innovation policies and the impact they may have on American business in China. Jim will brief attendees on China&#8217;s indigenous innovation campaign and its surrounding web of industrial policies, and how they are impacting China&#8217;s relationships with international business and the developed world.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Jim is a former Chairman of AmCham-China, a Senior Counselor at APCO Worldwide and author. He recently published an authoritative and highly influential report on this topic. This presentation will continue that debate.&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;His report can be found &#60;a href="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/09/01/34f30c7f430aa6fd21131e01bfd750a1.pdf"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/a&#62;, and click &#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://www.amchamchina.org/article/6854"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/a&#62; for bio. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Read &#60;a href="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/09/01/a2d73a1b82bff7cc44e00dde3f2eb4fa.pdf"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;AmCham-China&#039;s indigenous innovation&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/a&#62; survey from earlier this year.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Venue: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/beijing/kerrycentre"&#62;Kerry Centre Hotel, 4F Kowloon Room&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
No. 1 Guang Hua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing&#60;br /&#62;
嘉里中心大酒店&#60;br /&#62;
北京朝阳区光华路1号&#60;br /&#62;
Tel: 6561 8833&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Program&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
11:30 AM &#8211; 12:00 PM&#160;&#160;Registration&#60;br /&#62;
12:00 - 1:30 PM&#160;&#160;&#160;Lunch, Presentation and Q&#38;A&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 250&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members at the door: RMB 300&#60;br /&#62;
Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 320&#60;br /&#62;
Non-members: RMB 500&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;AmCham-China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All events are off the record and are held in English unless otherwise stated. If there are any questions please contact: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="javascript:location.href=&#039;mailto:&#039;+String.fromCharCode(97,109,99,104,97,109,101,118,101,110,116,64,97,109,99,104,97,109,99,104,105,110,97,46,111,114,103)+&#039;?&#039;"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;amchamevent@amchamchina.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham-China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call (027) 8578-6888 ext. 720, 2) email &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham-China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:10:50 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Corporate Stress Management</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/683</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium"&#62;&#160;&#60;b&#62;Corporate Stress Management&#60;/b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;b&#62;HR Forum Event&#60;/b&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div align="center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;8:00 &#8211; 10:30 AM, Thursday, September 16 - Capital Club&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Stress can be one the most difficult challenges for companies. While it cannot be eliminated in the workplace, we can learn to deal with stress to maximize our productivity and quality of life. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;In modern workplaces, employees and managers are always trying to deliver more. HR departments need to understand how stress impacts staff and how they can help employees manage it effectively.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Stress in the workplace reduces productivity, increases management pressures and can even lead to illness. It affects the performance of the brain, including functions of work performance, memory, concentration and learning. Stress at work also provides a serious risk of litigation for all employers and organizations, carrying potential liabilities for damages, bad publicity and loss of reputation.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The good news is that there are myriad actions that you can take to boost team morale, build resilience and have a more productive workforce. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;To address such issues, AmCham-China and International SOS would like to invite you to attend a breakfast seminar featuring &#60;b&#62;Dr. Stephen-Claude&#60;/b&#62; &#60;b&#62;Hyatt&#60;/b&#62;, Clinical Psychologist at International SOS in Beijing.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#60;u&#62;Agenda:&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;- Understanding stress&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;- Identifying HR departments&#8217; role in manage employees&#8217; stress &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;- Addressing stress management strategies &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Click &#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: 10pt"&#62;&#60;a href="http://www.amchamchina.org/article/6876"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span style="color: windowtext"&#62;here&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62; for speaker bio&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="layout-grid-mode: char"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Program:&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/b&#62;8:00&#160;- 8:30 AM&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Registration&#60;br /&#62;
