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The FC Club (Fortune Connection Club)
The FC Club (Fortune Connection Club) is one of China's oldest networking organizations. It serves a rapidly growing community of over 10,000 active members in Shanghai and over 3,000 in Beijing. The FC Club is dedicated to bringing together business professionals, business managers, expatriates, human resource managers, and headhunters for its monthly events. We run a diverse programme of monthly Social Networking Evenings. The programme includes Career Development – Headhunter Evenings, Media Evenings, Business & Financial Evenings, I.T Evenings and more all on a regular basis.
The FC Club was founded in 2002 and is recognized as being one of the major hubs of connectivity. FC Club members are typically in their late 20's to early 50's. They are highly educated and motivated individuals. Many of them are the most active mid-career, international professionals in their respective communities. People often also attend the events for purely social reasons – to meet old friends and to make new friends. They know that often it is not what you but whom you know that helps in life and at the FC Club you will find the right type of people. Above all FCClub events are a good place to learn new skills, to catch up with old friends or make new friends, to discover new things about your city and the world, and simply to have fun in a sociable and friendly atmosphere.
Tuesday 26 August
FC Club Business and Finance Social Networking Evening.
The FC Club has pleasure in inviting you to join our unrivalled networking and netbonding events.
This month’s Business & Finance Social Networking Evening will be held on Tuesday 26 August from 7:30pm at the J.W. Marriott’s Loong Bar.
Last month’s event once again exceeded expectations. This month should be even better. We consistently receive very positive feedback both about the useful contacts that are made and the choice of venues. The quality of the people attending is the key to our success since networking is a skill, not just a cheap thrill.
Our Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evenings bring together Entrepreneurs, Businesspeople and people who work in Finance, Banking, Consulting, Real Estate, and Investment. These evenings provide an opportunity to meet that person who might be the fulcrum to your next, or new, endeavour.
The FC Club overcomes the limitations of a typical Chamber of Commerce evening by providing a multi-cultural hub of connectivity to meet people with a common desire. These evenings provide a relaxing atmosphere in which to enter into a dialogue and to entertain different perspectives.
In short these nights provide a unique platform for you to potentially make the connection that will take you and your business to new heights.
Easy on-line registration: Just login and then click the RSVP button.
Not a member yet? No problem, it is free and easy to join.
or simply e-mail us (eventbj@fcclub.com) and provide the following information:
· Name + Surname:
· Company name:
· Work Title:
· Mobile phone:
· Email:
Early-bird discount: Register before 7:30pm on Monday 25 August and only pay 80 RMB.
The non-discount price is 130 RMB.
The entrance fee includes:
· A Complimentary Drink (Beer, red/white wine, soft drinks)
· A selection of delicious snacks - chicken wings, homemade tortilla chips with salsas and guacamole, or similar.
· Happy Hour until 9.30pm (50% discount on drinks).
· Participation in a Lucky Draw - including Marriott restaurant vouchers (Cru set menu for two, Asia Bistro dinner buffet for two).
A friend of a friend is a friend, so join us and meet old friends, make new friends and empower your personal network.
Address:
Loong Bar JW Marriott 83 Jian Guo Road , China Central Place, Chaoyang District.
建国路83号华贸中心二层 CBD东，大望桥东北角
(Tel: 5908 8995) Map available on request.
Media Partner: City Weekend.
FC Club (Beijing) Schedule 2008
Date Venue Event 8 Jan Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 5 Feb Rumi Persian Grill Fab Feb Festive Farsi Feast 19 Feb Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 11 March Zeta Bar, Hilton Our First Anniversary! A special evening for friends old and new.
Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening25 March Loong Bar, JW Marriott Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening 4 – 6 April China World Don’t forget to visit our booth (AV 14) at the Expat Show Beijing 8 April Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 29 April Loong Bar, JW Marriott Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening 13 May Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 17 May Outdoors A Fun Spring Day the FC Club Way - It's time to Netbuild and Netbond! 27 May Loong Bar, JW Marriott Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening 10 June Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 22 June Outdoors FC Club Netbonding day trip to Shidu 24 June Loong Bar, JW Marriott Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening 8 July Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 22 July Loong Bar, JW Marriott Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening 5 Aug - Cancelled because of the Olympics 26 Aug Loong Bar, JW Marriott Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening 9 Sept Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 23 Sept TBC Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening 14 Oct Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 28 Oct TBC Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening 11 Nov Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 25 Nov TBC Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening 9 Dec Zeta Bar, Hilton Career Development-Headhunter Social Networking Evening 23 Dec TBC Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening
Tuesday 9 September
FC Club Career Development – Headhunter Social Networking Evening
You are invited to join us on Tuesday 9 Sept 2008 at the Zeta Bar (Hilton, Beijing) and simultaneously make friends and advance your career at this month’s FC Club Career Development – Headhunter Social Networking Evening.
