In China

Tomorrow's City Today: Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative Forum 2013, Hong Kong

The forum will bring together a select group of city leaders, architects, planners, policymakers, and other experts who are working to create tomorrow's livable city. Topics to be addressed include sustainable affordable housing, community networks, governance structures, and how the process of urbanization will shape Asian cities and the global marketplace for decades to come.

Date: Feb 18

Venue: 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty, Hong Kong

Website: asiasociety.org/southern-california/events

China International Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition, Beijing

Dedicated to globalizing the trade of fishing products and outdoor gear.

Date: Feb 23-25

Venue: New China International Exhibition Center

Website: www.chinaexhibition.com

China International Digital Printers & Engravers & Signage & LED Expo, Guangzhou

With more than 50,000 detailed databases from domestic and overseas professional buyers, the expo, along with authoritative industry website www.dpes.cn, provides value-added services to exhibitors before, during and after the show, helping them to expand market share and performance. The expo is an influential communication platform for the sign equipment industry.

Date: Feb 25-28

Venue: Poly World Trade Center Expo, Guangzhou

Website: www.chinasignexpo.com

Conferences & Meetings

In Europe

Cell Culture World Congress, Munich

The 3rd annual Cell Culture World Congress is Europe's leading technical congress and exhibition focused on the development and optimization of cell culture bioproduction. The conference will explore the problem-points for each stage in the bio-production cycle.

Date: Feb 26-Feb 28

Venue: Hotel Sofitel Munich Bayerpost, Munich, Germany

Website: www.healthnetworkcommunications.com

China and Globalization, Brussels

This seminar starts with a presentation by Wang Haifeng, an expert at the Institute of Foreign Economics of the NDRC. He will elucidate how China is interpreting the growing threat of protectionism and analyze how it seeks to address this challenge.

Date: Feb 14

Venue: Karel van Miert Building - First Floor, Pleinlaan 5, Brussels

Website: www.vub.ac.be

Spring Fair International, England

Going to Spring Fair International and looking to develop your giftware/interior products business in the Nordic region? Meet UKTI staff from Norway, Sweden and Denmark and find out more about developing your business in these markets. Staff from UKTI's teams in Norway, Sweden and Denmark will attend, including taking part in the speed-dating event arranged for Feb 4.

Date: Feb 4-Feb 5

Venue: NEC, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Website: www.ukti.gov.uk

International Financial Management, England

Aims to provide delegates with an understanding of the international financial environment in which companies operate and looks at the way businesses source, manage and invest funds. It contains the following courses: Structures, business & financial risks and implications of common routes to international markets; sources of finance for international business and expansion; planning, managing and controlling international financial performance and success; risk and risk management in international trade; and international tax planning and compliance.

Date: Feb 26

Venue: Crowne Plaza London-Gatwick Airport, Langley Drive, Crawley, RH11 7SX, South East, United Kingdom

Website: www.ukti.gov.uk

The 2013 European Cloud Computing Conference, Brussels

Following the release of the European Cloud Computing Strategy by Vice President Kroes, in September 2012, the 2nd Annual European Cloud Computing Conference 2013 will provide a platform to hear from the key policymakers and stakeholders involved in this field.

Date: March 7

Venue: The Renaissance Hotel, Rue du Parnasse 19, Brussels

Website: www.forum-europe.com/events/

Culture

In China

NCPA Original Drama: Wangfujing, Beijing

This large-scale drama, produced by NCPA after more than two years of development, features a grand panoramic view and showcases the 100-year vicissitudes of Wangfujing, China's No.1 commercial street. It gives a vivid image of Beijing people and their spirit.

Date: Feb 7-Feb 16

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Website: www.chncpa.org

The Sleeping Beauty by Russian National Ballet Theater, Beijing

The Sleeping Beauty has been recognized as a classic Russian ballet with everlasting appeal. On February 14, the Russian National Ballet Theater will present a performance of it at Poly Theater in Beijing.

Date: Feb 14

Venue: Poly Plaza, 14 Dongzhimen Nandajie, Beijing

Website: www.cityweekend.com.cn

Alexandre Tharaud Piano Recital, Beijing

With his knack for creative programming and a keen ear for sonority, French pianist Alexandre Tharaud is gaining a reputation as an artist of rare distinction.

Date: March 15, 7:00pm-9:00pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Website: www.cityweekend.com.cn

NCPA's Production of Bizet's Opera Carmen, Beijing

Originating from the novel by Prosper Merimee, the opera Carmen was completed in the autumn of 1874. It was the last work of Georges Bizet, and also is the most popular opera in the world today. Bizet, through his music, told us a tragic story behind brightness, and depicted the optimistic, straightforward but wild personality of a Gipsy girl, Carmen.

Date: Feb 21-Feb 24

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Website: www.chncpa.org

Italian metal band Cave Insects 2013 Session, Shanghai

This extreme gothic metal band was started in Italy in 1992. Their unique music includes a variety of elements including folk and classical sounds

Date: March 27

Venue: Mao Livehouse Shanghai

Website: en.piao.com.cn/shanghai/

Eight Seasons: Verbier Festival Orchestra Concert, Beijing

Made up of approximately 100 young musicians aged 17 to 29, the Verbier Festival Orchestra offers a unique opportunity for talented young musicians to network and develop within a professional environment. This training orchestra has been recognized for its dynamism and its passionate performances.

Date: Feb 28

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Website: www.chncpa.org

Culture

In Europe

A Lecture by Chen Xinyi, London

In conversation with Taiwan screenwriter Chen Xinyi and her "Religion of dramatic art".

Date: Feb 3

Venue: Khalili Lecture Theatre Main Building, University of London, Russel Square, London

2013 Lunar New Year Extravaganza, Bath

This is the 6th year the Museum of East Asian Art will host this free event for Bath and the surrounding area. Working with various artists and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association in Bath, MEAA will present programs including: lion dance, acrobatics, martial arts and Chinese traditional dance.

Date: Feb 17

Venue: 12 Bennett Street, Bath, UK

Website: www.meaa.org.uk

Snake Music at Chinese Arts Center

Celebrate the Year of the Snake with a fusion of Chinese music, jazz, beats and inspiring tunes featuring Yin Ng, a renowned composer, arranger and performer, and the "musician of the year" in Hong Kong in 2012. His music flows seamlessly through the East and West, past and present, while melting down borders between genres, representing the special culture of Hong Kong.

Date: Feb 7, 8:00pm

Venue: Chinese Arts Center, Market Buildings, Thomas Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester

Website: www.chinese-arts-centre.org

Rethinking Development: China's Development 'Model', Jennifer Hsu, London

The Development Studies Seminars take place weekly during terms one and two with speakers representing the full range of development-related disciplines including economics, political science, anthropology, sociology and history. Entry is free and seminars are open to the public.

Date: Feb 19

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings, University of London

Website: www.soas.ac.uk

Events can be sent to: events@mail.chinadailyuk.com

(China Daily 02/01/2013 page31)