8:30 - 10:30 AM&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Breakfast / Presentation / Q &#38; A&#60;br /&#62;
&#160;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;u&#62;Dress code:&#60;/u&#62; Club does not permit jeans or athletic clothing on the 50th floor. Mobile Phones are not permitted to be used in the club rooms.&#60;br /&#62;
&#160;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;b&#62;Venue:&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;a href="http://www.thecapitalclub.com/english/membership/index.php"&#62;Capital Club&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
京城俱乐部&#60;br /&#62;
北京朝阳区新源南路6号，京城大厦50层&#60;br /&#62;
50/F . Capital Mansion, No. 6 Xin Yuan Nan Road, Chao Yang District&#60;br /&#62;
Tel: (8610) 8486 2225&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="layout-grid-mode: char"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="layout-grid-mode: char"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Registration:&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members at the door: RMB 150&#60;br /&#62;
Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 200&#60;br /&#62;
Non-members: RMB 300&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#160;&#60;/b&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;AmCham-China Events:&#160; &#60;/b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All events are off the record and are held in English unless otherwise stated. If there are any questions please contact: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: 10pt"&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:nxu@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;font color="#336699"&#62;nxu@amchamchina.org&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;Please Note:&#60;/b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event.&#160; If you fail to timely notify AmCham-China of your cancellation, you will be charged for event costs.&#160; To cancel you can either call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, or email &#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: 10pt"&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;font color="#336699"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;, or cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham-China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:09:40 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>What You Need to Know about the Labor Contract Law</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/684</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium"&#62;Dalian Chapter: What You Need to Know about the Labor Contract Law&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
4:00 - 7:30 PM, Thursday, September 16 &#8211; Ascendas Park, Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;AmCham-China, Dalian Chapter warmly invites you to attend an informative seminar on China&#8217;s new Labor Contract Law. The workshop aims to provide managers at foreign-invested entities in China with the knowledge they need to manage their workforce more effectively. Specific topics will include:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;ul&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;Requirements of the Labor Contract Law during recruitment:&#60;/li&#62;
&#60;/ul&#62;
&#60;p style="margin-left: 80px"&#62;Necessity of an offer letter&#60;br /&#62;
What to include&#160;in job vacancy advertisements&#60;br /&#62;
How to conclude a labor contract&#60;br /&#62;
What must be included into a labor contract&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;ul&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;Termination of the Labor Contract:&#60;/li&#62;
&#60;/ul&#62;
&#60;p style="margin-left: 80px"&#62;Dismissing employees who are found not to be qualified&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;ul&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;&#160;Non-competition agreements:&#60;/li&#62;
&#60;/ul&#62;
&#60;p style="margin-left: 80px"&#62;Elements of a valid non-competition agreement &#60;br /&#62;
Reasonable compensation and penalty for a non-competition agreement&#160;&#160;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;ul&#62;
    &#60;li&#62;Internal Rules and Regulations&#60;/li&#62;
&#60;/ul&#62;
&#60;p style="margin-left: 80px"&#62;Risks for employers if regulations are not in compliance with the law &#60;br /&#62;
How to make internal rules and regulations comply with legal requirements &#60;br /&#62;
Factors in determining actions which may be considered a &#38;quot;serious breach&#38;quot; of internal regulations&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Speakers include:&#60;br /&#62;
Lina WangSenior Associate in the Business Advisory Services division of Dezan Shira &#38; Associates, Dalian office&#60;br /&#62;
Victor Liu, Attorney at Law and Partner at Liaoning Haida Law Firm,&#60;br /&#62;
&#160;&#60;br /&#62;
Click &#60;a href="http://www.amchamchina.org/article/6881"&#62;here&#60;/a&#62; for bios.&#60;br /&#62;
&#160;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;strong&#62;Venue: &#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Meeting Room Bai Lu, B1, Building 1, Dalian Ascendas IT Park&#60;br /&#62;
1 Hui Xian Yuan&#60;br /&#62;
Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone&#60;br /&#62;
大连软件园腾飞园区&#60;br /&#62;
大连市高新园区汇贤园1号&#60;br /&#62;
Tel: (86 411) 84593366&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Program&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
4:00 - 4:30 PM Registration&#60;br /&#62;
4:30 - 5:30 PM Presentation by Lina Wang and Q&#38;A&#60;br /&#62;
5:30 - 5:45 PM Coffee Break&#60;br /&#62;
5:45 - 6:30 PM Presentation by Victor Liu&#60;br /&#62;
6:30 - 7:30&#160; Coffee Break &#38; Networking Hour&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Registration: &#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 50&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members at the door: RMB 75&#60;br /&#62;
Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
