November 13, 2008
Registration begins at 6:30pm
Today Contemporary Art Salon (Shuba) inside of Yongjin Space next door to Today Art Museum, close to Guomao, Beijing CBD

The aim of this forum is to:
Inform:  Expert speakers from Government, NGO and Foreign Aid agencies discuss the current relief efforts in Sichuan
Introduce: B(usiness) to C(harity) matching to facilitate coordinated relief action
Invest: Qiang handicrafts from the quake affected region will be on sale by charities and winter clothing will be collected at the door

Schedule
18:30 - Registration, refreshments, clothing collection
19:30 - Panel speakers
20:00 - Q&A
20:30 - Refreshments and networking

Winter clothing collection
China Youth Care Foundation will be collecting winter clothing for their Winter Warm Program.  Clothing and blankets will be donated to schools in rural China. Spare good quality clothing (children and adult) as well as blankets/duvets are welcome.

RSVP
RSVP to chinacsr360@gmail.com to confirm your place.

Speakers
Ben Xu of China Children & Teenagers‘ Fund (CCTF)
As the International Director for CCTF, Ben Xu has been responsible for coordinating the corporate response to the earthquake in Sichuan.  He has been directly involved in the program to fund the rebuilding of schools and villages.

CCTF, established in 1981, was one of the first charitable foundations in China.  Over the past 26 years, CCTF has been working for the education and welfare of Chinese children, especially those in rural and ethnic minority areas.  Since 1989, CCTF has sponsored over 1.7 million girls in their education and careers. www.cctf.org.cn/English/index.htm

Matthew Hu Xinyu of the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Centre
Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Centre is a national resource for heritage conservation, equipping local communities with practical skills and training to preserve cultural heritage at a local level.

Matthew has recently been involved in helping people from minority communities in Sichuan affected by the quake to rebuild their lives and homes.  He recently invited members of the Qiang minority to speak at a fundraising dinner in Beijing about the impact of the quake on their people.  Assisted by Tzyy Wang, Matthew created platforms for the Qiang minority to sell local art and perform traditional music to raise money to rebuild their homes.

Andrew Scanlon of the Conservation Project Manager sponsored by EU
Andrew Scanlon has been working with the management of national parks and community developments in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous prefecture since 2006.  Focused on Jiuzhaigou, Wolong and Huanglong, China’s flagship national parks, he also maintains conservation and community development projects as board member of the Aba Nature NGO.

Supported in the field by the German Government Center for International Migration and Development (www.cimonline.de) this programme seeks to put highly qualified technical and management experts on the ground in developing regions of the world as a catalyst for sustainable development and and more healthy ecosystems.