On February 27, 2017, February 2 in the lunar calendar, the traditional ?Dragon Head-Raising Day? when all things begin to grow up, the 14th Beijing International Construction Machinery Exhibition & Seminar (BICES 2017) ushers in its 205-day countdown, and all sponsors of BICES jointly organized and held the Countdown Press Conference in Beijing.

Over 40 delegates attended the Press Conference, including Mr. Qi Jun, Chairman of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, Mr. Su Zimeng, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, Mr. Han Xuesong, Honorary Chairman and Chief Advisor of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, Mr. Zhou Weidong, Vice-Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Machinery Sub-Council, leaders of organizers and management office of BICES, as well as representatives of mainstream media.

It is announced at the Press Conference that BICES2017 will be held in New Beijing International Exhibition Center on September 20-23, 2017.

At the Press Conference, Mr. Qi Jun pointed out on behalf of the sponsors that: since its establishment in 1989, BICES has been held successfully for 13 sessions in the past 27 years with the active participation of and great support from numerous construction machinery manufacturers, competent government authorities, industrial media, customers and all sectors of society. It can be said that BICES makes improvement with the emerging and development of the construction machinery industry in China, and witnesses leapfrog development and prosperity of the industry. For a long period, the sponsors actively grasp the development trend of construction machinery industry, understand the demands of exhibitors and visitors in depth, continuously improve the software and hardware conditions as well as the exhibition effects of BICES, and strive to build BICES a wind vane for the development of construction machinery industry in China and a major platform to exhibit construction machineries worldwide.

According to Mr. Qi, the products sales of the construction machinery industry rebounded stably since August 2016, the sales of 10 categories of major products witnessed an average increase of 10.2% , and the sales revenue of 12 enterprise groups closely related to the industry broke through RMB 255 billion (up 0.98% YoY) as of December 2016, though the construction machinery industry suffered the continuous market decline for nearly 5 years from the second half of 2011 to the first half of 2016. In January 2017, the sales of main products increased by 15% on a YoY basis. It is predicated that the construction machinery industry in China has entered the stable growth phase with stable and promising development.

It is thought by Mr. Qi that: most enterprises in construction machinery industry are expected to cease to lose and begin to turn out a profit, and turn the negative growth to positive growth with the rebound of the overall construction projects in China and continuous promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative. Stable development of the industry will surely play a positive role in holding BICES and encouraging the participation of exhibitors. Currently, the sponsors are making full preparation to present all exhibitors and visitors a better and higher level BICES 2017. BICES 2017 are expected to be a wonderful and amazing international occasion!

Mr. Su Zimeng, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of China Construction Machinery Industry Association pointed out that February 2 in the lunar calendar, the traditional ?Dragon Head-Raising Day?, is also known as the ?Spring Dragon Festival?. As the folk legend goes, on this day, the hibernated dragon wakes up and raisesits head on hearing the spring thunder. We hold the Countdown Press Conference of BICES 2017 in such an auspicious day in the bid to perfectly integrate the national customs with the modern life, stimulate our enthusiasm about our country, brilliant cultures and hard-won happy life, encourage us to work hard, forge ahead and make more contribution to the country by making full use of the traditional customs of the Chinese nation. It is believed that all of us can unite as one to develop the stable and promising construction machinery industry and spare no efforts for the advancement of the industry and development of enterprises with firm belief and increasing confidence.

For the coming event BICES 2017, Mr. Su introduced the latest improvements of BICES in eight aspects:
I. Number of registered exhibitors increased significantly compared with last two BICESs as the New Year begins
II. The Organization Committee decided to add and perfect ten featured exhibition areas
III. New breakthroughs are made in Internet+?BICES?
IV. New measures are taken to accelerate and speed up the internationalization level of BICES 2017
V. The resources of sponsors are effectively utilized to invite potential domestic customers for visiting and negotiation
VI.ProfessionalVisitor Day and Public Day are determined
VII. The awards setting is adjusted to improve the level of exhibits of BICES
VIII. Efforts are made to improve the operational capabilities of BICES

Mr. Han Xuesong, Honorary Chairman and Chief Advisor of China Construction Machinery Industry Association introduced the ?BICES - Fourth China International Design Contents of Construction Machinery & Commercial Vehicle? on behalf of the Organization Committee of the ?BICES - Fourth China International Design Contents of Construction Machinery & Commercial Vehicle?.

Sponsored by China Construction Machinery Industry Association and undertaken by Beijing Asiamachine, the Fourth China International Design Contents of Construction Machinery & Commercial Vehicleis a public welfare activity aimed to promote the construction machinery culture, accelerate the advancement and innovation of construction machinery technologies, improve the appearance design level of construction machinery products in China, stimulate the creative enthusiasm of practitioners and construction machinery fans and explore design talents.

Successfully held for three sessionssince its creation in 2011, it has now become an important part of BICES, got the extensive recognition and attract the active participation of engineering technicians from various enterprises, construction machinery fans, college and university students, and drawn the extensive concern and general consent from the relevant government departments, news media, construction machinery industry and the people of all walks of society. The registration and evaluation of ?BICES - Fourth China International Design Contents of Construction Machinery & Commercial Vehicle? themed by ?Innovation, Intelligence, Green and Foresight? have been started on September 1 2016, and the award ceremony will be held on September 20, 2017 during BICES 2017.

Mr. Han pointed out that: the Design Content is an important embodiment of ?Universal Innovation? in construction machinery industry, and an important approach to promote and spread construction machinery cultures, inject and reserve talents and technologies for the future development of the industry.It is also an important platform to improve the independent innovation and add the brand value of the construction machinery industry in China. It is now a platform for all scientific research personnel to exchange technologies and experience, for college and university students to know more about the construction machinery, and a new highlight of the construction machinery industry in Chinese to continuously seek innovative development. In the future, it will surely play more significant role for the industry development in terms of expanding the international view, releasing the design potentials and showing creativity and imagination.

Finally, Mr. Qi Jun,Chairman of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, Mr. Su Zimeng,Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary-General ofChina Construction Machinery Industry Association, Mr. Han Xuesong, Honorary Chairman and Chief Advisor of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, Mr. Zhou Weidong, Vice-Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Machinery Sub-Council jointly unveiled the 205-day countdown to BICES2017, which indicates that BICES 2017, a remarkable and amazing industry occasion, is drawing near!