The 2nd China Water & Gas Metering Conference & Exhibition

22-23 October 2008, Furama Hotel Dalian, China

UtilityDAYS – the 2^nd China Water & Gas Metering Conference 2008 will be held on the 22-23 October 2008 during the 2nd AMRChina International Symposium at Dalian Furama Hotel, Liaoning Province, China.

Based on our experience in 2007, this conference will focus on China water and gas metering market issues, covering water and gas utility industry latest changes and development, policies and regulatory issues, latest innovations, technical trends and business strategies related to smart water/gas metering (including prepayment), billing, data management and related components and parts etc. It will provide various business and networking opportunities for China and international water metering and gas metering vendors to interact with Chinese water and gas utility leaders and professionals.

Program at a glance
The conference will primarily consist of the four sessions and cover the following issues:

The 2nd China Water & Gas Metering Conference Program at a glance. 22-23 Oct
Session 1 9:00 – 10:30	Opening and keynote speeches Overall update of China water/gas industry latest changes and trends
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee and tea break – interaction with exhibitors
Session 2 11:00 – 12:30	Paper presentation from China/international leaders/experts New concepts, new designs, new technologies and new applications
12:30 – 13:30	Delegate lunch
Session 3 13:30 – 15:00	Water/gas utility expert presentation Market requirement Meter park operation/management Industry development orientation
15:00 – 15:30	Coffee and tea break - interaction with exhibitors
Session 4 15:30- 17:00	Paper presentation from utilities China and international success case studies
Closing session 17:00 – 17:30	Summary speeches by industry leaders from Chinese utilities

Co-located Bookable Events
Meanwhile, by the opportunity of participating in this conference, all attendees have optional choices to register bookable events:

• The 2^nd AMRChina International Symposium taking place during 21 – 23 October 2008
• AMRChina Market Study Tour (Beijing, Shenyang and Dalian), 20-24 October 2008
• Field visit to Dalian Water Supply Company – 14:00-17:00pm, Oct 23.

For detailed specification of above activities, please visit the related webpages or contact our event manager: Mr. Winter LEE (event@meteringchina.com ) or call: 0086 10 6800 1603

The size of the event
Through the integration of various co-located events－Various sessions of AMRChina 2008 International Symposium, UtilityDAYS – China Water & Gas Metering Conference Sessions, Exhibition, Field Visits and AMRChina Market Study Tour, we expect that these events will attract more than 1000 attendees, over 200 organizations and 50 exhibitors from China and international utility industries.

Reasons we organize China Water/Gas Metering Conference? And why in Dalian?
As well-known, China water and gas industries have been developed very fast in the past several years and China utility markets are gradually opened to foreign investments. Smart water maters and gas meters (including various kinds of prepayment and wireless meters) are gradually accepted and installed in many big cities, especially in Northern China areas, Dalian City is one of the most advanced areas in application of smart water and gas meters (Prepayment and wireless meters).

Invitation for participation
You are kindly invited to participate in the upcoming UtilityDAYS – the 2nd China Water & Gas Metering Conference & Exhibition 2008 by speaking, exhibiting, even possibly becoming one of the sponsors. We believe that this event will bring you excellent experiences and opportunities and you will find this event will be the place where your metering business in China begins.

Calling for papers
If you have new concepts, innovative technologies, case studies or water/gas metering strategies for Chinese water and gas utility sectors (i.e. metering, smart billing, data management and solutions), you are invited to share your valuable information with utility professionals from both China and international utility industries in Dalian China, 22 Ocober 2008.

To submit your proposal now, deadline for submission: July 31, 2008
Should you require any additional information about the above-mentioned, please do not hesitate to contact:
Henry HU at phone 0086 10 6800 1603 (international) or via e-mail: event@meteringchina.com

Sponsoring and exhibiting opportunities
Companies wishing to exhibit products or services of interest to the AMR/AMI fields for electricity, water, gas metering industries, water/gas metering industries, and smart billing, data management to Chinese and Asian target audience are asked to submit your request to: Winter Lee, phone: 0086 10 6800 1603 (international), or via email: event@meteringchina.com .

Companies wishing to be recognized as market leaders in Chinese utility industry are encouraged to sponsor the event with various options.

If you are interested and request additional information, please contact Winter Lee via email: event@meteringchina.com.