You are invited to hear a specially produced program

“Sister City, Sister Port:

Images and Impressions from Qingdao"

By

Michael Vanderbeek

Manager of Strategic Planning &

Acting Terminal Services Manager

The Port of Long Beach

TUESDAY, July 5, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Offices of Keesal Young & Logan; 400 Oceangate, Long Beach

$10/person; includes refreshments – RSVP：malcolmdgreen@aol.com Tel:562-243-5229

Recently returned from a unique professional internship in China, Michael Vanderbeek was chosen by the American Association of Port Authorities for a hands-on work experience at several Chinese ports, including the astonishing Port of Qingdao. This port has recently earned a berth as the world’s 10^th largest. Long known as the “vacation-spot of China” where Beijing’s powerful bureaucrats lolled on the beach, Qingdao completely revamped its waterfront to host the Sailing Competition of the 2008 Olympics. Today, instead of a sleepy Shangri-La, Vanderbeek found a thriving hub of cargo vessels, passenger service, and the Chinese Navy. At the Olympic Sailing Center, newly trained sailors enjoy their shiny new yachts, no doubt bought with profits from newly privatized export companies.

How has this transformation been so quickly accomplished? Are Qingdao residents suffering from the mirror image of our environmental fallout from the growth of shipping? Will their demands for less pollution and smarter land use cause a slowdown in port development? Hear Michael Vanderbeek discuss these important issues as he shares photos and impressions of his recent sojourn in China.

Our Speaker：At the Port of Long Beach, Michael Vanderbeek oversees day-to-day management and implementation of the Port’s strategic and marketing plans while leading the Port’s market research and tenant relations teams. He is the Port’s designated representative to Latin America. Vanderbeek also manages the Long Beach International Trade Office in partnership with the World Trade Center Assoc.of L.A.-Long Beach and the Center for International Trade Development at Long Beach City College.

A Master’s graduate of USC, Vanderbeek teaches at USC’s School of Policy, Planning & Development. He also on the Board for the Foreign Trade Association and a member of the port cities working group of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development（OECD）.

400 Oceangate, Long Beach, CA 90802（Ocean Blvd at Golden Shore）Parking in the rear, via Seaside Way. Program：14^th floor Executive Dining Room. More information：（562）243-5229

（Corner of Ocean Blvd & Golden Shore）

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