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The WTCA 36th General Assembly will
be held in Shanghai in September. We cordially invite
business leaders and entrepreneurs from around the world
to attend the Assembly.
Shanghai, China's largest economic center, is at the forefront
of the country's opening-up. Shanghai has promoted development
through opening-up and reform and has witnessed coordinated
and harmonious economic and social development. It has
attracted the attention of friends both home and abroad.
Shanghai accommodates many influences and combines cultures
of the East and the West. Diverse cultures and arts of
the world mix and blend in Shanghai.
Shanghai boasts a vast pool of dynamic human resources.
Talents and companies from all corners of the world can
make full use of their strengths and pursue their ambitions
in Shanghai.
Shanghai is marching towards the goal of becoming an international
metropolis and one of the world's economic, financial,
trade and shipping centers. In order to achieve this objective,
we need the participation and support of entrepreneurs
from across the globe.
I believe that while you are here, you will experience
the warmth and friendliness of the Shanghai people and
the charms and dynamism of the city of Shanghai.
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To All WTCA Members,
On behalf of the WTCA Board of Directors, it is a great
pleasure for me to invite you to join us in the exciting
city of Shanghai for the WTCA 's 36th General Assembly
September 21-24, 2005.
As you all know, our General Assembly each year is a major
event in the Association's annual calendar. It is a unique
opportunity to learn about our progress on a variety of
WTCA programs and to participate in their further development.
We have been especially active this year on various projects
to increase the value of World Trade Centers and improve
the services you receive from the WTCA. By attending the
Shanghai meeting and participating in the discussions,
you can play an important role in helping to make World
Trade Centers and the WTCA as successful as possible.
And of course as a key benefit of your attendance will
be the ability to network with old friends in the WTCA
family and make new ones. These relationships are one
of the big advantages of WTCA membership, and they can
open the door to many reciprocal programs that can help
you immensely with your programs back home.
Remember also the huge business opportunities that China
offers. Our friends at WTC Shanghai will exert every effort
to carefully match trade mission delegates with local
firms to help make their visit highly profitable. It's
hard to imagine a better way for your clients to explore
the huge and growing Chinese market than under the auspices
of the WTCA and WTC Shanghai.
Finally, there will be an exciting program for accompanying
persons, with tours to a number of historic sites in the
region.
I urge you to join me and your fellow WTCA members at
our General Assembly in Shanghai, and I am looking forward
to seeing you there.
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TOZZOLI |
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I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all in
this golden month of September. Shanghai, a confident, vigorous
and dynamic city, warmly welcomes its friends from the members
of WTCA worldwide. The WTCA 36th General Assembly Shanghai,
on the theme "Cooperation for a Better Future", has brought
us all to the city of Shanghai. During the Assembly, we will
listen to each other's views, explore common issues and join
hands to create a better and brighter future.
The city of Shanghai has a history of more than 700 years
and is the largest economic center in China. Since the 1990s,
Shanghai has witnessed tremendous changes in its economy, social
affairs and city outlook. The GDP has seen double-digit growth
for 13 years in a row. Imports and exports through the Shanghai
port now total 283 billion USD. International investors are
optimistic about development prospects in Shanghai. 116 countries
and regions have invested in more than 30,000 projects over
a broad range of sectors such as finance, insurance, trading
services, modern logistics, electronic information, biomedicine,
fine chemicals, iron and steel metallurgy, equipment manufacturing,
chemical manufacturing, steel-making. 86 multinational companies
have set up their regional headquarters in Shanghai. In addition,
the city is also home to 105 foreign-funded investment companies,
and 140 foreign-funded R & D centers. Many state-of-the-art
large-scale manufacturing projects have found their home in
Shanghai as well.
Shanghai has seen the fastest growth of corporate
headquarters among all the cities of mainland China. According
to the master plan for the next round of city development, by
2020, Shanghai will have taken initial shape as a modern international
metropolis. By this time, it will have also been turned into
an international economic, financial, trading and shipping center.
The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will provide huge business opportunities
to business people from countries and regions around the world.
Talent, goods, investments, technologies and information will
not only congregate in Shanghai, but radiate from it as well
and impact its neighboring provinces. Shanghai will become a
city brimming with life, passion and innovation.
As a member of the WTCA and the host of the 2005 WTCA General
Assembly, we warmly welcome you to come to Shanghai for business
and investment or as a tourist. In this amazing land, you will
experience for yourself Shanghai's glorious achievements, its
vigorous present and its promising future. I sincerely hope
that you will find your stay in Shanghai an enjoyable and memorable
one and discover even more business opportunities while here. |
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