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Dalian fair to showcase software vitality

By Zhu Chengpei and Zhang Xiaomin (皇冠体育app Daily Dalian Bureau)
Updated: 2009-06-11 11:03

Bringing a theme of 鈥淰itality under challenges鈥�, the Seventh 皇冠体育app International Software and Information Service Fair (CISIS) is coming to Dalian, Northeast 皇冠体育app's Liaoning province, from June 18 to 21.

This year鈥檚 CISIS will discuss measures to reduce the effect of the global financial crisis on the software industry, according to Jiang Qinyu, director of the Dalian Information Industry Bureau, at a news briefing on Wednesday.

Jiang said the fair will hold relevant forums and activities to help exhibitors overcome current difficulties such as the reduction of orders, staff redundancies and obstructed financing channels.

In addition to the International Software and Information Services Forum and Entrepreneurs Summit (the main forum) six themed activities will be held during the fair: 皇冠体育app Software Independent Innovation Forum, 皇冠体育app International Software and Information Service Outsourcing Summit (CSIO), an education forum, an investment and financing forum, a copyright protection forum, and a conference covering policies and tendencies.

The only state-level IT fair, CISIS is playing a more and more important role in promoting 皇冠体育app鈥檚 software and IT information service industry, Jiang said.

According to Jiang, 30 exhibition delegations and 20 visiting delegations from almost all the Chinese provinces will attend the fair. Multinational IT giants like Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and SAP will build an IT Global Village in the fair to show their vitality and energy amid the global financial crisis.

Government officials and business leaders from more than 30 countries are being invited to attend the fair, said Jiang.