China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF)
 
China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF) is a national social and economic organization for the machinery industry approved by the Chinese government. Major members of CMIF include national specialized associations, regional associations, intermediary units, and some large enterprise groups. It has over 120 direct members and 77,800 indirect members in China’s machinery industry.
 
CMIF aims to carry out the state principles and policies, report on the opinions, desires and needs of its members, and provide dual services to both the government and the members. The continued prosperity of the machinery industry is its primary concern, and it acts as the bridge and link between government and enterprises, and the think tank and assistant to support the government to initiate the related industrial work.
 
Major functions:
 
- Investigation and research into the economic operations and enterprise development of the machinery industry, representation to the government of the opinions and requests of industry enterprises, and offering of suggestions, proposals and consultation services for the formulation of technical, economic and trade policies for the industry, as well as for the industry’s restructuring.
 
- Analysis and publication of industry-related technical and economic information, including conducting market forecasts and providing information services to the government, enterprises, CMIF members and intermediary units, etc.
 
- Organization and establishment of national and industrial standards and technical norms for the machinery industry, and publication and implementation of such standards and norms.
 
- Provision of diagnostic and consultation services for quality inspection for machinery enterprises, and participation in industrial quality certification and supervision management.
 
- Organization of industrial scientific and technological achievement evaluation, and recommendation of candidates for state-level scientific and technological achievement awards.
 
- Organization of the development of international and domestic technical and economic cooperation and exchange with related industrial organizations and companies.
 
- Organization of related industrial training and business visits programmes.
 
- Organization of the coordination and presentation of large-scale domestic and international exhibitions for the machinery industry.
 
- Drawing up of industrial regulations and agreements to promote enterprise self-discipline, and to protect the integral interests of enterprises and the legal rights of consumers.
 
CMIF is also a special supporter of Auto Shanghai 2011.
 
For further information take a look at www. jjw.mei.gov.cn/english/index.html
 
The Society of Automotive Engineers of China (SAE)
 
The Society of Automotive Engineers of China (SAE) was founded in 1963. SAE China is a national and academic corporate body and a non-profit organization composed voluntarily by enterprises, institutions, incorporations and professionals in the fields of automotive and related industries which focus on research, design, manufacture, education, sales, management and so on. And it is also a member of FISITA (International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies) as well as one of the initiators in organizing the IPC (International Pacific Conference on Automotive Engineering), now renamed Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference/APAC. SAE China has become an indispensable and important force for promoting the healthy and continuous development of the automotive industry through over 40 years of development and has been recognized by domestic and international automotive industries, different social circles, government and nationwide automotive professionals.
 
SAE China has tens of thousands of personal members and hundreds of group members, with more than 20 professional committees, and has established business guidance relationships with provincial societies of automotive engineers. SAE China has become an important force for spreading new ideas, exchanging new technologies and promoting the new conception of the Chinese auto industry and also an important bridge for encouraging exchange among the international auto industries.
 
 
Major functions:
 
- Promoting scientific & technical progress of the Chinese automotive industry
 
- Fostering the further development of automotive scientific & technical professionals
 
- Promoting technical exchange among automotive industries at home and abroad
 
- Spreading and popularizing knowledge of automotive science & technology
 
- Publicizing automotive culture
 
- Building a close-knit community for automotive engineers
 
 
SAE China also supports Auto Shanghai 2011.
 
For further info take a look at www.sae.org.