Chairman’s Corner – Poul G. Kristensen
Dear Members and Friends of DCCC,

 Happy New Year 2018 and farewell to the year of the Rooster!

 Since our last newsletter many things have happened and we want to share them with you.

 As many of you probably noticed, once again we hold breaking record and successful Danish Christmas dinner & Party at Henkes Saturday on the 9^th of December. We had traditional Danish X-mas dishes with free flow of beer and snaps (actually many participants were surprised about the big amount of snaps – imaging that). We also had lucky draw prizes and nothing of that will be possible without the support of our sponsors, so once again big thanks to our sponsors for the snaps and lucky draw prizes etc.

As already announced and to keep our new tradition to help developing leaders, this January we start a new program of Emerging Leaders Training. Furthermore, we had many other events, both own as well shared with other chambers of commerce as: China after the Congress- new reforms or economic downturn; New Anti-Unfair Competition law and Belt and Road – Business Across Asia and Beyond event.

The 30^th of January we held the first official meeting with all the 3 DCCC chapters chairmen and administrative teams representing North China, South China and Central China.

It was very nice to start for real, our cooperation and discover the big potential we have now, to offer better activities / events for our members across China.

At the same time we agreed on the ground rules for communication with other associations / authorities to stay stronger, more professional and better defending our members interests. We all agreed that it is the right time to increase this cooperation and benefit from each other’s experiences, contacts, know how etc. So we are looking forward for a great year for all the DCCC members in China.   

The Chinese New Year is almost already here so we will have a slow February month regarding activities from DCCC, but we are quite sure that you will find other options as well time to be with your beloved ones. 

After the Chinese New Year, more exactly the 15^th March 2018 we will hold our Annual General Meeting and we hope that many of you will join it. This year is very special for different reasons, firstly because we are going to introduce different modifications to our Bylaws and that need to be approved by the voting members (corporate members), secondly we have many new candidates to become members of the board and it will be a good opportunity to meet them and finally the AGM is your opportunity to share your opinion / whishes with the board. Please remember that if you have anything that you want to be discussed at the AGM, we need to get this information / input before the 13^th of February because of the Chinese New Year. Even we have already many candidates to the board, if you want or know someone that you will recommend as a candidate, keep in mind that we also need this information very soon and before the 13^th of February 2018.  

On the 24^th of March we are going to celebrate Easters, so reserve the date and remember the other important ones:

Welcome back BB 07/09/2018

BPOY 03/11/2018

X-mas Party 08/12/2018

We welcome our new corporate member: Radisson Blu Hotel Shanghai New World 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018 AND HAPPY DOG YEAR!

Sincerely yours,

Poul G.  Kristensen 

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Easter Lunch                :   Mar 24, 2018

Welcome Back BBQ     :  Sept 7, 2018

BPOY 2018                   :  Nov 3, 2018

Danish Christmas Party : Dec 8, 2018

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We are pleased to welcome our new members:

Corporate Member:

Radisson Blu Shanghai New World Hotel
The Radisson Blu Hotel Shanghai New World is located on Nanjing Road in the commercial hub and premium shopping area of Shanghai. The hotel has various facilities that will appeal to discerning business travellers and leisure guests seeking style as well as comfort and convenience. With its unique glass dome atop the hotel, it is an icon of the Shanghai city skyline. Truly the best hotel to be chosen when in Shanghai. 

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Upcoming Events

·         Feb 9                        Danish Friday

·         Mar 7                        Women’s Leader Event with Swedish Chamber

·         Mar 14                      Block Chain Event with Finnish Chamber

·         Mar 15                      Annual General Meeting at the Radisson Blu Hotel

·         Mar 16                      Danish Friday

·         Mar 21                      Emerging Leaders Training: Leading Others

·         Mar 24                      Easter Lunch at Mi Thai

·         Apr 19                       Emerging Leaders: Working Globally: Focus on Nordic Culture

·         Apr 20                       Danish Friday

·         May 18                      Danish Friday

·         May 22                      Emerging Leaders : Effective Communication

·         June 15                     Danish Friday

·         June 26                     Emerging Leaders: Know Your Own Strengths

·         Aug 17                       Danish Friday

·         Sept 7                        Welcome Back BBQ

·         Sept 21                      Danish Friday

·         Oct 19                        Danish Friday

·         Nov 3                         BPOY 2018 at Jing An Shangrila Hotel

·         Nov 16                       Danish Friday

Dec 8                         Danish Christmas Party at Henkes

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