The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and Hong Kong Electrical Appliances Manufacturers Association (HKEAMA) are organizing Electrical Appliances Week from October 6-8, 2003, in Hong Kong. The event consists of three symposiums and a seminar focusing on product trends of small electrical appliances, as well as the management systems, technologies and intellectual property for electrical appliances. The Symposium on Technology Development for the Electrical Appliances Industry will be held on October 7 and aims to introduce the latest technologies for electrical appliances. The organizers are seeking a speaker on the topic of "Application and Machining of Ceramics -- Focusing on the Electrical Appliances Industry."

The speaker will receive a round trip, economy class air ticket and two nights' hotel accommodation for their stay in Hong Kong. For more information, call (5) 852-27885005, fax (5) 852-27885543 or e-mail herman@hkpc.org .