Welcome to this month's China Biz Roundtable (MCBR)! (What is it?)
Hosts: Burns & Levinson, MeetChinaBiz
Date: Oct. 19, 2005
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 Featured Presentation: Michael Laffan, VP International Trade Banking at Sovereign Bank, will help shed some light on such highly-contested issues as China's trade surplus with the US (will there be an end?), its currency (to peg or not to peg?), and its gigantic Dollar reserves (heavily invested in the US Treasury).
- 5:00-6:30 pm Attendee introduction & roundtable discussion
- 6:30-7:00 pm Conclusion and more networking (finger food will be served)
Cost & Payment
- Free for MCB members
- $20 in advance, $30 at the door.
- Please pay in advance 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 / US-China Inst. at Bryant Univ.
Chafee Center for Int'l Business
1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917
2. By Credit Card via  by 12 PM on the Tuesday immediately prior to the event. |