China International Contractors Association - CHINCA
NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's leaders in design and
construction will meet in Beijing on April 25-27 to discuss global
construction trends and opportunities at the 2006 Global Construction
Summit, organized by McGraw-Hill Construction and the China International
Contractors Association.
The 2006 Summit, "Innovating for Excellence: Opportunities for Global
Players", draws senior executives from leading real estate developers,
contractors, design firms, financiers, and government agencies around the
world. They will share best practices and brainstorm solutions to problems
in the increasingly global $4.2-trillion construction marketplace. The
Summit will address topics such as Innovative Project Financing,
Sustainability/Green Building in China, Needs of Global Owners, and
Managing Investment Risks in Global Mega Projects. In addition,
participants will attend two special ceremonies:
-- The Inaugural Business Week/Architectural Record "Good Design is Good
Business" China Awards Luncheon
-- The ENR Top International Firms Awards Dinner
"We look forward to meeting with the world's leading contractors,
design firms, developers, financiers and building product manufacturers in
Beijing to discuss global issues facing this great industry," said Norbert
W. Young, Jr. FAIA, president, McGraw-Hill Construction.
Keynote speakers confirmed for the 2006 Global Construction Summit
include:
-- Thomas J. O'Neil, Chairman and CEO, Parsons Brinckerhoff
-- Gregory Hodkinson, Chairman, ARUP Americas
-- Zhang Tao, Deputy Director General, Research Department, People's
Bank
of China (PBOC)
The panel discussions will feature prominent speakers from GE, Intel, P
& G, Saudi Aramco, Eastman Chemical, SOHO China, China Import & Export
Bank, Standard & Poor's, Bechtel, Bovis Lend Lease, Halcrow, Hill &
Associates, EDAW, OMA, SOM, Armstrong, Johnson Controls, China Machinery
Group, China State Construction Engineering Corp., Sinohydro, China Railway
Engineering Corp., JMJ, China Export & Credit Insurance Co., Thelen Reid &
Priest, and Tsinghua University. In addition, participants will hear from
senior representatives of the Chinese government, including Ministry of
Construction, Ministry of Commerce, Beijing Municipality /Beijing
Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad, and West Regional
Development Office of the State Council.
For more information about the event, please visit
http://www.construction.com/event/BeijingSummit/, or call +212-904-4634.
The 2006 Global Construction Summit is supported by:
-- Associated General Contractors of America
-- American Society of Civil Engineers
-- American Society of Landscape Architects
-- China Association of International Engineering Consultants
-- China Building Material Industry Association
-- China Survey and Design Industry Association
-- Construction Industry Institute
-- Construction Users Roundtable
-- New York Building Congress
-- Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
-- Tongji University School of Architecture and Urban Planning
-- Tsinghua University School of Architecture
-- U.S. Green Building Council
The event is sponsored in partnership with Bentley. Gold level sponsors
include by Assa Abloy, CENTRIA, China State Construction Engineering
Corporation, Dow Corning, Emerson, Parsons Brinckerhoff, PPG Industries,
Sloan, Pinsent Masons, and Thelen Reid & Priest LLP. Silver sponsors
include China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CGC Overseas
Construction Co., China Road & Bridge Corporation, China Henan
International cooperation Group Co., China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd.,
China Metallurgical Construction Group Corp., China National Chemical
Engineering Group Corporation, China National Machinery & Equipment Import
& Export Corporation, China Petroleum Engineering & Construction (Group)
Corporation, China Railway Engineering Corporation, China Shanghai (Group)
Corporation for Foreign Economic & Technological Cooperation, Halcrow
Group, Navigant Consulting, Project Management Institute, Shanghai
Construction Group, Shenyang Yuanda Enterprise Group, SINOMACH, Washington
Group International, and EMSI.
About McGraw-Hill Construction
McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:
MHP), connects people, projects and products across the design and
construction industry. From project and product information to industry
news, trends and forecasts, the Company provides industry players the
tools, resources and applications that help them save time, money, and
energy, especially through the new McGraw-Hill Construction Network(R).
Backed by the power of Engineering News-Record (ENR), Dodge, Sweets,
Architectural Record, and 10 regional publications, McGraw-Hill
Construction serves more than one million customers within the $4.6
trillion global construction community. For more information, visit
http://www.construction.com/.
About China International Contractors Association (CHINCA)
CHINCA is a contractor trade organization that acts as a link between
the Chinese government and CHINCA's members who operate in over 180
countries and regions. Since 1988, it has been engaged in promoting China's
international economic and technological co-operation, including
international project contracting and labor services. For more information,
see http://www.chinca.org.
