The 9th Dongguan China Shoes

April 2009

Fabulous Concurrent Activities – Add Values to Your Sourcing Trip at
Dongguan China Shoes!

I. Stock Shoes Zone
II. Professional Seminars
III. Fashion Show & Display Zones
IV. Buyers Cocktail Reception
V. Free Shuttle Bus Services

There is just 3 weeks to go before The 9th Dongguan China Shoes . China Shoetec (Spring 2009)! The show will be held on May 5 – 7, 2009 at GD Modern International Exhibition Center, Houjie, Dongguan, PR China (東莞．厚街．廣東現代國際展覽中心), in the same period with Canton Fair. This is a premier one-stop sourcing platform for middle-to-high end footwear, materials and machinery in Asia. The event is estimated to attract over 500 exhibitors in an exhibition area of 23,000sqm.

To enrich your trip and to equip yourself with more & better choices to outperform others under financial crisis, pre-register online NOW to enjoy FREE & EXPRESS admission. Register NOW!

I. Stock Shoes Zone

To provide more choices and flexibility to buyers, stock shoes zones will be newly set up this year. Over 200,000 pairs of stock shoes at valuable price will be available for sales at the show, including men's, ladies' & kids' shoes in different styles, colors & sizes, e.g. sandals, canvas, slippers, boots, casual, sports, high heels, dress, etc. Come and visit the stock shoes zone to find the suitable shoes for you!

For more details of the stock shoes, please click here

II. Professional Seminars

Footwear industry is facing great challenges under financial crisis. Enterprises need to upgrade and transform themselves in order to survive and outperform the competitors! To bring values to buyers and exhibitors, organizers of Dongguan China Shoes have invited experts from shoes industry to speak on various topics, to share their experience and to provide the latest market news to the audience. Seminar schedule as follows:
Time	Subject	Speaker
May 5, 2009
2:45 – 13:15	Understanding of footwear design process	David Hsieh, Design Director of DHD London Ltd.
13:30 – 14:30	How to deal with updated EU REACH directive	Peter Chen, Senior Chemical Testing Expert of TUV Rheinland
15:00 – 17:00	The Strategy Positioning and Risk Management for Shoe Factory	Joy Chang, CEO of Inforeverest IET, Pouchen
May 6, 2009
10:00 – 11:30	Strategies for developing China market	- Brand Management Expert, - Vice G.M. of Hua Jian Group - Chairman of Goddess Int'l Ltd. / Betta
11:30 – 12:30	Differences in footwear quality requirements between Europe, USA & China	Winni Wu, Technical Manager of Intertek Testing Services Guangzhou Ltd.
13:40 – 14:40	Recently added concerned restricted substances in footwear & apparel industries	Kathy Leung, Senior Project Manager (Chemical Dept) of STR (Shanghai) Ltd.
14:45 – 15:45	Design – The way to upgrade product value of shoes & bags	- Andy Chan, Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Shoes & Bags Designers Association - Momo Ngan, Lecturer (Faculty of Design) of Hong Kong Caritas Bianchi College of Careers - Kim Lau, CEO of Marchiori (China) Concept Shoes Store Co., Ltd.
15:45 – 17:30	Opportunities in Russia & Eastern Europe market under financial crisis	Sergey Homishin, General Director of Shenzhen Most Internet Technology Co., Ltd.
May 7, 2009
10:30 – 11:45	1. How can Chinese designer develop their creativity? 2. How can designers use creativity to increase company profit?	David Hsieh, Design Director of DHD London Ltd.
* Please refer to the onsite announcement for the latest schedule & seminar details For more seminar information, please click here

III. Fashion Show & Display Zone

To demonstrate the latest trend of 2009/2010, fashion shows will be arranged on May 5 & May 6. More than 10 enterprises / brands will join and display their latest collections.

Hong Kong Shoe & Bag Designers Association & HK Caritas Bianchi College of Careers – Fashion Design will also join the fashion show for the first time to showcase the latest works of HK young designers. Don't miss it!

Display zone will also be set up to showcase the trend & design of footwear & materials.

Several Turkish leather companies of The Aegean Leather & Leather Products Exporters' Association (Turkey) will display the Turkish fashionable leather collection of the coming seasons. The leather can be widely used for shoes, bags and garments

Associations of Heshan, Foshan, Shenzhen Longgang and Chaozhou from Guangdong Province will demonstrate the local market situation and the unique characteristics of their footwear industry

The works from HK & China designers, awarding shoes of HK Footwear Design Competition, etc, will also be displayed

For details, please click here

IV. Buyers Cocktail Reception

Buyers Cocktail Reception provides a casual environment for China & international buyers, guests & exhibitors to gather, network and exchange market information. It will be held at the exhibition hall on the first show day (May 5, 16:30 – 17:30), you are welcomed to join for mingling with the industry players.

V. Free Shuttle Bus Services

To ease your traveling for visiting Dongguan China Shoes . China Shoetec, free shuttle bus services will be provided from Hong Kong, Shenzhen (Huanggang) & Guangzhou to the fairground. Seats are limited and on first-come-first-served basis. Register now to use the service!

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For more information, please contact:


Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. Exhibiting Enquiry: Ms. Cat Wong / Ms. Lorain Lui / Ms. Debbie Wong Tel： (852) 2811 8897 Fax： (852) 2516 5024 Email： shoe@adsale.com.hk Visiting Enquiry: Ms. Fiona Pang Tel： (852) 2516 3348 / (852) 2811 8897 Fax： (852) 2516 5024 Email: publicity@adsale.com.hk	Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. Exhibiting Enquiry: Ms. Amy Li / Ms. Cara Jiang Tel： (86 21) 5027 8128 Fax： (86 21) 5027 8138 Email： chinashoes@mdc.com.cn Visiting Enquiry: Ms. Rhein Wang Tel： (86 23) 62328000 Fax： (86 23) 62328001 Email： chinashoes@mdc.com.cn