Itinerary
4-16 June 2000
Coordinated by Liya International Professional Exchange Programs
ISOC Delegation to China
Professional
Meetings and Cultural Program
Liya International Professional Travel Programs
June 4 - 17, 2000
Delegation Leader - Mr. Tony Yustein
BEIJING
June 4 Sunday
- Delegates arrive in Beijing.
June 5 Monday
- Delegate briefing.
- Visit to Zhaodaola.com (http://www.zhaodaola.com). ZDL is China's leading lifestyle content portal.
- Visit to MeetChina.com (http://www.meetchina.com), one of China's B2B trading portals.
- Visit to Eastnet (http://www.eastnet.com.cn), a tier-2 ISP and a joint venture with China's Ministry of Communications.
- Evening reception hosted by Eastnet.
June 6 Tuesday
- Attend Beijing
Internet 2000 conference, Beijing International Convention Center.
- Keynote speech by leaders of the Ministry of Information Industry of PRC
- The present situation and prospects of the development of information industry in China
- Development of the Internet in China and its related policies
- The present situation and prospects of the Internet in the world
- Impact of the Internet on China and the world in the 21st century
- The main trend of communication information technology in the 21st century
- Establishment of laws and regulations on the Internet and its related system.
- Prosperous growth of government/enterprises/families connection to the Internet
June 7 Wednesday
- Official meeting with officials of Ministry of Information or other meetings by individual arrangement of delegates.
- Attend Beijing
Internet 2000 conference, Beijing International Convention Center.
- The Internet exchange centers under construction and their development
- Infrastructure/standards of the next generation Internet
- Transition to broad-band IP for the traditional telecommunication operational network
- General trend of network merging
- Next generation networking and its services
- Application and development of IP networking
- Building the Internet solution/broad-band network at telecommunication level
- Building new type of value-increasing telecommunication businesses based on IP technology
- Evening - Beijing Opera
June 8 Thursday
- Attend Beijing
Internet 2000 conference, Beijing International Convention Center.
- Comprehensive environment in building e-commerce in China
- Exploration on e-commerce model appropriate to Chinese conditions
- Policies on network development and its security
- Internet and protection of intellectual property rights
- Software infrastructure in building e-commerce application systems
- All-in-one services of the Internet
- Venture investment and model of business operation
- Individual e-commerce
- Meetings by individual arrangement.
- Evening - Beijing Roast Duck Dinner.
June 9 Friday
- Attend Beijing
Internet 2000 conference, Beijing International Convention Center.
- Prospect of development of wireless networking in China
- Mobile data communication
- Third-generation mobile communication/individual mobile information system
- Broad prospects of information home appliances in China
- Present development and challenges of connection network
- Evolution of VoIP services in China
- WAP technology and its prospect
- Virtual network - building of network enterprises
- Visit to Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication, ChinaNet, or Beijing Telecom.
- Visit to the Forbidden City.
- Evening meetings as arranged by delegates.
June 10 Saturday
- Sightseeing to the Great Wall.
- Delegates depart for Xian.
XIAN
June 11 Sunday
- Visit to the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, Grand Wild Goose Pagoda and City Wall.
June 12 Monday
- Visit Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Post and Telecommunications.
- Meeting with Chinese counterparts from various sectors of Internet and telecom
- Evening - specialty dumpling dinner.
June 13 Tuesday
- Visit to provincial museum.
- Flights to Shanghai or Tianjin.
NOTE: The delegation splits at this point with some continuing on to Tianjin and others to Shanghai. Separate itineraries follow.
TIANJIN (GROUP A)
June 13 Tuesday
- Delegation arrives in Tianjin.
June 14 Wednesday
- Meetings with local Chinese from high-tech enterprises.
- Meetings at incubator center where 100 startup high-tech companies have been established.
- Lunch with invited guests from high-tech enterprises.
- Visit to Tianjin's gardens.
June 15 Thursday
- Attend the China International Forum on E-Commerce (detailed schedule provided to attendees).
- Evening conference reception and dinner.
June 16 Friday
- Attend the China International Forum on E-Commerce (detailed schedule provided to attendees).
- Delegates depart for Beijing.
June 17 Saturday
- Delegation departs for international destinations.
SHANGHAI (GROUP B)
June 13 Tuesday
- Delegation arrives in Shanghai.
June 14 Wednesday
- Meeting with Shanghai Telecom Authority.
- Visit to Shanghai Municipal Administration of Telecommunications or Shanghai Telecom: Shanghai's division of China's primary telecom infrastructure provider.
- Meeting with Shanghai Online (primary ISP in Shanghai). Shanghai Online (http://www.online.sh.cn) is the leading Shanghai ISP and a joint venture with the local branch of China's Ministry of Information Industry. In addition to being a consumer focused ISP, Shanghai Online also provides basic Internet infrastructure services.
- Evening - Acrobatic show
June 15 Thursday
- Sightseeing at the Bund, Old Town and Yu Garden or optional visit to Fudan University
- Visit to the Jade Buddha Temple
- Visit to a children's palace
- Farewell banquet
June 16 Friday
- Delegation departs for international destinations.
Please Note: This schedule is an initial representation of the professional meetings being planned. The actual meetings may be modified to benefit the individual specific professional interests of the delegation members.
