Beijing

               Dear Members and Friends of CICC, The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Embassy of Italy in the P.R.C., the Italy China Travel Club (ICTC) and Ivy Alliance Tourism Consulting, organizes the "China Outbound Tourism Analysis - Market Structure and Trend" Lecture. Following the organization of the Tourism Awards (more information here), this lecture aims to further explore the latest trends and characteristics of China outbound tourism. The speaker of the event will be Wang Xinjun, one of the major drafters of China outbound policies during his job as an official at the China National Tourism Administration from 1995 to 2001 and currently CEO of Ivy Alliance Tourism Consulting. The event will be held at the Italian Institute of Culture in Beijing (2 Sanlitun East 2nd St, Chaoyang District) on November 3rd 2016, from 2 pm to 4 pm. Please find the topics of the lecture below: The Growth Trend of Chinese Outbound Tourism Structure of Chinese Outbound Traveler Flow China Outbound Tour Operators & Travel  Agencies Regional Structure of Outbound Tourist-generating Market       The First-tier Tourist Generating Regions      The Second-tier Tourist Generating Regions      The Third-tier Tourist Generating Regions Chinese Outbound Tourism Quarterly Report 2016 China Outbound Tourism Price Index China Outbound Tourism in Transformation The participation to the seminar is free of charge. For more details and to RVSP, please send a confirmation email to info@cameraitacina.com within November 1st, 2016, 6 pm. We are counting on your participation!   Kind regards,   CICC Team

Dear EU SME: The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce is delighted to invite you to join the 2016-2017 First Inter-Chamber SME Working Group meeting in Beijing on 20th September 2016 organized by the EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce. SME Policy Updates and Discussion of Compliance The Inter-Chamber SME Working Group will provide a comprehensive reading on the latest policies related to Access to Finance and Global E-Trade Platform. EU SME Centre Senior Policy Advisor Mr. Xavier Sans Powell will bring you the fresh news from B20 Summit and EU-China SME Policy Dialogue. Following the policy analysis, you will learn with Mr. Koen Naber, Partner of R&P Lawyers, the implication of SME compliance. Time:  2016-09-20 | 14:30pm – 17:00pm Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, LiangMaqiao Address: Tang III, 3rd Floor, Four Seasons Hotel, 48 Liangmaqiao Road Chaoyang District, Beijing Tentative Agenda: 14:30pm – 15:00pm Registration 15:00pm – 15:10pm Opening Remarks 15:10pm – 15:40pm Policy Updates 15:40pm – 16:20pm Compliance 16:20pm – 17:00pm Q&A; Networking   Registration This meeting is open to European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and SME intermediary organisations such as embassies or consulates, chambers of commerce and trade associations only. If you would like to attend, please send email to Erica Wang (erica.wang@eusmecentre.org.cn) or call (010) 6462 2066 ext. 27.   About Inter-Chamber SME Working Group The Inter-Chamber Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Working Group was established in 2014 as a new advocacy element of EU SME Centre Phase II with the objective of strengthening advocacy for                      EU SMEs. The Inter-Chamber SME Working Group is based on the existing Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Forum of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, bringing together European SMEs and creating a strong channel to express concerns and report challenges they face in conducting business in China.

Dear Members,   Given the proximity of the new membership campaign and in order to introduce the new activities for the next semester, the CICC is organizing a meeting with the business persons in the Beijing area. The meeting will take place on September 13th, 6 pm, at the Italian restaurant La Dolce Vita (2F Friendship Youth Hotel, 43 Sanlitun Bei Lu, Chaoyang district - 朝阳区三里屯后街青年酒店2楼/3.3大厦后面) An Italian buffet dinner will follow.   Agenda: Shanghai “Raduno imprenditori” Follow up (June 17th-18th 2016) Indroduction of the CICC Working Groups Activities (focus on: Environment/Energy, Sport, Tourism) First Italian Cousine Week Abroad (November 21st-27th 2016) Beijing Gala Dinner and Tourism Award Awarding Cerimony (November 26th 2016)   We are open to suggestions on additional topics to be discussed. The participation of non-Members is warmly welcome. We kindly ask your cooperation to gather more business persons as possible. Please send a confirmation email to the following email address: info@cameraitacina.com. We also would like to remind you that there is an open Call for Beverage Suppliers for this event. For more information, please click here.   Best Regards, Sergio Bertasi CICC Chairman