(e.g. synergies with creative industries), supported by state of the art B2B brokerage tools$^{17}$. 

 Ensuring the participation of at least 150 operators per event (the tenderer should propose the targeted mix of EU and Chinese operators); with a minimum of 500 one-to-one meetings per event. 

 Covering the organisational costs (such as renting of the venues, catering, English to Mandarin interpretation where required, registration, ad-hoc website in English and Mandarin, etc …). 

 Covering the accommodation costs of EU operators participating to B2B events in China (budget foreseen per event: 2 nights for 1 person per operator, with a maximum price per night of €155)$^{ 18}$ 

 Covering the costs of editing and translating in Chinese the business profile (about 3000 characters or 500 words) of each operator as well as the costs of producing 100 business cards in Chinese for each operator (Name, Company name, contact details and generic reference to the supporting EU action) 

In addition to the mandatory requirements listed above, the tenderer may propose extra services such as for example accommodation, production of business profile and business cards in Chinese, translation of commercial documentation, special assistance at business meetings, … These extra services will be taken into account under award criterion 1. "Quality of the work programme". 

 Reporting results 

a. Flash report after each event including a hand over of all documentation, data participation (breakdown of EU and non EU business participation, type of participants, tourism segments and geographical spread, average number of matchmaking meetings per participant, breakdown per thematic focus, - anonymised - feedback of the participants, as well as publication/dissemination tools …), participants’ expectations for partnerships at the end of the B2B event, lessons learned and possible improvements for the next events 

b. Follow-up reports providing the number & breakdown of actual partnerships / deals at the end of the B2B event, 6 weeks and 12 weeks later (which means that the last B2B event must be held at the latest during the 15$^{th}$ month of implementation i.e. 3 months before the end of the contract) 

c. Preparing and disseminating materials that showcase partnerships & deals concluded as a result of the B2B event (human interest stories portraying entrepreneurs & companies, problems encountered and solutions found to penetrate the Chinese market, testimonies about the added value of this EU action). 

