2012 IACVA-CAS Business Valuation Conference was held on September 20 and 21, 2012 in the historical city of Xi'an, China.

The 2012 Business Valuation Conference has attracted over 200 professionals from USA, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Russia, India, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China to come and join the discussion. The keynote speeches include Valuation Issues for Economic Damages, The Transfer and Valuation of Equities in Merger & Acquisition Cases, The Valuation of Early Stage Technologies for Technology Transfer Negotiations, Where to find information for your valuation engagement, How to build a successful valuation practice, and a panel discussion about IFRS Valuation update. All of them are topics that have gained international attention.

The speeches and discussion have got lots of feedbacks from the attendees. They spoke out their own inspirations and questions about the speeches. This conference was also a huge opportunity for professionals from different countries to network with their counterparts, and share experience with each other.

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IACVA exhibited at the Annual Consultant's Conference sponsored by NACVA in Dallas, TX (USA) held on June 22, 2012. Charter leaders from Europe, Africa, Canada, China and Korea showcased their charter activities and growth to their U.S. colleagues. IACVA booth attracted manyattentions from both the conference attendee and other exhibitors as the first international organization that certified and grant CVA credential outside of the U.S.More and more professionals and their clients are expanding globally to remain competitive in the industry.

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On May 8th, IACVA President William Hanlin and Executive Manager Susan Yi met with Mr. Lei, president of Zhengheng Valuation Inc. The two parties discussed their future cooperation in detail.

Zhengheng’s business is no longer confined to Xi’an, having four other offices established in other cities in China. At the same time, the valuation industry of China is developing at a high speed; professional guidance in both theory and practice is of great significance. Based on the overall needs of Chinese valuation professionals and the present expansion of Zhengheng, IACVA and Zhengheng will work jointly on the publication of advanced works in this field. Research papers and valuation reports around the world will be collected and translated into Chinese.

During the conversation, the two parties discussed the development and application of the Market Approach in China. Due to economic growth in China, the number of small and medium size companies has increased enormously, and the valuation of such businesses now constitutes an important portion of the services of Chinese valuators. Mr. Hanlin indicated that it was not appropriate to apply the data of public companies to small and medium sized ones, and that IACVA will keep working with Chinese professionals on this subject.

Both parties expressed their keen expectation for future cooperation, believing this will be a win-win solution for both IACVA and Zhengheng Valuation Inc.

On April 28th of 2012, Mr. Hanlin, president of IACVA and Mr. Claywell, Vice President of Education visited the China Appraisal Society (CAS). Secretary General of CAS, Madam Liu Ping and Vice Secretary General Ms. Hai Liying of CAS met with President Hanlin and his party. During the meeting, Madam Liu confirmed previous achievements. She pointed out that China's reform and opening up requires companies to go abroad. Valuators serving overseas Chinese companies are increasingly reliant on the close cooperation between CAS and IACVA. President Hanlin stated that previous joint efforts laid an excellent foundation for further cooperation. The two parties are making full preparations for regular and systematic cooperation. In addition, they discussed the joint annual meeting to be held in Xi’an in September of 2012, agreeing that more forums and annual meetings should be held to enhance influences in the Chinese valuation field. At the end of the discussion, Secretary General Liu presented the honorary member certificate to President Hanlin.

Following this meeting, IACVA organized training for Chinese instructors in the conference room of CAS for the first time on April 29th, 2012. Five instructors-in-training from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong attend the session. This activity was a great success.

William Hanlin, and Richard Claywell, visited the Head Office of Modern Bankers and had a friendly conversation with Chief Editor Mr. Li Zheping and editor Ding Ding. Mr. Li expressed his strong interest in CFD (Certified Fraud Deterrence) and hoped to launch a long cooperation with IACVA, including jointly holding training programs, forums and seminars. Mr. Hanlin also showed high expectations for the cooperation with Modern Bankers in CFD certification and hoped that both parties could get to know each other better and work out a detailed plan for the next step.

Xi'an Conference will be held in September, 2012, from 20 to 22.  Please send e-mail to info1@iacva.org if you're interested.

William Hanlin, IACVA President, paid a courtesy visit to Chongqing Foreign Trade & Economic Relations Commission on October 20, 2011.The vice director general Song Xiaoguo welcomed Mr. Hanlin’s visit. In the detailed discussions, Mr. Hanlin learned more about Chongqing’s development environment and opportunity, as well as expressing interest in IACVA cooperating with the Commission. Chongqing is the largest municipality in China with a population of 32 million. It is traditionally a heavy machinery and auto industry center. It has a Free Trade area called Liang Hui, two national comprehensive bonded ports and four hi-tech processing zones. In the next five years, Chongqing plans to invest 30 billion US dollars abroad. It also aims to encourage world-class manufacturing industries and financial institutions to settle in Chongqing by giving them preferential policies.

Mr. William Hanlin also met Zhu Dalun the chief supervisor of Chongqing Free Trade Port Area Development & Management Co., LTD.

People who attended the meetings think it’s a good opportunity to build a platform that offers service for foreign investment and the globalization of China’s industries. After his trip, Mr. William Hanlin wrote to Chongqing Foreign Trade & Economic Relations Commission and Chongqing Free Trade Port Area Development & Management Co., LTD to express his grateful thanks for their warm reception.