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Notice of Executive Courses for Decision-Makers The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies

Mr. Wang

Weihai Foreign Affairs Office

6/f Minzu mansion, 1 Xinwei Road

Weihai City 264200

China

Dear Mr. Wang,

We are happy to announce a series of newly developed executive courses for managers and decision-makers. Executive courses enable you to prepare your city for the future, considering its challenges and opportunities within a globalizing world. Participation will bring you in contact with leading researchers and practitioners, offering the latest thinking and best practices on urban strategies. Who

can afford not to invest?

The executive courses, with a duration of 10 days, include field trips to European cities. The following courses are offered this autumn:

Law and Land Policy in an Urbanizing World (September 2006)

In cooperation with our partners: The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy(LILP) I (林肯土地政策学院) , USA and the Global Land Tool Network of UN_HABITAT 2. (联合国人居署)

Making Strategies that Work (September 2006)

In cooperation with our partner: PricewatcrhouseCoopers and Thom de Graaf, former Vice-Prime Minister of the Netherlands.(荷兰)

Public-Private Opportunities in the City (November 2006)

Where are the attractive opportunities for partnerships in your city?

Housing People... Housing in Transition过渡...

Housing in the future (November 2006)

A fundamental component of the development of cities.

We offer a 15% discount to alumni3 and for those applying before 15 July. For group subscription(订购) (3 0r more) we also offer a 15% discount. The enclosed(装进去的.副入的) brochure and application form are also available in digital format on our website: Join a gathering of city champions from around the world and apply. Contact the course bureau for more detailed information: +31 10 402 15 23.

Best Regards,

Jan Fransen 4

Head Education and Training

Erasmus University Rotterdam 5 NOTE:

IHS: Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies

住房与城市发展研究学院

1. LILP institute of Land Policy林肯土地政策学院

2. UN-HABITAT联合国人居署

3. alumni (plural of alumnus) (mainly AmE, fml.?) sb. who was a student at a particular school, college, or university

4.Jan Fransen Managing Director of Green Award. He was

involved with the set-up of the Green Award scheme in the early 1990s. He served the Foundation as Certification Manager and from 2001 took on the position of Deputy Managing Director.

5. Erasmus University Rotterdam鹿特丹伊拉斯莫斯大学，成立于1913年，是一所世界闻名的以应用实践为教学导向的综合性大学。

Check Your Understanding

Please answer the following question briefly.

1.How many courses are offered for decision-makers?

2.Hoe long do the executive courses last?

3.Is there any discount for the alumni?

Useful Expressions and Sentence Patterns

Date and venue

* The conference will be held at the University of Victoria, Victoria, B. C.,Canada, August 22-24, 2006.

* The workshop is to be held on Friday, March 21, 2006 from 12 noon t0 5 . at the Madren Conference Center at Clemson University.

* A conference organized by Cambridge Project for the Book rust is to be held at Pembroke College, Cambridge, Friday and Saturday, March25-26, 2002.

* The roundtable will be held from 9 . t0 5 ., Tuesday, May 13, 2005.

* The pre-proposal conference will be held in , the Oasis Club, Nebo Base, on May 21, 2004.

theme

* The workshop, including panel discussion小组讨论and breakout brainstorming 头脑暴风集思广益sessions, will focus on four key topics.

* The conference will examine the history and current status of the Japanese identity in Canada and in Japan.

* This will be an interdisciplinary 学科间的跨学科的conference, potentially drawing academic and non-academic participants working in fields as varied as history, literature, linguistics, psychology, political science政治学, and cultural aspects of Japanese studies.

* This one-day conference to be held in the Old Library, Pembroke 彭布罗克College, will examine the building and use of institutional 由来已久习以为常 libraries in 17th and 18th century Europe.

* By focusing on a theme of common interest, namely the notion of changing Japanese identities in the Canadian, Japanese, and global arenas 舞台, our hope is to bridge the gap between disciplines, between academics and non-academics and between Canada and Japan, through dialogs on the following topics...

Useful Expressions and Sentence Patterns

Date and venue

* The conference will be held at the University of Victoria, Victoria, B. C.,Canada, August 22-24, 2006.

* The workshop is to be held on Friday, March 21, 2006 from 12 noon t0 5 . at the Madren Conference Center at Clemson University.

* A conference organized by Cambridge Project for the Book rust is to be held at Pembroke College, Cambridge, Friday and Saturday, March25-26, 2002.