The combined strengths of the FC Club, our Media Partner City Weekend and our sponsors Beijing Playhouse and China Expert International Ltd. will ensure that this will be a night to remember.
These nights are for:
1. People looking for career development and/or for new and more interesting challenges.
2. Companies that are looking for employees - suggest to your HR people that they attend.
3. "Executive Search" and Headhunter companies - this is a golden, not to be missed, event.
4. People wishing to meet and have a good time with some of Beijing’s best.
5. Additionally tonight the **Beijing Playhouse** representatives will be looking to meet with people interested in auditioning for roles in its December production "A Christmas Carol"; the timeless Charles Dickens classic that has already become an established Beijing tradition.
In short these nights provide a unique platform for you to potentially make the connection that will take you and your career to new heights.
Easy on-line registration: Just login and then click the RSVP button.
Not a member yet? No problem, it is free and easy to join. http://www.fcclub.com/a>
or
simply email eventbj@fcclub.com with the following information for each person.
· Name + Surname:
· Company:
· Work Title:
· Mobile phone:
· Email:
Early-bird discount - Register before 7:30 pm on Monday 8 Sept and only pay 50 RMB.
The full price is 80RMB.
Please feel free to phone me if you have any registration problems.
The entrance fee includes:
· A Complimentary Drink (beer, red/white wine, soft drinks)
· A selection of nibbles.
· The pamphlet - Practical Chinese (prepared by Frontiers – Make Mandarin Study Easier).
· Happy Hour until 10.00pm (50% drink price for all drinks).
· Participation in a Lucky Draw
· A 15% discount in the Hilton’s buffet restaurant Elements (validity same day only).
Professionals from all industries, business managers, business owners, expatriates, human resource personnel, headhunters are all welcome. A friend of a friend is a friend, so join us and meet old friends, make new friends and empower your personal career network. Please feel free to tell your friends.
Address:
Zeta Bar Hilton, 1 Dong Fang Road, North Dong Sanhuan Road, Chaoyang District. (Tel: 5865 5000)
北京希尔顿酒店 中国北京市朝阳区东三环北路东方路一号 100027. Map available on request.
Pictures, from previous events, and 2008 schedule can be found here : http://china-expert.org/Fun-and-Culture-Events-in-Beijing
Media Partner: City Weekend
Sponsored by:
China Expert International Ltd.– Services and Solutions for Expats and for Doing Business in/with China www.china-expert.org
and
The Beijing Playhouse - China's English Broadway Theatre www.beijingplayhouse.com
Tuesday 22 July
FC Club Business and Finance Social Networking Evening.
The FC Club has pleasure in inviting you to join our unrivalled networking and netbonding events.
The July Business & Finance Social Networking Evening was held on Tuesday 22 July from 7:30pm at the J.W. Marriott’s Loong Bar.
The event once again exceeded expectations with 130 participants. Approximately 55% were Chinese and 45% were foreigners and based on feedback that we received a large number of useful contacts were made. The quality of the people attending our events continues to be the key to our success since networking is a skill, not just a cheap thrill.
As usual we wish to thank City Weekend our Media Partners and Patrick Sullivan our volunteer photographer. All photos (below) are courtesy of Patrick.
Tuesday 8 July
FC Club Career Development – Headhunter Social Networking Evening.
130 people participated in this evening and including multiple representatives from 13 Headhunter / Exec Search companies.
C de France kindly donated a generous prize of vouchers and L'Oreal products for the Lucky Draw .
We would like to take this opportunity to remind one and all that the Early Bird Discount offers for the FC Club events normally expire 24 hours prior to the event.
As usual pictures courtesy of Patrick Sullivan whose new camera and flash are providing an even better quality of photographs.
FC Club Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening. Tuesday 24 June
This month’s Entrepreneurs, Business & Finance Social Networking Evening was on Tuesday 24 June and once again exceeded expectations.
The JW Marriott again kindly consented to host this event in their Loong Bar. However, this month was different. We replaced the traditional Happy Hour (50% of selected drinks) with a new concept, The Power Hour (all house/standard drinks at only 28 RMB). This proved to be very popular with the participants and we will repeat it.
On a personal note, based on the quality of the people present, I think that this must have been one of our best events. I know I had some very interesting conversations.
This event was sponsored by the Eton Montessori Teacher Training Academy. Earn your Montessori Teaching Credential through the American Montessori Society in a Teacher Education Program Accredited by MACTE (Montessori Accreditation Council on Teacher Education).
The Second FC Club Netbonding Day Trip: Saturday June 21 to Shidu
These events are for FC Club members (and friends) that appreciate that true Networking and Netbonding is based on shared interests and experiences. Our second event was even more successful than our first and we had to organise a larger coach than originally anticipated.
