Sino-British Cooperation Forum on “One Belt, One Road” Initiative

Sino-British Cooperation Forum on “One Belt, One Road” Initiative will be held in Zhengzhou, China, from 18 to 21 October, 2016. China Association for Regional Economy, Regional Studies Association, and Regional Studies Association China Division will be the hosts for the conference, while Henan Academy of Social Sciences and Henan Province People’s Government Development Research Center will be the organizers. This conference will helpful to implement China’s “One Belt, One Road” Initiative, to make full use of the historical opportunity of the “golden age” of cooperation between China and Britain, and to explore the new model of Sino-British international cooperation in the area of cultural exchanges, industrial cooperation, capacity docking, and so forth. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows.

 

I Conference Theme and Topics

Theme: “One Belt, One Road” Initiative and Sino-British Strategic Cooperation

Topics for the conference:

1. Sino-British regional development theory and practice

2. Sino-British cooperation in the new era of globalization 

3. Comparison and reference of Sino-British rural construction

4. Sino-British cooperation in the financial industry 

5. Sino-British cooperation in the cultural and creative industry 

6. Sino-British cooperation in the higher education industry

7. Sino-British cooperation in the smart city construction

8. Sino-British cooperation in the new industrial park construction

9. Sino-British cooperation in the high tech industry

10. Sino-British airport city construction

 

II Conference Time and Place

1. Conference time: From 18 to 21 October, 2016. Register on October 18, have meeting on October 19 and 20, and investigate on October 21.

2. Conference place: Ying Bin Hotel of the Yellow River Henan (Yingbin road No.1, Zhengzhou city, China). 

 

III Conference Language

Chinese and English.

 

IV Notice on Paper Submission

1. Please send the paper to E-mail: ydylzz@126.com.

2. No more than 12000 words in Chinese or 9000 words in English (see annex 1 for format details). The paper abstract should be submitted before 30 June, 2016. All the papers should be submitted before August 31, 2016. The conference affair committee will send a formal invitation according to the audit results.

 

V Conference Registration

1. Deadline for registration: June 30, 2016.

2. Accommodation, transportation and academic investigation fees will be paid by the participants themselves. 

3. The participants should pay for the registration fees: $240 or £165 for foreign participants, RMB1500 for domestic participants. 

4. Registration fees can be paid by bank transfer, be sure to include your name, work unit and nationality in the transfer notes.

Account name: Henan Academy of Social Sciences

Account number: 77260188000015755

Account bank: China Everbright Bank Fengchan Road Branch (Zhengzhou)

5. Registration fees can be paid by cash at the conference site.

 

VI Hosts and Organizers

Hosts：    China Association for Regional Economy 

Regional Studies Association 

Regional Studies Association China Division

Organizers：Henan Academy of Social Sciences 

Henan Province People’s Government Development Research Center 

 

VII Contact Information

Conference website: http://www.hnass.com.cn/ydyl 

http://www.hnass.com.cn/ydyl/en

Contact: Yujing Li  

Telephone and Fax: 86-371-63696507, 86-18638208331

E-mail: ydylzz@126.com

Postal Address: Room 428, No.21 Fengchan Road, Zhengzhou city, Henan province, China

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Annex 1:Conference Paper Format

Annex 2:Return Receipt

                                                 China Association for Regional Economy
                                                 Regional Studies Association
                                                 Regional Studies Association China Division
                                                                   April 26, 2016