* The roundtable will be held from 9 . t0 5 ., Tuesday, May 13, 2005.

* The pre-proposal conference will be held in , the Oasis Club, Nebo Base, on May 21, 2004.

theme

* The workshop, including panel discussion小组讨论and breakout brainstorming 头脑暴风集思广益sessions, will focus on four key topics.

* The conference will examine the history and current status of the Japanese identity in Canada and in Japan.

日程

*The first day will consist of an exhibition and demonstration of new, innovative wireless technologies, devices and applications. The second day will feature panel discussions on unlicensed 无执照的未经当局许可的 wireless technologies by key policy-makers, entrepreneurs, industry representatives, and experts from government and academia.

*The conference will begin with registration and a reception on Thursday, August 22.

*Friday, August 23, will feature a keynote speech,主要讲话

a paper session, and an evening banquet.

*The conference coincides with与一致an exhibition of national library design at the Architecture Center, Kings Parade.

. * The afternoon session will compare the problems of public library design, patronage资助保护 and representation with the experience of modern library architects.建筑师设计师

*Presenters will be invited to present their project's work in the form of a poster presentation.

* Three poster authors will be selected to elaborate on their theme for 30 minutes on the final day of the conference.

* Administrators from all four-year colleges and universities in South Carolina are encouraged to participate, including Presidents, Provosts. 教务长Vice Presidents for Research and Academic Affairs, deans, department chairs or heads, and sponsored programs and research staff.

*Faculty and staff with strong interests in developing the research enterprise at their institutions are also invited to attend.

Committee

* The conference is organized by the International Labour

Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of China, with the participation of the World Health Organization, the International Commission on Occupational Health and the International Occupational Hygiene 卫生的 Association.

*The Center for Asia-Pacific Initiatives is hosting this unique conference and looks forward to welcoming conference participants to the University of Victoria.

*The Ministry of Water Resources of China, the International Association of Hydrologic Science, and more than 10 international and national organizations will sponsor this conference.

6. Fees and charges

* We will cover the costs of all invited presenters after arrival at the conference in Beijing.

*The costs of invited non-presenter participants will also be covered, but a 300 RMB registration fee will be required.

*Anticipated conference fee (US$258) include evening reception at the Architecture Center on Friday, the Perrault lecture, three-course lunch and refreshments茶点点心 at Pembroke College, an optional Sunday tour of new Cambridge libraries given by Eastern Region Architects.

7. Contact information

*Please go to to access the tentative agenda暂时议程, to register, and to request a travel grant旅费补助to attend.

*Questions regarding the conference and registration should be directed to Ms. Dawn Ward at，or by telephoning (803)376-4940.

*Submissions, in either English or Japanese, should be sent by December 15, 2005, via fax, email, or surface mail水陆路信件 to the Organizing Committee, in care of 转交Dr. Hiroko Noro, hnoro@uvc ca, Department of Pacific and Asian Studies University of Victoria, . Box 3045, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3P4, Canada, fax 250-721-7219.

*All media inquiries should be directed to 讲给听the office of

Public Affairs, NTIA, at (202) 482-7002.

Exercises

l. Please fill in the blanks with the words and phrases given below.

will also be invited will be given

in association with are will be organized

will be held will include are invited

I am pleased to inform you that the Third International Symposium

on ELT in China, organized by China English Language Education Association

(CELEA) (1) the National Foreign Languages Teaching

Advisory Board, (2) in Beijing at China Resources

Hotel from 19th t0 21st in May 2001. You (3) to attend

the session of the Symposium (4) keynote

speeches and paper presentations. Among keynote speakers (5) scholars such as Geoffery Leech, David Nunan, Neil Anderson. Chinese

experts in the TEFL field such as Gui Shichun, Dai Weidong, Hu Wenzhong

(6) to deliver plenary addresses. Paper

presentations (7) at different sites according

to the topics of the papers, and each participant (8) 15 minutes for presentation.

2 .Translate the following items into Chinese.

Registration date/time: 18 May 2004, 8:00 :6:00 .

Registration place: China Resources Hotel

35 Jianguo Rd., Beijing

Tel: 010-8577xxxx (Map enclosed)

Fees and charges: Registration RMB￥300 per person

Accommodation RMB￥100 per person (for two nights from 19th to

21st)

Copies of paper requested:

If you are giving a paper at the Symposium,专题讨论会学术报告会 please provide

* 2 copies, along with a memory stick, to the Symposium Organization Committee for file;

* 100 copies for distribution.

