Conferences & Meetings \>\> In China

World Protein and Peptide Conference, Suzhou

Focuses on research in protein and peptide science with the theme "Discovery, translation, and industrialization". It will cover the following topics: proteomics, protein sciences and study methods, protein analysis and separation, protein design and engineering, proteins and diseases, proteins in drug discovery and development, peptide workshops and business development.

Date: March 21 - 23

Venue: Suzhou International Conference Center

Website: www.bitlifesciences.com/pepcon2013

Manufacturing Supply Chain Officer Summit, Shanghai

Looks at key drivers and the need for methods to identify and assess trends that may result in new or emerging supply-chain risks. It will also look at best practice and case studies of how business visionaries have turned risks into competitive advantage.

Date: March 21 - 22

Venue: Selected places

Website: manufacturing.sco-summit.com/2013

International Conference on the Reform of Curriculum and Teaching and Teacher Development, Hangzhou

The conference serves as a platform for policy-makers, teaching researchers, curriculum theorists, teachers and postgraduate students to come together and learn from each other. It focuses on the reform of curriculum and teaching methods and teacher development.

Date: March 21 - 24

Venue: Library of Hangzhou Normal University

Website: zcms.hznu.edu.cn

International Petroleum Technology Conference, Beijing

An international oil and gas conference and exhibition, which rotates between the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East. The conference program and associated activities address technology and issues that challenge industry professionals and management around the world.

Date: March 26 - 28

Venue: Beijing International Convention Centre

Website: www.iptcnet.org/2013

International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Dalian

A forum to present new advances and research results in the fields of manufacturing science and engineering. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists from around the world.

Date: March 30 - 31

Venue: Selected places

Website: www.icmse.net

Conferences & Meetings \>\> In the US

Briefing on the Administrative Licensing Dialogue, Washington

US companies continue to face challenges in obtaining administrative licenses and approvals to

grow their business in China. As a part of USCBC's advocacy efforts on this issue, USCBC hosts John Cobau, chief counsel for international commerce at the US Department of Commerce, to discuss progress made at the US-China Administrative Licensing Dialogue in December and the next steps to advance progress on these issues.

Date: March 7

Venue: US-China Business Council

Website: www.uschina.org

Culture \>\> In China

Mixed Repertory, Beijing

Recognized as one of the great dance companies in the world, the American Ballet Theatre will perform a classic mixed repertory. Programs will include Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, The Moor's Pavane and Rodeo.

Date: March 6 - 7

Venue: Opera House of National Centre for the Performing Arts

Website: www.theatrebeijing.com

Swan Lake, Beijing

With breathtaking choreography, lavish costumes and visually spectacular sets evoking a lakeside Renaissance court, American Ballet Theatre's production glides to the forefront of stage productions all over the world.

Date: March 8 - 10

Venue: Opera House of National Centre for the Performing Arts

Website: www.theatrebeijing.com

Culture \>\> In the US

Special Performance of Ghost Wife Ah-Tze, New York

Award winning composer and storyteller Angel Lam tells a story using her original music and visual projections. During a recent visit to China she discovered a forgotten diary that chronicles an adventurous journey and a culture now lost to time.

The performance also includes visual artist Catherine Lan's relief painting Magic Window I, inspired by Ghost Wife's late Qing architectural ornaments of the elegant Sai Kwan mansion in Old Guangzhou.

Date: March 1

Venue: China Institute

Website: www.chinainstitute.org

Teach China - Understanding China Through Literature and the Arts, New York

Teach China offers semester-long professional development courses on topics such as ancient and modern history, literature, art, culture and politics. The courses, which provide educators with the tools necessary to teach about China in the classroom, are taught by prominent China specialists, and are open to all K-12 educators.

Date: March 6

Venue: China Institute

Website: www.chinainstitute.org

Diplomatic pouch

The Chinese embassy in Washington held a farewell reception last week in honor of Ambassador Zhang Yesui and Madame Chen Naiqing. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, Under Secretary of State Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary of Agriculture Catherine Woteki and Chief of Protocol of the US Capricia Marshall joined former US ambassadors to China, heads of foreign missions in the US and more than 300 US business people, think tanks, media agencies and the Chinese community. Zhang reviewed his experience in the past three years and thanked colleagues and people from all walks of life in the US for their efforts in promoting China-US relations. Zhang said he is convinced that with joint efforts, China and the United States can embark on a new model of state-to-state relations that features peaceful coexistence and cooperation.

After a decade in New York immersing himself in photographical theory and practice, eventually doing work for notable clients such as Sony, Minolta and Kodak, Nanjing-based photographer Zhao Hui says he has "made an effort to show the world a different view of China than is seen on television or in the news".

That effort is on display in Beijing at a "People to People" photo exhibition from March 1 at the capital's Meilidao International Art Institution.

The show, organized by the European Union delegation in China, features comparative portraits of daily life in both China and the West, and is on until March 26. Invited VIPs for the opening include Minister Wang Chen from the State Council Information office.

US Ambassador to China Gary Locke joined Germany's Ambassador Michael Schaefer and Canada's Ambassador Guy Saint-Jacques at a moot-court event at Beijing's Renmin University last week. Locke told the participating young lawyers that, "Like many of you I got my start as a lawyer working for four years as a criminal prosecutor in my hometown of Seattle, Washington, and I prosecuted people charged with burglary, robbery, drug trafficking, and murder.

"I share your passion and commitment to the rule of law as well as your support for this prestigious competition that brings law students from all across China to face some of the most challenging and exciting legal issues facing our world today."

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(China Daily 03/01/2013 page23)