Education Minister Marietta Giannakou to visit China.

Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis to meet with Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas.

Local government employees to continue the 48-hour strike over financial demands.

Athens metro employees to stage a four-hour work stoppage from the beginning of their shift until 9 a.m. over financial demands.

Intermas and the Foreign Ministry to host a conference on investment in Georgia at 11 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Hotel. Georgia’s Minister of Economic Development Iraki Chogovadze will be the keynote speaker. Tel. 210.643.2295.

Marketing Week Magazine to host a conference on “Integrating Corporate Communication into your Strategic Agenda” at 1 p.m. at the Dais conference center in Maroussi. To tomorrow. Tel. 210.661.7777.

International conference on Health and Prevention to begin at the Helexpo Palace in Maroussi. To Sunday. Tel. 210.616.8888 or log on to ww.helexpo.gr.

Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry to hold an international forum on “The Development of the Cities and the Reinforcement of the Entrepreneurship: International Experience” at its premises at 29 Tsimiski in Thessaloniki. Tel. 2310.370.110.

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to chair the New Democracy party’s national meeting on local government at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Faliron.

Hospital doctors to stage a 24-hour strike over financial and institutional demands.

University professors to meet to discuss further strike action.

10th International Packaging, Machines Printing and Storage exhibition Syskevasia 2006 to open at the Expo Athens in Anthoussa. Runs through April 11. For details, call 210.805.6205 or log on to www.syskevasia-expo.gr.

New Democracy Secretary Lefteris Zagoritis to visit Trikala, Grevena and Kozani prefectures. To Sunday.

EU Commissioner Markos Kyprianou to visit Athens and Crete, where he will speak at a conference on “Health Tourism: The European Perspective,” held in Aghios Nikolaos.