Dear Working Group member,

In the week of 25 September 2017, the European Chamber of Commerce in China will be visiting Brussels to meet high-level officials and representatives of the European institutions. The tradition of annual visits to Brussels to present the Position Paper goes back fifteen years. This year, the Chamber will be able to provide the officials in Brussels with an overview of the Position Paper, right after its official launch on 12 September, 2017.

• 2017-08-25 | 09:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber office Beijing, Beijing Lufthansa Center, Office C412

Effective Communication is designed to provide knowledge, tools, techniques and good practices for effective and efficient communication which applies to multiple dimensions, incl. Stakeholder Management, Manage Up, Peer Communication and Team Management.

• 2017-08-23 | 09:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C411A, Lufthansa Centre

Leaders at every level face a common challenge: producing results. Whether by
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raise their performance they will not have succeeded as leaders.

• 2017-08-22 | 13:00 - 16:30
• Beijing Millennium Minneapolis, 3F, Fortune 2 Hall

Following the MIIT Notice on Cleaning Up and Regulating the Internet Access Service Market released in January 2017, China has been cracking down unauthorised VPNs, and has intensified relevant efforts following the entry into force of the Cybersecurity Law. As a result of frequent media reports, we have been receiving an increasing amount of queries from members regarding the consequences of the current VPN ban.

• 2017-08-04 | 14:00 - 14:30
• Telecon

For those working in roles requiring reporting, forecasting and budgeting Microsoft Excel is an essential tool. In this full day's training, trainers will teach you how to fully utilize the Excel program to make these tasks simpler and more efficient. During this course trainers will guide attendees through tutorials including: structuring spreadsheets, correcting common mistakes, using the pivot table function, clearly presenting your findings, and protecting your data.

• 2017-07-28 | 09:00 - 16:00
• Meeting Room,15 Floor,Building C,Beijing Yintai Centre

As a follow-up to the first session of this year’s Cybersecurity Compliance Series focusing on China’s personal information protection framework and the cybersecurity review, we are pleased to invite you to the second session of this series: Personal Information Protection Compliance Obligations and Practices, which will take place on Friday 14 July, from 16h to 18h at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices, featuring He Yanzhe from the China Electronics Standardisation Institute (CESI). He is among the drafters of various Chinese personal information security standards. At this meeting, an introduction will be given to the latest version of the Personal Information Security Specification and other relevant standards in the making, followed by a roundtable discussion.

• 2017-07-14 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office, 4th floor, Room C411A

The Logistics Group cordially invites you to the next working groupmeeting, which will take place from 14:30-16:00, on Friday, July 14th in Beijing. This meeting will be a regular discussion-based working group meeting and we invite members to propose relevant topics for WG discussion.

• 2017-07-14 | 14:30 - 16:00
• C411 Conference Room, Beijing Lufthansa Center,

Does your team possess the right habits? Habits are powerful forces in our lives. They determine our level of effectiveness or ineffectiveness. The purpose of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is to help you lead your life in a truly effective way. They represent a proven process of personal and interpersonal growth that can have an immediate and lasting impact.

• 2017-07-11 - 2017-07-12 | 09:00 - 17:00
• FranklinCovey Beijing Training Room

The Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Refining and Investment Working Groups are glad to invite you to their next Joint Working Group Meeting, that will take place on Monday, 3rd July, 16:00-18:00 at the European Chamber Shanghai Office. Members from Beijing can join via videoconference. During this meeting, we will have a presentation and a discussion about the recent M&A deals in the chemical sector.

• 2017-07-03 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

The Aviation & Aerospace Working Group cordially invites you to the next working group meeting, which will take place from 10:00-12:00, on Friday, June 30th.

• 2017-06-30 - 2017-06-30 | 10:00 - 12:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411