[英语学习]chapter 8 chairing conference.pptVIP

I. Chairing an International Conference Chairing the Opening Ceremony 1. The president should announce the opening of the conference. E.g. 我很高兴宣布第十五届电信大会开幕。 I am very pleased/very honored/very delighted to declare the 15th Congress of the Telecommunications open. 我荣幸地代表第九届电信大会欢迎各位的到来。 On behalf of the 9th Congress of the Telecommunications, I have the pleasure and honor of welcoming all of you to this conference. 2. The president should also introduce the host, organizations and sponsors to the participants at the conference. E.g. I am Liu Li, chairman of this conference. This conference is organized by School of Foreign Languages, Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) University, and co-sponsored by Mr. Zhu Mengyi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Hesheng Group and other organizations. 3. The president should make a short welcoming speech. E.g. 作为大会主席，欢迎大家到杭州参加第一届教育改革大会。 Welcome to the First International Conference on Teaching Reform in Hangzhou! 2. I would like to thank all participants for your interest and efforts in helping us to make this conference possible, especially those who have traveled great distances and taken valuable time from their very busy schedules to attend the conference. On behalf of the Organizing Committee of this conference, I’d like to extend a hearty welcome to you all, especially to the many distinguished guests from abroad. 4. He/ she should also indicate the purposes of the conference. Be sure to announce the purpose or reasons for the conference and what you hope to accomplish. E.g There are several reasons for organizing this conference. Research on Systemic Functional Linguistics is entering a period of mushrooming growth in China. Therefore, it was highly desirable that interested linguists get togather to report new advances, to review processes, to discuss conflicting findings and divergent interpretation regarding ..., and to make more meaningful plans for the future phases and directions of rese