Non-members: RMB 150*&#60;br /&#62;
The registration deadline for this event is 4:00 PM, Wednesday, September 15.&#60;br /&#62;
Click &#60;a href="http://www.amchamchina.org/event/684"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62; to register and pay online.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;AmCham-China Events: &#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;* Not a member yet? Want to enjoy member pricing? AmCham-China will credit the cost of this event if you join the chapter within 20 days of the event date! Membership pricing has never been more affordable, so contact Kate Gubanova today at: &#60;a href="javascript:location.href=&#039;mailto:&#039;+String.fromCharCode(101,103,117,98,97,110,111,118,97,64,97,109,99,104,97,109,99,104,105,110,97,46,111,114,103)+&#039;?&#039;"&#62;egubanova@amchamchina.org &#60;/a&#62;for more details.&#160;&#160;&#160; &#60;br /&#62;
As the event has limited seating we strongly encourage you to RSVP as soon as possible to &#60;a href="javascript:location.href=&#039;mailto:&#039;+String.fromCharCode(101,103,117,98,97,110,111,118,97,64,97,109,99,104,97,109,99,104,105,110,97,46,111,114,103)+&#039;?&#039;"&#62;egubanova@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62; or click here to sign-up online.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham-China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs.&#60;br /&#62;
To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="javascript:location.href=&#039;mailto:&#039;+String.fromCharCode(99,97,110,99,101,108,64,97,109,99,104,97,109,99,104,105,110,97,46,111,114,103)+&#039;?&#039;"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham-China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;br /&#62;
&#160;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:07:18 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>IEEE on IPR Infringement Findings and Challenges in China</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/685</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium"&#62;USITO/AmCham-China&#039;s IT/Telecom Forum Presents:&#60;br /&#62;
IEEE on IPR Infringement Findings and Challenges in China&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;8:00 &#8211; 9:30 AM, Friday, September 17, 2010 &#8211; Vantone Commercial Center&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align: left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;IEEE is a non-profit organization and the world&#039;s largest professional association for the advancement of technology. It has more than 382,000 members in 160 countries, and publishes journals, holds conferences, works on standards and carries out related efforts. Its writing is cited three times more in patents than any other technical publisher.&#160;Companies and institutions rely on IEEE to advance technology through patents and innovation.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;US Information Technology Office (USITO) President &#60;b&#62;John Chiang&#60;/b&#62; will provide opening comments about industry efforts and future plans regarding IP infringement in China. Then, &#60;b&#62;Jonathan Dahl&#60;/b&#62;, staff director, and &#60;b&#62;Jean Jennings,&#60;/b&#62; director of international sales, both from IEEE, will provide a presentation with an overview of their organization&#8217;s work, its findings on IP infringement, challenges in China, and their current efforts to protect IP.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Program:&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/b&#62;8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration&#60;br /&#62;
8:30 - 10:00 AM Breakfast with a presentation and Q&#38;A session&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;b&#62;Registration:&#60;/b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Amcham-China and USITO members: RMB 50 &#60;br /&#62;
Employees of member companies: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
Non-members: RMB 150&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="text-align: left; layout-grid-mode: char" align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Venue:&#60;/b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
VANTONE Commercial Center, Tower D, 27F&#60;br /&#62;
&#160;No.6 CHAOWAI Street, CHAOYANG District&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="text-align: left; layout-grid-mode: char" align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;万通中心D座27层&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="text-align: left; layout-grid-mode: char" align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;朝阳区朝外大街甲6号&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="text-align: left; layout-grid-mode: char" align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Tel: 5905 5905&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div align="left"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
AmCham-China Events: &#60;/b&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All events are off the record and are held in English unless otherwise stated. If there are any questions please contact: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a title="mailto:sjwang@amchamchina.org" href="mailto:sjwang@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;font color="#0000ff"&#62;sjwang@amchamchina.org&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Please click &#60;a href="http://www.amchamchina.org/event/685"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62; to regist and pay online.&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div style="text-justify: inter-ideograph"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Cancellation Policy:&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham-China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;
