SRI, Live and in Person!

Once again, it's time for our bi-annual shameless self promotion event, otherwise know as the SRI Spring Public Speaking Schedule.  Below are links to where you can find me and also new SRI content over the next 30 days.First, the latest issue of the CISC China Sourcer magazine is available for free download here.  This magazine is monthly, it's free, it's digital and "it's a damn fine [magazine], if I do say so my damn self" (Fletch).Second, this month I'm speaking Hong Kong for the Global Sources China Sourcing Fairs.  There are two sessions each week for the next three weeks, all of sessions are free to the show attendees (shows are free too!).  All the shows are held at the Asia World Expo, right next to the Hong Kong Airport.The first module is: Buying From China: What New Buyers Need to Know.April 12th, 20th and 27th 2011, Panel Discussion:2:00 Mike Bellamy, China Sourcing Information Center: Managing Expectations: Opportunities and Pitfalls.2:30 D. Feig, Asia Inspection: Qulaity Control Essentials.3:00 David Dayton, Silk Road International, Qualifying Suppliers and Communications.3:30 B. Chan & T. Ng, HSBC: RMB Trade Settlement4:30-5:30 Ask the Experts (Open Q&A)This session will be repeated at the same times and locations two more times--on April 20th and 27th. The second module is: Improving Sourcing Performance.April 14th:2:00-3:00 David Dayton Improving Sourcing Performance, Tips and Practices for Better Results.This session will be repeated twice, on the 22nd and the 29th, at the same location beginning at 1:00. Third, I'll also be speaking at the METERINGChina Global Buyers Congress Event in Guangzhou on April 20th.  This workshop presentation caters to small groups of buyers that are new to buying in China.April 20th:11:00 David Dayton, What New Buyers Need to Understand when Buying from China. Finally, I'll also be speaking in Dubai at the Global Sources China Sourcing Fair in June.  More info to come.