CI Prepares Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Members for China

        
     In October and November 2009, 300 plus members of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber) will be traveling to China to experience the “adventure of a lifetime”.

    The Chamber is the Triangle’s largest business membership organization, made up of more than 2,500 member firms representing two-thirds of the private sector employment in Wake County. The Chamber has been representing the interests of the local business community for more than a century.

    In order to better prepare Chamber members for their scintillating trip to the Orient, the Confucius Institute (CI) at North Carolina State University (NC State) is providing a two-hour Orientation to equip travelers with pre-trip planning, traveling tips, Chinese customs and etiquette and some basic Chinese skills. The first Orientation session was July 22 and two more Orientation sessions will take place in August and September.   

    The goal of the CI is to promote Chinese language and culture throughout NC State and the community, which corresponds to The Chamber’s mission to sustain and further develop a thriving economy and to enhance North Carolina’s quality of life.  The CI is able to benefit the community to become more globally competent and equip citizens and the community with a better knowledge and interest about China.