Tuesday,5 August: Keynote Speech -- china.org.cn

Schedule of the XVIII FIT World Congress

Date	Time	Event	Venue	Remarks
31 July Thursday	Full day	FIT Executive Committee Meeting	Shanghai Lansheng Hotel	FIT EC members only
1 August Friday	Full day	FIT Council Meeting	Shanghai Lansheng Hotel	FIT Council Members only
2 August Saturday	Full day	FIT Statutory Congress	Shanghai Lansheng Hotel	Official delegates only; Lunch provided
2 August Saturday	7:00 - 8:30	City Reception	To be confirmed	Official delegates only (Accompanying persons will be taken care of elsewhere)
3 August Sunday	Full day	FIT Statutory Congress	Shanghai Lansheng Hotel	Official delegates only; Lunch provided
3 August Sunday	Evening	Transfer to another hotel for the Open Congress		Free shuttle bus

4 August Monday	9:00 - 9:30	Opening Ceremony of the Open Congress	Shanghai International Convention Center	Registered participants only
	9:30 - 10:30	Keynote speech I
	10:30 - 11:00	Tea break
	11:00 - 12:00	Keynote speech II
	12.00 - 2:00	Lunch break
	2:00 - 3:30	Parallel session 1
	3:30 - 4:00	Tea break & poster session (1)
	4:00 - 5:30	Parallel session 2
	7:00 - 9:00	Get-together party and Shanghai Night performance	ShanghaiInternational Convention Center	Registered participants and registered accompanying persons
5 August Tuesday	9:00 - 10:00	Keynote speech III	Shanghai International Convention Center	Registered participants only
	10:00 - 11:00	Tea break & poster session (2)
	11:00 - 12:00	Keynote speech IV
	12.00 - 2:00	Lunch break
	2:00 - 3:30	Parallel session 3
	3:30 - 4:00	Tea break & poster session (3)
	4:00 - 5:30	Parallel session 4
	7:30 - 9:30	Cruise on the Huangpu River		optional
6 August Wednesday	8:30 - 10:00	Parallel session 5	Shanghai International Convention Center	Registered participants only
	10:00 - 10:30	Tea break & poster session (4)
	10:30 - 12:00	Parallel session 6
	12.00 - 2:00	Lunch break
	2:00 - 3:30	Parallel session 7
	3:30 - 4:00	Tea break & poster session (5)
	4:00 - 5:30	Parallel session 8
	7:30 - 9:30	Farewell Party with buffet	To be confirmed	Optional
7 August Thursday	9:30 - 11:30	Closing Ceremony	Shanghai International Convention Center	Registered participants only

* 2008 China (Shanghai) International Exhibition on the Translation Industry will be held from 4-6 August at Shanghai International Convention Center.