Press Conference on First Expat Show Beijing

(expatscn.com)Expat Show Beijing hold press conference March 6th afternoon at Beijing Olympic Media Center.Expat Show Beijing hold press conference March 6th afternoon at Beijing Olympic Media Center.

This unique and distinctive exhibition will run from April 4th to April 6th, 2008 at theWorldTradeCenterinBeijing.

The show is the first of its kind inBeijingand is dedicated to providing various kinds of services to expatriate communities living in or moving toBeijing.

More than one hundred exhibitors from around the world, with services ranging from financing, education, health, travel, restaurants and housing, will present their products which are aimed at facilitating the daily lives of foreigners inChina.

The Expat Show is a unique brand established by the World Events Agency (WEA) inChina. It has two seasons annually in spring and autumn, respectively inBeijingandShanghai. The 2007 Expat Show Shanghai proved to be a great success.

"The exhibition wants to build a platform between the expatriates and the communities and the companies which are working with them in bothShanghaiand Beijing." said Julien Wagner, the Sales Director of World Events Agency, "this is definitely an interesting opportunity for all those companies to meet and directly speak with their potential customers."

The 2007 Expat event inShanghailast September attracted 10,500 expatriates.

A video program about the last Expat Show inShanghaiwas played during the press conference, and gave the audience a clear concept of what the expat show is about along with a vivid impression of the colorful services and products available at the show.

The year 2008 is a huge year forChina, especially forBeijing. Due to the Olympics,Beijingis attracting more and more global attention and is becoming a popular destination for increasing numbers of foreign people to settle in. The concept of Olympics is also apparent at the Expat Show Beijing.

As learned from the press conference, one activity related to the coming summer Olympics on the show is a special community blood drive, jointly held byBeijingUnitedFamilyHospitaland Clinics and theChaoyangBloodAdministrationCenter.

With over 500,000 foreign visitors expected this summer,Beijingis under pressure to ensure that blood reserves are prepared to meet the increased demand.

Alan De Cort fromBeijingUnitedFamilyHospitaland Clinics explained, "There is an acute need for Rh negative blood in the western community. Since the Olympics will host nearly a million people from the western countries we're concerned there will be a shortage of Rh negative blood. So this particular blood drive with association of the expat show will allow us to collect Rh negative blood."

He added they expect to get 500 units of blood at this particular drive. The much needed Rh negative blood will be useful to athletes or visitors in need of blood during various emergencies.

    由World Events Agency主办的首届Expat Show Beijing将于2008年4月4-6日在北京国贸展览大厅召开。这是在中国首都北京首次举办此类型的展会，本展会致力于为在中国生活工作的外国人提供优质与便捷的服务。Expat Show是World Events Agency在中国创立的盛大服务展会品牌，每年的4月和9月在北京和上海两地分别举行。Expat Show是一个为企业、外国人士和客户提供完全综合服务的年度盛会，它将尽可能覆盖所有与在华外国人日常生活与工作息息相关的服务，并期望在华生活的外国人士能够通过在现场的参观和体验尽情享受美好时光。

    随着中国改革开放进程的加快和进一步深化，中国的国际形象和声誉也在日益提高。2008年的北京奥运会，2010年的上海世博会，都是中国正在大踏步迈向国际化的绝好例证。而近些年来，也有为数众多的外国友人，被中国古老悠久的文明，良好的经济发展前景所深深吸引，把中国作为了他们长期工作和生活的首选场所。如何让生活工作在中国的外国人更便捷地获取信息，从而得到更优质的服务和满意的生活品质正是我们所关心和积极创造的。无论您来自世界哪个国家，无论您是否正在为自己的孩子寻找学校而发愁，为家庭物色合适的保姆而担忧，还是在为未来生活的理财和健康而规划，您都将在我们的展会上找到令人满意的答案。而这也正是我们，World Events Agency举行Expat Show Beijing的初衷。

    继2007年9月中国首届Expat Show在上海的成功举办以来，我们的组办工作得到了越来越多来自社会各界以及政府部门的关注和大力支持。在这次展会的筹办过程中，我们有幸得到了北京对外文化交流中心以及北京奥组委新闻宣传部的帮助和参与。08年是中国，尤其是北京的奥运年。因为奥运，中国北京正吸引着来越来越多来自全球的目光；也是因为奥运，北京正在成为越来越多外国朋友所选择的新家。因此在本次Expat Show Beijing会场上，我们同样也将亲身体验到奥运的激情。位于展览主入口处由北京奥组委联合北京对外文化交流中心带来的奥运主题展览将成为本届Expat Show Beijing最具时代特色的亮点。届时大量精彩的奥运短片、图片连同各种难得一见的奥运纪念品、出版物以及奥运知识有奖问答将在现场为广大外国观众一一呈现。除此之外，在本届展会上还将由专业机构举办为奥运献血活动，旨在为奥运期间所紧缺的外籍人群血型进行集中血源采集。

    在为期3天的展会中，还将同期举行许多丰富多彩的活动，比如中国文化角，L’Institut, Kindergarten, Under百老汇，运动区，协会角，慈善晚宴，地产区以及VIP晚宴等精彩节目。同时展会还将发行和派送The Beijing Complete Residents’ Guide的第一版。

展会活动介绍：

    根据不同外国人士的需要和喜好，展会主办方设计了一系列的互动活动，其中包括

    中国文化角——由外国人中国文化社团为外籍观众展示古老的中国传统手工艺制作过程，并与现场观众进行互动。

    L’Institut——在这里女性观众将得到身心SPA的舒适享受

    UNDER百老汇——由中外表演者联手带来的精彩歌唱表演。

    儿童天地——在专业人士的照顾下，父母可以放心地让自己的孩子在这里玩耍

    运动区——户外运动使您在竞争和运动中尽情享受

    协会村——与在北京的相关外国社团组织最直接的交流

    地产区——为外国人士创立专业平台，与高收入投资者会面

    另外，我们还准备了社交晚宴和慈善晚宴等众多精彩活动。

    在本此展会中，您不但有机会与优秀的服务企业近距离交流，还可以与其他在华生活工作的外国人见面，充分享受展会期间的活动，参与会议了解本土化的观点。我们期待着与您于2008年4月4日、5日、6日在国贸展览大厅相见！

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