| Deadline for Paper Abstracts | 15 February 2009 |
| Acceptance of Paper Abstracts | 1 April 2009 |
| Deadline for Early Bird Registration and Paper Submission | 30 June 2009 |
| Deadline for Hotel Booking | 15 July 2009 |
| Conference | 17-18 August 2009 |
| Optional Field Trip to Shenzhen/Pearl River Delta region | 18-19 August 2009 |