&#60;div&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a title="blocked::mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org" href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;font color="#0000ff"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/font&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham-China maintain the quality of its events.&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/div&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:06:36 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
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<title>WPC Wine &amp; Dine</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/686</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Women&#039;s Professional Committee Wine &#38; Dine&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;6:30 - 9:00 PM, Thursday, September 16&#160;- TERRA&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;This popular event series from AmCham-China&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Professional Committee is back! TERRA, a new cevicheria from Beijing&#8217;s famous restauranteur Gabriella Alvez (SALT), is preparing a delicious&#160;three-course menu with a wine accompaniment for your dining pleasure. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;As a special treat we will have &#60;strong&#62;Virginia Littlejohn &#60;/strong&#62;of Quantum Leaps, Inc. joining us and sharing a few words on her work with women&#8217;s groups over the past 15+ years. We hope you can join us for this casual and delicious get-together of professional women in Beijing for a great night of networking, wine, and culinary delights!&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Please note that you must register in advance as seats for this event are limited. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Please click &#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://www.apecwln.org/images/WLN%202006/Virginia%20Littlejohn%20-%20Biodata.pdf "&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/a&#62; for Virginia Littlejohn&#8217;s bio.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
6:30 &#8211; 7:00PM: Cocktails at the bar upstairs&#60;br /&#62;
7:00 &#8211; 9:00PM: Dinner &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Pricing&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;:&#60;br /&#62;
Members-Advanced Payment: RMB 250&#60;br /&#62;
Members-At the Door: RMB 250&#60;br /&#62;
Employees of Member Companies: RMB 300&#60;br /&#62;
Non-Members: RMB 350&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
1 Sanlitun Nanlu, (Diagonally opposite from The Village)&#60;br /&#62;
三里屯南路1号&#60;br /&#62;
6591-9148&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;AmCham-China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham-China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham-China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham-China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:03:32 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
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<title>Solving Social Issues Using a Market Approach</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/673</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Solving Social Issues Using a Market Approach&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;3:00- 5:00 PM, Thursday, October 21 &#8211; AmCham-China Conference Center&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
AmCham-China, the Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China,&#160;and the&#160;European Chamber of Commerce,&#160;in collaboration with&#160;Ashoka are proud to host a briefing with leading social entrepreneur and Ashoka Fellow, &#60;strong&#62;Jack Sim&#60;/strong&#62;. He will discuss how he combined business opportunities with serving the sanitary needs of millions of poor people. With his World Toilet Organization, Jack has orchestrated a global campaign to tackle the lack of sanitation for disadvantaged people worldwide. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Utilizing economic forces to create a sustainable market for better toilets, Jack is beginning to transform a dysfunctional market for sanitation into a full, dynamic, beneficial one. Jack also creates public awareness about the issue through various large-scale events-including the World Toilet Summit and World Toilet Day. Long-term, Jack&#8217;s vision is to provide the poor with a marketplace for in sanitation products. Click &#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://www.amchamchina.org/article/6777"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/a&#62; to lean more about the speaker and Ashoka.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
3:00 - 3:30 PM&#160; Registration and Networking&#60;br /&#62;
3:30 - 4:30 PM&#160; Presentation&#60;br /&#62;
4:30 - 5:00 PM&#160; Q&#38;A&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://amchamchina.org/article/125"&#62;AmCham-China Conference&#160;Center &#60;/a&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
The Office Park, Tower AB, 6th Floor&#60;br /&#62;
No. 10 Jintongxi Road&#60;br /&#62;
Chaoyang District&#60;br /&#62;
中国美国商会新办公室 会议室&#60;br /&#62;
远洋光华国际，AB座6层&#60;br /&#62;
朝阳区金桐西路10号&#60;br /&#62;
Tel: 8519-0800&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Registration: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 50&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members/and non-cardholding employees of members companies at the door: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
Non-members: RMB 200&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;AmCham-China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
