Senior Communications Manager vacancy/CSR 360 Forum: 'A Corporate Response to Sichuan'

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Dear members,

We have been informed of another two new opportunities in which you
may be interested: a job vacancy focusing on media relations and an
event on CSR and the Sichuan earthquake.


The British Council has a new vacancy for a Senior Communications
Manager. For details please see: http://www.britishcouncil.org/zh/china-aboutus-jobvacancy.htm#scmbj

The core role includes: "As the national Public Relations lead you
will be responsible for Media Relations Strategy and Resource Planning
in China; as well as Media Relations Management for large-scale
national projects and those taking place in Beijing. You will provide
professional communications advice for project teams and implement
appropriate communications planning."


Members may be interested in attending an event entitled 'A Corporate
Response to Sichuan' which will take place on the evening of Thursday
November 13, 2008 (note: this event is organised by the group CSR360
and is not connected to Pub PR).

Details are listed below. If members would like to attend, please
contact Clare Pearson on china...@gmail.com or on 1352 229 4107

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From: "Pearson, Clare" <Clare....@dlapiper.com>
Sent: Monday, 10 November, 2008 13:37:51
Subject: 'A Corporate Response to Sichuan', November 13, 2008

I hope that you can join us for what promises to be a fascinating
event this Thursday.

This evening is designed to raise awareness about the ongoing relief
effort in Sichuan. Government, NGO and foreign aid workers will
update us on the current situation. There will be an opportunity to
donate clothes for winter in Sichuan and to buy local artworks from
the Qiang minority group who were affected by the quake. All money
raised goes to the charities represented.

CSR360 is a collaboration between companies, embassies and NGO's to
address issues in open forum relating to the environment, ethics,
employment or community engagement. Please register at the CSR360
address or drop me a line if you have any queries.

Best regards,

Clare
M +86 1352 229 4107

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We invite you to join a CSR360 forum addressing
'A Corporate Response to Sichuan'

November 13, 2008
Registration begins at 6:30pm
Today Contemporary Art Salon (Shuba) inside of Yongjin Space next door
to Today Art Museum (see attached map)

The aim of this forum is to:
Inform: Expert speakers from Government, NGO and Foreign Aid agencies
discuss the current relief efforts in Sichuan
Introduce: B(usiness) to C(harity) matching to facilitate coordinated
relief action
Invest: Qiang handicrafts from the quake affected region will be on
sale by charities and winter clothing will be collected at the door

Schedule
18:30 - Registration, refreshments, clothing collection
19:30 - Panel speakers
20:00 - Q&A
20:30 - Refreshments and networking

Winter clothing collection
China Youth Care Foundation will be collecting winter clothing for
their Winter Warm Program. Clothing and blankets will be donated to
schools in rural China. Spare good quality clothing (children and
adult) as well as blankets/duvets are welcome.

RSVP
RSVP to china...@gmail.com to confirm your place. This event is
strictly invite only but feel free to recommend people whom you think
could make a positive contribution to the evening.

Speakers
Ben Xu of China Children & Teenagers' Fund (CCTF)
As the International Director for CCTF, Ben Xu has been responsible
for coordinating the corporate response to the earthquake in Sichuan.
He has been directly involved in the program to fund the rebuilding of
schools and villages.

CCTF, established in 1981, was one of the first charitable foundations
in China. Over the past 26 years, CCTF has been working for the
education and welfare of Chinese children, especially those in rural
and ethnic minority areas. Since 1989, CCTF has sponsored over 1.7
million girls in their education and careers. www.cctf.org.cn/English/index.htm

Matthew Hu Xinyu of the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Centre
Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Centre is a national resource for
heritage conservation, equipping local communities with practical
skills and training to preserve cultural heritage at a local level.

Matthew has recently been involved in helping people from minority
communities in Sichuan affected by the quake to rebuild their lives
and homes. He recently invited members of the Qiang minority to speak
at a fundraising dinner in Beijing about the impact of the quake on
their people. Assisted by Tzyy Wang, Matthew created platforms for
the Qiang minority to sell local art and perform traditional music to
raise money to rebuild their homes.

Andrew Scanlon of the Conservation Project Manager sponsored by EU
Andrew Scanlon has been working with the management of national parks
and community developments in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous
prefecture since 2006. Focused on Jiuzhaigou, Wolong and Huanglong,
China's flagship national parks, he also maintains conservation and
community development projects as board member of the Aba Nature
NGO.

Supported in the field by the German Government Center for
International Migration and Development (www.cimonline.de) this
programme seeks to put highly qualified technical and management
experts on the ground in developing regions of the world as a catalyst
for sustainable development and and more healthy ecosystems.

Yours sincerely,

CSR360 Team



This forum is sponsored and supported by:
Dr Liu Wei (Senior Lawyer, HK/Beijing)
Ambassador Mohammad Sawil (Somali Ambassador)
Cecil Pollydore (ex-Ambassador Guyana Embassy)
Bill Valentino (Vice President, Bayer)
Maggie Liu (CISCO Director of Corporate Citizenship)
Stewart Ballard (Sindicatum Capital and ex-US Trade Consul)
Kelly Lau (Nike)
Yves Brosens (Kempinski)
Neal Beatty (Control Risks)
Tahsin Bhanji (Weber Shandwick)
Lyn Kok (Standard Chartered)
Ben Xu (China Children and Teenagers' Fund)
Nigel Clark (British Chamber of Commerce)