On August 31, 2023, the 20-day countdown to the opening of the 16th China (Beijing) International Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines and Mining Machines Exhibition & Seminar (BICES 2023) began. All preparatory work for the exhibition has been completed. On behalf of all exhibitors, the organizing committee has officially extended an invitation to the vast number of users and enthusiastic visitors, sincerely welcoming everyone to visit the exhibition site for tours, exchanges and cooperation. The visitor invitation letter is attached herewith.

BICES 2023 will open on the morning of September 20 (Wednesday) and conclude on the afternoon of September 23 (Saturday, which is also the public day of the exhibition). The 150,000 square meters of indoor exhibition halls and outdoor exhibition space leased by the organizer are already fully booked, and the floor area ratio of the exhibition halls has hit a new record high. The number of exhibitors exceeds 1,300, and nearly all of the world's top 50 construction machinery enterprises are participating, each organized directly by their corporate headquarters. Exhibit transportation and exhibitor booth construction are proceeding in an orderly manner. Among the high-quality conference activities held concurrently, 31 are organized by the BICES host units, and more than 100 organized by media and exhibitors have all been confirmed.

Through prior promotion via our own database, domestic and international media, partner organizations and relevant international exhibitions, as well as through multiple channels, methods and contents such as visits to user units, visits to relevant industry associations and chambers of commerce, and presentations at a series of user symposiums, the organization of domestic and international users and visitors has achieved remarkable results. The volume of registrations, inquiries and messages received on the BICES official website alone far exceeds that of previous editions, and attention has increased substantially. Meanwhile, according to recent information and feedback, direct user units such as China Railway, China Railway Construction, China State Construction, China Communications Construction, China Road and Bridge, Beijing Construction Engineering Group and many other large construction enterprises in Beijing, as well as numerous transportation and municipal construction units in various provinces and cities, have been systematically organizing equipment procurement, equipment management and related professional and technical personnel to visit. International cooperation associations and organizations in Turkey, the United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Vietnam and India have also been organizing visitor groups and finalizing their itineraries to China, and group visitors from more countries and regions are confirming their final itineraries.

After a four-year absence, we are about to meet again after a long separation. BICES 2023 will grandly open in just 20 days. Let us embrace our joy and look forward together to gathering with old and new friends in Beijing in the golden September to discuss the future!