On Thursday, June 5, CS Shanghai co-hosted a reception with the Shanghai Environmental Protection Industry Association to commemorate "Environmental Protection Day". The 60+ guests included senior Chinese government officials, scholars and executives from the environmental protection field as well approximately 25 Shanghai-based U.S. environmental firms.

Principal Commercial Officer Catherine Houghton and Secretary General Zheng Huaxing of the Environmental Industry Association offered brief remarks at the beginning of the program.

Informal discussions centered around three topics, hospital waste treatment, water & wastewater and ecology. Local contacts identified urgent technology needs in the areas of hazardous waste incineration, hospital wastewater disinfection, brownfield remediation, and environmental protection systems for ports and harbors.

The event provided a timely opportunity to introduce CS Shanghai's new FSN responsible for the environmental portfolio, Stellar Chu.

CS Shanghai also took the opportunity to promote the upcoming Market Access Strategies Environmental Conference to be held in Seattle next year. The three-day event, organized by the Washington State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development (CTED) and the Washington State China Relations Council (WSCRC), will give Chinese participants access to cost-effective and practical information on environmental technologies, management, and policy and compliance issues. For more information please contact karen@N0SPAM.washingtonstate.org.cn .