I should appreciate it if you could inform me before 9 May by telephone, fax or email-whether or not you will be able to attend the Symposium so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries.

3. Fill in the registration form with necessary information.

Human Resource Management in China

5-6 August, 2005, Hilton Hotel, Shanghai, China

口Yes ! Please register the following delegate for this event.

口 I am interested in Sponsorship/Exhibition Opportunities.

口 I am unable to attend but please put me on your mailing list.

The fee includes lunch, refreshments and conference documentation.

Name (Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms): Title:

Email:

Approving Manager: Title：

Email:

Company: Address:

Tel: Fax：

Nature of Business:

Please Tick

Your investment for attending this 2-day conference is

Group Discount:团体折扣 Enjoy a group discount of 10% for two or more delegates from the same organization and of the same billing开具账单source.

Special Discount:30% discount for wholly owned Chinese organizations or state-owned enterprises. Business registration营业登记 document is required for verification.证实核实

The organizer reserves the right to make any amendments and/or change, the program if warranted by circumstances beyond its control.

Important Notice

Payments are required with registration and must be received prior to the conference to guarantee your place. Walk-in未经预约而来的不需

预约的delegates with payment will only be admitted on the basis of space availability at the conference and with immediate full payment.立即全

部付款

Methods of Payment

口Please cross cheque划线支票 or bank draft银行汇票made payable to ASIA BUSINESS FORUM Pte. Ltd. and mail your payment together with this registration to 3 Raffles Place, #06-01 Singapore 048617. Enclosed is our cheque draft汇票 for US$

口 Overseas delegates may pay by telegraphic transfer电汇into the account of Asia Business Forum Pte. Ltd.: Account No. 260-093745-178, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, 20 Raffles Place, #02-00,Ocean Towers, Singapore 048620. Please quote our reference and your company's name in your payment instructions.

References for Further Study

For more details, please go to the following websites:

Agenda 议程and Programs

The agenda lists the order of business for a meeting. If it is short with few decisions to be made, it can be incorporated into并入划归 the minutes*备忘录会议记录. If it is long with many points to be discussed and acted on, the agenda may be omitted and a program may take the place. The following style is adopted: a wide column at the left for the point to be discussed, and a narrower column at the right for the person or body responsible for carrying out any action decided on. The points are numbered and may be given subject headings.

Format of agenda

*Call to order by the presiding officer

*Roll call 名单登记表

*Announcement of quorum 法定人数

* Reading and adoption of agenda

*Reading and adoption of the minutes会议备忘录of the previous meeting

*Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting

*Related matters

*Unfinished business

*Appointments and removal 任命免职

*Nomination提名 and elections

* Adjournment 休会期

Format of programs

*Time

*Venue

*Programs to be discussed

Note

*minutes n. (p/.) an officia, written record of what is discussed or decided at a formal meeting 备忘录会议记录

Sample 1

区域开发 Regional Development Branch

Meeting of Branch Executive Committee (BEC)执行委员会

Friday, January 19, 2006 '

9 ., Room 214

Agenda

l. Approval of BEC minutes of January

2. Senior资深的地位高的 Management Committec-debriefing' 任务报

告

3. Assistant Deputy Minister-debriefing

4. Disk space磁盘空间 allocation 分配量

5. Other business

Check your understanding

Please check whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F).

( ) conference agenda议事日程 can be incorporated into并入规划 the minutes or replaced by a program.

( ) of minutes of the previous meeting and unfinished business are listed as part of the conference agenda.

( ) program usually includes time, venue, program to be discussed, and nomination and elections, etc.

Note

*Debriefing n. a meeting where sb. gives a report about an important job they have just finished 任务报告

Sample 2

Provisional 暂时的临时的Schedule of AUICK Second 2006 Workshop(Programs

Note: This schedule is provisional 暂时性的and subject to change.

Check your understanding

Please check whether the fo;;owing statements are true(T)or false(F). ( ) Call on Mayor of Kobe is on 2 November.

( ) and Site Visit:”Social Participation of Older Adults in Workplace and community”on 7 November is sfter lunch.

( ) Reception at 12:00-13:30,9 Nov.(Thur.)is the last program on the agenda.