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Invitation Letter
International Symposium on Economic Cooperation between Canada and Pan-Pearl River Delta

Dear Sir or Madam:

You are cordially invited to attend the International Symposium on Economic Cooperation between Canada and Pan-Pearl River Delta from May 11 to 13, sponsored by the Centre for Canadian Studies, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies（GDUFS）in China．

After the reform and opening-up of China, Pearl River Delta has been regarded as one of dynamic regions in China, even in the Asian-Pacific region. The strategy of the economic resources integration in Pan-Pearl River Delta (Pan-PRD) of the Chinese government provides a good opportunity for Canton, Hong Kong and Macao. It is also an unprecedented opportunity for the substantial growth of China’s economy. Canada and China should promote multilateral and bilateral economic and trade relations to gain mutual benefits. To search for cooperate potentials, analyze existing obstacles, establish a terrace for further development, under the sponsor of Canadian government, this international symposium is aimed to study and discuss these urgent issues deeply both in theory and application and to exchange academic achievements in a wider scale. Now we sincerely invite domestic and overseas specialists and scholars to submit relevant papers and to attend the conference.

Topics of the Symposium
1. Investment and Trade between Canada and Pan-PRD
   ◆Bilateral Trade Development
◆Bilateral FDI Development
2. The potential cooperative opportunities between Canada and Pan-PRD
   ◆Cooperation in agriculture and food processing
◆Cooperation in bio-tech development
◆Cooperation in energy and new energy
◆Cooperation in service industry
3. Sustainable development and Canadian experience
   ◆Environment Protection
◆Canadian experience for the sustainable development of Pan-PRD
◆NAFTA experience of Canada for the regional integration of Pan-PRD
4. The strategies and landscapes for the bilateral economic and trade development in the 21st century
Papers related to the above topics or other relevant topics from domestic and overseas specialists and scholars are welcomed.

Requirements on the format of the paper and way of submission:
1. Paper submitted should be academic and innovative, which has not been published in and out of China. The author should be responsible for his or her own paper.
2. Paper can be in Chinese or English in form of Word, which should include the following:
（1）First Page: Title of the Paper, Name, employer and title of the Author,
（2）Second page: Abstract and key words both in Chinese and English; Chinese abstract should be within 400 characters and the number of keywords should be 3 to 5.
（3）Text: No more than 8000 words
(4）References
3. The final papers will be examined and chosen anonymously and the author will be notified after this process.
4. Paper should be submitted to the Preparation Team of the Symposium through E-mail, which will not be returned in any case so the author should keep one copy.
5. Deadline of submission of the Paper: April. 28th, 2007

Schedule and Place of the Symposium
Schedule: May 11th for registration, May 12th for conference and May 13th for visiting one of Industrial Regions in PRD
Place: Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, P.R. China

Contact information:
Contact Person：Zhang Jingjing  Dai Guoning
E-mail：growver2002@yahoo.com.cn
Tel : 0086-20-39328096
Address：School of International Trade and Economics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, P.R. China

Special Notices:
Transportation, dining, and accommodation fees of those attendees whose paper will be chosen will be provided by the sponsor of the Symposium, while the other attendees have to pay by themselves.
No fee is needed for attending the conference or for the relevant materials.
Details regarding the conference arrangement will be noticed through letters or e-mails after the examination of the papers.  

Best Regards.

The Preparation Team of the International Symposium on
Economic Operation between Canada and Pan-Pearl River Delta
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
March 10, 2007