European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
SH Construction
Upcoming Working Group Meeting and Chair Elections
Monday, 17th February 2014, 4pm-6pm
European Chamber Shanghai (Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204, 333 Huai Hai Zhong Road)
Dear Working Group Member,
The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Construction Working Group meeting. It will be held on Monday, 17th February, 4pm-6pm, at the European Chamber Shanghai. The BJ Construction Working Group may join the Working Group meeting via videoconference.
Tentative Agenda
- Presentation, Mr. James Allan, National Director, Head, Tenant Representation, Shanghai Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle
- 2014-2015 Chair elections
- Position Paper 2014-2015 preliminary discussion
- member feedback on Working Group activities for 2014
At this meeting, we welcome our guest speaker, Mr. James Allan, who is National Director, Head of Tenant Representation, Shanghai Markets, at Jones Lang LaSalle. His presentation will review the real estate developments and trends in 2013 as well as provide an outlook of the real estate market in 2014. Please view the attached biography for your reference.
We will also hold 2014-2015 Chair elections. The Construction Chairs and Vice-Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, which includes a leadership role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities and steering Working Group meetings. The desired characteristics of a Chair and Vice-Chair are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group. The Construction Working Group can have, at most, two Chairs and two Vice-Chairs.
Please note the following Chair and Vice-Chair eligibility requirements:
- Corporate and Associate Members may run for Chair or Vice-Chair. However, Associate Members running for Chair require pre-approval from the European Chamber’s Executive Committee.
- Chairs and Vice-Chairs must be physically based in China
- Chairs and Vice-Chairs are recommended to run in the chapter, where he/she is based
- maximum length of Chair/Vice-Chairmanship is 3 consecutive terms (1 term = 1 year)
Should you be interested in putting your name forward for election, please, firstly, read the attached Working Group Chairs’ Code of Conduct and Roles and Responsibilities documents. To apply, please send your CV and a short motivation letter in 1 document, stating whether you intend to run for Chair or Vice-Chair, to Ms. Bettina Buck at bbuck@europeanchamber.com.cn by Monday, 10th February COB.
In accordance with European Chamber guidelines, another email will be sent to the Working Group prior to the election, with the biographies and motivation letters of all candidates attached. Voting for the election, one vote per company, must be conducted in person at the Working Group meeting. All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached documents, following election.
We will also begin discussions on the 2014-2015 Position Paper. The Position Paper is the European Chamber’s key lobbying document and is widely recognised by the Chinese and European governments, EU institutions, business associations and the media as the authoritative voice of EU business in China. It is used extensively for policy considerations, bilateral discussions, cooperation projects and background information. The value and importance of a well-written and well-represented Construction Position Paper cannot be overstated. Working Group members are encouraged to review last year’s Construction Position Paper and identify internally the key issues to be included in the upcoming 2014-2015 edition. Working Group members are requested to come to the Working Group meeting with concerns and recommendations. Please find attached last year’s Construction Position Paper.
As always, we welcome Working Group members’ suggestions for possible agenda topics and speakers for this and future Working Group meetings.
We encourage as many Working Group members as possible to attend to have their say in the leadership of the Working Group in the year ahead. If you would like to participate in this Working Group meeting, please register online here. Alternatively, you can register with Mr. Leo Huang at tlhuang@europeanchamber.com.cn by Sunday, 16th February.
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For more information on the Construction Working Group or the European Chamber in general, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Bettina Buck at bbuck@europeanchamber.com.cn in Shanghai or Mr. Peter Edwards at pedwards@europeanchamber.com.cn in Beijing. Please also refer to the Construction Working Group webpage.