75 years of excellence 美国电气制造商协会 北京代表处 Board of Governors Briefing Tim Feldman March 17, 2005 75 years of excellence NEMA Beijing Office Highlights Viable operation Excellent location Growing presence Well-respected Chief Representative China Initiative Status Report 75 years of excellence Key Goals of Trip Aggressively address IPR and counterfeiting of electrical products Pursue energy efficiency and energy infrastructure opportunities Demonstrate to NEMA members our capability in China Demonstrate to US and Chinese governments NEMA’s commitment in China Explore feasibility of NEC adoption in China Make NEMA standards readily available for reference by Chinese authorities Conduct listening sessions with NEMA members Chinabased operations China Initiative Status Report 75 years of excellence IPR Seminar March 1, 2005 Beijing 67 Attendees Government, company and association representatives Focus on safety and impact on Chinese firms China Initiative Status Report 75 years of excellence IPR Seminar Request by USG and Chinese officials to take program to Shanghai Cooperation with China Electrical and Electronic Industry Association and delegation visit to NEMA Board in July Reaction from U.S. Chamber IPR Task Force (Silcox) China Initiative Status Report 75 years of excellence Energy Efficiency and Infrastructure China Electricity Council • Meeting with Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Executive Vice President • High interest in NEMA transformer & other standards China Initiative Status Report 75 years of excellence Energy Efficiency and Infrastructure NEMA will be key sponsor of Hong Kong Conference on “Steps to New Profits in the Pearl River Delta through New Business Solutions to Industrial Pollution and Energy Waste”. NEMA will sponsor SAC and CNIS officials participation. Ed Gray, Director of Energy and Infrastructure to deliver key presentation China Initiative Status Report 75 years of excellence Energy Efficiency and Infrastructure, cont. Chinese National Institute of Standards • Meeting with Mr. Fang Qing, Vice President of CNIS. • Indicated NEMA’s strong interest to assisting with development of efficiency standards in the commercial and industrial sector. • CNIS committed to sharing development plan on efficiency standards and welcomes NEMA’s input. China Initiative Status Report 75 years of excellence Strategic Standardization Opportunities for NEMA Members NEMA-SAC Agreement on use of NEMA standards Review strategy on China adoption of NEC as a Chinese industry standard/regulation Ongoing effort by NEMA Fuse Section China Initiative Status Report 75 years of excellence Visits to NEMA Members GE, Eaton, Schneider, Lincoln Electric, Emerson, Belden, Phelps Dodge, S & C Electric, Rockwell Automation and Cooper Industries China Initiative Status Report 75 years of excellence NEMA China Next Steps Increased subscriber revenue should lead to additional staff (Shanghai?) later this year. China Initiative Steering Committee to look at subscriber funding model. China Initiative Status Report