Beijing

                                                                               The fast growth of E-commerce presents an attractive opportunity for European SMEs to access Chinese markets, allowing them to promote their goods to a vast market spread across a large geographic area, for relatively little cost. As the growth of online selling in China continues to reach remarkable levels, it is essential to keep track of the latest trends, safeguard your brand against the risks of pirated and counterfeited products online and develop a pre-emptive strategy that is right for your business. It is in this context that the EU SME Centre and China IPR SME Helpdesk are inviting you to an afternoon seminar and networking event aimed at European SMEs that are developing their online business in China.   During the seminar you will learn:   • Why EU SMEs should be considering online selling in China; • Ways to sell online: how to get your goods to market; • How to develop a strong online marketing strategy; • Understand ‘cybersquatting’ and how to protect your domain name; • Learn how to monitor e-commerce sites for counterfeits and how you can get support from websites such as taobao.com and alibaba.com to protect your products and brand.   You will receive practical advice from our China experts and have the opportunity to attend a one-on-one consultation session to discuss your individual questions, as well as joining in the networking session bringing you together with likeminded SMEs working online in China.   One-On-One Business Consultation Sessions If you would like to receive confidential One-on-One advice about your business in China, sign up for a free, 20-minute consultation with the experts of the EU SME Centre or the China IPR SME Helpdesk. To ensure you have a chance to meet with the experts, please book your session in advance by indicating your interest when you register. Please specify the nature of your question and the expert you wish to book a session with. The One-on-One consultations are open to European SMEs on a first-come, first-served basis. Any information you provide to the EU SME Centre and the China IPR SME Helpdesk with be treated as confidential.   Speaker Biographies   Chris Cheung, Director, EU SME Centre Chris is the Director of the EU SME Centre, an EU funded project supporting European SMEs looking to export or invest in China. He has been identifying market opportunities and providing market access advice to companies entering the Chinese market for the past eight years. As EU SME Centre Director, Chris leads an international team of experts in providing practical, up-to-date business advice in a wide range of industries including ICT, renewable energy and food and beverages. He has a Master’s degree in Chinese and Business from the University of Leeds. Chris is responsible for providing relevant, timely and effective advice to European Union SMEs on identifying, developing and realising export and investment opportunities in China.     Stacey Yuan, Associate, Jones Day (China IPR SME Helpdesk) Stacey Yuan has handled many IP-related litigations in China, including representing clients in Chinese courts on trademark infringement and domain name dispute cases. She has advised multinational companies on anti-counterfeiting strategies and civil and criminal actions, conducted IP audits, and drafted trademark assignments and licensing agreements in commercial transactions. Stacy speaks regularly at client seminars and to industry associations on issues such as the enforcement of intellectual property rights and brand protection. Besides this she talks to European governments and industry group delegations on a regular basis, as a way of introducing them to China IP practices.   Yuan Zou, Managing Director, Digital Jungle Before working as Managing Director of Digital Jungle, Yuan headed up the consulting practice of Publicitas Beijing. This was part of the expat assignment from the Swiss based multinational traditional media group, PubliGroupe, where Yuan served in Corporate Development at HQ in Lausanne Switzerland for 5 years. Previous to that, Yuan had an international academic and professional career, from University in Japan, MBA in Cambridge University in England, to Accenture Consulting in the US and Deutsch Telekom in London. Yuan is fluent in French, English and Chinese.       

    Italian Language Course - Beginner Level   Given by Italian and Chinese teachers, the course will be based on communicative and practical approach   Starting Date: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 Finishing Date: Saturday, July 27th, 2013 Timing: 2 times/week, Wednesday from 18.30 to 20.00 and Saturday from 13:30 to 15:00, 50 hours in total Venue: China Italy Chamber of Commerce – Beijing Office - Room 1612, Zhongyu Plaza, A6 Gongti North Road, Chaoyang District - 北京市朝阳区工体北路甲6号中宇大厦1612室 Price: RMB 2800     Details Participants: Course is available to CICC Members and Non-Members. Classes are minimum 7 pax   Subscription Deadline: Friday, March 22th, 2013 ("First come, first served" basis)   For More information or To Register: Please send an e-mail to info@cameraitacina.com   Payment: The payment should be done within Friday, March 22th, 2013 in cash at CICC Beijing office, or by t/t transfer:   Account name: China-Italy Chamber of Commerce Bank name: BANK OF CHINA BEIJING XINCHENGGUOJI SUB-BRANCH RMB Account: 333756012539 BANK OF CHINA BEIJING XIN CHENG GUO JI SUB-BRANCH, 1/F, Building No.26, Central Park, No.6 Chaoyang Men Wai Avenue, Beijing, China; Tel: +86-(0)10-65979313 Fax: +86(0)10-65979312; SWIFT Code: BKCH CN BJ 110.  

  Cari Soci,     CONVOCAZIONE dell’ ASSEMBLEA (art. 11 dello Statuto)     Con la presente convoco l`Assemblea Ordinaria Annuale per Lunedi’ 25 Marzo p.v. alle ore 14:00 presso la Sala dell`Istituto di Cultura Italiano dell`Ambasciata Italiana a Pechino.     L’ordine del giorno e’ il seguente: - relazioni annuali del Consiglio e del Tesoriere - approvazione del bilancio consuntivo auditato del 2012 - approvazione del bilancio preventivo 2013       Gli schemi riassuntivi dei due suddetti bilanci con i grafici relativi potranno essere scaricati dal ns. sito web a partire da Venerdi’ 22 Marzo p.v. Il link relativo sara’ comunicato nel frattempo.     La Vostra approvazione potra’ essere espressa direttamente in Assemblea il 25 Marzo p.v. ovvero per via elettronica dal 22 Marzo al 25 Marzo p.v. alle ore 12:00.   I risultati saranno annunciati in Assemblea e quindi pubblicati sul nostro sito web.     Anche questa Assemblea dovra` essere l`occasione per scambiare con Voi considerazioni sulla Camera e per raccogliere le Vostre opinioni.     La Vostra partecipazione ed il Vostro contributo sono essenziali     Un cordiale saluto a tutti.         Franco Cutrupia Presidente  

Ladies Afterwork @Face Bar | Thursday, March 28th | 6:30 - 9:00 pm   The China Italy Chamber of Commerce together with the French Chamber, Danish Chamber, German Chamber, Swedish Chamber and Swiss Chamber invites you to an Interchamber Ladies Afterwork.     Whether through online social networking or face-to-face contact, women are meeting, sharing and connecting in very different ways than men. For this reason, and because sometimes it’s nice to be among ourselves, we invite all the women to join us for this Interchamber Ladies Afterwork.     Mingle, make new contacts, develop your network of friends and business partners and share your experience in a relaxed atmosphere! Chamber Members, bring your friends and they can get the member price!   RSVP: info@cameraitacina.com until March 27th, 2013