The 4th
APEC METC
Sponsored by National Development and Reform Commission, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce, organized by China Center for Business Cooperation and Coordination and Qingdao Municipal Government, the 4th APEC METC was successfully held from May 18th to 21st, 2006 in Qingdao.
This event was thought highly of by APEC and Chinese government. Zeng Peiyan, Vice Premier of the State Council had sent his congratulation letter to the Fair; Ambassador Tran Trong Toan, Executive Director of APEC Secretariat, Nguyen Ngoc Phuc, Vice Minister of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam, and senior government officials and envoys from 13 countries and regions were present at the event. All the 21 APEC members have dispatched government or business representatives to attend activities such as exhibition, forum, technology exchange, trade talks and procurement meeting, which realized the first "reunion" of the APEC family of all the previous sessions.
Besides the exhibition, 12 authoritative fora and technology exchange meetings, such as Dialogue between APEC Small & Medium Enterprises and Fortune 500, The 2nd APEC E-commerce Business Alliance Forum, Forum on SMEs Overseas Investment, Briefing on Hi-technology Investment Risk of SMEs in Moscow and Forum on International Energy and Water Conservation and Environmental Protection were held during the 4th APEC METC. The fora and briefings attracted many experts, scholars and entrepreneurs and provided an authoritative platform for SMEs to learn and communicate with each other.
The 3rd APEC METC
Time: June 2nd to 6th, 2004
Venue: Qingdao, China
Booths: 1140 standard booths
Participants: 150,000 P/T
The 2nd APEC METC
Time: 1998
Venue: Yantai, China
Booths: 800 standard booths
Participants: 30,000 P/T
The 1st APEC METC
Time: 1996
Venue: Tokyo, Japan
Exhibition Area: 3,000 square meters
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