This Netbonding event was prepared with the assistance of Ms. Caroline Zheng from West China Tours www.westchina.net.cn
Destination: Shidu.
Cost 260RMB,
Meeting Point: Outside the Hilton
Time: 9:30am
Date: Sat, 21 June 2008
Shidu is often referred to as the ‘mini River Li” (Guilin and Yangshuo) and is considered to have the most beautiful waterscape in suburban Beijing. We believe that you too will find that the combination of the calm, winding Juma River and the pretty, green mountains that straddle it justify this reputation.
This FC Club event has been organised by our partner (and friend) West China Tours. The day included a bamboo raft cruise, a barbecue party banquet awaits us. In addition to delicious kebabs, the barbecue included local fresh roasted trout and vegetables.
After lunch the group decided to visit an amazing stalactite cave whose entrance is only by boat.
Tuesday 10 June
FC Club Career Development – Headhunter Social Networking Evening.
Tuesday 10 June 2008
This well attended evening was very kindly sponsored by EMMTA (Eton Montessori Teachers Training Association)
They too discovered that these evenings are an amazing platform for to forge new connections and to become visible. They used the evening as a unique platform both to help advertise the advantages of enrolling in their Teacher training Programme and to promote enrollment in their schools.
The event was held at the Zeta Bar, Hilton Beijing and as usual we were delighted to have City Weekend as our Media Sponsor.
All photos courtesy of Patrick Sullivan
Tuesday 27 May: FC Club Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening.
Tuesday 27 May witnessed the FC Club's May Entrepreneurs, Business & Finance Social Networking Evening. Over one hundred people attended this event many of whom generously contributed to the Sichuan earthquake relief efforts by purchasing a copy of the tragically misnamed book “Dujiangyan: In harmony with nature”. The books were sold at 200RMB of which 198RMB/book was donated. The books will also be on sale at the coming events.
Pictures Courtesy of Patrick Sullivan
Saturday 17 May.
The FC Club's Fun Spring Day
FC Club Outdoors. It’s more than Networking. It's Netbonding!
Tuesday 13 May FC Club Career Development- Headhunter Social Networking Evening.
This event, held at the Hilton's Zeta Bar was attended by 169 people.
The event took place only one day after a massive earthquake struck Sichuan.
The earthquake measured 7.9 on the Richter Scale.
Despite the fact that the precise extent of the damage was not yet known the FC Club already alert to the magnitude of the tragedy contacted the charity "Operation Blessing" and, under its auspices, organised a donation box to start collecting contributions of earthquake relief work and to start to raise awareness of the scale of the destruction.
The process of healing the physical and psychological damage to the devastated communities of the area will be a long-term project.
China Expert International and The FC Club will be only too happy to provide information on Charity Organisations that are active in that area to anyone who wants to contribute to the relief work.
We will be continuing to assist the relief work at future events.
Once again we wish to thank our team of volunteers for contributing both to the success of the evening from a Social and Networking aspect and in their help in collecting donations.
29 April 2008
FC Club Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening.
8 April 2008
FC Club Career Development- Headhunter Social Networking Evening.
25 March 2008
FC Club Entrepreneur, Business and Finance Social Networking Evening.
Tuesday 11 March 2008
Proud to have City Weekend as our Media Sponsor.
FC Club Career Development – Headhunter Social Networking Evening.
Tuesday 19 February 2008
We are proud to have City Weekend as our Media Sponsor.
Tuesday 5 February
We are proud to have City Weekend as our Media Sponsor
FC Club Fab Feb Festive Farsi Feast at Rumi Persian Grill.
The Fab Feb Festive Farsi Feast Featured Fantastic Fragrant Food which was enjoyed by the 44 FC Club subscribers that attended. The evening proved to be a tremendous success and we are now looking for venues for additional dining events and/or for events that can commence with a meal and then migrate to a more fluid networking format.
The night's menu was:
Hummus with Mushrooms (Chick peas and tahini dip)
Kashk-o-Badenjan (Sautéed eggplant and garlic dip)
House Salad (Green salad)
Greek Salad
Jujeh Kabob (Chicken Kabob)
Lamb Shish Kabob (Lamb Kabob)
Beef Koobideh (Ground Beef Kabob)
Ghormeh Sabzi Stew (Beef with green herbs and kidney beans stew)
Basmati Rice (White basmati rice with saffron)
Baghali Polo (Broad beans and dill weed rice)
Baghlava
Tea, Coffee and Soft Drinks
All pictures courtesy of Patrick Sullivan.
Tuesday 8 January 2008
We are proud to have City Weekend as our Media Sponsor.
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