All events are off the record and are held in English unless otherwise stated. If there are any questions please contact: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:jleng@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;jleng@amchamchina.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham-China events are in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham-China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and for helping AmCham-China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:37:35 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>All-Chamber Networking Night</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/674</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;All-Chamber Networking Night&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;6:30 - 9:00 PM, Wednesday, September 15 -&#160;Sunworld Dynasty Hotel, Beijing&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;AmCham-China, in cooperation with 17 chambers of commerce, invites you to attend an evening of international networking on September 15. Join us and meet new potential customers and connect with new business friends.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;img alt="" src="http://www.amchamchina.org/download?path=/cmsfile/2010/08/24/4b3fb2b52e4e8cf6b54ef5de4e824f32.jpg" /&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Venue:&#160;&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;a href="http://www.sunworlddynasty.com.cn/html/Eng/index.html"&#62;Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Beijing&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
No. 50 Wangfujing Avenue, DongCheng District Beijing, 100006&#60;br /&#62;
天伦王朝酒店&#60;br /&#62;
中国北京市东城区王府井大街50号, 100006&#60;br /&#62;
Tel: 010-5186 8888&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Members and employees of member companies: RMB 100&#60;br /&#62;
Non-members: RMB 200&#60;br /&#62;
Inclusive of 2 drinks and a selection of canap&#201;s.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;If you have any inquiries please e-mail &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:amchamevent@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;amchamevent@amchamchina.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;. Deadline for registration is 4:00 PM, Tuesday, September 14. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;AmCham-China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All events are off the record and are held in English unless otherwise stated. If there are any questions please contact: &#60;a href="mailto:amchamevent@amchamchina.org"&#62;amchamevent@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;strong&#62;&#160;&#60;br /&#62;
Please Note:&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to timely notify AmCham-China of your cancellation, you will be charged for event costs. To cancel you can either call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, or email &#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/a&#62;, or cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham-China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:27:42 +0800</pubDate>
<category>Upcoming Events</category> 
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<title>Briefing: JCCT Outcomes on Healthcare and Medical Devices</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/675</link> 
<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-family: Verdana"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Dear Healthcare Forum Members:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-family: Verdana"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;You are cordially invited to meet with the Office Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce&#8217;s Office of Health and Consumer Goods, Mr. &#60;strong&#62;Jeffrey Gren&#60;/strong&#62;. During the briefing Mr. Gren will discuss healthcare issues in China and share details from the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), held on September 10 in Beijing. Given that this meeting was co-chaired by the Director General of the State Food and Drug Administration, Mr. &#60;strong&#62;Wang Baoting&#60;/strong&#62;, as well as Mr. Gren, this briefing will be a detailed and accurate account of decisions made during the JCCT.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-family: Verdana"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Aside from brining attendees up-to-date on the outcome of recent meetings with the Chinese government, Mr. Gren will also address current healthcare industry concerns in both the medical equipment and pharmaceutical fields. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-family: Verdana"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;During the meeting Mr. Gren hopes to cover: &#60;br /&#62;
1) Equipment classification (imaging equipment and IVDs in particular);&#60;br /&#62;
2) JCCT deliverables (this includes but is not limited to: updates on Order 276, product testing and combination products);&#60;br /&#62;
3) His up-coming projects and future events (time permitting)&#160; &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-family: Verdana"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Date: Monday, September 13&#60;br /&#62;
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Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM&#60;br /&#62;
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Meeting venue: AmCham-China Conference Center, The Office Park, Tower AB, 6th Floor&#60;br /&#62;
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Moderators: &#60;strong&#62;Roberta Lipson &#60;/strong&#62;and &#60;strong&#62;Eric Kong &#60;/strong&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
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RVSP: Before 12:00 PM on Friday, September 10&#60;br /&#62;
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Please note: This event will be in English, there is limited seating and as such attendance is limited to cardholders and employees of member companies only. You must register in advance to attend this meeting. Registration is on first come, first served basis.&#160;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:25:52 +0800</pubDate>
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<title>Ten Years of WTO Membership: A Lunch Briefing with James Bacchus</title>
<link>http://www.amchamchina.org/event/677</link> 
