2.  New, dynamic platform for expanding relations between Poland and China  38 partnerships between Polish and Chinese cities and provinces until today  Regular people to people contacts

3. Under Auspices of the President of the Republic of Poland H.E. Mr. Bronisław Komorowski

4.  Agreed by the Premiers of Poland H.E. Mr. Donald Tusk and China H.E. Mr. Wen Jiabao in Warsaw in April 2012

5. Organised by  Coordination Committee with the leading role of Pomerania Region  Chinese Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Supported by  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China

6. 30 cities BiałystokNowy Sącz Bielsko BiałaOlsztyn BydgoszczOpole CzęstochowaPiaseczno ElblągPłock GdańskPoznań GdyniaRzeszów Gorzów WlkpSłupsk Jelenia GóraSopot KatowiceStarogard Gdański KielceSzczecin KoszalinToruń KrakówWarszawa LublinWrocław ŁódźZielona Góra 16 provinces Dolnośląskie Kujawsko-Pomorskie Lubelskie Lubuskie Łódzkie Małopolskie Mazowieckie Podkarpackie Opolskie Podlaskie Pomorskie Śląskie Świętokrzyskie Warmińsko-Mazurskie Wielkopolskie Zachodniopomorskie

7. 54 cities JinanChangchunBeihai TaiyuanChangzhou (Jiangsu)Dalian HohhotFangchenggangGuilin ShenyangFoshan (Guangdong)Hangzhou NanjingHuai'an (Jiangsu)Haikou HarbinHuaibei (Anhui)Chengdu HangzhouHuanggangGuiyang HefeiNanchangKunming FuzhouChangning (Shanghai District)Lhasa NanningJiading (Shanghai District)Jiaozuo Ningbo Changsha Jiujiang Nanning Guangzhou Laibin WuxiXuzhou (Jiangsu)Liuzhou WuhanZhengzhouSanya Xi'anShenzhenÜrümqi LanzhouSuzhouZhuhai XiningShijiazhuangZengcheng YinchuanXiamenZhaoqing HKTDC 31 provinces BeijingGuangdong TianjinHainan ShanghaiHenan ChongqingHubei HebeiHunan ShanxiSichuan LiaoningGuizhou JilinYunnan HeilongjiangShaanxi JiangsuGansu ZhejiangQinghai AnhuiInner Mongolia FujianGuangxi JiangxiTibet ShandongNingxia Xinjiang

8.  Economy and Tourism  Environment and green technologies  Culture exchanges  Academic cooperation  Promotion of Polish and Chinese cities and regions  Possible areas of cooperation  Best practicies

9.  Will enable efficient discussions between the participants.  Each workshop will be moderated by two persons, one from China and one from Poland, who will be also responsible for conclusions of the Forum in the closing part of the event.  Delegations will be accompanied by entrepreneurs, academics and tour operators.  Several opportunites for promotion will be provided.  Best practices will be presented and awarded during closing ceremony.

10. Opening concert 21 April 2013, 19:30 Baltic Philharmonic  Special Programme by Mr. Roman Perucki, director of Baltic Philharmonic  performed by Polish and Chinese artists

11. Draft Agenda 22 April 2013, Baltic Philharmonic Opening Ceremony introductory speeches by Polish and Chinese Leaders Presentation of the best practices in Polish-Chinese cooperation Panel workshops Official seated dinner for all participants of the Forum Economy, energy, environmentTourismCulture & Education

12.  Promotion of cities, regions, solutions, institutions and companies taking part in the Forum from both Poland and China  Space available in the Philharmonic building (mainly in foyer)  Roll-ups, stands, tables with promotion publications are most welcomed.

13.  Significant media attention from Poland  Press conferences in Beijing, Gdańsk and Warsaw prior to the Forum  Study visits for Chinese local journalists to Poland before the Forum

14.  Prior to or after the Forum, there is a possibility to visit sister city or province and hold bilateral meetings  500+ rooms are booked for the Forum guests  Hotels Gdańsk and Królewski are located in walking distance to the conference venue  Participants cover costs of international travel expenses and hotel

15.  Local food will be served to the participants. Customs and specifics important to the Chinese participants will be taken into consideration.  Simultaneous Polish-Chinese translation will be provided during the Forum, whereas consecutive translation will be provided during the concert and dinner.

17.  Regional capital of Northen Poland  Poland’s principal seaport  Partnership agreement between Pomerania and Shanghai  Academic city (14 higher schools including 3 universities)  One of four Polish hostcities for UEFA Euro2012 competition

18. For further details please contact: Damian.Irzyk@msz.gov.pl Jozef.Pawlowski@msz.gov.pl Or CPAFFC at: oyb01@yahoo.cn Tel (86 10) 65594056 Fax (86 10) 65121684