Hundreds of international logistics and supply chain management leaders will converge on Shanghai August 2-3, 2006 for China Conference 2006 sponsored by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Executives from leading companies in China, the US, and other countries around the world will exchange the latest logistics techniques and share best-world supply chain practices.

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"China has become the second largest trading partner with the US, so China is reshaping the world's supply chain structure," said Rick Blasgen, president and chief executive officer of CSCMP. "Consequently, China's logistics and supply chain industries are playing a key role in world business that no manager can afford to ignore."

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The two-day event entitled Transformation and Evolution of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in China will be held August 2-3, 2006 at the Pudong Shangri-la Hotel in Shanghai. Opening ceremonies begin at 9:00 am with representatives from the Shanghai Government, China Enterprise Association, and Rick Blasgen, president and CEO of CSCMP. On-site registration begins at 8:00 am.

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Speakers feature prominent Chinese and US business leaders and academics including:

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??? -- Guangyu Huang, president of GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.,?China's leading consumer electronics retailer

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??? -- Junj Liu, COO of Lenova Group, China's leading personal computer?company

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??? -- Dr. Robert Yap, CEO and chairman of YCH Group, a leading third party?logistics company working with Motorola and other top companies

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??? -- James Kellso, supply chain master, Intel Corporation, a global leader?in semiconductors

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"Managing the supply chain is a vital corporate challenge," said Rick Blasgen. "It requires planning, technology, communication, and most importantly, collaboration."