European Union Chamber Of Commerce in China
European Heating Industry Working Group
EHI China Chapter Meeting
Date: Thursday, April 5th, 17:00pm right after Sino-European Congress
Venue: Beijing and Shanghai (via video conferences)
Dear Working Group Member,
We are pleased to invite you to the next EHI Working Group Meeting on Thursday, 5th April 2012, 17:00 right after Sino-European Congress (ISH).
At this meeting, we will be honored to welcome Mr. Ulrich Schmidt, Chairman of EHI Europe and members from Shanghai. Mr. Schmidt will give us a brief introduction of EHI in Europe and exchange views and share information on the EHI/EHI China relations and other related activities. Additionally, we will hold 2012-2013 Chair/Vice Chair election and discuss Position Paper.
Tentative Agenda
- General Remarks and Welcome to Mr. Schmidt
- 2012-2013 Chair/Vice-Chair Election (also Convenor/Secretary of EHI China Chapter)
- Short Speech by Mr. Schmidt
- Exchange views cooperation/communication between EHI Europe and China Chapter & 2012 Initiatives for EHI China Chapter (vision, mission, target, etc.)
- Position Paper 2012-2013 preliminary discussion
- Renewal of Membership Contracts
- Brief ISH Feedback
- AOB & date for next market intelligence meeting
If you would like to attend this meeting, please register with Tina Ran at tran@europeanchamber.com.cn before COB Tuesday 3rd April.
Chair/Vice Chair Election
The EHI Working Group Chair and Vice-Chair play a crucial role in driving the Working Group, which includes a leadership role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to Chinese and European government authorities and steering Working Group meetings. The desired characteristics of a Chair and Vice-Chairs are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the Working Group. The EHI Working Group Chair and Vice-Chair will be the Convenor/ Secretary of EHI China Chapter as well.
Should you be interested in putting yourself forward for candidacy for election, please firstly read the attached document which outlines the roles and responsibilities of a Working Group Chairperson. To apply, please send a short bio and motivation letter to Tina Ran, by Friday, March 30th COB at tran@europeanchamber.com.cn . In the email, please clearly state whether you intend to run for the position of Chair or Vice Chair. Candidates running for the role of Chair, if not successfully elected, can opt to be included as a candidate for Vice Chair.
In accordance with European Chamber internal guidelines, another email will be sent to the Working Group prior to the election, with the bios and motivation letters of all candidates attached. Voting for the election must be conducted in person at the Working Group meeting (one vote per company) after each candidate has been given an opportunity to give a short speech on why they would like to run for election. The duration of the term for both Chairs and Vice Chairs is one year. All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached Code of Conduct following
Position Paper 2012/2013: Key Recommendations
The Position Paper is the Chamber’s key lobbying document and is widely recognized by the Chinese and European governments, European associations and the media as the authoritative voice of EU business in China. The paper itself is used extensively for policy considerations, bilateral discussions, cooperation projects and background information. The value and importance of a well written and well represented EHI Position Paper cannot be overstated. Ahead of this meeting, we ask that all members review last year’s paper internally and identify the key issues for this upcoming year. Keeping with the same structure as last year, members are requested to come to this meeting with a clear recommendation that the group should consider. Please find attached the EHI Position Paper 2011-2012.
As always, we welcome your suggestions for possible agenda topics and speakers for this and future meetings.