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GLOBAL SUMMIT HOSTED BY McGRAW-HILL CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA BUILDS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

High Level Chinese and International Industry Executives Gather to Facilitate Entry into Local and Foreign Markets

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McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), in cooperation with the China International Contractors Association (CHINCA), recently held their Global Construction Summit, which took place April 14-16, 2004 at the Kempinski Hotel in Beijing, China. Over 450 industry leaders, 50% more than projected, participated in the keynotes, panel discussions, exhibition forum and networking events.

The Summit provided a platform for senior executives from both Chinese and international construction companies to discuss pressing issues facing the domestic China market and the markets abroad. Moreover, participants interacted and engaged in business-to-business transactions and negotiations.

Key attendees included:

• Mr. Zhang Zhigang, Vice Minister of Commerce (MOFCOM)
  
• Mr. Huang Wei, Vice Minster, Ministry of Construction
  
• Mr. Chen Jian, Assistant Minister of MOFCOM
  
• Mr. Yi Xiaozhun, Assistant Minster of MOFCOM
  
• Chairman and presidents from all of China's top construction and design firms
  
• Regional chairmen and presidents of multinational construction related firms such as Bechtel, Caterpillar and service firms such as Sasaki, Arup, Willis and Masons Thelen Reid LLP
  

Mr. Diao Chunhe, Vice Chairman of CHINCA, observed, “The Global Construction Summit represents the highest level construction conference ever held in China with the purpose of not only bringing foreign firms to China, but also offering Chinese firms a platform and communication channel by which to ‘look outward’ and seek opportunities abroad. CHINCA is very proud to have co-hosted such an important event with McGraw-Hill Construction."

"The Summit was an outstanding event and an overwhelming success," commented Norbert W. Young, Jr., FAIA, president of McGraw-Hill Construction. "The initial feedback on the program and its networking opportunities was reported to be superior to any conference attended in the past. It gave attendees a rare opportunity to meet with senior Chinese officials and executives and gave insights into their views and opinions on a range of important industry issues."

McGraw-Hill Construction set a new standard for construction information companies in China through both the staging of the event and the distribution of a new Chinese magazine produced jointly by two its industry leading publications, Architectural Record and Engineering News-Record (ENR).

Mr. Young concluded, "The Summit demonstrated the McGraw-Hill Construction's leadership role in connecting people, products and projects, as well as setting the standards for quality information and industry intelligence."

For more information about McGraw-Hill Constructions information services on the China market please contact Minda Xu, Senior Director of Business Development (minda_xu@mcgraw-hill.com), or Brian A. Wong (brian_wong@mcgraw-hill.com)