Biodiversity

The 15th International Plants Protection Congress, May 11-16, 2004 in Beijing, China. Sponsored by the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences. Organized by China Society of Plant Protection; co-organized by China International Conference Center for Science and Technology. Supported by the Ministry of Agriculture of China, China Association for Science and Technology, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

International Conference on Botanic Gardens and Sustainable Development, March 1-3, 2004 Xishuangbanna, China. Organized by Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, and International Association of Botanic Gardens ("IABG").

Business and Management

The 17th International Council for Commercial Arbitration Conference, May 16-18, 2004, Beijing. Hosted by China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC").

Climate

The Fifth Meeting of the China-U.S. Working Group on Climate Change, March 19, 2004, Xi'an, China.

Communications

The Fifth International Conference on Information and Communications Security, October 10-13, 2003, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. Sponsored and organized by Engineering Research Center, CAS in co-operation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China ("NNSFC"), and China Computer Federation ("CCF").

Global IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) Summit in China 2004, April 12-14, Beijing International Convention Center. Chief speaker: Vinton G. Cerf, senior vice president of Technology Strategy for MCI and one of the founding fathers of the Internet. Sponsors include China Telecom, China Unicom, China Netcom, China Mobile, China Railcom, the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; endorsers include the Internet Society and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN").

Culture

The 6th Beijing International Cultural Tourism Festival was held from October 17 to October 20, 2003. Its co-sponsors were the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and China National Tourism Administration, and it was conducted by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism and the Beijing Tourism Group Co., Ltd.

International Conference on Global Justice and Inter-cultural Dialogue, January 8-12, 2004, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. Sponsored by the Modern Chinese Thought and Culture Institute of East China Normal University. Co-sponsored by the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs and the Center for Theories of Sciences and of the Humanities of the University of Bergen.

The 2004 World Historical and Cultural Cities Exposition, April 30 to May 6 in Nanjing, organized by the City of Nanjing and the Culture Department and Construction Department of Jiangsu Province, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Construction, State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO and UNESCO.

Economy

2003 International Conference and Exhibition on Pig Production, September 9-12, 2003, Beijing, China. Sponsored by Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; supported by Bureau of Animal Production and Health, Ministry of Agriculture, China, and China Association for Science and Technology ("CAST"). Organizer: China International Conference Center for Science and Technology.

International Conference on Steel Market and Trade, November 11-12, 2003, White Swan Hotel, Guangzhou, China. Organized by China Iron and Steel Association ("CISA") and Metallurgical Council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade ("MC-CCPIT").

The 2nd International Workshop and Product Exhibition on White Agriculture (Microbial Agriculture), April 19, 2004, Beijing, China. Sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Supported by Chinese Ministry of Agriculture ("MoA"), Ministry of Science and Technology ("MoST") and Chinese Academy of Engineering ("CAE").

International Symposium on Private Enterprises and China's Economic Development, June 18-20, 2004. Organized by Chinese Economists Society ("CES") and CASS.

Education

International Forum on Education for Sustainable Development, November 8-11, 2003, Beijing, China. Co-sponsored by Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, Beijing Municipal Education Commission, UNESCO Office Beijing (Representative to Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, People' Republic of China and Republic of Korea). And co-organized by Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences, and Chinese National Working Committee for UNESCO Project on Education for Environment, Population and Sustainable Development.

International Conference on Tertiary/College English Teaching, 14-15 May 2004, Nanjing, and 17-18 May 2004, Hong Kong, China. Jointly organized by the English Language Teaching Unit of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and College English Teaching and Research Association of China.

The Fourth International Symposium on English Language Teaching (ELT) in China, May 20, 2004, Beijing, China. Organized by China English Language Education Association, Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

Environment

International Conference on Energy and Environment, May 22-24, 2003, Shanghai, China. Organized by University of Shanghai for Science and Technology of China and George Washington University of USA.

Water China 2003--The 6th China International Exhibition on Water and

Wastewater Treatment Technology & Equipment, China National Agricultural Exhibition Center, September 16-19, 2003, Beijing. Sponsors include the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Construction and the State Environmental Protection Administration.

Fashion

The 10th Shanghai Fashion Festival, March 18-27, 2004, Shanghai, China. Co-organized by Donghua University. Donghua Fashion Week ran between March 19-25 as part of the festival.

China International Fashion Week, starting March 28, 2004, Beijing Hotel, Beijing.

