American Community Club (ACC) A membership organization for AmCham members, their families and American citizens and permanent residents in Beijing. ACC seeks to provide ongoing support, information and social activities while helping to serve the local community. Rm 1903, China Resources Bldg, 8 Jianguomen Beidajie. (8519 2363) www.amcham-china.org.cn/acc
Australia and New Zealand Association ANZA provides opportunities for social support and networking for Australians and New Zealanders in Beijing.www. anzabeijing. corn
AustCham Kooka Networking Connect with the Australian community in Beijing at their meetings every Thursday evening at 6:30pm.www.austcham.org
Beijing American Club Private club for international business executives and their families. Business, social and recreational facilities and activities.(8519 2888) www.americanclubbeijing.com
Black Beijing Founded by African-Americans, this informal organization aims to join together people throughout the African diaspora.(a frican_americans_beijing@yahoo. com)
British Club of Beijing Coffee meetings on alternate Tuesdays from 10am to noon with interesting speakers. All foreign passport-holders welcome (coffee RMB 20 for members, RMB 40 otherwise). Membership RMB 100 per year. The Capital Club has a dress code of no jeans or sneakers.50/F Capital Mansions, 6 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District. www. bri tcl ubbj. org
Canadians in China www.canadiansinchina.com Caribbean Association in China This non-profit group provides a support network for the Caribbean community in China. Through island-flavored social events open to anyone interested in the Caribbean, the association fosters a stronger understanding and appreciation of the region's culture.(caribbean. associa tion. china @gmail. com)
Club Canada A Canadian social club that helps to ease the transition for new arrivals and organizes social and leisure events.www.clubcanada.net
French Cultural Centre A public library, reading club, movie theater and cafe, the French Cultural Centre also offers French language classes. Library membership (RMB 200 per year) gives you unlimited access to over 20,000 French books, CDs and DVDs. 6 Gongti Xilu, Chaoyang District. (6553 2627) www. ccfpekin.org;
Goethe Institute This prestigious German organization, with a staff of native speakers and professionally trained Chinese teachers, holds German courses all week. Their library collection –free and open to the public – includes over 10,000 mostly German books and multimedia. A library card costs RMB 200 per year, students RMB 100. 17/F, Bldg B, Cyber (Shuma) Tower, 2 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Haidian District. (8251 2909) www.goethe. delpekinge
Indonesians in China (beijingsindonesia ngroup@ya hoo. corn) Instituto Cervantes Organizes Spanish language classes and cultural events. 1A Gongti Nanlu, Chaoyang District. (5879 9666) http://pekin.cervantes.es jbp
Irish Beijing Community Noticeboard www.irishbeijing.org
Italian Women's Association A non-profit, non-denominational, non-political association. The group meets on the first Thursday of every month at 10.30am at the Cultural Institute of the Italian Embassy.
Nederlandse Vereniging Peking Dutch-speaking community group that meets on the second Saturday of every month. Includes free Bitterballen. www.dragondancers.com.cninvp.html
Nordic Club of China Social group for Danes, Icelanders, Finns, Norwegians and Swedes. www.prc.nu/nordicclub
Overseas Chinese Network Welcomes people born or raised outside of mainland China and their friends and relatives.www.ocnetwork.org
Dreaming of blue skies for queer people
Polish Community Polish Happy Hours on the last Friday of the month, cultural exhibitions, receptions and more.
Renata and Iwona (139 0116 8244; renatainokomis@yahoo.com, wir_3@yahoo.com)
St. David's Society of Beijing Network for the Welsh and friends of Wales. Meets every last Friday of the month at The Pavillion and also hosts annual events like St. David's Day, a Christmas party and rugby games. (8532 3088) www.stdavidschina.org
SWEA Beijing Organizes social activities for Swedish-speaking women in China.www.swea.org
UFE-Union des Français de l'Etranger Welcomes newcomers to Beijing and organizes regular large events among the French community.www. ufechine. corn
Zhong Breizh A non-profit association of Bretons and friends dedicated to promoting Brittany in Beijing. They meet every two months and hold a Candlemass dinner and a Fest-Noz celebration.