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Friday, February 07, 2003, at 1:00pm – 8:30pm EST

China: Opportunities & Challenges for U. S. Companies

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Organized by the China Research Center (www.www.chinacenter.net)

Friday, February 7th, 2003

Sponsors: Troutman Sanders, LLP; KPMG; Competitive Edge Magazine; Michael J. Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University; The Center for Asian Studies, Georgia State University

Cooperating Organizations: The Southern Center for International Studies; Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research (GTCIBER); U.S. Export Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Commerce; National Association of Chinese Americans (NACA).

Ways To Register: call: Ms. Tyra Hines at 404-651-2294, Mail: Print and mail in theregistration form, Fax: Print and fax the registration form to 404-651-1542.

Conference Location: Student Center Auditorium, Georgia State University, the Corner of Courtland and Gilmer Streets, downtown Atlanta, Parking in GSU Lots G & M. For a direction and map, click here

Schedule of Events

8:00-9:00 Registration & CoffeeView exhibits
9:00-9:15 Welcoming RemarksPenelope Prime, Director, China Research Center

Lauren Adamson, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Georgia State University

9:15-10:30 Panel: “Evaluating Political & Economic Risk in China”Moderator: Yawei Liu, The Carter Center

John Garver, Georgia Institute of Technology: “Key Political Risk Factors in China.”

Chienpin Li, Kennesaw State University: “The Importance of Progress on Cross-strait Relations”

Haizheng Li, Georgia Institute of Technology: “The Economy: A Bull or Bear?”

Clifton Pannell, University of Georgia: “Impacts of Rapid Urbanization”

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:15 Panel: “Understanding the Business Environment”Moderator: John McIntyre, Director, GTCIBER

Mr. Jianping Chen, Economic and Commercial Consul of China, Houston: “Opportunities in China for U.S. Companies”

Hanchao Lu, Georgia Institute of Technology: “The Shanghai Option”

Baogang Guo, Dalton State College: “WTO and Chinese Labor Law”

Susan Walcott, Georgia State University: “Navigating Hi-tech Parks”

12:15-1:30 Luncheon with Keynote Speaker:Introduction: Timothy S. Mescon, Dean, Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University

Robert Kapp, President, U.S.-China Business Council

“Business Planning for China: Art or Science?”

1:30- 2:45 Panel: “Learning from the Business Experience”Moderator: Julie Culwell, Editor, Competitive Edge Magazine

Lynn Yang, KPMG: “Dealing with Intellectual Property”

Mike Gilmore, Automated Logic Corporation, “A Small Company’s Journey into the China Export Market”

World Travel BTI, “Delivering Services in Greater China”

2:45-3:30 Concluding RemarksView exhibits, individual or small group meetings