Call for companies - “The Italian Week: The Culture of Quality”

Dear Members and Friends, 

The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC) is organizing “The Italian Week: The Culture of Quality”, that will be held from November 13th till November 20th, in Shanghai. 

The Italian Week will bring the best of ITALIAN QUALITY to Shanghai. It aims to offer to a Chinese and international audience an all-Italian experience, a journey through the excellences for which Italy enjoys a world record.

Participants will have a full immersion in the Italian culture of quality without ever needing to leave China. 

Sectors involved: Design – Wellness - F & B – Fashion – Music - Tourism – Sport - Arts 

How to get involved?

Help us promoting the Italian Gastronomic Excellencies

Italian Week is an enriching experience, where participants will understand the uniqueness and value of Italian DPO and PGI products. 

CICC is looking for different vendors that can provide the following services:

• Cooking Classes (Tiramisu, Pizza…)

1. Italian Chef with extensive experience in the field related to the Italian Cuisine, possibly with previous experience in hosting a Live Cooking Show, able to introduce the recipes, the Italian food culture and the background of the Italian dishes in front of the public;
2. Food suppliers (for show cooking/ lucky draw/ goodie bags);

• For Masterclass about Italian products (Cheese, Wine, Chocolate, Ice-Cream, Coffee)

1. Experts in the field related to high quality of some Italian products.

• For the Italian Open Market at Sinan Mansions, 13-15 November

1. Vendors (Focus on PDO, PGI, Organic, Vegan food, Fashion, Craft jewelry, hand made products, Kids’ Area with various activities). 

Booth Price: 

3000 RMB – CIIC Members

4000 RMB – Non Members 

BECOME A SPONSOR OF THE ITALIAN WEEK

Sponsor the whole Italian Week and strengthen your image as a contributor to the arts and local community. 

Reach a massive and diverse audience by having your brand logo printed on the event materials and merchandise (flyers, posters, ads).

Benefits:

• Promotion Seminar during the Italian Week
• 6 months company's banner on CICC homepage (Sponsor's Section) & 6 months logo on newsletter
• CICC events discount 30% till December 31 st
• Logo on communication material and backdrop: from MAX to MEDIUM
• Media exposure

For further info please contact : ccicmanagersh@cameraitacina.com

• SPONSOR AN EVENT IN THE ITALIAN WEEK LINE-UP

Sponsor an event within the Italian Week and align your brand with a specific experience of the Italian Week

Your brand logo will be printed on all the materials for this specific event and gain larger exposure.

• ORGANISE AN EVENT IN THE ITALIAN WEEK LINE-UP

An excellent opportunity to expand or advertise your business to a wider audience. Please read the terms & conditions to have your event featured in the Festival line-up. 

The event must fall in November 2020 (13-20). The event must have a strong Italian flair (promoting Italian lifestyle, culture, Sport, Tourism). The event must not be a purely commercial event (i.e. promoting a single product) and must be representative of the Italian Culture of Quality. 

• MEDIA COVERAGE (PR, media press, KOLs);
• PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO SHOOTING SERVICES.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Send an email, including your company's presentation and your CV if you are a Chef, specifying how you would like to get involved, to sh.events@cameraitacina.com within  October 23th, 2020, 13 pm. –
• If you want to organize an event (rif. N.4), you should provide the following information: event name, time, location, ticket price (if any), contact info for RSVP (CICC can eventually manage the rsvp), English description of the event (min 70 words, max 100 words), at least 2 high-res images, logo of the company promoting (.AI, .PNG or .PDF format). Events with “TBC” information will not be accepted.
• CICC will contact you regarding the details of the event.
• After evaluating the quotation, CICC will give you a feedback regarding the result.

PARTICIPATION TERMS

• Participation in tendering is open to CICC Members and non-Members.
• Companies competing in the tender must have the necessary knowledge and experience and have the technical support and personnel capable to run the tender.
• Each company can submit only one tender.
• The tender is to be drafted in Italian or English, filled in and signed.
• It is the responsibility of the tenderer to study the specification and requirements before submitting the tender.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

• The selection of the supplier will be made according to the event's requirements and the lowest bidding price received.
• If the bidding price is the same or the service/ goods supplied are free of charge, CICC will give priority to its Members and it will select the first submitted bid meeting the standards required.
• If no applications are submitted by the Members of the Chamber, the Chamber has the right to select the most appropriate application submitted by one of the non-Member companies.

EXCLUSION FROM TENDER

• In case of not meeting the conditions of the tendering process.
• In case of non-conformity with the hereby open call for tender.
• In case of submitting false data.
• Late submission.
• The results about the tendering shall be announced by email after proper evaluation.

Kind Regards,

CICC Team