<description>&#60;p style="text-align: center"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: medium"&#62;&#60;strong&#62;Ten Years of WTO Membership: &#60;br /&#62;
A Lunch Briefing with James Bacchus&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;11:30 - 14:00 PM, Friday, September 10 -&#160;China World Hotel&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
AmCham-China invites you to attend an exclusive lunch briefing with &#60;strong&#62;James Bacchus&#60;/strong&#62;, former Chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and currently with Greenberg Traurig. This event is particularly timely since this year marks China&#8217;s tenth anniversary as a fully-fledged member of the WTO. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;The bold move to join the WTO a decade ago was the first in many steps towards integrating China&#8217;s economy on the global playing field. Mr. Bacchus will discuss the array of issues facing foreign businesses trying to trade with and invest in China, especially those pertaining to Chinese obligations as a member of the WTO. He will also discuss China&#039;s many accomplishments during its first decade as a member, and the challenges the country faces during its second decade of membership.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Speaker:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Mr. &#60;strong&#62;James Bacchus&#60;/strong&#62;, a former congressman from Florida and author. He currently practices international law in Washington, DC. To read his columns on China, trade and other topics, please click &#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://search.forbes.com/search/colArchiveSearch?author=james+and+bacchus&#38;aname=James+Bacchus"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/a&#62;.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Click &#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://www.amchamchina.org/article/6813"&#62;&#60;u&#62;&#60;strong&#62;here&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;/u&#62;&#60;/a&#62; for a full bio.&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Venue:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; color: #003366; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;a onclick="window.open(this.href,&#039;&#039;,&#039;resizable=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status&#039;); return false" href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/beijing/chinaworld"&#62;China World Hotel, Grand Ballroom D&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;No &#60;st1:address w:st="on"&#62;&#60;st1:street w:st="on"&#62;1 Jianguomenwai Avenue&#60;/st1:street&#62;, &#60;st1:city w:st="on"&#62;Beijing&#60;/st1:city&#62;&#60;/st1:address&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&#62;中国大饭店&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;-&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&#62;大宴会厅&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;D&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&#62;厅&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&#62;北京建国门外大街&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;1&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&#62;号&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;Tel: (86 10) 6505 2266&#60;/span&#62;&#60;span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; color: #003366; font-size: 9pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt"&#62;&#60;o:p&#62;&#60;/o:p&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#160;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Program:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
11:30 AM &#8211; 12:00 PM Registration&#60;br /&#62;
12:00 &#8211; 12:50 PM&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Lunch&#60;br /&#62;
12:50 &#8211; 2:00 PM&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Presentation and Q&#38;A&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Registration:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members advanced discounted online price: RMB 250&#60;br /&#62;
Cardholding members at the door: RMB 300&#60;br /&#62;
Non-cardholding employees of member companies: RMB 320&#60;br /&#62;
Non-members: RMB 500&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;AmCham-China Events: &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
Events have limited seating so to ensure your attendance we encourage advance online registration and payment for ALL events. We cannot guarantee entry to anyone not registered in advance. All AmCham-China events are off-the-record and in English unless stated otherwise. Please also be aware that the Member Advanced Price is only for members who register AND pay online prior to the closing date and time for this event. Members who do not register and pay online will be charged the At-The-Door price. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;Cancellation Policy:&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/strong&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;&#60;br /&#62;
If you cannot attend an event for which you have registered, please cancel your registration no later than one business day prior to the event. If you fail to notify AmCham-China of your cancellation in a timely fashion, you will be charged for event costs. &#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;To cancel you can 1) call 8519-0828 and leave a voicemail message including your name, and event title and date, 2) email &#60;/span&#62;&#60;a href="mailto:cancel@amchamchina.org"&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;cancel@amchamchina.org&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/a&#62;&#60;span style="font-size: larger"&#62;, or 3) cancel online if you registered for the event through the website. Thank you for your cooperation and helping AmCham-China maintain the quality of its events.&#60;br /&#62;
&#60;/span&#62;&#60;/p&#62;</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:21:27 +0800</pubDate>
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