CNGA EVENT
Major Activities of China National Garment Association

China International Clothing & Accessories Fair
Originated in 1993, China International Clothing & Accessories Fair (CHIC) is held annually in Beijing. Over the past decade, CHIC has been growing with the development of Chinese garment industry. CHIC2005 featured an exhibition area of 120,000 square meters, nearly one thousand exhibitors from over twenty countries and regions and more than 120,000 trade visitors. CHIC is not only the biggest clothing trade fair in Asia, but also the grand gathering widely recognized in Chinese apparel industry. It has become the best platform of market expansion, brand promotion, business negotiation and international exchanges for clothing companies.
 

Global Apparel Sourcing Fair
Organized by China National Garment Association and held annually in Shanghai, Global Apparel Sourcing Fair is one-stop sourcing platform for global apparel buyers. Gathering the good apparel manufacturers and suppliers of Cshina, the fair demonstrates the mature supply chain of China to apparel buyers from Europe, America and Asia and create a zero-distance trade platform for them.
 

China Fashion Forum
Established in 1996 and held annually in Beijing, China Fashion Forum is the highest-level theoretical research platform in Chinese apparel industry. Over the past ten years, China Fashion Forum invites the participation of well-known experts, scholars, entrepreneurs and business elites, exchanges advanced management ideas and operation concepts, boosts the operation and management level of Chinese apparel companies and entrepreneurs and reflects the cutting-edge trend of the industry. China Fashion Forum has become a grand intelligence gala for Chinese apparel industry and is playing an important role in inspiring the development of Chinese apparel industry.
 

China National Garment Association Award
Organized by China National Garment Association, China National Garment Association Award is an annual brand promotion event aimed at complimenting the growth and development of the Chinese original apparel brands. With the principle of market testing, this event recognizes the achievement made by certain brands within that year. Bearing the goal of enhancing brand awareness and awareness of protecting intellectual property rights among Chinese apparel industry and companies, this event drives the work of enterprises in terms of design, quality, marketing and innovation, promotes the overall development of brands and further increases the public recognition and social influence of the apparel brands. This event gives out ten awards, namely Style, Quality, Masterminding, Innovation, Potential, Marketing, Public, Value, Promotion and Achievement, which are appraised by jury in the principle of "fairness, justness and openness" and by the yardstick of market testing. Pricewaterhousecoopers is responsible for ballot counting and supervision from start to finish. Awards are given out on a grand gala.
 
Joint Convention of China Apparel Distributors and Retailers
Organized by China National Garment Association, Joint Convention of China Apparel Distributors and Retailers is held annually in order to gather advantageous commercial resources of apparel industry, to standardize the business operation mode of apparel retailers, and to facilitate the cooperation between apparel companies and the components of apparel sales channel in China, that is, franchisees, agents and business institutes on the track of mutually beneficial cooperation and common development. Held once a year and distributors and retailers as the main body, Convention creates an exchange mechanism and platform for distributors and retailers. Conventison invites the participation of specialists in apparel industry and commerce as well as business consultants of China National Garment Association, and at the same time, organizes professional training and market research in China and abroad. Convention keeps close contact with participating distributors and retailers in the form of convention circular and provides them with the latest industry information and market demand in a timely and prompt manner.