13-14 November 2008
(Co-Hosted by The People’s Government of Beijing Municipality)
(Co-Hosted by: The People’s Government of Haidian District)
(Organiser: Beijing Software Enterprise Advisory Center)
Potential participants are being asked to submit
Location: Tsinghua Science Park, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
Financial Arrangements: Free, with possibility of some financial support
To Express initial interest: please send your details (name, institutional affiliation, email address, phone number) to biz@aptn.org and I will put you directly in touch with the organizers in Beijing. They are promising that these "will be evaluated immediately upon receipt and followed by a prompt reply".
Background: Zhongguancun Science Park (a note from APTN) (see the end of this page for more arguments why this initiative is important)
We have been asked to help attract speakers to this event. This is being held in Tsinghua Science Park which is part of the Zhongguancun complex in Haidian, the academic region of Beijing. This is a massively important centre for innovative Chinese and foreign ICT companies. Peking and Tsinghua Universities are at it's heart. It is home to companies such as Lenovo, Founder, Stone, Baidu, SINA, Eastdawn, Google, Intel, AMD, Oracle, Motorola, Sony, Ericsson and Microsoft.
The International Cooperation Symposium on China Software and IT Industry
The International Cooperation Symposium on China Software and IT Industry is the most important component of the 11thZhongguancun IT Festival (ZITF), the largest IT event in Beijing, China. The Symposium is considered an important government initiative to enhance international cooperation between foreign countries and China in the fields of software/IT outsourcing and high-technology industry development. Hosted by the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality and the People’s Government of Haidian (the Silicon Valley) and supported by the Ministry of Commerce and other relevant ministries, the Symposium aims to:
The Symposium is composed of two integral parts, namely
China IT Outsourcing Summit (CITOS)
China IT Outsourcing Summit (CITOS) is a high-level conference in the field of software/IT outsourcing, and business process outsourcing (BPO) in China. With the successful experience gained during the first Summits held in 2004, the 5thSummit will highlight the cooperation between China and foreign countries, especially from Europe and North America, in the field of value-added service outsourcing. The objective of the Summit is to gain up-to-date information about the status and prospects of software/IT development and outsourcing industries in China, to learn about the development practices of these industries in the leading competitive countries, to share the experience of software market participants in China, Europe and America, and to establish direct contacts between customers and service/product providers, thereby strengthening the cooperation between China and foreign nations.
Benefits will include:
Benefits of the Summit Attendees can get very up-to-date information on the Chinese government’s initiatives to boost software outsourcing, and get to know the latest policies in the field. Attendees will be able to see the best examples, success stories and lessons learned by leading international outsourcing users and outsourcers. For outsourcers, it will be a unique opportunity to in one place meet all leading software development companies from China. The latter will establish relationships with outsourcers for future cooperation. The networking activities are an effective and practical part of the summit, which will lead to direct contacts with potential customers or venders.
Call for Papers
The organisers are calling for paper abstracts from now until October 26th, 2008. They will want 1-2 page presentation abstracts. (If this interests you, please email biz@aptn.org)
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Bilateral IT Collaboration Seminar (BITCS)
Bilateral IT Collaboration Seminar (BITCS) is specially developed as a central feature of the Symposium. The Seminar will provide foreign participants with an excellent opportunity to present their latest research achievements and publicize their intentions or strategies toward the Chinese market. Moreover, it provides a unique platform for foreign participants to meet with their potential Chinese partners, who are carefully pre-selected by the organizers as per the requirements of the foreign participants, and to carry out in-depth discussions on future cooperation in fields of mutual interest.
Bilateral IT Cooperation Seminar (BITCS, B2B meetings)
The Seminar is composed of two sessions,
Why this Symposium is a key opportunity
With the broad-based development of China’s ITO and BPO sectors, and with continuous governmental support for these pillars of the Chinese economy, the Symposium represents a key opportunity not only for its professional and technical significance, but as an important government initiative to enhance international cooperation between foreign countries and China in the fields of outsourcing and software/IT development. This advantage has grown even deeper this year, with the direct sponsorship of the Symposium by the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, thereby providing a rare chance to interact with both relevant governmental parties, as well as a uniquely comprehensive array of Chinese companies, service vendors, and relevant research institutions.
With the direct support of the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality following this year’s Summer Olympics, BSEAC is currently accepting concept notes and presentation/exhibition abstracts from potential speakers and sponsorship candidates, which will be evaluated immediately upon receipt and followed by a prompt reply. To this end, the Symposium organizers welcome any new ideas and innovative event offers to compliment the Symposium’s rich network of content.
Once again, all initial expressions of interest should to biz@aptn.org and you will receive the formal background material on this event, and a formal invitation from the Beijing organisers to express your interest.