From 27 to 30 jan. 2000 the TOP 80 A&D Partner for A&D As,CD,ET and SD from across China gathered on beautiful tropical island of Hainan for the Siemens A&D Group Annual Partner Conference.

The main focus of this year's conference was on the role our Partners have towards "Customer Orientation" and to continuously strengthen our relationships. Small workshops were also conducted giving our Partners the opportunity to voice their opinions, ideas and even their concerns. Various questions during Q&A session were asked about many topics and unfortunately due a time shoutage not all questioned could be answered. The participants were however assured that feedback on all unanswered questions would be forthcoming.

To show the A&D partners how closely the different business Units are associated, the participating Business Units erected a small showcase exhibiting how the different products are able to converse with each other, the main focus of communication being on profibus. This was a real hit to the A&D partners as it showed the importance of being in a position to offer "Totally Integrated Automation" solutions rather than just single line products.

After cocktail and delicious barbecue gave the perfect moment to honour certain A&D partners for their outstanding performance over the last financial year. Sixteen awards were given in total with eight lucky A&D partners being invited to visit Europe and Siemens A&D factories in Germany.

From the general discussions throughout the meeting, it was quite clear that our Partners were absolutely committed to building and maintain powerful partnership with Siemens A&D. And with the full support of Siemens behind them, success was the only thing on their minds. Siemens are looking forward to a positive and fruitful Partnership for all.