Health

The Third International Ophthalmologic Conference in China, June 6-9, 2003, Beijing, China. Organized by the China International Conference Center for Science and Technology. Sponsors include the Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology; National Committee of Prevention of Blindness; Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University; Eye Center of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; EENT [Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat] Hospital of Fudan University; Eye Hospital of Tianjin University of Medical Sciences; Shandong Institute of Ophthalmology; West China Eye Center of Sichuan University. Co-sponsored by the Optometry Search Center of the Ministry of Health; Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospitals of Peking University; Eye Center of the China Medical University; hospitals affiliated with the College of Medicine at Zhejiang University; and the Shantou University/Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint International Eye Center.

The 5th Congress of Toxicology in Developing Countries, October 11-14, 2003, Beijing, China. Hosted by the Chinese Society of Toxicology and co-hosted by IUTOX (The International Union of Toxicology).

The Third Congress of Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania, October 12-15, 2003, Beijing, China. Jointly hosted by SCI and the Science and Technology Bureau, Zhejiang Province.

International Conference on Herbal and Traditional Eastern Medicine: An Alternative and Integrative Medicine, March 30-31, 2004, Macao, China. Organized by ASEAN Foundation, Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific ("AUAP") and University of Macao.

International Congress on Healthcare Management, June 10-11, 2004, Beijing, China. Organized by the Ministry of Health of China. Co-organized by IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd. and the ChinaCare Group.

Science and Technology

The 2003 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Applications and Technologies, August 27-29, 2003, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China. Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China ("NSFC"), China Institute of Computer ("CIC"), IEEE Beijing Chapter, IEICE Information and Systems Society.

International Conference on Biophotons and Biophotonics, October 12-16, 2003, Beijing, China. Organized by the Commission for Photobiophysics, the Biophysical Society of China, and International Institute of Biophysics ("IIB") of Germany.

The 5th International Conference on Computer-Aided Industrial Design and Conceptual Design, October 18-20, 2003, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. Organized by Hangzhou Science and Technology Society, and Modern Industrial Design Lab of Zhejiang University. Sponsored by Hangzhou municipal government, Zhejiang University, CAD&CG Society of Chinese Computer Association, Industrial Design Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, and Zhejiang computer institute. Co-sponsored by Chinese 863 Program CIMS Theme, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Virtual Realism Society of Chinese Image and Graph Association, Designonline Website, and "Packaging engineering" magazine; and West Virginia University of USA.

The 2nd China International Exhibition on Technology and Equipment of Meteorology Science & Video Information, November 12-14, 2003, China International Exhibition Center, Beijing. Sponsored by the Chinese Meteorological Society, China National Huayun Technology Development Corp., and Huafeng Meteorological Video Information Group; supported by China Meteorological Administration, Meteorological Office of General Staff, PLA, and General Administration of Civil Aviation of China.

WHTS' 2004 [World High Technology Society] 3rd Annual Life Spring Forum of Bioscience, IT and Capitals, May 13, 2004, Dalian, China. Organized by World High Technology Society.

The 6th International Exhibition-Congress on Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, May 17, 2004, Beijing, China. Organized by DECHEMA Gesellschaft f?r Chemische Technik & Biotechnologie e.V.

Biotech China 2004--From Biotechnology to Biomedicine to Bioagriculture to Bioenvironment, May 20-22, 2004, Beijing, China. Organized by Biling Transgenics, and Journal of China Biotechnology.

International Hydrogen Energy Forum 2004, May 25, 2004, Beijing, China. Sponsored by Ministry of Science and Technology of China, National Development and Reform Commission of China, China Association for Science and Technology, China Communication and Transport Association, DaimlerChrysler, BMW Group, BP (British Petroleum), GE (General Electric Co.), and others.

The Eighth International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, May 26-28, 2004, Xiamen, China. Organized by Xiamen University in China, and co-sponsored by IEEE Beijing, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Computer Federation, and CIMS Committee, National Hi-Tech R&D Program of China.

The 8th International Conference on Application of Advanced Transportation Engineering, May 26-28, 2004, Beijing International Conference Centre, Beijing. Organized by China Academy of Transportation Sciences, and the Ministry of Communications of China. Co-sponsored by American Society of Civil Engineers.

The 6th International Conference on Frontiers of Design and Manufacturing, June 21-23, 2004, Xi'an, China. Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Shien-Ming Wu Foundation (USA). Co-sponsored by Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Science Foundation (USA), and Xi'an Jiaotong University (China). Organized by Xi'an Jiaotong University.

The Fifth ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing, June 30-July 2, 2004, Beijing, China. In cooperation with the Institute of Software of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, and Central Michigan University (USA). Sponsored by the International Association for Computer and Information Science ("ACIS").

Tourism

Conference on International Cooperation for Tourism Development under a New Paradigm, July 14-15, 2003, Hong Kong, China. Organized by the Boao Forum for Asia ("BFA") and the World Tourism Organization.