In order to deliver better services to exhibitors and visitors, promote industry exchanges, enrich on-site offerings, and enhance the overall exhibition and visiting experiences, the exhibition will also plan and execute activities such as the Qingdao Theme Day for Rail Transit, exhibition roadshows and exhibitor training programs. Altogether, there will be over 20 supporting activities grouped into 7 major categories.

Series of Activities for High-tech Achievements Transaction

• Publicity of project investment promotion policies

  Representatives from local governments, urban rail owners, key enterprises, and industrial parks publicize the preferential policies on investment promotion, and provide guidance for declaration enterprises.

• The 2nd China Metro Transit Hi-Tech Fair

  This Fair aims to solicit from within the industry the release of the latest/innovative technological achievements in urban rail transit. It also focuses on facilitating the signing of strategic agreements, industrial projects, and transactions related to orders of "Two New" elements. The Organizing Committee will offer favorable conditions, organize the release, and signing ceremonies for transactions.

• Exhibition roadshow and technical exchange event

  The Organizing Committee sets up exclusive exhibitor communication zone at the exhibition scene, in order to facilitate exhibitors with demands to carry out roadshows and technical exchanges.

• Supply and Demand Matching Conference for the Rail Transit Industr

  With the goal of sustainable development at its core, the Committee will focus on rail transit vehicles and components, intelligent infrastructure, digital urban rail, the integration of urban rail and low-altitude economy, and urban rail technological innovation at the exhibition site. For this purpose, it will arrange supply and demand matching exchange meetings and build a platform for facilitating communication between suppliers and demanders.
  

Series of Activities for the Opening Ceremony and Exhibition Tour

• Opening Ceremony

  The opening ceremony will be launched on the morning of the first day of the exhibition.

• Leadership and Expert Exhibition Tour

  After the opening ceremony, the organizing committee will arrange, in batches, administrative leaders, representatives of proprietors, academicians, experts, model workers, etc. to visit the exhibition halls in groups for exchanges and communication.

• Media Exhibition Tour

  Following the opening ceremony, the Organizing Committee will organize the media, in batches, to visit and communicate with major theme pavilions, exhibitors launching new products or echnologies, as well as key exhibitors.

• Professional Visiting Group

  The Exhibition Organizing Committee will issue a "Call for Group Visits" to all proprietor units and related units. Professional guides will lead groups to visit the exhibition in batches. Customized visit schedules and exclusive benefits (such as preemptive liaisons with prospective exhibitors, dedicated docents for large groups, complimentary passes to forums, and limited-edition gift packs) will be dispensed in accordance with the specific requirements and size of different groups, offering one-stop visit services for urban rail proprietor units nationwide. This initiative is designed to grant them a good opportunity to acquaint themselves with the latest technologies and products, enhancing the cohesion between proprietor units and suppliers. Simultaneously, the Organizing Committee will also arrange the proprietor units and industry institutions to pay a visit to local enterprises and projects based in Qingdao.

  
  

Research and science popularization series events

• College Research Group

  Moreover, the Committee will take the initiative to organize educational institutions nationwide, especially the faculty and students in rail transit majors from local colleges and universities in Qingdao and Jinan of Shandong Province to participate in the exhibition. For specific, they will be guided to visit exhibition zones and special zones that closely are related to their fields of study; and take part in talent cultivation forums and get involved in the theme practical activity "Study Tour by Metro" organized by Qingdao Metro. During the tour, they will visit 22 research and learning sites in vehicle base, Qingdao Metro Exhibition Hall (the first metro exhibition hall in Shandong Province), model worker studio, vehicle depots, etc. Additionally, they will pay visits to and conduct surveys on local exemplary enterprises and those within the related industrial chain, fostering beneficial interactions with industry enterprises and learning about the achievements of the industry innovative leadership.

• “Date with Car Fans” activity

  Simultaneously, it will organize the vast number of train enthusiasts and professional visitors to participate in interactions with on-site real vehicles. They will have the opportunity to explore the Qingdao Metro Line 6 demonstration line and visit CRRC Sifang Co., Ltd. and CRRC Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Research Institute Co., Ltd. (including "Bayi" Steam Locomotive Cultural Plaza, 600 km/h maglev research center, and the high-speed rail 3D printing facility) for in-depth research. Through this tour, they will surely gain insights into the latest frontline urban rail technologies and the stories behind the birth and development of high-speed rails.

• Urban Rail Transit Science Popularization Fair

  During the exhibition, exhibitors will also be organized to carry out relaxing and entertaining activities such as a check-in at an area with a metro logo wall, metro graffiti, display of creative spaces for themed trains/stations, and exhibition and sale of cultural and creative products. Additionally, a science popularization lecture corner will be arranged, featuring excellent video exhibitions and award ceremonies, performances of science popularization sitcoms, sharing of inventions and creations, and exchanges among science popularization demonstration units. During the activities, the participants will gain exclusive access to an unlocked “Travel with the Metro” atlas and an experience map for the in-house interactive devices.

• Young urban rail reporter group

  On the Public Audience Day, local newspapers in Qingdao will be enlisted or a team of young reporters from primary and secondary schools will be recruited to start an educational research and learning journey at the exhibition site. During the journey, they will be tasked with introducing and explaining a variety of rail exhibits, as well as conducting interviews with relevant leaders of key exhibitors and organizer. This initiative will offer a good chance for the children to engage in practical experience.

Media communication series events

• Hold a media press conference

• Organize quarterly media meetings

• Initiate a "Direct to the Exhibition" column

• Plan "People's Metro: A Closer Look" column

• Launch an "Online Exhibition"

• Organize Media Exhibition Tour

• Carry out all-media live streaming activities

• Set up "People's Metro" live streaming room

• Create diversified short video columns

• Invite Internet Celebrities and Influencers to Promote the Exhibitio

Business Luncheon and Symposium

Offer business socializing and information exchange services for exhibitors, which is held on the night before the exhibition.

Qingdao Theme Day Activity for Rail Transit

Plan a series of themed activities featuring the cultural characteristics of Shandong, especially Qingdao. For example, bring the Qingdao Beer Festival into the urban rail transit. The details of the activity will be planned by the local proprietor unit.

Exhibition Roadshows and Exhibitor Training

Based on the exhibitor training activities in 2024, the event will continue to plan exhibition training roadshows to enhance interaction with proprietors and enterprises from different places.