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**PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

For additional information contact:

Diane G. Pechulis, Events Coordinator

\(518\) 381-1444, <diane@crwtc.org>

Brenda M. Kelley, Director, Capital Region World Trade Center

\(518\) 381-1307, [brenda@crwtc.org](mailto:Brenda@crwtc.org)

Submitted 5/5/05

Submitted speaker photos and bios -- 3 pages 5/5/05

Look at your China Opportunities and Challenges

Capital Region World Trade Centers holds May 18 Workshop for High
Powered Advice

Serious China expertise will be on tap for area businesses on May 18, as
the Capital Region World Trade Center hosts **China: Opportunities and
Challenges** in celebration of National World Trade Week. Sponsored by
HSBC Bank USA, N.A., the half-day event features practical workshops on
*China as a Market* and *China as a Source*. In addition, presentations
by three NY-based China experts, collectively representing over 50
years' experience in senior management in China, speak to the topics
most relevant to the Capital District and Tech Valley. Information
regarding CRWTC's upcoming Trade Mission to Shanghai, China will also be
presented.

The workshops *China as a Market* and *China as a Source* will be
facilitated by Gerald Shaye, Director of International Trade Development
of Empire State Development and Janet Carmosky, China Specialist, PR
Newswire, respectively. Panelists include Mr. Sean King, Special
Assistant for China for the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S.
Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C.; James O'Keefe, Principal of
Maya Global Link; Joseph Milot, President of Protective Industrial
Products, Inc., and other leaders of other local companies doing
business with China.

Melvin Chudzik, Dean of the Graduate College of Union University's
School of Management was previously a top executive with GE in China and
a consultant to manufacturers. His presentation *Operating in China*
focuses on staffing, partnerships, contracts, success strategies and
pitfalls*.* Janet Carmosky, who has advised dozens of US companies on
investment, marketing, and communications strategy in China shares from
her two decades working in import-export trade, strategy consulting,
venture capital and public relations in China in *Next Steps: Approaches
and Resources to Get Your China Plan Going.* The luncheon keynote
features Dr. Denis Fred Simon, formerly Dean of the Lally School of
Management and Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, now Vice
President for Academic Affairs and Provost of SUNY's Levin Institute of
International Relations and Commerce. His talk *The Impact of
Globalization on* *China's Technological Trajectory: Implications for
the U.S.* addresses challenges to our economy and local business raised
by China's expertise in technology.

**China: Opportunities and Challenges** will be held on Wednesday, May
18, 2005 from 8:00am -- 1:00pm at Glen Sanders Mansion, Scotia.
Attendance is \$45 for CRWTC members and \$55 for non-members, with a
\$10 surcharge after May 11. Registrations accepted online at
[www.crwtc.org](http://www.crwtc.org/).

Morning and afternoon networking sessions are scheduled during the
continental breakfast and after the luncheon keynote.

\[ADDITIONAL INFORMATION\]

Capital Region World Trade Center - The mission of the Capital Region
World Trade Center is to promote, educate and assist businesses in
international trade and investment in order to grow their business and
enhance the region\'s economic base. The Capital Region World Trade
Center is one of over 300 World Trade Centers located in approximately
100 countries around the world. While no two are identical, each World
Trade Center has the primary goal of promoting and facilitating
international commerce. World Trade Centers are supported by, and cater
to, the needs of their clients and local communities. Owned by
Schenectady County and operated by Schenectady County Community College,
the Capital Region World Trade Center is a non-profit, membership-based
organization that assists businesses to be competitive in the global
marketplace.

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Speaker photos and bios attached.