MeetChinaBiz

Sponsor(s): Burns & Levinson
Date: Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2006
Time: 4 - 7 PM
Place: Boardroom of Burns & Levinson, 8th Floor, 125 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110 (directions, map)
Parking: Low-cost parking is available at "First Federal/Winthrop Sq. Garage" (a wide, flat, 2-story building) on Devonshire Street right before it meets Otis (if you go up on Lincoln Street, it is half a block past Summer on the right).

Agenda

4:00-4:45 pm Sign-in and networking (refreshments)
4:45-5:00 pm Feature presentation:
- Case Studies: Efficient and Effective Coordination of US-Chinese Business Transactions - Initial Assistance and Ongoing Monitoring
  by Sam Shafner and Harvey Burg, Partners, Burns & Levinson
5:00-6:30 pm Attendee introduction & roundtable discussion (Following each event, the list of topics that were discussed at the event will be shown below)
6:30-7:00 pm Conclusion and more networking (finger food will be served)

Sign-up & Attendee List

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Cost & Payment

Free for MCB members
$20 if RSVP and pay by 12 PM on the Tuesday immediately prior to the event. Otherwise, $30 (door rate).
Please pay through one of the following methods:

1. By Check (postmarked by the Friday immediately prior to the event): Please send a check payable to "MeetChinaBiz" to:

MeetChinaBiz / UniVerbal Com INC
1740 Mass Ave
Boxborough, MA 01719

2. By Credit Card via by 12 PM on the Tuesday immediately prior to the event.

Topics Discussed

Foreign Invested Commercial Enterprise (FICE)
What China deal-making is like (marriage, i.e., no closure)
How to manage China branches (amount of supervision: delicate balance)
IPR Protection and CIETAC
Difference in WTO compliance among different provinces
How much to charge Chinese clients given the income/rate disparity between the two countries?
Any positive experience?
Is patent protection in China getting better?
How to break down an IPR issue into specific issues?
What's the status of the Chinese banking system in their maturing process?
Similarity between doing business in China and doing business in other foreign countries
What's holding people back from tapping into/engaging China?
When will the Chinese banking system be on a par with that here?
What's the general trend?
What are some of the approaches that Chinese companies are taking to access the US market?
What are the relations like between Chinese and Japanese companies?