ClubFootball & foneVillage partners, the Professional Presentation Skills Network still have a few spaces left for their upcoming event on Friday 9th July (from 08:30 to 17:00) at the Guo An Hotel.

The Presentation Foundation 3 Workshop is an intensive session designed for busy professionals who can only afford to take one day to learn as much as possible about this essential career building skill. Registration costs just RMB900 per delegate (or RMB800 each for two delegates) and includes snacks, lunch and coffee & tea all day as well as an official course certificate. Please click here for more information.

CF & foneVillage partners, The Frontiers School, have a busy July ahead with an open event to introduce Chinese tea culture (22nd July at 2pm in the Dongzhimen location) as well as a slew of special offers for the summer.

From new group classes (morning, afternoon or evening) to survival Chinese classes to summer courses for kids & mums and even tailored business classes there's never been a better time to brush up your Mandarin skills! For more info call 6413 1547/48 (Dongzhimen) or 5900 4648/49 (Jianwai SOHO) or visit the Frontiers website.

This month CF & foneVillage partners SMEE (Small, Medium & Entreprenurial Enterprises) are taking their Roundtable event outdoors to Tim's Barbecue on Weds 30th June.

Kicking off at 17:30, the theme for the evening is "The Ten Biggest Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make In Starting Up Your Small Business in China" with a short talk from renowned China hand Sam Goodman, author of the book "Where East Eats West". As usual there will be ample time afterwards for conversation, networking, drinking & hors d’oeuvres. Click here for more info and details of how to early registrants can participate for just RMB150 (walk-ins charged at RMB250!).

CF would like to express its thanks (and those of partners CAI) to beijingkids for publishing the recent, 3-page article on 'Football For Life' in the June/July issue of the magazine.

Featuring a lengthy interview with Keith Bradbury (CF General Manager) and Judy Shen (President & Founder of CAI) as well as some wonderful photos the piece is does a great job of explaining and capturing the spirit of the intitiative. To see for yourself pick up your copy and turn to page 48 or to learn more about the project now please click to "Read the full story ...".

CF & foneVillage partners, The Frontiers School, are throwing a special edition of their 'Happy Hour' event to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

Staged at the school's Dongzhimen location on Tuesday, 15th June at 7:00pm, there are free zongzi (pyramid-shaped 'dumplings' made of glutinous rice eaten during the festival) as well as free drinks for the first 30 people to register. And of course stimulating conversation and a chance to learn more about Chinese culture and practice your Chinese is also guaranteed. Call now on 6413 1547/8 to register your space!